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New Historic Archaeology Video now airing on KET

The third volume in the Kentucky Archaeology Video Series, Historic Archaeology: Beneath Kentucky's Fields and Streets, is currently airing on KET (Kentucky Educational Television).  The one-hour documentary explores new archaeological investigations into the lives of farmers, slaves, soldiers, immigrants and laborers during the historic era in Kentucky.  The video was produced by the Kentucky Heritage Council and Kentucky Archaeological Survey in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.Historic Archaeology: Beneath Kentucky's Fields and Streets video cover
 
KET is airing this new video the following times (all EST):
 
KETKY:
8 p.m. Friday, February 5
2 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, February 6
3 p.m. Sunday, February 7
10 p.m. Saturday, February 13
6 p.m. Saturday, February 20
 
KET2: 10 p.m. Wednesday, February 17
 
KET1: 4 a.m. Saturday, February 20
 
Viewers will learn about some of the new scientific discoveries being made at dozens of historic sites across the Commonwealth.  Interviews with archaeologists from the Kentucky Heritage Council and Kentucky Archaeological Survey are combined with archival images, artifacts, and 3-D animation for a fascinating look into the lives of ordinary people during the 1800s, including:
 
Frontier Period (1770s-1820s) - Frontier stations, Fort Boonesborough, Mammoth Cave, Arnold Farmstead
 
Antebellum Period (1820s-1860s) - Ashland, Farmington, slave culture, Old Frankfort Cemetery, Shaker Village
 
Civil War Period (1861-1865) - Civil War sites, Battery Hooper architecture, Camp Nelson, Camp Wildcat, Battle of Richmond
 
Industrialization Period (1860s-1910s) - Portland Wharf, Old State Capitol, U.S. Marine Hospital, Covington Riverfront

Kentucky Lincoln National Heritage Area
The National Park Service has announced the initiation of a feasibility study for a proposed Kentucky Lincoln National Heritage Area, working in partnership with the Kentucky Historical Society, Preservation Kentucky, Rural Heritage Development Initiative, Kentucky Lincoln Sites Alliance and other agencies and local partners including the Heritage Council.  The study will take place over the next year to assess local support, identify a potential local management entity, and study the overall feasibility for the proposed heritage area.
 
View Volume I of the project newsletter, learn more about the benefits of National Heritage Area designation then take a survey to weigh in on the planning process and add your name to a mailing list to be notified of future public meetings.
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... to the Kentucky Heritage Council / State Historic Preservation Office Web site.  Our mission is to identify, preserve and protect the cultural resources of Kentucky.  Heritage Council staff administer all state and federal historic preservation and incentive programs in Kentucky, including the National Register of Historic Places.  Sixteen Kentucky Heritage Council members are appointed by the governor of the state to serve four year terms on the Heritage Council.  Council members live across the state representing the citizens of the Commonwealth and engaging in historic preservation projects.

The Heritage Council is a repository of a priceless assemblage of survey forms, maps, photographs and other images in its unique archival collection of inventories of historic structures and archaeological sites in the state.  Our rural heritage is highlighted in a variety of programs including the Kentucky Crossroads Rural Heritage Development Initiative, an rural preservation/economic development partnership with Preservation Kentucky.  The Kentucky Archaeological Survey, a partnership with the University of Kentucky Department of Anthropology, promotes the preservation of archaeological sites and educates the public about protecting these resources.

The Heritage Council seeks to build a greater awareness of Kentucky's historic places and to encourage the long-term preservation of Kentucky's significant cultural resources.  Kentucky leads the nation in the number of Preserve America communities, is fourth in the number of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and offers a statewide income tax credit for rehabilitation projects.

Recent Kentucky Heritage Council Press Releases

 

New
2010 Kentucky Heritage Council/Preservation Kentucky Statewide Photo-Essay Competition details
 
 
Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway named a National Scenic Byway
 
Read about the Johnson Creek Covered Bridge restoration project, highlighted in the Fall issue of National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges, Inc..
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