Archived Press Releases

• Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board recommends 6 sites for listing in the National Register of Historic Places today in Frankfort
  Tuesday, December 18, 2012
  A 15-year-old high school student working toward her Girl Scout Gold Award presented her nomination of Buck Creek Rosenwald School in Shelby County for the National Register of Historic Places during a meeting today of the Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board in Frankfort. That nomination, and others for sites located in Lexington, Louisville, Ludlow, Hindman and Warren County, were all approved and will be forwarded to the National Park Service for final determination.
• American Indian Heritage Month commemoration planned at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Capitol Rotunda
  Monday, November 05, 2012
  The Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission will commemorate American Indian Heritage Month in a ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8 in the Kentucky Capitol Rotunda, honoring Native American contributions to the Commonwealth.
• Programs, tours and “Random Acts of Archaeology” will highlight Kentucky Archaeology Day observances Saturday; Frankfort events planned from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fort Hill
  Wednesday, October 17, 2012
  The Frankfort Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites and the Kentucky Heritage Council/State Historic Preservation Office are joining more than 100 organizations in the United States, Canada and around the world to celebrate National Archaeology Day on Saturday, Oct. 20. Activities from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fort Hill are free and open to people of all ages and interests.
• KY Historic Preservation Review Board approves 4 sites, 4 historic districts for National Register listing today; nominations now go to the National Park Service for final determination
  Wednesday, September 26, 2012
  The Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board will consider four sites and four historic districts for listing in the National Register of Historic Places during a meeting today at the Springfield Opera House. The sites are located in Danville, Hopkinsville and Knott County, with the historic districts in Mackville and Willisburg in Washington County, and Loretto and Gravel Switch in Marion County.
• Princeton, Western Kentucky gearing up to host state historic preservation conference; event open to anyone interested in preserving, reusing historic buildings
  Thursday, September 13, 2012
  The small town of Princeton is gearing up to host visitors from all across the Commonwealth for the 2012 Kentucky Historic Preservation Conference, Sept. 20-22; it is open to anyone interested in historic preservation, learning about all aspects of how to rehabilitate historic buildings, and how preservation supports community development and economic revitalization.
• 6 entities offer training credits for participation in the 2012 Kentucky Historic Preservation Conference, Sept. 20-22; economic development and community partnerships will be highlighted
  Friday, September 07, 2012
  Professional development training credits are being offered for participation in the 2012 Kentucky Historic Preservation Conference, Sept. 20-22, in Princeton, by the Kentucky Department for Local Government, Kentucky League of Cities, Kentucky Real Estate Commission, Kentucky Chapter of the American Planning Association, Central Kentucky Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and the Kentucky Main Street Program.
• Public invited to take part in workshops and tours offered during the Kentucky Historic Preservation Conference Sept. 20-22 in Princeton
  Wednesday, August 29, 2012
  "Selling Historic Properties Successfully," a daylong workshop for real estate professionals, will be one of several workshops and tours offered as part of the 2012 Kentucky Historic Preservation Conference, Sept. 20-22 in Princeton. Other extended tracks will cover cemetery preservation, the Civil War and preservation basics. Tours include Mantle Rock, Dawson Springs, and sites in Old Eddyville and Kuttawa, including the Kentucky State Penitentiary.
• Timber-frame pavilion to be constructed Aug. 18 in Frankfort by Lewis County Detention Center inmates in new hands-on training partnership
  Monday, August 13, 2012
  The Frankfort Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Department is partnering with the Kentucky Heritage Council/State Historic Preservation Office, Timber Framers Guild Inc. and Lewis County Detention Center to construct an 800-square-foot timber-frame pavilion in the upper meadow at Cove Spring Park in Frankfort, the first activity in a new program to train detainees in the centuries-old craft of timber framing.
• 2012 Kentucky Historic Preservation Conference registration now open online
  Tuesday, July 31, 2012
  Online registration is now available for the 2012 Kentucky Historic Preservation Conference Sept. 20-22, with educational sessions primarily in Princeton and other activities planned in Dawson Springs, Eddyville and Kuttawa. This year is the first time the biennial conference is taking place away from a major metropolitan region, and this regional approach is reflected in the theme “Our Towns: Partnering Regionally, Preserving Locally,” which emphasizes the need to focus local efforts in neighborhoods and communities while seeking opportunities to work together regionally for the economic benefit of all.
• 34th Annual Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Preservation Awards to be presented today
  Thursday, May 31, 2012
  The 34th Annual Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Preservation Awards will be presented at 2 p.m. today at the Governor's Mansion, sponsored by the Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation in partnership with the Kentucky Heritage Council/State Historic Preservation Office. Richard T. Jett of Louisville, retiring Metro Louisville Historic Preservation Officer, will be honored with the Memorial Award.
• Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board approves eight properties for listing in the National Register
  Friday, May 18, 2012
  The Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board approved eight sites for listing in the National Register of Historic Places during a meeting Thursday at Spindletop Hall. Approved sites included Spindletop Farm and Springview Farm in Fayette County, the Bybee House in Glasgow, the “Raccoon” John Smith House in Owingsville, the C&O Railway Depot in Catlettsburg, an expansion of the Jefferson Street-Fountain Avenue Residential District in Paducah, and a Lustron House and Jefferson Jacob School in Metro Louisville.
• Register now for hands-on window preservation workshops in June, July
  Thursday, April 26, 2012
  Two summer workshops at Pine Mountain Settlement School will focus on the preservation of historic steel and wood windows, offering hands-on experience and instruction in practical, modern rehabilitation techniques. "Preservation of Steel Windows" will take place June 10-15, and "Preservation of Wood Windows" is planned July 15-20.
• Proposals for educational sessions, gallery presentations sought for 2012 Kentucky Historic Preservation Conference
  Friday, March 16, 2012
  Proposals for educational sessions and gallery presentations in a multimedia format are invited for the 2012 Kentucky Historic Preservation Conference, planned Sept. 20-22 in the Western Kentucky Lakes Region and host communities of Princeton, Dawson Springs and Eddyville/Kuttawa. This year’s theme is Our Towns: Partnering Regionally, Preserving Locally.
• 29th Annual Kentucky Heritage Council Archaeology Conference convenes this weekend at Mammoth Cave National Park
  Friday, March 16, 2012
  A customized tour of Mammoth Cave will highlight the 29th Annual Kentucky Heritage Council Archaeology Conference this weekend at Mammoth Cave National Park. The conference is the primary opportunity for professional archaeologists working in Kentucky to share research, project updates and important findings from their investigation of historic and prehistoric archaeological sites across the state.
• Nominations sought for 34th Annual Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Historic Preservation Awards
  Thursday, March 08, 2012
  The Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation and Kentucky Heritage Council/State Historic Preservation Office are seeking nominations for the 34th Annual Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Historic Preservation Awards, honoring projects and individuals for excellence in historic building preservation, advocacy efforts and lifetime commitment to preserving Kentucky’s historic and prehistoric resources.
• Kentucky Main Street Program Awards handed out Wednesday honor community projects
  Friday, January 27, 2012
  Heart of Danville was the big winner during presentation of the 2012 Kentucky Main Street Program Awards Wednesday at the Grand Theatre in Frankfort. Other programs honored were Bellevue Renaissance, Discover Downtown Middlesboro, Paris Main Street Program, Main Street Russellville, Heart of Scottsville and Springfield Main Street/Renaissance.
• Kentucky Heritage Council quarterly meeting Thursday in Frankfort
  Tuesday, January 24, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Heritage Council will meet at 1 p.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 26, at Paul Sawyier Public Library, 319 Wapping St., Frankfort. An agenda will be provided at the meeting.
• Western Kentucky Lakes Region selected to host the 2012 Kentucky Historic Preservation Conference Sept. 20-22
  Friday, January 20, 2012
  The Western Kentucky Lakes Region and the communities of Princeton, Dawson Springs and Eddyville/Kuttawa have been selected to host the 2012 Kentucky Historic Preservation Conference Sept. 20-22, co-sponsored by the Kentucky Heritage Council/State Historic Preservation Office and Preservation Kentucky Inc.
• KY Historic Resources Inventory tops milestone 90,000+ buildings and sites
  Monday, December 19, 2011
  A 1½-story log residence in Bedford, in Trimble County, recently became the 90,000th entry in the Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory, the primary record of Kentucky's historic places. Compiled by the Kentucky Heritage Council, the inventory includes individual listings of houses, barns, outbuildings, commercial buildings and landscape features such as rock fences, documented through extensive research and fieldwork.
• Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board to meet Monday to consider eight National Register nominations
  Friday, December 16, 2011
  The Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board will consider eight sites for listing in the National Register of Historic Places – including the Lexington Veteran’s Administration Hospital, two schools, a church and one historic district – during a meeting at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 19, at the Paul Sawyier Public Library, 319 Wapping St., Frankfort.
• Kentucky Main Street Program, and Kentucky First Lady, encourage everyone to Shop Downtown This Holiday Season
  Monday, November 14, 2011
  A new campaign to encourage consumers to "Shop Downtown This Holiday Season" is being launched by the Kentucky Main Street Program as a means to drive retail sales to local businesses, keep money circulating in the local economy, and help cultivate the unique character that differentiates communities across the state.
• Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission ceremony Thursday will honor veterans, commemorate Native American Heritage Month
  Wednesday, November 09, 2011
  A ceremony at 10:30 a.m. EST Thursday in the Capitol Rotunda, sponsored by the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission, will honor Kentucky Native American veterans and commemorate November as Native American Heritage Month.
• Kentucky Heritage Council to meet Wednesday in Frankfort
  Tuesday, October 11, 2011
  The Kentucky Heritage Council will meet at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 12, at the Vest-Lindsey House, 401 Wapping St., Frankfort.
• Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Marcheta Sparrow presents $500,000 toward stabilization and rehabilitation of the Holt House
  Tuesday, September 27, 2011
  A check for $500,000 in federal Transportation Enhancement funds toward preservation of the Holt House in Breckinridge County was presented to the county by Marcheta Sparrow, Secretary of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, during the third-annual community day Saturday. Judge Joseph Holt served as President Abraham Lincoln's judge advocate general and presided over the trials of the Lincoln assassination conspirators.
• 3rd Annual Holt House Community Day planned Saturday, Sept. 24 in Breckinridge County
  Tuesday, September 13, 2011
  The public is invited to a third annual community day and open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Judge Joseph Holt House in rural Breckinridge County. Period music, reenactors, storytelling and tours of the house and grounds will be featured throughout the day. Holt presided over the trial of the Lincoln assassination conspirators, and efforts are underway to preserve the home.
• Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board to meet Tuesday to consider 13 National Register nominations, including five historic districts
  Friday, September 02, 2011
  The Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board will consider 13 sites for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, including the addition or expansion of five downtown historic districts, during a meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 at the Mercer County Public Library, 109 W. Lexington St., Harrodsburg.
• First Historic Preservation Legislative Summit Aug. 18-19 to focus on education, advocacy; open to anyone interested in state and national preservation legislation
  Friday, July 29, 2011
  Understanding the legislative process, crafting an effective message about the economic and practical benefits of historic preservation, and getting that message out to state and federal legislators will be the focus of a Historic Preservation Legislative Summit planned Thursday and Friday, Aug. 18-19 in Frankfort.
• Murray to host Kentucky Main Street Program Downtown Economic Revitalization Conference Wednesday through Friday
  Tuesday, July 19, 2011
  Successful economic incentives being utilized by Kentucky Main Street communities will be highlighted during the Kentucky Main Street Program Downtown Economic Revitalization Conference Wednesday through Friday, July 20-22 hosted by Murray Main Street.
• Mark Dennen retiring as Kentucky Heritage Council Executive Director and State Historic Preservation Officer, effective August 1
  Friday, July 15, 2011
  Kentucky Heritage Council Executive Director and State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) Mark Dennen is retiring from the agency effective August 1. Lindy Casebier, deputy director of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, will serve as acting director and SHPO during the interim, until a new one is appointed.
• Kentucky Heritage Council will meet Wednesday in Frankfort
  Tuesday, July 12, 2011
  FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Heritage Council will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 13 in the Community Room at Paul Sawyier Public Library, 319 Wapping Street, Frankfort.
• National Window Preservation Summit July 26-28 seeks to document energy efficiency and establish historic wood window repair standards
  Wednesday, June 29, 2011
  To combat misperceptions about the true value of replacement windows, a National Window Preservation Summit will take place July 26-28 at Pine Mountain Settlement School. Sponsored by the Preservation Trades Network, Kentucky Heritage Council and Window Preservation Standards Collaborative, the summit is intended as a critical research effort to provide definitive energy testing data comparing the energy efficiency of replacement windows to that of preserved wood windows, and establish industry guidelines for the restoration and weatherization of wood windows.
• 33rd Annual Ida Lee Willis Memorial Preservation Awards, 13th Annual Statewide Photo-Essay Competition ceremony planned Tuesday in Frankfort
  Monday, May 23, 2011
  Winners of the 33rd Annual Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Preservation Awards and student winners in the 13th Annual Statewide Photo-Essay Competition will be recognized during a ceremony at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Kentucky Governor's Executive Mansion in Frankfort.
• Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board approves six National Register nominations Tuesday
  Wednesday, May 18, 2011
  The Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board approved six sites for listing in the National Register of Historic Places during a meeting Tuesday at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens in Crestwood. In addition to Yew Dell’s precursor, Yew Dell Farm, other sites that had been proposed for listing were the Courtney Mathews House in Lexington, Mayfield Electric and Water Service Building, Conrad-Seaton House in Jefferson County, the Cox Building in Maysville and Union Station School in Paducah.
• Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate plans a Celebration of Native American Culture May 21
  Friday, May 13, 2011
  Storytelling, exhibits and music will be featured during a Celebration of Native American Culture from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 21 on the grounds of Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate in Lexington, presented by the Henry Clay Memorial Foundation in conjunction with the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission.
• 28th Annual Kentucky Heritage Council Archaeology Conference to convene this weekend at Natural Bridge State Resort Park
  Wednesday, March 16, 2011
  Professional archaeologists from across the Commonwealth will gather this weekend at Natural Bridge State Resort Park for the 28th Annual Kentucky Heritage Council Archaeology Conference, where participants will learn about diverse research projects and archaeological investigations throughout the state from a range of historic and prehistoric time periods.
• Nominations sought for 33rd Annual Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Historic Preservation Awards
  Monday, February 28, 2011
  The Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation and Kentucky Heritage Council / State Historic Preservation Office are seeking nominations for the 33rd Annual Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Historic Preservation Awards, a signature statewide event that recognizes excellence in historic building preservation, advocacy efforts and lifetime commitment to preserving Kentucky’s historic and prehistoric resources.
• Register now for Care and Repair of Log Structures workshop March 13-18
  Wednesday, February 02, 2011
  The first workshop in the 2011 Pine Mountain School for Practical Historic Preservation series will take place March 13-18 at Pine Mountain Settlement School and Putney Ranger Station, a Civilian Conservation Corps structure, in Harlan County. Care and Repair of Log Structures will include hands-on instruction in round log preservation and rehabilitation by instructors from the National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center in Frederick, Md.
• Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board will meet Friday to consider five National Register nominations
  Thursday, December 09, 2010
  The Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board will consider nominations of five sites for listing in the National Register of Historic Places at 10 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 10 at Paul Sawyier Public Library in Frankfort. These are McBride’s Harrods Creek Landing, the Miller Paper Company Buildings and Most Blessed Sacrament School in Jefferson County; the J. Hawkins Hart House in Henderson; and Jenkins School in Letcher County.
• 2010-2011 Federal Survey and Planning Grants announced by Gov. Steve Beshear
  Thursday, December 09, 2010
  Thirteen projects have been selected to receive a total of $90,000 in 2010-2011 Federal Survey and Planning Grants from the Kentucky Heritage Council/State Historic Preservation Office, Governor Steve Beshear announced today.
• Kentucky Heritage Council to meet Wednesday in Frankfort
  Tuesday, October 19, 2010
  The Kentucky Heritage Council will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, October 20 in the Community Room at Paul Sawyier Public Library, 319 Wapping Street, Frankfort.
• 14th Annual International Preservation Trades Workshop coming to Frankfort Oct. 21-23
  Tuesday, September 28, 2010
  For the first time, the only annual event in North America that brings together the foremost practitioners of traditional building trades in a single venue is coming to Kentucky. The 14th Annual International Preservation Trades Workshop (IPTW), sponsored by the Preservation Trades Network (PTN), will take place Oct. 21-23 in downtown Frankfort.
• Daniel Boone National Forest to again host annual Living Archaeology Weekend September 24-25 at Red River Gorge
  Friday, September 17, 2010
  The Daniel Boone National Forest will again host the Living Archaeology Weekend Sept. 24-25, with activities taking place outdoors behind the Gladie Cultural-Environmental Learning Center in the Red River Gorge. Conducted annually since 1989, this event illustrates the cultural practices and skills of Native Americans and early pioneers in Kentucky.
• Friends of the Holt House and Breckinridge County Fiscal Court to host 2nd Annual Holt House Community Day September 25
  Wednesday, September 08, 2010
  The public is invited to a second annual community day and open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT Saturday, Sept. 25 at the Judge Joseph Holt House in rural Breckinridge County. Holt (1807-1894) was appointed the nation's first Judge Advocate General under President Abraham Lincoln, a role in which he subsequently presided over the trial of the Lincoln assassination conspirators.
• Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board to meet Wednesday in Bardstown
  Tuesday, September 07, 2010
  The Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board will consider nominations of seven sites for listing in the National Register of Historic Places during its next meeting at 10 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 8 in the Nelson County Public Library Community Room, 201 Cathedral Manor, Bardstown.
• Frankfort to host State Historic Preservation Conference & 14th Annual International Preservation Trades Workshop Oct. 21-23; information, registration now online
  Thursday, September 02, 2010
  The Kentucky State Historic Preservation Conference will take place Oct. 21-23 in Frankfort, for the first time in conjunction with the 14th Annual International Preservation Trades Workshop, the only annual event in North America that brings together the foremost practitioners of the traditional trades in a single venue.
• Kentucky Heritage Council to meet Wednesday, July 14
  Friday, July 09, 2010
  The Kentucky Heritage Council will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 14 in the Community Room at Paul Sawyier Public Library, 319 Wapping Street, Frankfort.
• Registration continues for hands-on preservation workshops - wood shingles from log to roof, and open fire cooking - at Pine Mountain Settlement School
  Monday, June 07, 2010
  Registration continues for two hands-on summer workshops at Pine Mountain Settlement School, part of an ongoing series of classes in the Pine Mountain School for Practical Historic Preservation series. Open Fire Cooking July 23-24 will focus on hearth cooking and baking, while the Appalachian-Style Wood Shingle Workshop July 25-30 will focus on making wood shingles and repairing a wood shingle roof.
• Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Historic Preservation Awards and Student Photo-Essay Competition winners will be honored Wednesday
  Tuesday, May 25, 2010
  Winners of the 32nd Annual Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Preservation Awards and 12th Annual Statewide Photo-Essay Competition will be honored during a ceremony at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Kentucky Governor's Executive Mansion. Clyde Reynolds Carpenter of Lexington will receive the Ida Lee Willis Memorial Award, presented to the individual who has demonstrated outstanding dedication to the cause of historic preservation in the Commonwealth.
• KY Historic Preservation Review Board to consider nine National Register nominations Tuesday
  Monday, May 10, 2010
  The Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board will consider nominations of nine sites for listing in the National Register of Historic Places during its next meeting at 10 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday, May 11 at the Washington County Extension Office, 211 Progress Avenue, Springfield. Properties to be considered are located in Bath, Fayette, Jefferson, Morgan, Nelson, Warren and Washington counties.
• Paducah receives Great American Main Street Award from the National Trust
  Wednesday, May 05, 2010
  The National Trust for Historic Preservation has announced that Paducah Renaissance Alliance in Paducah, Ky., is one of five winners of the 2010 Great American Main Street Awards® (GAMSA), presented Tuesday during the National Main Streets Conference in Oklahoma City, Okla. A community celebration is planned at 1:30 p.m. Friday.
• Kentucky Heritage Council Meeting Advisory
  Monday, April 19, 2010
  FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Heritage Council will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 21 at Paul Sawyier Public Library, 319 Wapping Street, Frankfort.
• Nominees sought for annual statewide historic preservation awards; public encouraged to nominate deserving individuals, projects and organizations
  Friday, March 26, 2010
  The Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation and Kentucky Heritage Council / State Historic Preservation Office are seeking nominations for the 32nd Annual Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Historic Preservation Awards. Each year, individuals, organizations and projects are honored that have made a significant contribution toward preserving Kentucky’s historic and prehistoric resources.
• 27th Annual Kentucky Heritage Council Archaeology Conference this weekend, March 5-7, at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
  Thursday, March 04, 2010
  A field trip to the Blue Heron Mining Community and Barren Fork Coal Camp, and papers and presentations on research and archaeological investigations across Kentucky will highlight the 27th Annual Kentucky Heritage Council Archaeology Conference this weekend, March 5-7, at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park.
• KET to air new video on historic archaeology over several nights beginning Monday
  Friday, January 29, 2010
  A new documentary, "Historic Archaeology: Beneath Kentucky’s Fields and Streets," will air on KET over several nights beginning at 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1. The documentary is the third volume in the Kentucky Archaeology Video Series and a partnership of the Kentucky Heritage Council / State Historic Preservation Office, Kentucky Archaeological Survey, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
• Hands-on preservation trades workshop March 29-April 9 to focus on Timber Framing for Historic Buildings
  Wednesday, January 27, 2010
  A two-week, hands-on preservation trades workshop geared to experienced contractors, Timber Framing for Historic Buildings, will be presented March 29-April 9 by Maysville Community and Technical College in cooperation with Old Washington Inc., the Mason County Historical Society and the Kentucky Heritage Council / State Historic Preservation Office.
• Upper Reaches of Boone Creek Rural Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service announces
  Monday, December 07, 2009
  The National Park Service announced Friday that the Upper Reaches of Boone Creek Rural Historic District has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the nation’s official inventory of historic and archaeological resources deemed worthy of preservation. The district is centrally located between Lexington and Winchester in the Inner Bluegrass Region.
• Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail continues to generate interest, visitors to historic sites
  Tuesday, November 10, 2009
  As 2009 winds to a close, the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail continues to generate interest with completion of a successful summer promotion, as the subject of a poster presentation this fall at the National Historic Preservation Conference, and recently as the focus of a second-place 2009 Kentucky Tourism Council Annual Traverse Award for Excellence in Tourism Marketing, presented to the Kentucky Department of Travel for its "Saving Lincolns" television ad promoting travel deals to Lincoln-related sites.
• Kentucky Main Street Programs honored for excellence
  Friday, October 23, 2009
  Seven Kentucky Main Street communities – Bellevue, Elizabethtown, Fort Thomas, Henderson, Murray, Springfield and Winchester – were honored Wednesday evening during a first-ever awards ceremony hosted by the Kentucky Main Street Program to recognize outstanding building rehabilitation and downtown revitalization projects created and managed by Main Street communities.
• Friday events to celebrate designation of Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway as a National Scenic Byway
  Thursday, October 22, 2009
  A series of press conferences and community observances is planned Friday, October 23 to celebrate recent designation of the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway from Danville to Hodgenville as a National Scenic Byway. Events kick-off at 9 a.m. in Perryville, followed by Springfield at 10:30 a.m., Bardstown at 1 p.m. and Hodgenville at 2:30 p.m.
• Public meeting about Bloedner Monument, the oldest Civil War monument in the U.S., will be September 23 in Louisville
  Friday, August 28, 2009
  A public meeting is scheduled to discuss plans for the oldest Civil War monument in the United States, the historic Bloedner (32nd Indiana Infantry) Monument, which has recently been preserved in partnership with the National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs and Kentucky Heritage Council/State Historic Preservation Office through a contract with Heritage Preservation.
• KY Historic Preservation Review Board to consider nine National Register nominations September 3 in Richmond
  Friday, August 28, 2009
  The Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board will consider nine nominations for listing in the National Register of Historic Places during its next meeting at 10 a.m. (EDT) Thursday, September 3 in the Perkins Building on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond. Sites proposed for listing are located in Bell, Cumberland, Hardin, LaRue, Marion and Taylor counties.
• Judge Joseph Holt House in rural Breckinridge County to host Community Day Saturday, August 15
  Wednesday, August 05, 2009
  The public is invited to an open house and community celebration from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (C.D.T.) Saturday, August 15 at the historic Judge Joseph Holt House in rural Breckinridge County, when the home will be the featured site along the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail. Holt served as Judge Advocate General under President Abraham Lincoln and subsequently presided over the trial of the conspirators following the president's assassination.
• KY Lincoln Heritage Trail Capital City Spotlight Day planned Saturday in Frankfort
  Thursday, July 30, 2009
  Three Frankfort locations will be featured in a special promotion this Saturday highlighting the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail and passport program: the Kentucky State Capitol, Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History and Frankfort/ Franklin County Tourist & Convention Commission. Trailgoers can get their trail passport stamped at any of these locations and the first 16 visitors to the tourist and convention office will receive a free prize.
• 2009 Southeastern Native American Education Summit call for abstracts
  Thursday, July 02, 2009
  Abstracts are now being accepted for the first-ever 2009 Southeastern Native American Education Summit, planned November 20-21 in Bowling Green, presented by the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission in partnership with the Western Kentucky University Office of Diversity Programs and Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, among others. Submission deadline is Friday, July 31.
• Lincoln sites to be featured at KY Interstate Welcome Centers over July 4 holiday
  Wednesday, July 01, 2009
  This holiday weekend, welcome centers in Berea, Bullitt County, Christian County, Florence, Franklin, Grayson, Horse Cave, Paducah, Shelby County and Williamsburg will be featured as part of a summer promotion highlighting the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail. The first 16 visitors to each welcome center will receive a specially packaged Lincoln penny commemorating the bicentennial, and welcome center representatives will be promoting trail sites and stamping trail passports.
• 2009 Pine Mountain School for Practical Historic Preservation hands-on training workshops begin in July
  Monday, June 15, 2009
  Preservation and restoration of historic windows and square-log buildings, and dry stone wall construction will be featured training workshops during the 2009 Pine Mountain School for Practical Historic Preservation series, beginning next month at Pine Mountain Settlement School in Harlan County, a partnership of the school and Kentucky Heritage Council / State Historic Preservation Office.
• Frankfort to host Preservation Rendezvous activities June 28-July 4
  Tuesday, June 02, 2009
  A unique new event showcasing traditional building trades, the Preservation Rendezvous, is planned July 2-4 in Frankfort, presented by the Preservation Trades Network and Timber Framers Guild in partnership with the Kentucky Heritage Council, Frankfort/Franklin County Tourist Commission and the city of Frankfort. Hands-on workshops teaching timber framing and log house restoration will precede the rendezvous June 28-July 1.
• Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail Summer Promotion 2009 now underway
  Thursday, May 28, 2009
  The 2009 travel season is officially underway – and so is the 2009 Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail Summer Promotion, a 16-week campaign in honor of our 16th President. From now through September 6, one site is being highlighted weekly with prizes to the first 16 visitors. Trailgoers can also participate in a passport program for a grand-prize giveaway Labor Day weekend.
• 31st annual Ida Lee Willis Memorial Preservation Awards to be presented Wednesday in Frankfort
  Friday, May 15, 2009
  The 31st annual Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Preservation Awards, sponsored by the Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation, and presentation of student winners of the 11th Annual Statewide Photo-Essay Competition, sponsored by the Kentucky Heritage Council / State Historic Preservation Office and Preservation Kentucky, Inc., will take place at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.
• National Barn Alliance representatives to conduct hands-on “barn build” project with Mercer County fifth-grade students Thursday
  Wednesday, May 13, 2009
  In conjunction with the Annual Conference of the National Barn Alliance, which will take place Thursday through Saturday at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, representatives of the National Barn Alliance will conduct a hands-on, model barn-build project Thursday with fifth-grade students from Burgin Elementary School and Mercer County Schools 5th Grade Academy.
• KY Historic Preservation Review Board to consider four National Register nominations Tuesday
  Monday, May 11, 2009
  The Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board will consider four nominations for listing in the National Register of Historic Places during its next meeting at 10 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday, May 12 at Paul Sawyier Public Library, 319 Wapping Street, Frankfort. The meeting is open to the public.
• Pine Mountain State Resort Park to host The Lincolns, Slavery and Opening of the West symposium April 17-18
  Wednesday, April 01, 2009
  A keynote address on Blacks in Appalachia and a tour through Wilderness Road State Park, Cumberland Gap National Park and the Lincoln Memorial University Museum in Harrogate, Tennessee, will highlight a two-day program April 17-18 at Pine Mountain State Resort Park focusing on The Lincolns, Slavery and Opening of the West.
• Nominees sought for 31st Annual Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Historic Preservation Awards
  Wednesday, March 11, 2009
  The Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation and Kentucky Heritage Council are seeking nominations for 2009 Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Historic Preservation Awards, given annually to individuals, organizations and projects that have made a significant contribution preserving Kentucky’s historic and prehistoric resources. Deadline for entries is Monday, April 13.
• 26th Annual Kentucky Heritage Council Archaeology Conference meets this weekend at Murray State University
  Friday, March 06, 2009
  Presentations about archaeological investigations that have taken place throughout the state over the last year and a tour of the Kincaid site, a Mississippian mound in southern Illinois, will highlight the 26th Annual Kentucky Heritage Council Archaeology Conference this weekend at Murray State University.
• KY Main Street Program celebrates 30 years with the unveiling of a new logo
  Friday, February 27, 2009
  A line drawing of buildings along a historic main street – framed within the outline of Kentucky – makes up the new Kentucky Main Street Program logo unveiled during a celebration Thursday at the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort. Nearly 100 local Main Street managers and board members from across the Commonwealth attended to salute the 30th anniversary of the Kentucky Main Street Program.
• Historic State Theater of Elizabethtown grand reopening events slated May 8-10
  Tuesday, February 24, 2009
  Dark for more than 25 years, the lights of the State Theater in Elizabethtown will soon shine brightly again following an extensive rehabilitation and revitalization project. Now the cornerstone project of Elizabethtown’s Kentucky Main Street/Renaissance on Main program, the new Historic State Theater Complex will host a grand reopening Mother's Day weekend.
• Kentucky Main Street Program 30th anniversary celebration, new logo unveiling planned Thursday
  Monday, February 23, 2009
  A special ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Kentucky Main Street Program will take place at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the Capitol Rotunda and conclude with the unveiling of a new logo. Through the program over the last three decades, in partnership with Renaissance on Main, more than $2 billion of public-private investment has been generated in communities throughout the state.
• National Barn Alliance Annual Conference May 14-16 at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
  Friday, February 20, 2009
  Preservation Kentucky and the Kentucky Heritage Council / State Historic Preservation Office will co-host the 2009 Annual Conference of the National Barn Alliance May 14-16 at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. Registration is open to anyone interested in rural heritage and the preservation of historic barns and farm outbuildings.
• KY Lincoln Heritage Trail Passport grand-prize drawing planned Thursday in Hodgenville
  Wednesday, February 11, 2009
  The Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail Passport incentive program grand-prize drawing will take place at 9 a.m. Thursday during the annual flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremony on the square in downtown Hodgenville. The drawing is the culmination of a special Kentucky Lincoln Bicentennial promotion featuring monthly prize giveaways that have taken place since June.
• Public input sought for state's five-year historic preservation plan
  Tuesday, February 10, 2009
  The Kentucky Heritage Council / State Historic Preservation Office has announced a series of public meetings, beginning February 25 in Frankfort, and an online survey at www.heritage.ky.gov to solicit public input in identifying goals and strategies for guiding Kentucky’s historic preservation efforts over the next five years.
• Online registration continues for Abraham Lincoln, America’s Agent of Change Feb. 12-14 at Centre College
  Thursday, February 05, 2009
  Tours to historic sites, panel discussions and the world premiere of an original play will be featured when Centre College hosts the symposium Abraham Lincoln, America’s Agent of Change Feb. 12-14 at Norton Center Weisiger Theatre, including a free public workshop on African American genealogy.
• Educational series on Abraham Lincoln, KY African Americans and the Constitution opens Feb. 12-14 at Centre College
  Thursday, January 22, 2009
  Registration is underway for the first in a series of four symposia highlighting Abraham Lincoln, Kentucky African Americans and the Constitution, opening on the bicentennial of his birth February 12 at Centre College in Danville and continuing through February 14.
• KY Historic Resources Inventory tops milestone 80,000+ buildings and sites
  Friday, January 16, 2009
  A registry with detailed information about historic buildings and sites throughout the state has now topped 80,000 entries, according to the Kentucky Heritage Council / State Historic Preservation Office. The Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory includes individual listings of houses, barns and outbuildings, commercial buildings, and landscape features such as rock fences, reflecting the breadth and variety of Kentucky's built environment.
• Review Board to consider National Register nominations Tuesday in Frankfort
  Monday, December 08, 2008
  Nominations of sites in Barren, Fayette, LaRue and McCracken counties will be considered for listing in the National Register of Historic Places when the Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board meets at 10 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, December 9 at Paul Sawyier Public Library in Frankfort. The meeting is open to the public.
• Woody the Kentucky Wiener and “President” Lincoln to make joint appearance Saturday at the Kentucky Book Fair
  Friday, November 14, 2008
  Woody the Kentucky Wiener, star of the popular "Woody Book" series, and "President" Abraham Lincoln, in the person of Jim Sayre of Lawrenceburg, will draw the name of the November Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail Passport prize winner at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Kentucky Book Fair. Joining them will be Woody’s mom and author of the series, Leigh Anne Florence.
• Proposed Kentucky Native American license plate design unveiled; ceremony also commemorates November as KY Native American Indian Month
  Monday, November 03, 2008
  A colorful design for a proposed new license plate celebrating the Unbridled Spirit of Kentucky’s Native American culture was unveiled today during a ceremony at the State Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.
• Monday ceremony to commemorate Kentucky Native American Indian Month and unveil new license plate design
  Wednesday, October 29, 2008
  An honor guard and children singing songs in the Cherokee language will be featured during a ceremony at 1 p.m. Monday, November 3 in the Capitol Rotunda, hosted by the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission, to commemorate Native American Indian Month and unveil a new Kentucky Native American license plate design.
• Campbellsville Elementary School to host "presidential" visit Friday morning
  Wednesday, October 22, 2008
  President Abraham Lincoln will visit Campbellsville Elementary School's weekly assembly at 8 a.m. Friday to present a basket of Lincoln-related memorabilia to fourth-grader Zack Settle, a huge Lincoln fan and presidential buff who was winner of a recent monthly prize drawing for the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail Passport Program.
• Pine Mountain Settlement School weekend workshop to focus on dry stone wall construction
  Thursday, October 09, 2008
  Internationally known instructor Richard Tufnell will lead a workshop in dry stone wall construction this weekend on the campus of Pine Mountain Settlement School in Harlan County, a National Historic Landmark.
• KY Lincoln Heritage Trail Passport drawing to highlight Lincoln sites tour Oct. 12
  Friday, October 03, 2008
  A progressive tour of historic central Kentucky sites along the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail that have a direct connection to the president or the lives of his family and friends will take place next Sunday, October 12 beginning in Springfield.
• Entries sought for KY Native American license plate design competition
  Friday, October 03, 2008
  A design competition seeking proposals for a commemorative Kentucky Native American license plate has been announced by the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission, administered by the Kentucky Heritage Council / State Historic Preservation Office. Entry deadline is Friday, October 24.
• 19th Annual Living Archaeology Weekend September 19-20 at Gladie Historic Site
  Friday, September 12, 2008
  If you've wondered what life was like in Kentucky 1,000 years ago, satisfy your curiosity September 19-20 at the 19th Annual Living Archaeology Weekend at Gladie Historic Site in the Red River Gorge, Powell County.
• Public events highlight 2008 KY Historic Preservation Conference September 4-6 in Bardstown
  Friday, August 29, 2008
  Several events geared to the public will highlight the 2008 Kentucky Historic Preservation Conference September 4-6 in Bardstown, including a Preservation Trade Show, barbecue lunch, historic neighborhood walking tour and open house, Native American presentations and book signings by Kentucky authors.
• 2008 KY Historic Preservation Conference details, registration information now available online
  Tuesday, July 29, 2008
  Complete program information and registration materials are now available online for the 2008 Kentucky Historic Preservation Conference September 4-6 in Bardstown.
• KY Lincoln Heritage Trail Passport Program contest entries log visitors from across the nation
  Thursday, July 24, 2008
  Karon Noll of Pensacola is the first winner of the monthly prize drawing for travelers who collect passport stamps from at least 10 sites along the new Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail, which features 16 Kentucky museums and historic places important in the life of President Abraham Lincoln. Entries for the first passport prize drawing came from Kentucky, Indiana, Arizona and California as well as Florida.
• Eight Rural Heritage Development Initiative communities to receive federal Preserve America Grants
  Tuesday, July 01, 2008
  Eight Preserve America communities in the Kentucky Crossroads Rural Heritage Development Initiative (RHDI) region will receive Preserve America grants to conduct cultural resource surveys, prepare nominations to the National Register of Historic Places and support heritage tourism projects.
• Groups announce Wednesday press conference to discuss illegal removal of Indian Head Rock from the Ohio River
  Tuesday, May 27, 2008
  A multi-agency press conference is planned at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Capitol Rotunda with Native Americans, archaeologists and legal agencies discussing Kentucky's stance on the illegal removal of Indian Head Rock from the Ohio River. A brief press conference will be followed by a question-and-answer session.
• KY Lincoln Heritage Trail Passport Program to be unveiled May 31 in Hodgenville
  Friday, May 23, 2008
  The public is invited to join special guests and representatives of sites along the new Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail for the unveiling of a passport program designed to encourage travelers to make Kentucky and the trail their destination. Incentives for accumulating stamps from each of the sites will be announced during the ceremony at 12:30 p.m. (E.S.T.) Saturday, May 31 on Lincoln Square in Hodgenville.
• 30th Annual Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Preservation Awards to be presented Wednesday
  Monday, May 19, 2008
  The 30th Annual Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Preservation Awards, sponsored by the Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation, and presentation of student winners of the 10th Annual Statewide Photo-Essay Competition, sponsored by the Kentucky Heritage Council and Preservation Kentucky, Inc., will be presented at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 21 in the Capitol Rotunda. First Lady Jane Beshear will be the special guest speaker.
• June workshop to focus on repair, preservation of historic square log buildings
  Thursday, May 15, 2008
  FRANKFORT, Ky. – Registration is being accepted for Practical Preservation: Square Log Building, a hands-on workshop planned June 22-27 at Pine Mountain Settlement School in Harlan County. The course will feature instructor and log building expert Moss Rudley of the National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center in Frederick, Maryland.
• KY Historic Preservation Review Board to meet Thursday at Lexington History Museum
  Wednesday, May 14, 2008
  FRANKFORT, Ky. – The next meeting of the Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board will take place at 10 a.m. (EST) Thursday, May 15 at the Lexington History Museum (the former Fayette County Courthouse), 215 W. Main Street. The meeting is open to the public.
• Communities invited to learn more about marketing sites along the new Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail
  Monday, May 12, 2008
  A series of workshops on Marketing Lincoln and the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail is planned over the next two weeks to assist local communities and historic sites in cooperatively promoting places associated with President Abraham Lincoln as well as nearby businesses and attractions of interest to the traveling public.
• Kentucky Main Street Program communities announce Downtown Living Tours in May, June
  Monday, May 05, 2008
  To highlight the variety of downtown housing options available in communities of all sizes across the state, a series of Downtown Living Tours is being offered throughout May and June by local programs that participate in the Kentucky Main Street Program, administered by the Kentucky Heritage Council / State Historic Preservation Office. The tours are free.
• Preservation of Historic Buildings: The Ultimate in Environmental Conservation
  Tuesday, April 29, 2008
  As an effort to focus the world’s attention on our home planet and support policies and programs that help create a safer, healthier and cleaner environment, Earth Month 2008 offers the perfect opportunity to remind Kentuckians why preserving our state’s historic buildings is the ultimate in environmental conservation.
• Louisville to host 30th Annual Meeting of the National Council on Public History April 10-13
  Monday, April 07, 2008
  Workshops, tours and plenary sessions focusing on the theme "Public Histories of Union and Disunion" will highlight the 30th annual meeting of the National Council on Public History (NCPH) April 10-13 at The Brown Hotel and other venues around Louisville. Andrew Ferguson, author of "Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America," are among the presenters.
• Historic brickwork expert to present free lecture Monday in Lexington
  Tuesday, March 25, 2008
  The public is invited to a free lecture with internationally known historic brickwork consultant and educator Dr. Gerard Lynch at 7 p.m. Monday, March 31 at Lexington Public Library on the topic of Putting Value Back into Craft Education.
• 25th Annual KY Heritage Council Archaeology Conference slated March 7-9 at Northern Kentucky University
  Wednesday, March 05, 2008
  A tour of prehistoric and historic sites throughout Boone County and presentations about archaeological investigations and research that have been conducted across the state in the last year will highlight the 25th Annual Kentucky Heritage Council Archaeology Conference Friday through Sunday, March 7-9 at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights.
• Three projects awarded Kentucky African American Heritage Commission Lincoln Preservation Grants
  Wednesday, March 05, 2008
  Three Kentucky African American Heritage Commission Lincoln Preservation Grants have been awarded to projects that highlight African American heritage in relation to President Abraham Lincoln. These include an original play centered on Lincoln's authorship of the Emancipation Proclamation, a museum exhibit focusing on Logan County General Stephen Burbridge, and an investigation seeking to identify and preserve the burial site of an African American regiment ambushed near Simpsonville during the Civil War.
• Nominees sought for 30th Annual Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Preservation Awards
  Friday, February 22, 2008
  The Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation and Kentucky Heritage Council are seeking nominations for 2008 Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Preservation Awards, given annually to individuals, organizations and projects that have made a significant contribution preserving Kentucky’s historic and prehistoric resources. This year marks the 30th anniversary of this signature statewide event.
• Session proposals invited for 2008 KY Historic Preservation Conference September 4-6 in Bardstown
  Monday, February 18, 2008
  Historic buildings, streets and landscapes throughout Bardstown and rural Nelson and surrounding counties will be featured attractions when the community hosts the 2008 Kentucky Historic Preservation Conference September 4-6. New this year: the public is invited to submit proposals for educational and field sessions or poster presentations by the March 31 deadline.
• New Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail Web site now online
  Monday, February 11, 2008
  A new Web site taking visitors on a virtual visit to historic sites along the new Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail has been launched in advance of national and statewide Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial commemorations Tuesday in Hodgenville. Like the real locations along the trail itself, the Web site at www.kylincoln.com maps the Kentucky people, places and events that shaped the Lincoln legacy and tell the story of his early years in Kentucky.
• New Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail unveiling planned February 12
  Friday, February 01, 2008
  FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky citizens and out-of-state guests are invited to join Governor Steve Beshear and other presenters as they unveil the first marker along the new Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail during a special celebration at 3 p.m. (EST) Tuesday, February 12 on Lincoln Square in downtown Hodgenville. The event follows the national Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial kickoff planned at 10:30 that morning at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site.
• Winchester to host Kentucky Main Street / Renaissance on Main Winter Meeting January 30-31
  Monday, January 28, 2008
  Promoting the benefits of downtown living and creating a climate conducive to attracting residents to central business districts will be the focus of 2008 training sessions presented by the Kentucky Main Street Program, which will highlight the community of Winchester during its Winter Meeting there January 30-31.
• Hands-on preservation skills training workshops announced
  Friday, January 25, 2008
  A series of hands-on historic preservation skills training workshops has been announced by the Kentucky Heritage Council/State Historic Preservation Office in conjunction with local partners around the state. The first, Historic Bricks: Discover the Lost Arts of Red Masonry, will take place April 1-4 at the Pope Villa in Lexington.
• KY Historic Preservation Review Board to meet Thursday in Lexington
  Wednesday, December 12, 2007
  The 21 nominations to the National Register of Historic Places to be considered during the next meeting of the Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board demonstrate the great diversity of historic sites in the Commonwealth as well as several good reasons why owners wish to have their property listed. These include qualifying for incentives such as state and federal tax credits and demonstrating the owner’s commitment to historic preservation.
• Kentucky Military Heritage Commission to meet Friday in Frankfort
  Wednesday, October 31, 2007
  The Kentucky Military Heritage Commission will meet at 1 p.m. Friday, November 2 in room 202 of the Emergency Operations Center Building at Boone National Guard Center, 100 Minuteman Parkway, Frankfort. The meeting is open to the public. The commission is charged with maintaining a registry of Kentucky military heritage sites and objects as a means of protection.
• Kentucky Native American Heritage Month celebration November 1 in Frankfort
  Tuesday, October 30, 2007
  The Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission will host a kick-off for Kentucky Native American Heritage Month beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday, November 1 at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort. In addition to a brief program, activities will include an honor guard, guest drum and friendship dance shared with children from Hearn Elementary School.