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Jane Austen Festival July 11 & 12, 2010 at Locust Grove

30. June 2010

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You know I really did enjoy the book “The Jane Austen Book Club” more than I remember liking any actual Jane Austen book. Of course that could be because all the Austen reading I’ve ever done occured when I was a surly teenager. Perhaps I should give Austen another try this summer. Inside the Visitors’ [...]

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Galileo Celebration Weekend June 18 & 19, 2010

11. June 2010

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It would have been awesome if they’d called it GalileoFest right? This is a weekend celebration exploring the many contributions made by Galileo as astronomer, inventor, and his role in history. Highlights include a virtual tour of the universe and guided stargazing, in-depth lectures by noted experts, and a panel discussion facilitated by Bellarmine University. [...]

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Pirates! I Said Pirates! They’re Coming to the Frazier Museum

7. May 2010

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I saw a Pirates exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago a couple years and enjoyed it very much so I’m really looking forward to the exhibit opening next Saturday, May 15 at the Frazier International History Museum because seriously, pirates are just cool. OK not modern pirates who are taking over ships and hostages [...]

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Get Interactive with Farmington’s Mobile Grounds Tour (and win prizes!)

8. April 2010

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Applause, applause, applause to Farmington for rolling out a cool new game merging technology, history and adventure. Farmington has introduced a new mobile grounds tour, accessible via the text messaging function of any mobile phone. The mobile tour supplements an existing self-guided grounds tour brochure, which provides a map of the property and information about [...]

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Culture, Continuity and U.S. Foreign Policy Lecture

24. March 2010

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The title of an upcoming lecture at UofL certainly caught my attention. “Culture, Continuity and U.S. Foreign Policy” will be presented by historian and author Walter Hixson. Hixson, a University of Akron history professor, is expected to talk about the cultural roots of U.S. foreign relations and explain why the nation’s foreign policy has remained [...]

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Louisville’s Butchertown Book Giveaway

2. February 2010

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There’s a new book out called Louisville’s Butchertown and Broken Sidewalk did a really brilliant write-up of it yesterday. Go ahead and read it, I’ll wait. Done? OK great. So now you know how cool the book is and lucky for you I’ve got two copies to give away. To be entered to win just [...]

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Introductory Session on Researching Your Family Tree at Locust Grove

18. November 2009

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My aunt Donna did a bunch of research on the maternal side of my family tree when I was in high school. Thank goodness she did because it made the genealogy project I had to do in school so much easier. Because of her research I know that we’re descendants of Sir Francis Drake (argh! [...]

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Remembering Louisville in the 1960s: Freedom Fighters, Police Repression and the Right to Free Speech

10. November 2009

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Well this is certainly a piece of Kentucky history that I’d never heard about. The Louisville Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is co-sponsoring a public forum on the First Amendment and the struggle for civil rights in Kentucky.  The program called “Remembering Louisville in the 1960s: Freedom Fighters, Police Repression and the [...]

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Do You Have the 49th Story?

29. October 2009

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The Frazier International History Museum has a very interesting exhibit running currently and they’re looking for a little class participation. WW II: 48 Local Stories That Changed The World shares the WWII stories of 48 locals and the Frazier Museum is looking for a 49th. Secure a place in history for someone you know who [...]

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Free Museum Day Tomorrow September 26, 2009

25. September 2009

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I got a tip about Free Museum Day tomorrow (thanks Robert!). It’s a national project spearheaded by  the Smithsonian. According to their website you need to print a free admission card to get in for free at participating museums. In Louisville the participating museums are: Frazier International History MuseumLouisville Slugger MuseumLocust Grove

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