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Genealogy through Photography: Exploring Family Photographs
Tuesday, October 8
Genealogy through Photography: Exploring Family Photographs  (Program)
1:00 pm
In-Person 1000 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy Louisville KY
 
Presented by:  Heather Potter
The Filson Historical Society located in Old Louisville has over 75,000 photographic items within
its collection.  A large portion is comprised of local Louisville and Southern Indiana family  photographs. While you may be familiar with the Filson’s library resources, many forget aboutour  visual resources. Filson’s Curator of Photographs & Prints, Heather J. Potter, will give an overview of the Filson’ Photographic Collections, a tutorial on how to search the collection, how to identify 19th century photographic formats, and some tips on how to preserve your
own family photographs.
 
Heather Potter, MLS
 
Heather Potter is the Curator Manuscripts at the Filson Historical Society; prior she was a Project Archivist at the Kentucky Historical Society for the Kentucky Folklife Archives and the former Curator of Photographs and Prints at the Filson Historical Society. Heather received her BA in History from Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, and an MLS with an emphasis in Archives from Indiana University – Bloomington.  Heather has worked over a decade at the Filson, focusing on collecting, preserving, and providing access to the Filson’s visual materials collection and recently transitioned into overseeing the manuscript collection.  In addition, she is an advocate for the preservation of family photograph and paper collections. She specializes in 19th century photography and caring for family photographs and papers. Her research interests include Mammoth Cave, World War I, and Genealogy & Family History.


LGS Family History Fall Seminar
Saturday, October 19
LGS Family History Fall Seminar  (Training)
9:30 am to 12:45 pm
Zoom Presentation at home on your computer.
Incorporating Social History
Into Your Research
and
Medical Genealogy
 
Members $30.00 – Non-Members $40.00

Half Day ONLINE Seminar 9:30 AM – 12:45- PM EDT

 
Seminar Lectures
Deadline: October 15th (No late registrations)
 
 9:30 AM - INCORPORATING SOCIAL HISTORY INTO YOUR RESEARCH.
 
Family history should be more than just names and dates.
What motivated them?
Why did they migrate?
Who did they interact with?
Broad discussion of social history and the sources.
 
11:30 AM - MEDICAL GENEALOGY:
 
A PRIMER OF DISEASES THAT KILLED
OUR ANCESTORS AND THE EPIDEMICS   THEY LIVED THROUGH.
 
Some researchers hunt for the death certificates of their ancestors but
rarely read or understand the cause of death.
 
Dr. Michael D. Lacopo is a retired small-animal veterinarian born and raised in northern Indiana.
He takes a scientific approach to his research as he does to his profession. Researching
since 1980, he has lectured internationally and written for numerous periodicals
and journals. A self-described “all-American Mutt”, his research skills cover a broad range.
 


Using Archives to Fill the Gaps in Your Ancestor's Timeline
Tuesday, October 22
Using Archives to Fill the Gaps in Your Ancestor's Timeline  (Workshop)
1:00 pm
Zoom At Your Home on Your Computer

 

Presented by Melissa Barker

 

 Using Archives to Fill the Gaps in Your Ancestor’s Timeline

Do you have gaps of missing information in your ancestor’s timeline? Using archives and the records they hold can fill in those gaps. Learn about unique records that are found in archives that will help to tell your ancestor’s story and add information to your ancestor’s timeline.

 

Melissa Barker is a Certified Archives Manager and Public Historian currently working at the Houston County, Tennessee Archives. She is affectionally known as The Archive Lady to the genealogy community. She lectures, teaches and writes about the genealogy research process, researching in archives and records preservation. She conducts virtual presentations across the United States and other countries for any historical or genealogical group. She writes a popular blog entitled A Genealogist in the Archives and is a well-known published book reviewer. She writes history pieces for her local newspaper, The Houston County Herald, called From the Archives. She has been a Professional Genealogist for the past 19 years with expertise in Tennessee records and she is currently taking research clients. She has been researching her own family history for the past 30 years. Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/melissa.barker.564

 

Register Here

 


5th Tuesday Trip- Louisville Metro Archives
Tuesday, October 29
5th Tuesday Trip- Louisville Metro Archives  (Research Trip)
11:00 am
635 Industry Rd Louisville, KY

11:00 am tour - David Morgan, Director

635 Industry Rd. Louisville, Kentucky 40208

 

List of Reference Materials

https://louisvilleky.gov/government/records-management-archives/reference-materials

 

Join us at 11:00 am at the Louisville Metro Archives or meet at the LDS Church at 10:15 at 1000 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy and Linn Station Rd to carpool.

 

You are welcome to stay after the tour to research. 


“George Graham Vest: The Life and Times of Dog’s Best Friend”
Tuesday, November 12
“George Graham Vest: The Life and Times of Dog’s Best Friend”  (Program)
1:00 pm
In Person - at the corner of 1000 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy and Linn Station Rd.
 
Presented by:  Stephen Vest
 
George Graham Vest, a cousin of Stephen, is best known for coining the phrase “Dog is man’s best friend.”  George Vest has many Kentucky connections. He is the Vest in Frankfort’s Vest-Lindsey House, which is located at the corner of Wapping and Washington. He graduated from Centre College and Transylvania Law School.
Stephen M. Vest, who has spoken to the Louisville Genealogical Society in the past, is a native of Louisville, and a graduate of the University of Louisville. He and his wife, Kay, live in Frankfort, where they operate Kentucky Monthly Magazine. They have four grown children, the oldest of which was also born in Louisville.


“Anatomy of a Duel: Succession, Civil War and the Evolution of Kentucky Violence “
Tuesday, December 10
“Anatomy of a Duel: Succession, Civil War and the Evolution of Kentucky Violence “  (Program)
12:00 pm
Holiday Luncheon Woodhaven Country Club
 
 
Presented by:  Stuart Sanders
 
Stuart Sanders will be discussing his latest book, Anatomy of a Duel: Secession, Civil War and the Evolution of Kentucky Violence.
Stuart Sanders is the Director of Research and Publications at the Kentucky Historical Society, where he oversees the agency’s library, the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, the historical markers program, the America250KY Commission, and the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition.
 
Before coming to KHS, Stuart worked to preserve and interpret Kentucky’s largest Civil War battleground as the executive director of the Perryville Battlefield Preservation Association. He has served a number of roles here, including managing KHS’s outreach efforts, administering multiple statewide commissions, and communicating the relevance and value of Kentucky history. He is the author of five books and has been a KHS staff member since 2005.
 
To register by Mail, Click the down load link below.
Download: 1727668153_2024HolidayLunchRegistrationRev9-27-24.pdf