As currently understood, American Indian history in Kentucky is over eleven thousand years long. Events that took place before recorded history are lost to time. With the advent of recorded history, some events played out on an international stage, as in the...
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TOUR120 SHOWCASES KENTUCKY’S HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE! Preservation Kentucky’s Tour120 is an exciting new statewide heritage tourism program designed to raise awareness of the importance of historic preservation to Kentucky’s communities, and raise funds to help the nonprofits that preserve, manage and showcase...
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Preservation Kentucky celebrated Archaeology Month in September with a webinar that featured the rich archaeological record of our native inhabitants with ancient Native American archaeologist Gwynn Henderson, PhD, whose research has corrected the mistaken narrative that Native peoples never lived permanently...
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Preservation Kentucky's knowledge base includes a library of toolkits, publications and technical resources on a wide variety of historic preservation topics. Learn details on the federal and state historic rehabilitation tax credits, restoration tips for historic homes and commercial buildings,...
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2018 Awards Held at Historic Undulata Farm, Shelby County Each year thousands of Kentuckians work tirelessly to preserve Kentucky’s legacy reflected in our historic buildings, structures, landscapes and prehistoric sites. Preservation Kentucky established the Excellence in Preservation Leadership Awards in 2012...
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Cemeteries and burial grounds are important places to everyday American life and culture, and present in nearly every community. Improper treatment can cause irreversible damage to historic cemeteries, so it's critical that the right techniques are used to preserve and...
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In the United States, the preservation of historic cemeteries is largely subsumed under the complicated body of law that governs historic preservation generally. That body of law consists of statutes, regulations, executive orders, administrative guidelines, and case law at multiple...
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One of the most commonly asked questions is, how do I clean this stone? Although the cleaning of a gravestone may seem quite simple, this is not always the case. Every time a historic stone is cleaned, some of the stones surface is...
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Improper treatment can cause irreversible damage to historic cemeteries, so it's critical that the right techniques are used to preserve and stabilize the stone and prevent them from further damage and deterioration. Know what to do and what not to...
Read More>What are the dos and don'ts of cemetery preservation? >What are the proper techniques for historic cemeteries? >How do you begin a cemetery preservation program? View This Informative Webinar With Friends of Eastern Cemetery Founder Andy Harpole and Board Member Savannah Darr Cemeteries and...
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