Top Ten Reasons For Visiting Kentucky and Louisville
Anything is possible in Kentucky…even Bigfoot sightings…and Louisville is excited to host the AASLH Annual Meeting September 16-19. Here are some tidbits to prepare you to visit the Bluegrass State for...
View ArticleFrom an Academic Perspective: Why Do I Care about the AASLH Annual Meeting?
I can’t wait for the 2015 AASLH meeting in Louisville. Really…I am conference excited. For me, this year, that is something special, since this will be my fifth conference in six months. In the last...
View ArticlePreregistration for Louisville Ends Friday 8/21
Preregistration Ends This Friday, August 14 Deadline Extended to Friday, August 21! 2015 AASLH Annual Meeting Louisville, Kentucky September 16-19 Nothing can replace the opportunities that arise when...
View ArticleTrevor’s Ridiculously Subjective Louisville Restaurant Guide
Louisville is a fantastic food city. There’s a lot more out there than fried chicken, hot browns and derby pies – new restaurants open and close every day and you’ll probably find plenty of amazing...
View ArticleI Said Bang! A History of the Dirt Bowl, the Crown Jewel of the Most...
This project is the recipient of a 2017 History in Progress Award. Inaugural Dirt Bowl, 1969 In 1969, after the loss of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the subsequent 1968 riot in Louisville, two college...
View ArticleThink Creatively to Find Hidden History
By Emily Libecap, International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY How do we find historical information on people who were excluded from mainstream historical narratives? How do we deal with the...
View ArticleA Special Message for Those Dealing with Storm Damage
By Bethany Hawkins, Chief of Operations Our hearts go out to so many people in the wake of the devastating tornadoes in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi, and Missouri. Even though...
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