What is KHC
Telling Kentucky's Story® ... Our pride, Our glory.
| What is the Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc.? The Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc. is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities in Washington, D.C. The Council is supported by the National Endowment and by private contributions. We are not a state agency, and we receive no state funds, but we are proud partners with Kentucky's cultural, heritage, arts, and tourism agencies. Why are we Telling Kentucky's Story? More than just history, by Kentucky's story we mean Kentucky's writers, inventors, judges, musicians, architects, doctors – in short, the contributions from every walk of life to the quality of life in Kentucky. We recognize a need to build civic engagement as well as literacy, and we want to involve all ages and all places from Pine Knot to Princeton. Everyone has a story to tell, and everyone can learn from the stories of others. These stories, taken together, are the stories of our communities, our counties, our regions, and our unique Kentucky culture and heritage. They are the basis of our pride and the basic premise of community. How are we Telling Kentucky's Story? Our popular living history Kentucky Chautauqua dramas will introduce your community to a dozen people who made Kentucky great. Kentucky Humanities magazine gives you fresh perspectives on our history and culture. And there's much more. Join us in Telling Kentucky's Story! |
What are Humanities? Humanity in all its forms. The humanities are the values by which we live, the ideas that organize our thinking, and all of the ways we communicate with each other. History. Literature. Folklife. Religion. Culture. The origins of Bluegrass music. The archaeology of landfills. Kentuckians' love for their counties. What they teach their children. Why they make burgoo. All these things are the humanities. 56 State Humanities Councils There are 56 humanities councils located in U.S. states and territories supporting local humanities programs and events. The state humanities councils are funded in part by the federal government through NEH. They also receive funding from private donations, foundations, corporations, and, in some cases, state government. Click here to link to any of these 56 Councils. |
Our Resources
Kentucky Chautauqua
Nineteen great historical dramas for 2008-09 The Kentucky Humanities Council is p... { more }
Prime Time Family Reading Time
Prime Time, designed for children six to ten and their families, promotes literacy fo... { more }
Kentucky Humanities Magazine
Kentucky Humanities magazine is serious about telling Kentucky's story, but not too s... { more }
KHC PHOTO GALLERY
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