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Kentucky Humanities is celebrating our 50th anniversary! 
 
In February, 1972, five Kentuckians visited Washington for a briefing on a new National Endowment for the Humanities program. Congress had instructed NEH to set up state-based affiliates to support humanities projects at the local level. Within two months, these five had established a 15-member Board of Directors and a two-person staff housed in offices donated by the University of Kentucky.
 
Now it is time to celebrate 50 years of Telling Kentucky's Story! Our anniversary committee has been planning the celebration for more than a year.
 
We hope you will join the celebration throughout the year:
  • Join us at our six regional anniversary events.
  • Visit our social media channels or our website each Monday for our 50 Faces of the Humanities.
  • Check out the spring and fall issues of Kentucky Humanities magazine.
  • Follow us on Instagram (@KyHumanities) as college students from across the Commonwealth takeover, sharing humanities happenings at their institutions.
  • Invest in our celebration by making a contribution of $50 (or any amount) for our 50th anniversary.
We look forward to continue Telling Kentucky's Story for the next 50 years.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Social Media Takeover

 
To involve humanities students at colleges and universities throughout Kentucky during our 50th anniversary, we have invited colleges and universities statewide to take over our Instagram account for one week and post humanities events, ideas, or facts from their college or university. Follow our Instagram account @KyHumanities to see their posts throughout the year. Click here to see schedule of Instagram Takeovers.
 
 
Help support the 50th anniversary celebration by making a contribution by clicking the donate button below.
Or if you prefer, you may mail a check to us at
Kentucky Humanities Council, 206 E. Maxwell St., Lexington KY  40508.
Please add 50th anniversary to the memo.
 
 
 
Thank you to the following who have already supported our celebration.
 
 
 
  • Christopher and Kathleen Pool
  • Marianne Stoess
  • Alice Stahl
  • Michael Burnett
  • Robert S. Cox
  • Don J. Dampier
  • Sharon Fields
  • Martha Clark
  • Al and Patti Cross
  • Ward and Joan Crowe
  • Susan and Michael Held
  • Margaret Verble
  • Gary and Elizabeth Hansen
  • Carl and Cindy Leonard
  • Paul C. Hager in honor of Dr. John Bolin
  • Arturo Alonzo Sandoval
  • City Of Elkton
  • Marilyn Ann Denton
  • Elmer Lucille Allen
  • Fredia J. Blackwell
  • James Duane and Evelyn Bolin
  • Mary Katherine Bradley
  • James L. "Buddy" Gallenstein
  • Dick and Mary Usher
  • Terry Foody
  • Yvonne Baldwin
  • City of Georgetown
  • Bill and Debbie Goodman
  • Daniel and Wendy Rowland
  • Paula C. Harshaw
  • Dennis R. Tolliver
  • Douglas E. Herman in mormory of Mary L. Herman
  • Jeff and Jane Latta Brother
  • Russell and Elizabeth Brengelmann
  • Lynn and Jim Furness
  • W. Ron Adams
  • Jeanne Baldwin
  • Dick and Mary Usher
  • Don J. Dampier
  • Harris (Hank) Meves
  • Jeane M. Dorton
  • Hazel M. Morris
  • William H. Denham
  • Eric Furgé
  • William G. Scott
  • Paula and Bill Cunningham
  • Jean M. Dorton
  • Dirk and Christie Cook in memory of Dennis T. Dorton
  • Mary and Charles Helfrich
  • Kathy Loeb
  • Phyllis MacAdam
  • Mason Morton
  • John Wilhoit and Sue Churchill in memory of Jane Gentry Vance
  • Richard Taylor
  • Daisy Holt
  • Mary Ellen Klatte in memory of Edwin D. Smathers
  • Ada M. Taylor
  • Teresa Day
  • City of Sacramento
  • Jean FrazierGina M. Harpring
  • Virginia Carter in honor of David I. Carter
  • Alan R. Gould
  • Les and Barbra Renkey
  • Ann Bolton Bevins
  • Linda Ginter-Brown in honor of Crystal Wilkinson
  • City of Corydon
  • F.T. (Terry) Samuel, Jr.
  • Susan G. Rives-Denight in memory of Robert G. Rives, Capt. USN DC
  • Virginia Carter
  • Elmer Lucille Allen
  • Eric and Jan-Michelle Kearney
  • Jean M. Dorton in honor of Christi and Dirk Cook's 50th wedding anniversary
  • Sharon K. Williams
  • Vicki Ensor
  • Joseph R. Miller
  • Jason Cooper
  • Dr. Francis Helphinstine
  • Faye E. Melton
  • Hazel M. Morris
  • Charles L. Shearer
  • Carroll and Kay Hall
  • Debra Faulk/Rainbow Attractions, LLC
  • Harold Barker
  • Claire Mutter
  • Daniel D. Nahum
  • Janice Osborne
  • Jerry and Judy Rhoads
  • Lynda Sherrard
  • Jewel Vanderhoef
  • Wanda Sullivan
  • Ruth Ann Palumbo
  • Kathleen and Chris Pool in honor of David Carter's 95th birthday
  • Susan Abbott-Jamieson
  • Jill Hoskins
  • Wayne Onkst
  • Stephen Ruschell
  • Derek Vaughan
  • Susan Westrom
  • Susan Henninger
  • Jane Bartram
  • Howard Roberts in honor of David and Virginia Carter
  • Gerald Wuetcher
  • City of Beattyville
  • City of Lakeview Heights
  • Mac and Tori McClure
  • Anonymous - Benevity Fund
  • Stewart Perry, State Farm Insurance Companies
  • Morgan Atkinson, CAP Foundation
  • Dr. Larry B. Sharp
  • Jean A. Caudill
  • William and Linda Raymond Ellison
  • Abe and Sue Fosson
  • John and Connie Herndon
  • Cindy and Carlos Mincks
  • Charles Jack Johnston
  • Terry Foody
  • Cecile McKinney
  • Richard and Barbara Domek
  • Stephen Vest/Kentucky Monthly
  • Ken and Deanna Wolf in honor of Kathleen Pool
  • Gerald W. Fischer in memory of Fran Fischer
  • Dr. Randy Patterson in honor of Doris Della
  • Jane B. Stephenson
  • Gene Stinchcomb
  • Sharon Sweeney
  • Dr. Larry C. Johnson
  • Dr. Christopher Beckham
  • Katherine and David Boswell
  • Tammy Horn Potter
  • William F. Riddle
  • Stuart Tobin
  • Mary Lynn Collins
  • William R. and Ida Harris
  • Highlands Museum and Discovery Center
  • Duane and Anne Murner
  • Dena R. Lawing
  • Ann Chesnut
  • Rebecca Eggers
  • Catherine Staib
  • Bobbie Wrinkle
  • John Boh
  • Wanda Dodson in memory of Jess and Dora Dodson
  • Wanda Worley
  • Daniel A. Roller and Adele Dickerson
  • Beatrice Bland
  • Charles and Jonell Boteler
  • Charles Thompson and Millie Fazey
  • Roger Reichmuth
  • Dirk and Christie Cook
  • Willim R. Osborne, IV in honor of Bobbie Ann Wrinkle
  • Ronald Cooper
  • Don J. Dampier
  • Melissa A. McEuen
  • Rutheford B. Jr. and Mary T. Campbell
 
 

Resolutions Passed

Thank you to the following municipalities that have passed a resolution recognizing our work for the past 50 years.
 
City of Lebanon Junction, Larry Dangerfield, Mayor - 12/6/21
City of Elkton, Arthur Green, Mayor - 12/9/21
City of Wayland, Jerry Fultz, Mayor - 12/14/21
City of Sacramento, Betty Howard, Mayor - 12/21/21
City of Burnside, Robert Lawson, Mayor - 1/10/22
City of Nortonville, Scotty Harvey, Mayor - 1/10/22
Board of Commisioners, City of Covington, Joseph W. Meyer, Mayor - 1/11/22
City of Bardstown, J. Richard Heaton, Mayor - 1/11/22
City of Murray, Bob Rogers, Mayor - 1/13/22
City of Crestview Hills, Paul W. Meier, Mayor - 1/13/22
City of Scottsville, David Burch, Mayor - 1/10/22
City of Grayson, George Steele, Mayor - 1/12/22
City of Woodlawn Park, Larry Lewis, Mayor - 1/17/22
City of Frankfort, Layne Wilkerson, Mayor - 1/24/22
City of Corydon, Ronda Moore Smith, Mayor
City of Beattyville, Edward Scott Jackson, Mayor
City of Georgetown, Tom Prather, Mayor
City of Adairville, Donna Blake - 1/10/22
City of Horse Cave, Randall Curry, Mayor - 2/14/22
City of Paintsville, Bill N. Runyon, Mayor - 2/2/22
City of Pineville, Scott Madon, Mayor - 3/14/22
Senate, Commonwealth of Kentucky - 4/13/22