Website Search | Lexington Public Library

Search Website

Displaying results 1 - 25 of 289

Tales From The Kentucky Room Episode List

Stories of Lexington's history told through the Kentucky Room archives.

Highlight

Kentucky Legends Program Series

Join us for Kentucky Legends: a series of programs exploring Kentucky culture, history, and lore. Programs include author visits, Chautauqua performances, live music, activities and crafts, and more.

Digital Archives - Collection - Group

Kentucky History

The Kentucky History collection contains Kentucky-related documents not specifically related to Fayette County.

Podcast

Tales from the Kentucky Room

Authored on

Fri, 11/25/2022 - 11:09am

Feeds item

Fri, 11/25/2022 - 11:09am

Stories of Lexington's history told through the Kentucky Room archives.

Podcast Episode

The Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky (2019)

Mariam interviews Foster Ockerman, Jr., author of Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky, and President and Chief Historian of the Lexington History Museum about his book and horse racing in Kentucky.

More Episodes From Tales from the Kentucky Room

Podcast

Turning The Page

Authored on

Fri, 11/25/2022 - 11:09am

Feeds item

Fri, 11/25/2022 - 11:09am

Join us for updates on library happenings, book recommendations, interviews, and more!

Podcast Episode

Kentucky and the War of 1812: the Governor, the Farmers and the Pig: An Interview with Doris Settles (2023)

More Episodes From Tales from the Kentucky Room

Podcast Episode

Coming Soon: Quilting Kentucky's Stories

More Episodes From Tales from the Kentucky Room

Primary Page

Genealogy & Local History

Discover unique resources in our Digital Archives that tell the story of Fayette County. Visit cemeteries throughout Central Kentucky using our cemetery maps. Contact our resident experts in the Central Library's Kentucky Room with questions. The Lexington Public Library is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library.

Podcast Episode

J. Alexander Chiles: The Fight Against Kentucky’s Separate Coach Law (2022)

Mariam shares the history of Kentucky’s Separate Coach Law, and Lexington’s second African American attorney, J. Alexander Chiles, who took the fight to the US Supreme court multiple times in the 1890s and early 1900s.

More Episodes From Tales from the Kentucky Room

Podcast Episode

Women's Suffrage in Kentucky (2020)

Mariam interviews Shea Simanek Magnuson about the history of women’s suffrage in Kentucky.

More Episodes From Tales from the Kentucky Room

Podcast Episode

Bad Sex in Kentucky, An Interview with Kevin Lane Dearinger (2019)

Mariam interviews Kentucky native Kevin Lane Dearinger about his forthcoming memoir, Bad Sex in Kentucky, his Broadway career, and his second career in education.

More Episodes From Tales from the Kentucky Room

Podcast Episode

Quilting Kentucky's Stories: Donna Carter's Speech for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

More Episodes From Tales from the Kentucky Room

Podcast Episode

Best of Tales from the Kentucky Room (2020)

Mariam and Erin discuss and play clips of a few of their favorite moments from Tales from the Kentucky Room. This episode was recorded online from their homes.

More Episodes From Tales from the Kentucky Room

Podcast Episode

The Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (2018)

Mariam interviews Reinette Jones, founder of the Notable Kentucky African Americans database. They discuss Kentucky’s Centenarian Librarians, the boxer David Moore, and the prison shoe-making industry. Visit the NKAA at http://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/

More Episodes From Tales from the Kentucky Room

Podcast Episode

Kentucky Duels (2019)

Mariam and Wayne discuss the Code Duello and several nineteenth century Kentucky duels, including duels fought by Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and a pair of doctors from Transylvania University’s School of Medicine.