----- Original Message ----- From: <AAlfaro99@aol.com> To: <undisclosed-recipients:;> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 8:00 PM Subject: KGS 14 Oct 99 meeting Plus News > > What did your mother do during the Civil War? > Susan Hughes will tell you when she addresses the members of the Kentucky > Genealogical Society at the Kentucky History Center on Thursday, October 14, > starting at 7:30 pm. > She is a native of Bowling Green. Has a bachelors from Western, and has > done graduate work at Western and UK. She is the Educational Specialist and > Coordinator of Services at Shakertown. Prior to that appointment she served > as the Director of the Kentucky Junior Historical Society for 17 years. She > is the author of several articles on the subject of Kentucky history, and is > presently the Editor of The Citizen's Companion. > Her topic will be "Women and other non-military citizens on the Home > Front during the Civil War. > For further information call 502 223-8318 (Frankfort). > > NOTICE - If you are a dues paying member of the KGS, you should have > received your WINTER #4 edition of Bluegrass Roots (green cover) and the FALL > #3 edition of Bluegrass Roots (gray cover). If not, you may want to email at > Aalfraro99@aol.com and let me know. Thank you. Al Alfaro, KGS President. > > Workshops & Conferences > Cemetery Preservation Fair > Frankfort Cemetery, October 9, 1999, 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. > This fair will be hosted by the Kentucky Historical Society, > the Historical Confederation of Kentucky, and the Frankfort Cemetery. Among > the activities scheduled will be walking tours of the cemetery, information > on preserving tombstones, hands-on cleaning demonstrations, and > presentations about some of the people buried there. Also featured will be > a talk by Western Kentucky University Archivist Sue Lynn Stone on nineteenth > century mourning customs. Contact Kathy Jones or Karla Nicholson at (502) > 564-1792 for more information. or email Karla.Nicholson@mail.state.ky.us > > Grantwriting for Historical Organizations > December 13, Kentucky History Center, Frankfort > This workshop sponsored by the Kentucky Historical Society > and the Historical Confederation of Kentucky, will be aimed at the beginning > grant writer and will feature basic tips on how to make your grant > competitive. A small fee will be charged. Contact Karla Nicholson, > 502-564-1792, ext. 4478 or email Karla.Nicholson@mail.state.ky.us > for information.