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Tales From The Kentucky Room Episode List

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

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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.

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Women's Suffrage in Kentucky (2020)

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

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Kentucky Baseball Bonus Episode (2020)

Enjoy this discussion of Lexington born Major League Baseball players that was cut from the KY Baseball episode.

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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.

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Kentucky Baseball (2020)

Mariam and Wayne discuss the rich history of baseball in Kentucky.

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Community Reads is our Lexington-wide book group. Connect with your friends and neighbors by reading the selected book, joining in a book discussion or related program, and attending a book talk with this year's featured author.

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Kentucky History

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

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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.

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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.

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

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Coming Soon: Quilting Kentucky's Stories

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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.

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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.

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Breaking the Bronze Ceiling (2020)

Mariam interviews Dr. Randolph Hollingsworth, Barbara Grygutis and Rob Bolson about their involvement in Lexington’s “Breaking the Bronze Ceiling” monument initiative.

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Dolly Johnson Dandridge: Lexington's White House Chef (2020)

J.P. Johnson guest hosts to celebrate the life of Dolly Johnson Dandridge (1852-1918), a Kentucky native who was the White House Chef for President Benjamin Harrison, and later a much sought-after chef after her return to Lexington, Kentucky in 1894.

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

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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.

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100 Years of the Kentucky Theatre: An Interview with Fred Mills (2022)

Mariam interviews Fred Mills about the history of the Kentucky Theatre and his 50 year tenure as the theatre’s manager.

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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/

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The Willipus Wallipus (2020)

Mariam tells a brief history of Lexington's first steam powered street roller, named the Willipus Wallipus.

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The Murder of Marion Miley, Revisited: An Interview with Author Beverly Bell (2020)

Mariam and Beverly discuss Beverly’s recent book, The Murder of Marion Miley.

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The League of Women Voters (2020)

Mariam interviews Cindy Heine and Dee Pregliasco from the Kentucky Chapter of The League of Women Voters about the organization’s 100 year history and its current initiatives.