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TheSouthernSHA @thesouthernsha.bsky.social · 18h

Attending the annual meeting? Be sure to check out the Public Square in the book exhibit. We've got lots of great programming throughout the conference!

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SAWH @sawh1970.bsky.social · 1d

Who's ready for #2025SHA? The annual SAWH breakfast is 30 days away. Register now.
The beloved SAWH Member & Graduate Student Breakfast is 8 am on Friday, Nov 7. Tickets can be purchased here: thesawh.org/sawh-confere...

Annual Member & Grad Student Breakfast at SHA | SAWH

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Appalshop @appalshop.bsky.social · 1d

"It is evident that Linda's students are excited about learning and learn much more than the second-grade curriculum calls for. " - Hilton Smith, Director, Foxfire Teacher Outreach

Watch "Hands On" on YouTube here: https://loom.ly/0Wpry4I

📸 Appalshop, "Hands On," Anne Lewis, 1992

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The H-Net Book Channel @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social · 1d

Are you a social science or humanities scholar who has heard about ORCID iDs but isn't completely sure what it does? In today's #FeedingTheElephant post, James Shulman explains the importance of having an ORCID id.
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ORCID iDs for the Humanities | H-Net

A guest post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications.

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Appalshop @appalshop.bsky.social · 2d

Join Appalshop alum Herb E. Smith and Archive staffer Shane Terry for a special 25th anniversary screening of The Ralph Stanley Story on Oct 9 @ 6PM.

The screening will be at Cantrell Banquet Hall, UVA-Wise and will be followed by a Q&A. No tickets required - it is free and open to the public!

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Appalshop @appalshop.bsky.social · 2d

"That one wonderful teacher ... I really cannot say enough good things about the multi-layered messages in that show." - Virginia Fox, Executive Director, Kentucky Educational Television

Watch "Hands On" on YouTube here: https://loom.ly/0Wpry4I

📸 Appalshop, "Hands On," Anne Lewis, 1992

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Kentucky Historical Society @kyhistsoc.bsky.social · 1d

New #KentuckyChronicles podcast has dropped! Join us for a discussion of how Confederate Kentuckians exploited the Canadian border during the Civil War. Our guest is Dr. Cassandra Jane Werking, a December 2024 research fellow at the Kentucky Historical Society.
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Kentucky Confederates in Canada | Dr. Cassandra Jane Werking

Podcast Episode · Kentucky Chronicles: A Podcast of the Kentucky Historical Society · 10/03/2025 · 37m

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Appalshop @appalshop.bsky.social · 3d

In "Hands On," Linda Oxendine-Brown and her second graders are the collective managers of their classroom during the 1989-90 school year in rural Knox County.

Watch "Hands On" on YouTube here: https://loom.ly/0Wpry4I

📸 Appalshop, "Hands On," Anne Lewis, 1992

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Berea College Archives @bereaarchives.bsky.social · 13d

Fiddle Tune Friday brings you the Belle of Lexington by the Last Old Man (Larry Rader; Andrew Dunlap; Jim Costa; Tracy Schwartz). Recorded at the 2001 Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music. dla.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

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Kentucky Historical Society @kyhistsoc.bsky.social · 13d

Upcoming funding deadline alert🚨 #skystorians. Fall deadline for the KHS research fellowship program is October 1, 2025. Funding available for wide range of research topics & time periods. Come see us in #Kentucky! 🐎 history.ky.gov/khs-for-me/f...

Research Fellowships | Kentucky Historical Society

To help facilitate your research, KHS offers short-term fellowships (one to four weeks) to promote scholarship on any facet of Kentucky’s history.

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Kentucky Historical Society @kyhistsoc.bsky.social · 14d

Register here:
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To Search KHS Collections, Click Here to search KHS Collections.

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Kentucky Historical Society @kyhistsoc.bsky.social · 14d

Curious about the Civil War? It's not too late to register for Civil War History Day!
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Details on the Kentucky Historical Society's Civil War History Day

YouTube video by WTVQ

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Kentucky Library Association @joinkla.bsky.social · 20d

Register for KLA25 by tomorrow! We look forward to seeing you soon. It's going to be a great event! sites.google.com/view/klaconf...

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Kentucky Historical Society @kyhistsoc.bsky.social · 20d

Registration is OPEN! KHS will host Ohio Valley History Conference October 9-11, 2025. Conference theme is “Borders, Boundaries, and Belonging.” Keynote speaker is Dr. Eladio Bobadilla, historian of social movements in the United States. See you there! #skystorians
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Kentucky Historical Society @kyhistsoc.bsky.social · 22d

Happy #ConstitutionWeek!
238 years ago, conventions in Danville created 1st governing document for KY with tripartite government, bicameral legislature, bill of rights, but limited popular control for electing senators (which Kentuckians would later change).
#76for250 #America250KY #kyhistory

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H-Kentucky @h-kentucky.bsky.social · 23d

Using factory-built modular designs could ease housing crunch in Eastern Kentucky, says nonprofit Frontier Housing based in Morehead. kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/15/n...

New take on factory-built could ease housing crunch, says Kentucky nonprofit • Kentucky Lantern

Nonprofit hopes to tackle housing shortage in Eastern Kentucky by reinventing how it has built homes for 51 years.

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Tom Kimmerer, PhD @tomkimmerer.bsky.social · 26d

To all who rave about the Autumn colors of the north woods, I present to you the far more interesting colors of the southern Appalachians. But you have to get out of your car.

Tom Kimmerer (@tomkimmerer)

Autumn in the north — northeastern states and provinces, upper midwestern states — gets all the attention when it comes to wonderful colors. And they deserve that attention. It’s hard to find somethin...

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Appalshop @appalshop.bsky.social · 27d

Happy hire anniversary to Appalshop Filmmaker Oakley Fugate! When he's not working, he loves photography and hiking, and his favorite Appalshop films are "Chairmaker" and "Stranger with a Camera." We're lucky to have him!

Oakley smiling and wearing a Coca-Cola ball cap and a black vest with a media badge

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H-Kentucky @h-kentucky.bsky.social · 27d

Call for book review editors for H-Kentucky networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

Call for book review editors for H-Kentucky | H-Net

Join the Editorial Team at H-Kentucky as a Review Editor!Are you passionate about Kentucky history, literature, and fine arts? Do you want to help shape scholarly conversations and stay at the forefro...

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Appalshop @appalshop.bsky.social · 29d

Lordy, lordy look who's 40!

We’re kicking off 40 years with our Fall Fund Drive, Sept 17–Oct 1! Celebrate the greatest station in the WHIRLED at 88.7FM or wmmt.org with shows, guests, events & more!

Want to give early? Donate now at wmmt.org/donate.

🎨: Robert Gipe

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H-Kentucky @h-kentucky.bsky.social · 29d

Announcing the 5th Annual Mountain Grrl Experience, October 17th & 18th in downtown Pikeville, KY. Celebrating the strength and creativity of Appalachian women while raising awareness and funds for domestic violence services. Admission is FREE! For more info go to www.mountaingrrlexperience.com

The Mountain Grrl Experience

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Appalshop @appalshop.bsky.social · Sep 9

"Leave It At The Loom" is a story of struggle transformed into strength, and of weaving as both heritage and hope.

Watch "Leave It At The Loom" on YouTube here: https://loom.ly/Q4CyN8c

🎥: Appalachian Media Institute, “Leave It At The Loom,” Olivia Conley and Grace Adams, 2025.

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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 29d

"When politicians start deciding what can be taught in college classrooms, every citizen should pay attention."

FREE LINK
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Former UK Provost: What is academic freedom and why should we care? | Opinion

OpEd: Academic freedom is the oxygen that allows universities to do their job: training the next generation, sparking innovation, and equipping citizens to make informed choices.

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Kentucky Genealogical Society @kentuckygenealogy.bsky.social · 29d

Congratulations to the new Librarian General of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Holly Stone Blair is a native of Hopkins County, Kentucky! She oversees the DAR Library in Washington, D.C. among her responsibilities.
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Introducing Our Executive Officers: Librarian General

I am honored to introduce myself to you as the 46th Librarian General. It is exciting to be a part of the Storage Administration. Together we will accomplish much and leave legacies for those followin...

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H-Kentucky @h-kentucky.bsky.social · 29d

New entry on KWSP map focuses on the work by Ky Equal Rights Association affiliate president in Jackson County at the McKee Academy - Louise Messler, a missionary and philanthropist sent there by the Reformed Church of America networks.h-net.org/louise-messler

Louise Messler | H-Net

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