Liberty on the Border Programs:

October:

 October 9 (All Day): HistoryMobile's Kentucky's Abraham Lincoln (Free)

The Kentucky Historical Society's HistoryMobile is a mobile museum featuring exhibits on Kentucky history and is housed in a 45-foot semi-trailer.  The HistoryMobile's traveling exhibit Kentucky's Abraham Lincoln explores Lincoln's frontier childhood, his career from log house to the White House, and his struggles to end slavery and lead the nation through Civil War.  The HistoryMobile will be parked outside the Frazier Museum all day on Thursday, October 9.  Admission is FREE, but space is limited and visitors will be allowed in on a first-come basis.  For more information, visit www.kylincoln.org.

October 16 at Noon: "Bite" of History Series - A Boy Named Sue: Sue Mundy, Kentucky's Most Notorious Confederate Guerrilla, presented by Richard Taylor (Free)

Sue Mundy was a product of the civil and uncivil unrest existing in Kentucky in the closing days of the Civil War. As Kentuckians bridled under military rule, and the depredations of guerrillas who created an atmosphere that must have resembled, in many ways, the turmoil of present-day Baghdad in its most turbulent months, it was a period of vicious personal wars among a divided populace.

Richard Taylor, profesor at Kentucky State University, is a writer and former Louisvillian and Kentucky Poet Laureate.  University Press of Kentucky published his historical novel, Sue Mundy: A Novel of the Civil War, as part of its Kentucky Voices Series.

 

October 28 from 7 to 9 pm: Finding Mary Todd Lincoln: Our Most Controversial First Lady, presented by Dr. Jean Baker (Free)

Tthe Frazier Museum and the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville host Dr. Jean Baker, Professor of History at Goucher College in Baltimore, on Tuesday October 28 at 7 pm.  Dr. Baker is a noted author and lecturer who has written many books about women in history, among them Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography.  Using previously untapped letters and documents, Dr. Baker tells a riveting story about Mary Lincoln’s childhood in Lexington, Kentucky, her stormy romance and marriage to Abraham Lincoln, and her struggles to balance her personal demons with her public life, even after her husband’s assassination. 

Admission is FREE.  Doors open at 5:30 p.m.   Pre-lecture time includes the opportunity to view the Museum exhibits, including the special exhibit Liberty on the Border: A Civil War Exhibit.  A reception and book signing of Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography follows the presentation.

This lecture is also a Professional Development opportunity for Jefferson County teachers.  To receive professional development credits, you must enroll through Rick Daniel, District Social Studies Specialist, (502) 485-3054. 

 November:

November 11 at 7:30 pm: Living History Series - General Ulysses S. Grant, presented by Larry Clowers

Perhaps the most recognizable and well known of all Civil War Union generals was Ulysses S. Grant.  Present at  Appomattox Courthouse at the end of the Civil War, Grant drafted the terms of surrender for the Confederacy and the end of the bloodshed which had lasted four years.

Larry Clowers presents stories from General Grant's early life, his marriage, his war years and his impressions of President Abraham Lincoln.

Event Pricing:
Frazier Museum Members - $9 per person
Non-Museum Members - $12 per person
Students & Seniors - $5 per person

November 20 at Noon:  "Bite" of History Series - Kentucky's Abraham Lincoln, presented by John Kleber (Free)

Kentucky was much more than simply the birthplace of our sixteenth president. Kentucky and Abraham Lincoln had profound effects on each other. The state played a significant role in his journey to the White House and his path through the Civil War. It held his earliest memories, provided his political mentor, several close friends, and his wife. Kentuckians were outraged by federal policies during the Civil War and Lincoln was not popular, but today we are proud to claim this giant of American history. With John Kleber as your guide, meet the remarkable Mr. Lincoln.

John Edward Kleber was born and educated in Kentucky. In 1968, he was hired as an assistant professor of history at Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky. Twenty-eight years later, he retired in May 1996 as professor emeritus. He has received several awards and honors, has edited six books, and is currently Adjunct Professor of History and Senior Fellow in the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. He resides in Louisville.

John Kleber’s appearance is sponsored in part by a grant from the Kentucky Humanities Council.