Have you ever wondered how yarn is made or thought you might want to try? Have you ever wondered where angora or mohair comes from or what silk feels like before it becomes thread or fabric? A spinners group will meet on Sunday March 11, 2007 from 1 to 4:00 p.m. at the Kentucky Library and Museum. Beginners are welcome. For more information, call Betty Ann Lloyd at 270- 282-5194.
Morning at the Museum
At 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 10th, artist-in-residence Lynne Ferguson will lead a personal tour of the VSA Side by Side and US Bank Art Show exhibits. Enter a drawing for a free spot in the March 31st silk painting workshop spot – a $45.00 value.
For more information, contact Lynne Ferguson at 270-745-2594.
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New Collections Available For Research
The Kentucky Library & Museum’s Manuscripts and Folklife Archives have processed and opened several new collections to researchers during the past two months. The collections include:
MSS 141 Bowling Green Ministerial Association – records keps from 1919 to 1953 including minute books, and project records.
SC 1462 Banks, Edgar James – scraps of a report signed by Banks in which he verifieds the authenticity of some Babylonian tablets.
SC 1468 Warren County Court Records – Typescript of selected entries, 1797-1820, from Warren County Circuit Court records copied by John B. Rodes.
SC 1465 Drake, William R. – 1826 deed to property in Edmonson County.
SC 1451 Hess, Nelson Irvin – 1856 Slavery obligation bond issued to N.I. Hess and L.B. Gilchrist in Gibson County, Tennessee.
SC 1466 Dulaney Family – 1855 letter written by Annie Elziabeth Dulaney Barclay in which she describes her daily life while at school; 1909 letter written by Edward Ludlow Hines outlining the Civil War experiences of Hiram W. Dulaney.
SC 1467 Greenwood & Massey’s Mill Turnpike Co. – Minute book for the Warren County company dating from 1886 to 1909. Last 2 pages contain a plat and records for the Plano Cemetery.
SC 1455 Adams, Daisy – Autograph album kept from 1886 to 1888 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
SC 1461 Peyton, Richard E. – 1904 marriage license issued in Hopkins County, Kentucky, to Peyton. He married Leaman F. Dunbar.
SC 1456 Fountain Run Missionary Baptist Church – Monroe County court case involving factions of the Church, 1936.
SC 1464 Skaggs, Linda – Reminiscence about Skaggs’ grandfather, James Henderson Gross, and the Kyrock community in Edmonson County. Includes photographs of the Kyrock plant and the company’s baseball team.
SC 1463 Orr, S.H. – Report card from a school in Grayson County, Texas illustrated with leaves filled with quotations, 1875.
SC 1454 Cherry, Thomas Crittenden – Bowling Green superitendent’s report on Margaret Calvert, 190?
MSS 161 Cox Family Collection – consists of letters written to John H. Cox, Sr. of Hart County, Kentucky. The letters were written chiefly by his children. The letters exhibit the effects of World War II on a rural family, 1919-1945.
MSS 162 Beasley, Robert, Sr. – Correspondence between Beasley and his wife Louise (Buckles) Beasley during World War II. Beasley served in Germany and his wife was in Caneyville, Kentucky.
MSS 163 Schenck, Martin B. – records, photos, training materials, etc. related to the military career of Schenck who served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam, 1934-2001.
MSS 164 Love Family Papers – Chiefly correspondence of the George Matthew and Nora (Sullivan) Love family, including their children Ruel, Margaret, and George Marshall Love, Sr., 1894-1959.
Author Kim Edwards Visited Bowling Green Now
Kim Edwards visited Bowling Green to discuss and sign her book. Readers had already met her on March 1, 2007 at Western Kentucky University’s Helm Library and Bowling Green Public Library.
You’ll still have a chance to meet her and let her sign your books on March 2, 2007 at Barnes and Noble at 10:00 a.m.
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One Campus-One Community-One Book Discussion
On the evening of February 22, 2007, Diana McQuay, Assistant Community Outreach Director of Western Kentucky University Libraries, led the One Book discussion at the Bowling Green Public Library. A photo album of the event is available.
This is the fourth One Book event sponsored by the Southern Kentucky Book Fest partners. The book selected for reading is The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kentucky author Kim Edwards.
Kim Edwards will visit Bowling Green to discuss and sign her book in March. Meet her on
March 1, 2007
Western Kentucky University’s Helm Library, Room 100 — 2:00 p.m.
Bowling Green Public Library — 6:00 p.m.
March 2, 2007
Barnes and Noble at 10:00 a.m.
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Java City Concert Tomorrow
Join us at noon tomorrow @ Java City for the sounds of Singer/Songwriter Jason Eller.
To hear some of Jason’s music visit www.jasoneller.com or www.myspace.com/jasoneller.
This event is sponsored by University Libraries and is part of the annual Noontime Concert Series @ Java City. See a list of our upcoming events at www.wku.edu/library
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“Far Away Places” Presented Antarctica with Dr. Trapasso This Thursday at Barnes & Noble
WKU Libraries’ “Far Away Places†international lecture series program presented Antarctica with Dr. Michael Trapasso on February 15 at Barnes & Noble.
Photo Album | Audio | Podcast
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Soul/Hip Hop Artist Lauren Cunningham & NoizeJoi Performed in Java City
Soul/Hip Hop Artist Lauren Cunningham & NoizeJoi performed at noon in the Helm Library Java City. Sponsored by University Libraries, this concert is part of the annual Noontime Concert Series @ Java City. See a list of our upcoming events at http://www.wku.edu/library/events/Helm_JavaCity/
Here’s an photo album of the event.
Hear Lauren’s music at http://www.myspace.com/laurencsunnydays
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2007 US Bank “Celebration of the Arts” Open Art Exhibition
Those on campus and in the Bowling Green/Warren County community who want to show their artistic talent at the “US Bank Celebration of of Arts” to take place from March 4 through April 8 can enter the exhibition by printing out this form, fill it in and mail to:
- Kentucky Library and Museum
1906 College Heights Blvd. #11092
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Details of the event is available on this PDF document.
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