Bill Goodman: On golden anniversary for Kentucky Humanities, here’s to 50 years of telling Ky’s story

Kentucky Humanities is 50 years younger.

Since 1972, Kentucky Humanities has been devoted to Telling Kentucky’s Story via packages and companies that create immense pleasure in our frequent tradition and heritage, our civic engagement and civil discourse, and native humanities occasions that make us who we un-mistakenly are: Kentuckians. For 50 years Kentucky Humanities has labored to develop and help humanities packages primarily based in information, perception, and inherent respect, that allow every of us to participate within the studying, sharing, and instructing of each other, and constructing robust communities all through the Commonwealth.

Over the previous 50 years, Kentucky Humanities has supported humanities occasions in all 120 counties, delivering greater than 15,000 packages throughout Kentucky and reaching greater than 5 million individuals. That pledge we made 50 years in the past steers our efforts at present. To have a good time this milestone in our group we’re inviting all Kentuckians to affix within the occasions we’ve deliberate for 2022. By visiting kyhumanities.org you will be a part of Kentucky’s story, our collective story.

We’re thrilled to convey our Fiftieth-anniversary celebration to Northern Kentucky College with Laureates Out Loud that includes U.S. Poet Laureate Pleasure Harjo and Kentucky Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson. Eric H. Kearney, President/CEO of the Better Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Commerce and President of the Northern Kentucky College Basis will reasonable what is certain to be an interesting dialog.

Our longstanding relationship with NKU and the higher Northern Kentucky area within the type of extraordinary management from board members from the NKU college, Crittenden, Walton, Williamstown, and Villa Hills, gave us the peace of mind that this particular occasion can be met with enthusiasm and help. We’re grateful to have such great companions and individuals from this vibrant and important a part of the state.

For these of you who’ve but to expertise our packages, we hope that you simply’ll discuss to your neighbors and pals who might have and be part of our mail checklist for updates on when and the place we’ll be in your yard. Our lengthy historical past within the Northern Kentucky neighborhood, whether or not via Prime Time Household Studying at Walton Verona Elementary Faculty, Faculty Days creator visits at Gallatin County Elementary Faculty, Kentucky Chautauqua displays at Normal Butler State Park, Kentucky Reads e-book discussions at Roebling Level Books & Espresso, Audio system Bureau packages on the Kenton County Public Library, Kentucky Humanities journal delivered to mailboxes all through the area, grants awarded to the Behringer-Crawford Museum, or Smithsonian displays on the Campbell County Public Library, remind us of the continued help our packages have acquired from you and for which we’re grateful.

Right here’s to 50 years. Could our partnership in humanities-based companies and packages and the dedication now we have constructed throughout the a long time proceed on for the subsequent 50.

Invoice Goodman is government director of Kentucky Humanities