page_title: Kentucky Historical Society
section_title: Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History
hierarchical_section_title: Kentucky Historical Society / Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History
caption_attribution_description: English: Lobby of the Clark Center for Kentucky History
context_page_description: The Kentucky Historical Society was originally established in 1836 as a private organization. The KHS is an agency of the Kentucky state government that "collects, preserves, conserves, interprets and shares information, memories and materials from Kentucky's past to assist those interested in exploring and preserving that heritage". The KHS history campus, located in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky, includes the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, the Old State Capitol, and the Kentucky Military History Museum at the State Arsenal.
context_section_description: The Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History is the headquarters for the KHS. A multimillion-dollar museum and research facility, the center features both permanent and temporary exhibitions, a research library and a gift shop.
  The center contains an exhibition called "A Kentucky Journey" that covers the period from prehistoric times to the present. At the Martin F. Schmidt Research Library, a genealogical and historical research library, researchers can access books, manuscripts, graphic collections and oral histories documenting the people and places of Kentucky's rich past.  Families and historians can trace back genealogies and consult with professional staff. The center also contains the Keeneland Changing Exhibits Gallery for various temporary exhibitions – some examples of which include "Beyond the Log Cabin: Kentucky's Abraham Lincoln" and "Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers." The gift shop is called the Steward Home School 1792 Store.
caption: Lobby of the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History
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