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The Filson Historical Society    

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(14) · History museum in Louisville, United States
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**The Filson will be closed to the public starting Tuesday, December 24th 2024 through Monday, January 20th 2025. We will reopen during normal business hours on Tuesday, January 21st. Filson …
**The Filson will be closed to the public starting Tuesday, December 24th 2024 through Monday, January 20th 2025. We will reopen during normal business hours on Tuesday, January 21st. Filson staff will use this period as time for planning, organization, and teamwork. Thanks for your understanding!** The Filson Historical Society, founded in 1884, is a privately supported historical society located at 1310 South 3rd Street in Louisville, Kentucky. The Filson is an organization dedicated to continuing adult education through a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal, Ohio Valley History, a quarterly magazine, The Filson, weekly lectures, historical tours, and exhibits.

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Apr 20, 2023
For a while during Covid there were no public lectures unless you counted the online lectures. Fortunately as we are getting back to normal guest lecturers are now able to present their lectures at t… Full review by Joe B
Feb 27, 2020
This was a fascinating story of Henrietta Wood a woman who was born into slavery in Kentucky, given her freedom in Cincinnati in 1848, then kidnapped in 1853 and sold back into slavery until after th… Full review by Joe B
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The Filson Historical Society (formerly the Filson Club) is named after early Kentucky explorer, John Filson, who wrote “The Discov…
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Facts

Established:1884
Located:1310 South 3rd Street
Founder:Reuben T. Durrett
President:Richard H. C. Clay
Curator:James J. Holmberg
Type:History museum

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