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25 members of sesquicentennial group
named, will begin coordinating plans
The 25 members of the Kentucky Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission have been named and will be meeting soon to begin plans for recognizing and celebrating the pivotal role Kentucky played in the Civil War.
The membership includes legislators, Kentucky college and university Civil War specialists, battle historians and members of the Kentucky Heritage Commission and the Kentucky Arts Council.
The commission will operate under the auspices of the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) and is charged with (1) recommending activities to commemorate key Civil War events in the Commonwealth, (2) increasing civic awareness about the principle role of Kentucky in the war, (3) and encouraging communities and businesses to engage in activities to expand the understanding of the war across the state and beyond.
A $1.05 million grant has been awarded KHS to create programming and projects around the theme “Discovering Together: Kentucky’s Civil War Landscapes.” The 150th anniversary of the Civil War begins in 2011 and extends through 2015.
Commission members are:
Robert Bell, Louisville, representing the Kentucky Heritage Council; Sen. Tom Buford, Nicholasville; Virginia Carter, Kentucky Humanities Council; Rep. Bob Damron, Nicholasville; Colman Eldridge, Lexington, representing the Governor’s Office of Minority Empowerment; Shae Hopkins, KET, Lexington, representing the Kentucky Department of Education; Dr. Eric Jackson, Northern Kentucky University, Florence; Sen. Tom Jensen, London;
Dr. John Kleber, University of Louisville, representing the Kentucky Historical Society; Dr. James Klotter, Georgetown College, state historian; Lori Meadows, Kentucky Arts Council, Frankfort; Robert Moody, Richmond; Dr. Marshall Myers, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond; Harold Oney III, Nicholasville; Wayne Onkst, Kentucky Department Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, representing Kentucky Department of Education; Matthew Osborne, Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, Frankfort;
Dr. Judy Pierce, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green; Phillip M. Seyfrit, Richmond; Dr. Gerald Smith, University of Kentucky, Lexington, representing the Historical Society; Major Gen. Edward Tonini, Kentucky National Guard, Frankfort; David Trimble, Georgetown; Gerry van der Meer, Department of Parks; Kent Whitworth, Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort; Tiffany Yeast, Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, Frankfort, representing the African American Heritage Commission; Rep. Brent Yonts, Greenville.
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