Paul Sawyier Public Library

The Frankfort Heritage Lecture Series presents:OCEANS, GLACIERS, RIVERS, AND CAVES: HOW THE ROCKS UNDER OUR FEET HELP MAKE FRANKFORT UNIQUE  William “Drew” M. Andrews, Ph.D., P.G., Acting Director and State Geologist Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky  The rocks under our landscape play a critical role in defining the shape and the characteristics of the land we live…

The Frankfort Heritage Lecture Series presents:PART I: AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITIES IN KENTUCKY  Tressa Brown, Historic Preservation Coordinator Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission, Kentucky Heritage Council  American Indian communities have been in Kentucky for more than 11,000 years. When Euro-Americans settled here, Shawnee, Cherokee, and Chickasaw, among others, already lived here. Myths and misconceptions about American Indian people permeate…