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The Filson is a quarterly news magazine dedicated to giving members a more in-depth view into activities at the Filson Historical Society. With articles about recent acquisitions, staff research in the collections, and membership information, it fulfills the organization's mission to collect, preserve, and tell the stories of the Ohio Valley ...
The Filson Club History Quarterly was an academic journal of American history (focusing on history of the Ohio Valley and Kentucky) published by the Filson Historical Society. It was originally established as The Historical Quarterly in 1926 by Robert S. Cotterill , to supplement The Filson Club Publications , a series of monographs published ...
Durrett's Filson Club has changed its name to the Filson Historical Society and is now located in the Old Louisville neighborhood. The Filson Historical Society has a research facilities which includes a manuscript collection as well as a library that includes rare books, periodicals, maps, and other published materials.
The Filson Historical Society, features a museum and extensive historical collections, currently undergoing major expansion; Frazier History Museum; Historic Locust Grove Visitors Center, which includes a museum; Howard Steamboat Museum (Jeffersonville, Indiana) Kentucky Derby Museum; Kentucky Railway Museum ; Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory
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He helped to found Louisville's Filson Club (now The Filson Historical Society) in 1884, writing many of their early papers. From 1885 to 1887, he edited the magazine Southern Bivouac . He also wrote three books: History of Morgan's Cavalry (1867), History of the Bank of Kentucky, 1792-1895 (1895), and Reminiscences of General Basil W. Duke (a ...
The Filson Historical Society, in Louisville, Kentucky, formerly the Filson Club; People with the name: Filson Young (1876–1938), journalist; Al W. Filson (1857-1925), American actor; John Filson (1747–1788), Kentucky explorer; Minnie Agnes Filson (1898–1971), Australian poet; Pete Filson (born 1958), Major League Baseball pitcher
Von Bismarck was a celebrated socialite of her day. In 1976, she donated her papers and photographs to the Filson Historical Society. The Mona Strader Bismarck Papers span 1916–1994 and are primarily made up of personal correspondence. Most of the letters were written by members of the social world in which she lived.