Heritage/History Resources

AltaMira Press
http://www.altamirapress.com/
The preeminent publisher of professional materials on museums and on local history in North America. Publishing partners include the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH).
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American Association for State and Local History
http://www.aaslh.org/
The American Association for State and Local History provides leadership service, and support for its members, who preserve and interpret state and local history in order to make the past more meaningful in American Society. Web site has Resource Links and list of publications and videos.
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Association for Heritage Interpretation
http://www.heritageinterpretation.org.uk/index.html
Website for the Association for Heritage Interpretation (AHI) in England, which concerns itself with the promotion of cultural and heritage attractions. The value of this resource lies in the archive of journal articles, which cover a wide variety of themes including visitor centre design, accessibility, education, multimedia and more.
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Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
http://www.alhfam.org/
ALHFAM is the museum organization for those involved in living historical farms, agricultural museums, outdoor museums of history and folklife and those museums - large and small - that use "living history" programming. The site has Living History Links, which lists more than 80 international sites, as well as bibliographies, publication clearinghouse and white papers from conferences.
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Civil War Preservation Trust
http://www.civilwar.org/
The Civil War Preservation Trust is America's largest non-profit organization devoted to the preservation of our nation's endangered Civil War battlefields. The Trust also promotes educational programs and heritage tourism initiatives to inform the public of the war’s history and the fundamental conflicts that sparked it. The web site has an excellent history center and classroom section. The Trust has a weekly education newsletter is full of civil war and nineteenth-century sources. For more information email jrosenberry@civilwar.org
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Cultural Heritage Tourism Resource Manual
http://www.nasaa-arts.org/artworks/resource_manual.pdf
Compiled by the National Trust for Historic Preservation for Partners in Tourism, the Cultural Heritage Tourism Resource Manual (PDF) is a directory of more than 40 organizations and agencies that provide funding, technical assistance and other support for cultural heritage tourism projects.
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EdCom
http://www.edcom.org/about/index.shtml
The Standing Professional Committee on Education (EdCom) of the American Association of Museums (AAM) advances the purpose of museums as places of lifelong learning, serves as an advocate for diverse audiences, and promotes professional standards and excellence in the practice of museum education. The site has a list of Resources (Useful Websites).
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Interpretive and Heritage Tourism Planning and Training
http://www.heritageinterp.com/home.htm
Web site of consulting business, JVA. The site has Links to other interpretative and heritage web sites as well as a library with useful articles. See other links in same web site below.

http://www.heritageinterp.com/library.htm A variety of articles about interpretation and heritage interpretive planning.
http://www.heritageinterp.com/master.htm The JV Master Planning Book, a step-by-step approach to interpretive planning, from an understanding of the "psychology of the audience" and how visitors learn and remember in recreational settings, to interpretive planning for site & facilities, self-guiding trails, museum exhibits, and more.

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Kentucky Archaeological Survey
http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/khc/kas.htm
Brought to you by the Kentucky Heritage Council and Department of Anthropology University of Kentucky The Survey's mission is to provide a service to other state agencies, to work with private landowners to protect archaeological sites, and to educate the public about Kentucky's rich archaeological heritage.
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Kentucky Archaeology
http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/khc/Archaeology_Video.htm
A series of short documentaries that explore new research about the state's rich cultural heritage. Produced by the Kentucky Heritage Council, each episode examines a unique aspect of archaeology with a blend of interviews, artifacts, rare archival images and video of ancient American Indian sites in Kentucky. To date three episodes have been produced. Pending funding, the Kentucky Heritage Council hopes to produce additional episodes for the series about new research in both prehistoric and historical archaeology.
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Kentucky Digital Library
http://kdl.kyvl.org/
This web site allows access to the wealth of rare Kentuckiana material residing in archives, museums and special collections departments across the state of Kentucky. The Kentuckiana Digital Library's Archival Finding Aids Collection offers a single access point to search and browse over 4,500 archival collection finding aids representing 15 Kentucky repositories (all the state Universities and leading colleges in the state) that have a wealth of photographs, oral histories and historical texts.
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Kentucky Heritage Council
http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/khc/khchome.htm
The mandate of the Kentucky Heritage Council is to identify, preserve, and protect the cultural resources of Kentucky. This web site gives information on all the programs sponsored by the Council: Civil War, Main Street, KY Archaeological Survey, Kentucky Archaeology Video Series, Native American Heritage Commission, Kentucky African-American Heritage Commission, National Register of Historic Places, Kentucky Historic Preservation Plan.
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Kentucky Historical Society
http://history.ky.gov/index.htm
Kentucky Historical Society activities across the state help to preserve and promote the rich local history and heritage that exists all across the Bluegrass State. Programs include the Kentucky Oral History Commission, The Kentucky Folklife Program, Community Services, museums and traveling exhibits, publications, reference library, programs and assistance for teachers and students. Some grants are available.
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Kentucky Timeline
http://kdl.kyvl.org/html/kdl/timeline.htm
A timeline of Kentucky history from 12,000 BC to 1997. The timeline was prepared for the Kentucky Historical Society exhibit, "Kentucky Journey " and displayed on this website with permission.

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National Trust Heritage Tourism Program
http://www.nationaltrust.org/heritage_tourism/
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately funded non-profit organization that provides leadership, education and advocacy to save America's diverse historic places and revitalize our communities. Heritage Tourism provides training, technical, and marketing services to communities to develop their heritage tourism opportunities, including the sensitive use of historic and cultural resources. Web site has information on heritage tourism, National Trust's Preservation Books online catalog, success stories from communities.
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