The Filson Historical Society

Award-winning journalist and author Elaine Weiss discusses her book 'Spell Freedom,' which examines the underground schools that built the Civil Rights Movement. Framed as a crucial lens on American history.

Journalist and historian Craig Fehrman presents his five-year research project on Lewis and Clark. Sponsored by the Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the General Society of Colonial Wars.

Opening reception for the exhibit curated by Maureen Lane, featuring quilts, coverlets, and samplers from the Ohio Valley. The exhibit will remain open Monday–Friday 9:00–4:30 through April 16, 2027. Sponsored by Stock Yards Bank & Trust.

Author Sonya Lea discusses her essay collection 'American Bloodlines,' which reckon with lynch culture and systemic racism through personal and family narratives. Interviewed by Nikki Lanier, JD, founder and CEO of Harper Slade Advisors.

Appalachian author, advocate, and educator Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. (past Kentucky Teacher of the Year) discusses his work, including his debut collection 'Gay Poems for Red States,' which was featured on Good Morning America.

Roundtable with the 2026 Filson Institute cohort, featuring scholars from University of Richmond, University of Houston, University of Pennsylvania, University of Cincinnati, and Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology and Culinary Institute of America.