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Filson Historical Society

The Filson Historical Society is a historical society located in the Old Louisville neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. The organization was founded in 1884 and named after early Kentucky explorer John Filson, who wrote 'The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucke', which included one of the first maps of the state. Wikipedia*

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Filson Historical Society has hosted 6 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2000 Speech. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2015 with an average of 2,420 views per video. Most appearances with Mark Wetherington (2). Most common tags: Early American History (1600-1850), Civil War.

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    Bonds of War

    Author David Thomson blended Civil War-era financial and political history to show how the marketing and sale of bonds helped…

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    The Man Who Would Not Be Washington

    Jonathan Horn talked about his book The Man Who Would Not Be Washington: Robert E. Lee’s Civil War and His Decision That Chan

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    Thomas Nast: The Father of Modern Political Cartoons

    Fiona Deans Halloran talked about her book, Thomas Nast: The Father of Modern Political Cartoons, in which she recounts the l…

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    Filson Historical Society

    James Holmberg gave a tour of the special collections of the Filson Historical Society, He showed material from George Rogers…

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