The Filson Historical Society

A place for history lovers.

For a while during Covid there were no public lectures unless you counted the online lectures. Fortunately as we are getting back to normal guest lecturers are now able to present their lectures at th...

Lecture on slavery and reparations.

This was a fascinating story of Henrietta Wood a woman who was born into slavery in Kentucky, given her freedom in Cincinnati in 1848, then kidnapped in 1853 and sold back into slavery until after the...

Sandra Day O’Connor lecture

After a year and a half absence we have rejoined The Filson Historical Society just in time for Sandra Day O’Connor lecture. It was very informative and we were able to learn a bit more about her life...

Research

My purpose in visiting was to explore the genealogy records. The facility was beautiful and beautifully maintained. The staff is very professional and knowledgeable. The research rooms are well lig...

Research Haven

We recently gave ourselves a membership to the Filson for Christmas, mainly for the frequent lectures. Having attended three lectures, which we greatly enjoyed, I wanted a tour of the facility yester...