Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Grant Program Recipients Description An account of the resource The Kentucky Genealogical Society is pleased to be able to award money grants to repositories or other holders of genealogically significant Kentucky records for digitization. Applications for the 2023 Grant Cycle are due on November 1, 2022. Digitized records will then be made available online free of charge. The Society launched this digitization grant program in 2019 to encourage the digitization of records that are at risk from being lost forever or are otherwise valuable to Kentucky genealogical researchers. As events in 2022 demonstrate, some Kentucky records are one fire, flood, or tornado from being lost forever. These natural disasters can strike at any time. The Digitization Grant Program furthers one of the Society’s primary missions to encourage the preservation and availability of Kentucky records that are essential to genealogical and historical research. Eligible records cover a wide variety of topics such as newspapers, directories, school or organization yearbooks, church records, trade or vocational records, funeral home records, and pension records. This list, however, only scratches the surface on the records in need of digitization. The Digitization Grant Program is funded by the generosity of members and the general public. <a href="https://kygs.org/participate/donate.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Anyone wanting to contribute may do so here.</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Kentucky Genealogical Society Website A resource comprising of a web page or web pages and all related assets ( such as images, sound and video files, etc. ). Local URL The URL of the local directory containing all assets of the website <a href="https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/2953" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/2953</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2020 - The Filson Historical Society - Baptist Orphan's Home Records Description An account of the resource As the first Baptist orphanage in the United States, the Louisville Baptist Orphan’s Home is the oldest continuously operating children’s home in the south. After the Civil War, the home was established to serve the many children were left orphaned and impoverished. By 1888, over 500 children had been admitted to the orphanage. Its mission in later years has included many other children in need. By 1969, the home had cared for an estimated 8,000 children. Collection contains the following records: <ul><li>Correspondence, 1873-1910, to Mary A. Hollingsworth, matron, and others about the placement of orphan children, the occasional return of the same to the home, recommendations for foster parents, descriptions of children, medical treatment, accomplishments, etc.</li> <li>Miscellaneous bills and receipts, arranged alphabetically, 1871-1897, from Kentucky businesses concerning payment for food, fuel, repairs, equipment, etc.,</li> <li>Listings of donations from various churches and others.</li> </ul> Subject The topic of the resource Genealogy: Kentucky Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright belongs to the Kentucky Genealogical Society; Individuals contributing content own their content. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text; image Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Filson Historical Society Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Filson Historical Society Filson Historical Society Kentucky Louisville Orphan