About America 250
All Americans will be celebrating the country's 250th birthday on July 4, 2026! Join the library throughout this year for America 250 themed programs and displays.
Speaker Series at the Library
America250 Speaker Series: KY Women in the Revolution
Mar 26th | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Dr. Paul Tenkotte joins us to speak about the role of Kentucky women in the American Revolution. This project is supported with funding…
America250 Speaker Series: 10 Ways to Eat Post Colonial
Apr 9th | 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Food Etymologist Dann Woellert will take us back in time to Cincinnati’s post colonial founding and what Post Colonial Cincinnatians and…
Northern Kentucky History Day: America250 Celebration
May 16th | 8:00am - 3:00pm
Join us for presentations by historians and local authors highlighting stories related to history of Kentucky in honor of…
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Learn about upcoming programs and activities in Kentucky and across the country.
Women of the American Revolution
Women of the American Revolution
or: if Felicity was your favorite American Girl Doll
America250
It Started Before 1776
Prior to the arrival of Spanish, British, and French settlers, many diverse indigenous communities thrived in North America.
Books to read after watching Ken Burns American Revolution
Books to Read After Watching Ken Burns American Revolution
Books by the experts featured in the docuseries, as well as books that focus on key events and figures of the American Revolution
america250: new books
America250: New & Upcoming Books About the Revolution
New books about the Revolution for 2026.
cookbooks america250
America250: All-American Cookbooks
Get cooking for America's 250th!
america250 cookbooks
America250: The Melting Pot
Cookbooks celebrating America's vast variety of cultures
KHS
Kentucky Historical Society
Celebrate America250 with the Kentucky Historical Society in the Commonwealth.
America250
America250
250 years in the making - celebrate America's anniversary.
KHS
Whitehouse America250
Celebrate the story of America.
Celebrate Kenton County History
Learn more about our area with the library's resources.
Celebrate Our History
Faces & Places
Find photos of your neighborhood, family and more in this collection of photographs.
geNKY – Northern Kentucky Genealogy Database
Local church, cemetery, yearbooks and other records. Complied and digitized by the Library.
Kentucky Post 1895-1959, 1962 - Newsbank
Explore the full-text Kentucky Post to find historical information about the area.
Northern Kentucky Newspaper Index 1900s
Indexed Northern Kentucky Newspapers from 1900 to present.