You're invited to Food for Thought! "Burley: Kentucky Tobacco in a New Century"

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Once iconic American symbols, tobacco farms are gradually disappearing. It is difficult for many people to lament the loss of Cover of "Burley: Kentucky Tobacco in a New Century" by Ann K. Ferrell a crop that has come to symbolize addiction, disease, and corporate deception; yet, in Kentucky, the plant has played an important role in economic development and prosperity. Burley tobacco—a light, air-cured variety used in cigarette production—has long been the Commonwealth’s largest cash crop and an important aspect of regional identity, along with bourbon, bluegrass music, and Thoroughbred horses.

In "Burley: Kentucky Tobacco in a New Century", Ann K. Ferrell, assistant professor of folk studies and anthropology at Western Kentucky University, details a fascinating account of farmers and traditions surrounding a crop with a unique and long history in America. A crop that has gone from royalty to ruin in the space of the last fifty years.

The menu for the luncheon features strawberry spinach salad with poppy seed dressing, a quiche sampler, mixed melon salad, cheddar biscuits, blackberry cobbler, iced tea and coffee.

Tickets to the “Food for Thought” luncheon are $20 for KHS members and $25 for other patrons. To make a reservation, contact Julia Curry at 502-564-1792, ext. 4414. Reservations are required by August 16th.

To find out more about Food for Thought and other KHS programs, visit history.ky.gov.

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Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History
100 W. Broadway
Frankfort, KY 40601

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From the west (Louisville)

•From the west (Louisville) on I-64, take Frankfort exit #53B onto U.S. 127 (north from Lawrenceburg).
•Stay on U.S. 127, crossing U.S. 60, descending to the Kentucky River.
•After crossing the bridge, U.S. 127 becomes Clinton St.
•Follow Clinton St. (one way) through the traffic light at the bridge, under the Capital Plaza, to the second light at Ann St.
•Turn right onto Ann St. (one way).
•Drive one block, just past the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History to Broadway.
•Immediately after crossing Broadway and the railroad tracks, turn left into the parking lot.

From the east (Lexington)

•From the east (Lexington) on I-64, take Frankfort exit #58 at U.S. 60.
•Turn right onto U.S. 60 (east from Versailles).
•At the junction of U.S. 60 and U.S. 421, turn left onto state route 676 (East-West Connector).
•Turn right at the second traffic light onto state route 1659 (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.).
•Turn left onto E. Main St. at the first traffic light.
•Descend the hill, through two traffic lights, passing the Frankfort Cemetery on your left.
•Turn right onto High St. just past the Capitol Ave. Bridge (on your left).
•Turn left just past the railroad tracks onto Broadway.
•Drive past the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History and turn left at the traffic light at Ann Street.
•Immediately after crossing Broadway and the railroad tracks, turn left into the parking lot.

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