Ed Fillmer Presents "Ozarks Ghost Towns;" Library to Host Smithsonian's "Exploring Human Origins" Exhibit in May 2016
The story begins, “A once thriving town is gone…” The town – there were many – went by the names Phenix, and Rush, Red Oak, Almartha, Riverdale, Zanoni and Bird Town. Once the backbone of the early Ozarks’ economy, they are ghost towns. But their stories survive in videos that freelance journalist Ed Fillmer will present at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library upstairs meeting room.
“Ozarks Ghost Towns” is a compilation of video stories first aired on Fillmer’s “KY3’s Ozark Life” stories during his 17 years as a reporter, photographer and producer at KYTV. Ed is Journalist in Residence for the History Museum on the Square, in a nonprofit video journalism collaboration with KY3 News. The presentation is part of a 2015 series based on Fillmer’s KY3 video archive of life in the Ozarks.
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The library district is one of 19 U.S. public libraries chosen to host a traveling exhibit in 2016 that is sure to generate discussion. What better place for that than the library? “Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Meant to Be Human?” is a national exhibition developed by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and the American Library Association.
Based on the Smithsonian’s “What Does It Mean to Be Human?” permanent exhibition hall, it seeks to shed light on what we know about human origins and how we know it. The exhibition welcomes different cultural perspectives on human origins and seeks to foster positive dialogue and a respectful exploration of the science.
The Library Center will host the 1,200-square-foot exhibition for four weeks in May 2016. It will include a series of free library programs including presentations by Smithsonian scientists. Through panels, interactive kiosks, hands-on displays and videos, it invites audiences to explore human milestones, from walking upright, creating technology and eating new foods, to brain enlargement and the development of symbolic language and complex societies.
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