Before Google Maps and GPS, maps were carefully drawn by hand to record the roads, rivers, homes, businesses and landscapes that defined a community. Many of these historic maps survive today, offering fascinating clues about how Northern Kentucky and the Tri-State region have changed over the centuries.
Behringer-Crawford Museum is inviting the public to uncover those stories during its upcoming NKY History Hour, “Let’s Explore with Old Maps!,” a virtual presentation by BCM Archaeologist Jeannine Kreinbrink on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
Jeannine Kreinbrink is the President and Senior Partner at K & V Cultural Resources Management, LLC, which she co-founded in 2011 with Doug VonStrohe. She has combined a career in cultural resource management with conducting educational and public programs in archaeology, preservation and history.
Kreinbrink’s career in archaeology began at NKU, volunteering at BCM, where she has been an Associate Archaeologist since 1981. She started a full-time career as an archaeologist in 1986, working on urban archaeology in Covington. Kreinbrink obtained her MA in 1992 from the University of Cincinnati and has worked as a professional archaeologist ever since. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Friends of Big Bone. She helped found and served on the Board of the James A. Ramage Civil War Museum and also taught as an adjunct Professor for the Anthropology and History Departments at NKU from 1997 to 2014.
NKY History Hour is a virtual program, offered exclusively online. Participation is free, but registration is required to join via Zoom.
The event will also be streamed live on BCM’s Facebook page. All past NKY History Hour episodes can be viewed at bcmuseum.org.
NKY History Hour programs take place every other Tuesday evening.
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