Background
Kramer, Carl Edward was born on May 22, 1946 in New Albany, Indiana, United States. Son of Douglas Manuel Kramer and Jane Anastasia (Markert) Kramer Pitman.
(The first comprehensive history of Frankfort and Franklin...)
The first comprehensive history of Frankfort and Franklin County to appear since 1912, Capital on the Kentucky is a rich repository of the people and events that have made Frankfort unique among the cities of the Commonwealth. Carl Kramer's work is a scholarly, well-illustrated chronicle of the founding and development of Frankfort, the capital city of Kentucky. Nearly four hundred photographs and maps (including sixteen pages of color) accompany and complement the author's lively narrative. This book is a rewarding read not only for those interested in Kentucky history, but also those interested in urban studies, economics and cultural history.
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Kramer, Carl Edward was born on May 22, 1946 in New Albany, Indiana, United States. Son of Douglas Manuel Kramer and Jane Anastasia (Markert) Kramer Pitman.
Bachelor, Anderson (Indiana) University, 1968. Master of Arts, Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1970. Master of Science, University Louisville, 1972.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Toledo, 1980.
Population analyst, United States Bureau Census, Jeffersonville, Indiana, 1970-1971;
research planner, Louisville-Jefferson County Planning Commission, 1971-1972;
adjunct lecturer, U. Louisville School Urban Policy, 1976-1991;
president, Kentuckiana History Superior vena cava syndrome, Jeffersonville, 1981-1997;
executive director, Clark County Planning, Zoning and Building Commission, Jeffersonville, 1991-1997;
vice president, Kramer Associations, Inc., since 1997. Architectural historian Louisville History Landmarks & Preservation district Commission, 1977-1979. Adjunct lecturer history U. Louisville, since 1982.
Chairman Regional Coordination Planning Committee, Louisville, 1992-1993. Member education committee History Southern Indiana, Inc., Evansville, 1991-1993. Member of advisory committee Falls of OhioInterpretive Center, 1991-1994.
Member transportation technical coordinator committee Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency, since 1992, chairman, 1994-1996.
(The first comprehensive history of Frankfort and Franklin...)
Member executive board George Rogers Clark council Boy Scouts American, 1976-1992. Council advisory board Lincoln Heritage Council, since 1993, assistant council commissioner, 1993-1994. Secretary Clark County Emergency Shelter, 1985-1995, Methodist Evangelical Hospital Foundation, Louisville, 1987-1994.
Board directors Plymouth Community Renewal Center, Louisville, 1988-1994. Board directors Clark County chapter American Red Cross, 1991-1997, vice chairman, 1992-1994, chairman 1994-1997. Member Ind State Service Council, American Red Cross, 1992-1994.
President Kentuckiana Association, United Church of Christ, 1985-1986. Board directors Leadership Southern Indiana Foundation, 1984-1988, secretary, 1987-1988. Board directors Clark County Youth Shelter, 1984-1988, program chairman, 1986-1988.
Delegate Indiana Governor's Conference on Small Business, Indianapolis, 1984. Member American History Association, Organization American Historians (publicity committee 1991), National Council on Public History, Urban History Association, American Society Church History, Indiana History Society, Indiana Association Historians, Kentucky History Society, American Planning Association, Indiana Planning Association (historian since 1996), Society of America City & Regional Planning History (member John W. Reps prize committee since 1996), Filson Club (publication advisory board 1990-1993), Toastmasters (president 1990), Rotary (board directors since 1995, president-elect 1996-1997, president since 1997), Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Chi, Gamma Nu, Alpha Phi Gamma, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Phi Omega.
Married Mary Elizabeth Kagin, June 16, 1990.