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Second Saturday: Researching Your War of 1812 Ancestors 10:30 am
Second Saturday: Researching Your War of 1812 Ancestors @ Kentucky Historical Society
Sep 12 @ 10:30 am – 12:45 pm
Second Saturday: Researching Your War of 1812 Ancestors @ Kentucky Historical Society | Frankfort | Kentucky | United States
The Kentucky Genealogical Society joins the Kentucky Historical Society in hosting a series of free genealogy workshops each month at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. This month, KGS & KHS welcomes author Glen Conner! With his new book coming out this year, Mr. Conner has graciously agreed to share some of his methodology behind the research. As the author notes, this book came to fruition after he embarked on a journey to find out if one of his ancestors fought in the War of 1812.  “Frontiersmen in the War of 1812 follows the war from its origin to its conclusion, then provides an in-depth look at land grants and pensions issued to frontiersmen following the war, over 150 biographical portraits of the men who served, and geographical features and place names.”  A note from the speaker about this topic:  “Glen Conner was not daunted by the thought of research for a book about the men living on the frontier who fought in the War of 1812. It seemed to be simple enough. Define a study area in south central Kentucky and north central Tennessee, describe the geographical setting, collect information about the state militia units that were involved, detail the military actions involving those units, and identify the frontiersmen who became the soldiers. Simplicity turned out to be totally absent. Instead, the path had obstacles to research that were daunting. His presentation will describe the major obstacles such as changes in the boundaries of counties and states before,...
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Thursday Night Genealogy, Live!: CANCELED 6:30 pm
Thursday Night Genealogy, Live!: CANCELED @ Kentucky Historical Society
Sep 17 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Thursday Night Genealogy, Live!: CANCELED @ Kentucky Historical Society | Frankfort | Kentucky | United States
  REMINDER: The September 17th Thursday Night Live Session has been canceled! The entire KHS campus will be closing early due to a national conference in Louisville. The building (including the library) will CLOSE at 5:00PM!! We apologize for any inconvenience.
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10:30 am Second Saturday: Researching Your War of 1812 Ancestors @ Kentucky Historical Society
Second Saturday: Researching Your War of 1812 Ancestors @ Kentucky Historical Society
Sep 12 @ 10:30 am – 12:45 pm
Second Saturday: Researching Your War of 1812 Ancestors @ Kentucky Historical Society  | Frankfort | Kentucky | United States
The Kentucky Genealogical Society joins the Kentucky Historical Society in hosting a series of free genealogy workshops each month at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. This month, KGS & KHS welcomes author Glen Conner! With his new book coming out this year, Mr. Conner has graciously agreed to share some of his methodology behind the research. As the author notes, this book came to fruition after he embarked on a journey to find out if one of his ancestors fought in the War of 1812.  “Frontiersmen in the War of 1812 follows the war from its origin to its conclusion, then provides an in-depth look at land grants and pensions issued to frontiersmen following the war, over 150 biographical portraits of the men who served, and geographical features and place names.”  A note from the speaker about this topic:  “Glen Conner was not daunted by the thought of research for a book about the men living on the frontier who fought in the War of 1812. It seemed to be simple enough. Define a study area in south central Kentucky and north central Tennessee, describe the geographical setting, collect information about the state militia units that were involved, detail the military actions involving those units, and identify the frontiersmen who became the soldiers. Simplicity turned out to be totally absent. Instead, the path had obstacles to research that were daunting. His presentation will describe the major obstacles such as changes in the boundaries of counties and states before,...