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  1. The National Library of Medicine’s Digital Collections for the Genealogist

    By: Bill Burchfield, MSLS, Kentucky Historical Society Librarian We all know that the early history of the United States is filled with disease epidemics. Kentucky has shared in their sometimes-disastrous outcomes. Cholera was an especially dreadful disease that cropped up from time to time in various locations throughout the Commonwealth in the mid-19th century. Many times, cholera would break out more than once in a location given it is caused by contaminated water. Water purification and sanitation were wholly different in the 19th century compared to today, plus, methods to prevent contamination were not fully understood. Yellow fever was another...
  2. Document! Document! Document!

    By: Jama Watts, MLIS, Reference & Genealogy Librarian, Marion County Public Library They say that in real estate, the key is “location, location, location.”  In genealogy, the key is “document, document, document!”  Even if you’re not planning on publishing a book about your family history or applying to a society like the DAR or SAR, documentation is still an important part of any genealogy research.  You wouldn’t have considered trying to turn in a research paper without citing your sources, would you?  Not and expect to get a passing grade!  Think of your genealogy research as the foundation of a really intense...
  3. Kentucky Ancestors’ Print Archive Goes Digital!

    Well everyone, we’ve been promising this for quite sometime, and it’s finally here! You can now access the full run of Kentucky Ancestors print edition back issues, anywhere for free! Kentucky Ancestors as a publication began in July of 1965, and ran until summer 2013, when the publication moved to an online only format. All of the back issues from Vol. 1 to Vol. 48 have been digitized and are now available through our Digital Collections Catalog: http://www.kyhistory.com/  However, for easy access per issue, a full list of the back issues has been posted below with clickable links to the PDF...
  4. Video Panel Session: Researching Kentucky’s African American Roots

    This past February the Kentucky Historical Society and the African American Genealogy Group of Kentucky teamed up to host a panel session about Kentucky African American research strategies and resources. The panel was comprised of four experts in the field: Dr. Alicestyne Turley of Berea College, Reinette Jones of the Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, Yvonne Giles – the Lexington “Cemetery Lady”, and Mike Denis of Eastern Kentucky University.  Throughout the two hours of dialogue and questions, our panel covered various subjects including: Databases, cemeteries, slavery conditions, pre-Civil War free blacks, black slave owners, family, community, sharing enslaved names, census records,...

 

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