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  1. KHS at RootsTech Connect!

    KHS at RootsTech Connect!

    As most of you know, the RootsTech Conference (the largest genealogy conference in the world) has been transformed into a FREE virtual world-wide event for 2021 – Called RootsTech Connect! KHS is well represented by staff, Cheri Daniels and Julie Kemper! Collectively, they have 4 sessions at this world-wide genealogy...

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  2. 2020 Kentucky Ancestors Town Hall – New TV Show + Call for Family Mysteries!

    2020 Kentucky Ancestors Town Hall – New TV Show + Call for Family Mysteries!

    Thanks to everyone who came out this past October for another wonderful Kentucky Ancestors Town Hall! The third year of this amazing event brought an announcement we had all been hoping for – Our previous years’ episodes got picked up by KET (Kentucky Educational Television) and will air in 2020 on the...

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  3. Document! Document! Document!

    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...

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  4. Video How-To: Accessing Our Collections Part 1 – Visiting the Library

    Video How-To: Accessing Our Collections Part 1 – Visiting the Library

    Kentucky Ancestors, Video Tutorial: Accessing Our Collections Part 1: Visiting the Library Are you ready to take your Kentucky research to another level? Do you have a Kentucky ancestor brick wall? Visiting our library on-site can help take your research to the next level! Prior to your visit, please watch...

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  5. Using JSTOR for Genealogy Research

    Using JSTOR for Genealogy Research

    State history journals can be a treasure trove of useful information for family historians and local history enthusiasts alike. Many state historical societies included a journal focusing on the early history of their region among their earliest offerings to members and scholars.  In addition to articles on a wide array...

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  6. Collections Corner: Henry Middleton Hyatt Genealogy Collection

    Collections Corner: Henry Middleton Hyatt Genealogy Collection

    The Rev. Dr. Harry Middleton Hyatt was a folklorist interested in Adams County, Illinois and witchcraft. He began researching the Millers of Millersburg, Kentucky in 1973, to publish an update to the 1929 edition, but died (Dec. 1978) before he could publish his work. Harry Middleton Hyatt, M.A., D.D., was...

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  7. Collections Corner: Chinn Family Genealogy Collection

    Collections Corner: Chinn Family Genealogy Collection

    Hazel Chinn Besserer compiled this Chinn family research collection between 1970 and 1985, and contributed to published information on the Chinn family.  As part of her research, she traced her line back through Kentucky to Cabell Breckinridge Chinn (1823-1862), named after one of his father’s legal clients, Joseph Cabell Breckinridge...

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