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  1. Collections Corner: Scrapbooks of a Louisville Chinese Family

    Collections Corner: Scrapbooks of a Louisville Chinese Family

    Maxine Toy Locke Bauer was born in Louisville, KY, the daughter of a Chinese immigrant.  Her family owned several businesses in Louisville, including Chinese laundries and restaurants.  Bauer created two scrapbooks that document her family history and gives researchers a look into the lives of Chinese immigrant families and their...

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  2. Creepy Genealogy

    Creepy Genealogy

    By: Cheri Daniels, KAO Editor and KHS Head of Reference Services Genealogists are usually very cognizant of those odd moments, when we discover something during our research that sends a tiny little shiver down the spine…..or gives us goose bumps…..or makes us pass by it quickly because it’s just plain creepy....

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