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

    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...

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  2. Collections Corner: The Notebooks of Dr. Samuel Johnson Hall

    Collections Corner: The Notebooks of Dr. Samuel Johnson Hall

    The SC&L team recently revisited 1200 manuscript collections, reviewing the descriptions and content notes and updating the subject headings to make these materials more easily accessible to our research public.  One of the treasures that we uncovered was a small collection of materials pertaining to Dr. Samuel Johnson Hall of...

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