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Book Notes – Resting in Peace: Civil War Leaders in Cave Hill Cemetery
Resting in Peace: Civil War Leaders in Cave Hill Cemetery. By Bryan Bush. (2013. Pp. 168. $24.95. Paperback. Louisville: Butler Books. P.O. Box 7311, Louisville, KY 40257. http://www.butlerbooks.com/) ISBN: 978-1-935497-71-4. Sometimes we forget how important cemetery research can be to our genealogical search. Truth be told, cemeteries have the potential to supply complex pieces of information or clues that can point us in varying directions. Bryan Bush’s title from a little over a year ago demonstrates the fascinating tales that can be found when focusing on the stories of the deceased. For most of us, our cemetery research begins with a personal tour...
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History Mystery: Grave House?
By: Laura Frazier, Georgetown College Senior and KHS Winter Intern This image is from the Robert Burns Stone collection, a recent acquisition of the library and special collections. In this photo, a man stands by what appears to be a mountain grave covered by a small house and surrounded by a fence. This grave house is most likely located on a private property, so this could have been in a family cemetery. According to some sources I have found, grave houses were used to protect the grave from the elements such as rain, snow, and hail. The fence surrounding the...
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National Library Week: Ancestor Selfie
Since the Martin F. Schmidt Research Library at KHS houses the largest genealogy collection in the state, the majority of our visiting researchers are actively searching for their ancestors. One thing we encourage around here: Ancestor Selfies. When you find your ancestor within the pages of a book, or deep within the strips of microfilm, feel free to snap a selfie! We’ve all had those wonderful moments, when the elusive ancestor finally makes an appearance in the search. In fact, we’ve heard more than one shout of “yippee”, or whoops and hollers when someone finally catches another dead relative. Why...
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National Library Week: Brush with Celebrity
When researching Kentucky history, books are great resources, but you should seriously think about broadening your horizons to include archival material. Many libraries include rare or primary source archival collections, but today we’re going to focus on the large collection housed at KHS. As an institution, we have been collecting since the early 19th century, and as our collection grew, so did the history WOW factor! As a research library, half of our collection space is devoted to providing access to these unique resources! When I first started working for KHS a few years ago, we were thick into small...
