Now that we’ve settled back into our Library routine, we wanted to share some of our adventures from the National Genealogical Society Conference held in Richmond Virginia a couple of weeks ago. Your friendly neighborhood KAO Editors/Librarians presented at the conference on various topics. During Librarians’ Day, Louise Jones presented …
Month: May 2014
History Mystery: the War Memorial at Paintsville, Ky.
The Ronald Morgan Postcard Collection (Graphic 5, Kentucky Historical Society) contains a postcard of this wonderfully moving memorial to the fallen soldiers of World War I. I was curious as to the sculptor and the story behind it but could find very little. I know somewhere in Johnson County someone …
Dragging Fact from Fiction: Harlan’s Station, “The Old Stone House” and The Elijah Harlan House
By: Michael J. Denis and Kelli Weaver-Miner Often in history, places play a secondary role to the people who are associated with that place. Harlan’s Station, “The Old Stone House” and the Elijah Harlan house may well be an exception. These three historic sites, located about 5 miles west of …
Attending National Genealogical Conferences: Tips & First Impressions
By: Jodi Roessler, Genealogy Blogger and KGS Board Member If you have ever even considered attending a genealogy conference, be it big or small; national, state, or regional; DO IT, if even just once! While I am still new to this particular side of the genealogy world, it is one …