Home Archives: May 2018
  1. The Boyer Ferry and it’s role in America’s westward expansion

    The Boyer Ferry and it’s role in America’s westward expansion

    By: Louise Jones, KHS Director of Research Experience Editor’s Note: The following report comes to us through the research that was conducted for the first Kentucky Ancestors Town Hall event in 2017.  As we get deeper into our family histories, it is not uncommon to find an ancestor or related...

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  2. Video Panel Session: Researching Kentucky’s African American Roots

    This past February the Kentucky Historical Society and the African American Genealogy Group of Kentucky teamed up to host a panel session about Kentucky African American research strategies and resources. The panel was comprised of four experts in the field: Dr. Alicestyne Turley of Berea College, Reinette Jones of the Notable...

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