By: Neil E. Mellen Biographical sketches of Eli Huston Brown (1841–1911) agree that Eli’s father was John McClarty Brown but disagree on the identity of John McClarty Brown’s parents. The sketch in W. H. Perrin’s Kentucky: A History of the State says: Eli H. Brown . . . is a...
By: Dr. Gay Sweely The house itself was … peeking stoically out from behind two overgrown oak trees …. It was a timeworn stone structure … with an addition thoughtlessly tacked on the back. That part was painted a dingy white … Indeed, the house hadn’t been lived in …...
Editor’s note: The following reminiscences represent an excerpt from the larger edition that resides in the Martin F. Schmidt Research Library. To review the full 34 pages, please visit the library or contact us to access a complete copy. Introduction by Burton Milward Jr. Lewis William Burton Milward was...
Kentucky Historical Society launches new television program; “Kentucky Ancestors” to debut on major Kentucky television networks – beginning February 20th! It’s finally here! After years of filming our Kentucky Ancestors Town Hall events, several of the episodes are ready for their prime time debut! Every family has at least one...
By: Rogers Bardé Frances Watkins Walton was the third wife of John Pope. The couple married in 1820 and are buried side by side in the Cemetery Hill Cemetery in Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky. John Pope was a substantial citizen of Kentucky. He served in both Houses of the Kentucky Legislature,...
By: Cheri Daniels, MSLS, Head of Reference Services, Editor of Kentucky Ancestors Online As the summer of 1833 heated up, the people of Kentucky became swiftly aware of the dangers spreading in their direction. A cholera epidemic, the first of several they would endure over the next few decades, was...
Thanks to everyone who came out this past October for another wonderful Kentucky Ancestors Town Hall! The third year of this amazing event brought an announcement we had all been hoping for – Our previous years’ episodes got picked up by KET (Kentucky Educational Television) and will air in 2020 on the...
By: Cheri Daniels, KAO Editor/KHS Head of Reference Services & Deana Thomas, KHS Archivist In 1995, the Carpenter Family Papers were donated to the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS). The scope of the collection runs from 1788 to 1928, and includes documents from several members of this family as well as...
By: David Baker Editor’s Note: This article, along with Part 1 published earlier in November 2018, showcase two different approaches to incorporating primary sources into family history writing. Part 1 provided examples of how one can fact check a letter or diary to better understand what the original writer was describing....
By: David Baker Editor’s Note: This article, along with Part 2 to be published later in November 2018, showcases two different approaches to incorporating primary sources into family history writing. Part 1 will provide examples of how one can fact check a letter or diary to better understand what the...
