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  1. Book Notes – Many-Storied House

    Book Notes – Many-Storied House

    Many-Storied House. By George Ella Lyon.  (2013.  Pp. 121.  $19.95.  Paper. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky.  663 South Limestone Street, Lexington KY 40508-4008. www.kentuckypress.com) ISBN: 978-0-8131-4261-6. In this newest title by award winning author, George Ella Lyon, readers are transported back through time and family memories by way of poetry....

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  2. History Mystery: Owensboro Family Christmas, 1951

    History Mystery: Owensboro Family Christmas, 1951

    ‘Tis the Season to celebrate with family and friends! As many gather together this week to continue their family traditions, here is a family history mystery from the Owensboro/Daviess County area, circa 1951. As part of the Ohio River Portrait Project, Ida Mae Pruden contributed this lovely image of family...

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  3. Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

    Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

    When Native American Heritage Month rolls around, Kentuckians with Native American roots usually take notice. Regionally, Kentucky not only played a large part in migration patterns for several eastern tribes but it also sits very close to a major tribal area: The Eastern Band of the Cherokee. Many Kentuckians have...

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  4. Collections Corner: Scrapbooks of a Louisville Chinese Family

    Collections Corner: Scrapbooks of a Louisville Chinese Family

    Maxine Toy Locke Bauer was born in Louisville, KY, the daughter of a Chinese immigrant.  Her family owned several businesses in Louisville, including Chinese laundries and restaurants.  Bauer created two scrapbooks that document her family history and gives researchers a look into the lives of Chinese immigrant families and their...

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  5. Book Notes – Arab and Jewish Women in Kentucky

    Book Notes – Arab and Jewish Women in Kentucky

    Stories of Accommodation and Audacity by Nora Rose Moosnick A new addition to the University Press of Kentucky Oral History Series, Arab and Jewish Women in Kentucky: Stories of Accommodation and Audacity reflects the not-so-hidden diversity in the state, and also illustrates the power of oral history to document the...

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  6. Creepy Genealogy

    Creepy Genealogy

    By: Cheri Daniels, KAO Editor and KHS Head of Reference Services Genealogists are usually very cognizant of those odd moments, when we discover something during our research that sends a tiny little shiver down the spine…..or gives us goose bumps…..or makes us pass by it quickly because it’s just plain creepy....

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  7. Welcome to Kentucky Ancestors Online!

    Welcome to Kentucky Ancestors Online!

    Where to start?  Well, let’s first begin with introductions:  your Kentucky Ancestors Online editorial team consists of Cheri Daniels and Louise Jones.  Cheri, your friendly neighborhood Senior Librarian and Reference Specialist is also a 7th generation Kentuckian, blogger, bibliophile, technology/social media junkie and seasoned researcher who began her library and...

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