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    Researching Kentucky Genealogy – Part 2: County boundaries

    By: Louise Jones, KHS Director, Special Collections and Library This article is the second in a series that looks at resources available to those doing genealogy in Kentucky.  Everyone who has ever read an article on “Getting Started on Your Family Tree” knows that there is more to tracing your ancestry than birth and death records.  Many of us, however, find the vast array of available resources bewildering and overwhelming.  In this series we will address each type of resource, outline research strategies and highlight common obstacles.  Our goal is to give both beginner and veteran genealogists a new perspective...

  2. “Where in Kentucky is…”

    By Don Rightmyer Finding Kentucky Place Names in Family History Research Kentucky place names and their geographical locations in the state can be an extremely important part of any genealogical research. There are a number of different references that you can use during your family history research that can be a real help in your efforts and in helping to make sense of the genealogical information you find. Kentucky Place Names by Robert M. Rennick is one of the most comprehensive resources published in recent years to help discover in which county a particular place is located and something about...

  3. Researching Kentucky Genealogy – Part 1: Important Dates

    By: Louise Jones, KHS Director, Special Collections and Library This article will be the first in a series that looks at resources available to those doing genealogy in Kentucky.  Everyone who has ever read an article on “Getting Started on Your Family Tree” knows that there is more to tracing your ancestry than birth and death records.  Many of us, however, find the vast array of available resources bewildering and overwhelming.  In this series we will address each type of resource, outline research strategies and highlight common obstacles.  Our goal is to give both beginner and veteran genealogists a new...

  4. Brick by Brick: Building Your Brick Wall

    By: Cheri Daniels, KAO Editor and KHS Head of Reference Services There has been a recent national trend among genealogy experts that discredits the concept of the “brick wall”. I have heard some experts loudly declare that there is no such thing as a brick wall, only poor or incomplete research. As a fellow researcher who has been delving into my family history for several decades, I say: Hogwash! In my opinion, the “brick wall” is very much a reality – much in the same way that writer’s block exists. In fact, I tend to think of the brick wall in...

 

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