By: Cheri Daniels, KAO Editor and KHS Head of Reference Services In the previous issue, I outlined some of the major pitfalls we Family Historians fall victim to as we unknowingly create our own brick walls. The tips covered to help you avoid those traps can also be helpful when encountering …
By: Patricia Craig Johnson John Storms and Hannah Collard have been in the back of my mind for years. Since finding that Simon Pryor Jr. married Margaret Storms 20 May 1813[1] I have wanted to prove the identity of her parents. I felt the logical prospects were John Storm and his …
As crazy as the month of December is with Christmas and bad weather and parties galore, the staff at the KHS Special Collections and Library takes it up another notch in preparing for our Winter Hours. Now you may be thinking if we are “closed,” then what is there to …
As the Holiday Season picks up steam, how many parties have you been to so far? Those parties just keep coming, which is nothing new. Our ancestors enjoyed getting together to celebrate the Season just like we do today! This group of ladies, members of the Daphne Club, is enjoying …
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 …
Happy Thanksgiving! The Kentucky Historical Society needs your help identifying this photograph of eighteen individuals, possibly sharing a holiday dinner. This 1932 photograph may have been taken in Frankfort, KY and is part of the Wolff, Gretter, Cusick and Hill Studios Negatives (Graphic 2). KHS would like to learn the identities of the …
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 …
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 …
KHS is looking to find information about this railroad bridge opening. The photograph, featuring a locomotive travelling across the newly constructed bridge, is part of the Wolff, Gretter, Cusick and Hill Studios Negatives (Graphic 2). Little is known about the image other than it was taken in 1929 for the …
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 …