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 …
The key to good collection management is planning and perseverance. A thoughtfully considered plan of action may save dollars as well as your collection. First decide what is most important to preserve, then stabilize the storage environment. Use archival quality materials for storage and display, make copies for backup and …
By: Michelle Williams, KHS Intern In May of 1825, by invitation of Governor Joseph Desha, Kentucky welcomed its most prominent guest – Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, known mononymously in the United States as simply Lafayette.[i] Lafayette was the French hero of the American Revolution, …
Thanks to everyone who came out this past July for another wonderful Kentucky Ancestors Town Hall! As this was our second year hosting the event, we shook things up with a new host, KET’s Renee Shaw, a DNA lunch chat, and a new vendor/demo hall called the Genealogy Makerspace. With …
Well everyone, we’ve been promising this for quite sometime, and it’s finally here! You can now access the full run of Kentucky Ancestors print edition back issues, anywhere for free! Kentucky Ancestors as a publication began in July of 1965, and ran until summer 2013, when the publication moved to …
On this, the last day of May in Kentucky, we are closing out Derby month with these two talented ladies on mules. Apparently, they were the winners at a “Mule Derby” held at Renfro Valley in Rockcastle County. Our mystery not only lies with the identity of these two derby …
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 …
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 …
By: Michael M. Wood “Our Company saw two Indians in the wilderness; but we all got through safe” William L. Farrow in a letter to his wife Betsy, September 22, 1794 Kentucky in 1794 was still in the midst of war. The bloody defeat of the Kentucky Militia at the Battle …
On a Burning Deck. The Road to Akron. An Oral History of the Great Migration vol. 1. & On a Burning Deck: Return to Akron. By Tom Jones. (2017. Pp. 298. $18.95. Paperback. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform: http://www.onaburningdeck.com/) ISBN: 978-1-5440-2537-7 & 978-1545565766. Akron, Ohio native Tom Jones presents a fascinating story …