GTS: Researching Eastern Kentucky Families

Earlier this year, we began a new topic series for our Genealogy Tea & Sympathy events: Regional Research. Our very first event for 2021 tackled “Researching Eastern Kentucky Families”. We had a few special guests:  Sharyn Mitchell genealogist from AAGGKY and Berea College. Linda McCauley genealogist from Mt. Vernon. Patty …

Cemeteries and Serendipity

This past Halloween, our Genealogy Tea and Sympathy program covered Cemeteries and Serendipity. As part of this virtual session, we talked about various aspects of cemetery research: Cemetery name changes over time, available records, affordable marking, genealogy stories, helpful books, and online databases. As a companion piece to the Tea, …