Collections Corner
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Collections Corner: The Green Hill Cemetery Research Collection
Collections Corner: Greenhill Cemetery Research Collection – MSS 247 Kentucky is a state with a rich and complex past, and Greenhill Cemetery plays an important part in commemorating that history. The cemetery, located in Frankfort, was established in 1865 and has since been the burial place for much of Franklin County’s African-American community. Greenhill is also home to the Kentucky African-American Civil War Memorial, which is one of only four monuments dedicated to African-American troops in the country. The memorial lists 142 names inscribed in a limestone pillar with the dedication: “In Memory of the Colored Soldiers Franklin County, Kentucky Who...
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Collections Corner: Louisville Businessmen’s Club Directories
Some of the most unassuming collections can yield a wealth of wonderful information. Upon processing review of the Louisville Businessmen’s Club Directories, the two little black binders appeared to be an ordinary member roster of a couple of the Business Clubs of Louisville from the 1950s and 60s. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that each member has his own page of information, including a picture! Some additional information included for each member includes: address, business/occupation, wife’s name, and hobbies. This collection consists of two small binders. One houses the Roster of the Louisville Business Men’s Club for 1958. The...
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Collections Corner: Southern Revolutionary War Pensions & Rosters
This month’s Collection Corner comes to us from Kandie Adkinson at the Kentucky Secretary of State Land Office. At a recent event at Boonesborough, Kandie shared one of her favorite secret weapons when researching Revolutionary Soldiers in connection to land records: The Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements and Rosters (http://www.revwarapps.org/). This volunteer site, run by Will Graves and C. Leon Harris, is a digital monument to Revolutionary Soldiers of the south. According to the site: “This site is dedicated to celebrating the lives and contributions made by the brave men and women who fought or lived in the South...
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Collections Corner: Licking River Navigation Journals
By: Andrew Patrick, KHS Book Review Editor and Subscriptions Coordinator, The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society For those of you who may have noted the Licking River as a watercourse along which your family resided, you may want to take a look at the Licking River Navigation Journals. Not only do they give us a descriptive window into the life of someone who had to traverse these waters, but they also give us a snapshot of life along the river during Kentucky’s early settlement years, including family names, structure descriptions, and professions. These journals (2 volumes) from 1818 provide first-hand...
