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[[Kentucky Historical Society|Kentucky Historical Society]]<br>Martin F. Schmidt Research Library<br>100 West Broadway<br>Frankfort, Kentucky<br>502-564-1792, ext. 4460 | [[Kentucky Historical Society|Kentucky Historical Society]]<br>Martin F. Schmidt Research Library<br>100 West Broadway<br>Frankfort, Kentucky<br>502-564-1792, ext. 4460 | ||
Internet: [http://history.ky.gov http://history.ky.gov] | |||
Margaret I. King Library<br>Department of Special Collections and Archives<br>University of Kentucky<br>179 Funkhouser Dr.<br>Lexington, KY 40506-0039<br>Telephone: 859-257-8611 <br>Fax: 859-257-6311<br>Internet: http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/lib.php?lib_id=13 | Margaret I. King Library<br>Department of Special Collections and Archives<br>University of Kentucky<br>179 Funkhouser Dr.<br>Lexington, KY 40506-0039<br>Telephone: 859-257-8611 <br>Fax: 859-257-6311<br>Internet: [http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/lib.php?lib_id=13 http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/lib.php?lib_id=13] | ||
While the Margaret I. King Library does not specialize in genealogical records, the Department of Special Collections and Archives maintains many items that lend themselves to the study of family and local history. The materials include church records; genealogical collections; historical manuscript collections; the Draper manuscripts, described in the "[[Kentucky Genealogy|Genealogy]]" section of this outline; county and local histories; county, state, and federal records; and a biographical file.<br> | While the Margaret I. King Library does not specialize in genealogical records, the Department of Special Collections and Archives maintains many items that lend themselves to the study of family and local history. The materials include church records; genealogical collections; historical manuscript collections; the Draper manuscripts, described in the "[[Kentucky Genealogy|Genealogy]]" section of this outline; county and local histories; county, state, and federal records; and a biographical file.<br> | ||
[http://www.wku.edu/library/ Western Kentucky University Library]<br>1906 College Heights Blvd., #11067<br>Bowling Green, KY. 42101-1067<br>Phone (270) 745-6125. <br>Fax' (270) 745-6422<br>E-Mail [mailto:library.web@wku.edu library.web@wku.edu]<br>Internet: http://www.wku.edu/library/ | [http://www.wku.edu/library/ Western Kentucky University Library]<br>1906 College Heights Blvd., #11067<br>Bowling Green, KY. 42101-1067<br>Phone (270) 745-6125. <br>Fax' (270) 745-6422<br>E-Mail [mailto:library.web@wku.edu library.web@wku.edu]<br>Internet: [http://www.wku.edu/library http://www.wku.edu/library] | ||
The Kentucky Library has significant genealogical records, church histories, and biographical files relating to south central Kentucky. | The Kentucky Library has significant genealogical records, church histories, and biographical files relating to south central Kentucky. | ||
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The Kentucky Room of the Lexington Public Library houses many secondary sources on state and local history and genealogy, family histories, census indexes, and some census microfilm. It also has an excellent collection of Lexington newspapers and the Local History Index, an extensive index to newspapers. More detailed information on the collection can be found on the library’s web site. | The Kentucky Room of the Lexington Public Library houses many secondary sources on state and local history and genealogy, family histories, census indexes, and some census microfilm. It also has an excellent collection of Lexington newspapers and the Local History Index, an extensive index to newspapers. More detailed information on the collection can be found on the library’s web site. | ||
Forrest C. Pogue Special Collections Library<br>Murray State University<br>208 Waterfield Library<br>Murray, KY 42071-3307<br>Telephone: 270-809-4295 or 866-774-6612<br>E-mail: [mailto:Specialcollections@murraystate.edu Specialcollections@murraystate.edu][mailto:library.webmaster@murraystate.edu .]<br>Internet: http://www.murraystate.edu/msml/Pogue.html | Forrest C. Pogue Special Collections Library<br>Murray State University<br>208 Waterfield Library<br>Murray, KY 42071-3307<br>Telephone: 270-809-4295 or 866-774-6612<br>E-mail: [mailto:Specialcollections@murraystate.edu Specialcollections@murraystate.edu][mailto:library.webmaster@murraystate.edu .]<br>Internet: [http://www.murraystate.edu/msml/Pogue.html http://www.murraystate.edu/msml/Pogue.html] | ||
The Pogue library has records on all areas of Kentucky, with an emphasis on the western portion of the state. | The Pogue library has records on all areas of Kentucky, with an emphasis on the western portion of the state. | ||
Kenton County Public Library<br>502 Scott Blvd<br>Covington, KY 41011<br>Telephone: 859-962-4070<br>Internet: http://www.kenton.lib.ky.us/ | Kenton County Public Library<br>502 Scott Blvd<br>Covington, KY 41011<br>Telephone: 859-962-4070<br>Internet: [http://www.kenton.lib.ky.us http://www.kenton.lib.ky.us] | ||
The Kenton County Public Library has extensive statewide, local, and family history materials and in-depth collections for northern Kentucky. It has a local newspaper index for the years 1835 to 1931 and 1984 to the present. This includes an obituary index. The catalog of the Kenton library is available on its web site. You can also access the Kenton County Historical Society from the Library’s web site. | The Kenton County Public Library has extensive statewide, local, and family history materials and in-depth collections for northern Kentucky. It has a local newspaper index for the years 1835 to 1931 and 1984 to the present. This includes an obituary index. The catalog of the Kenton library is available on its web site. You can also access the Kenton County Historical Society from the Library’s web site. | ||
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"Kentucky GenExchange." Available at <u>http://www.genexchange.org/state.php?state=ky</u>. This site brings searchable data to genealogists, including databases (church, cemetery, census, land, immigration, naturalization, and vital records), directories, historical accounts, mailing lists, queries, local surname researchers, and look-up volunteers. | "Kentucky GenExchange." Available at <u>http://www.genexchange.org/state.php?state=ky</u>. This site brings searchable data to genealogists, including databases (church, cemetery, census, land, immigration, naturalization, and vital records), directories, historical accounts, mailing lists, queries, local surname researchers, and look-up volunteers. | ||
Cleaveland, Richard. "BBSes for Kentucky." In Richard Cleaveland’s Genealogical Bulletin Board Systems World-wide (GBBS)[Internet site]. [Washington, D.C.]: National Genealogical Society, 4 May 1998 [cited 20 October 1999]. Available at [http://www.genealogy.org/~gbbs/gblky.html www.genealogy.org/~gbbs/gblky.html] . Look for answers and post queries on the genealogical electronic bulletin boards of this list. For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States Research Outline, "[[United States Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section.<br> | Cleaveland, Richard. "BBSes for Kentucky." In Richard Cleaveland’s Genealogical Bulletin Board Systems World-wide (GBBS)[Internet site]. [Washington, D.C.]: National Genealogical Society, 4 May 1998 [cited 20 October 1999]. Available at [http://www.genealogy.org/~gbbs/gblky.html www.genealogy.org/~gbbs/gblky.html] . Look for answers and post queries on the genealogical electronic bulletin boards of this list. For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States Research Outline, "[[United States Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section.<br> | ||
[[Category:Kentucky]] | [[Category:Kentucky]] | ||