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=== Martin F. Schmidt Research Library === | === Martin F. Schmidt Research Library === | ||
Located on the second floor of the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, the Martin F. Schmidt Research Library is a beautiful facility featuring more than 16,000 rolls of microfilm, 90,000 books and periodicals, and 30,000 vertical files focused primarily on [[Kentucky|Kentucky history]] and genealogy. The Society's Special Collections of 1,900 cubic feet of manuscripts, 2,000 maps, 8,000 oral history tapes, 200,000 historic photographs, and 9,100 rare books provide clues to the past to genealogists and scholars. The library is a [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog FamilySearch] Affiliate, and as such, library patrons may order microforms from the vast collection held by the Salt Lake City-based [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] for temporary use at the Kentucky Historical Society. The library, which houses both the General and Special Collections is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thursday's include extended hours until 8 p.m. The library is free and open to the public. (Check the main website for current hours of operation - especially during the winter hours: Mid-December through Mid-March) [http://history.ky.gov/ http://history.ky.gov/]<br> | Located on the second floor of the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, the Martin F. Schmidt Research Library is a beautiful facility featuring more than 16,000 rolls of microfilm, 90,000 books and periodicals, and 30,000 vertical files focused primarily on [[Kentucky Genealogy|Kentucky history]] and genealogy. The Society's Special Collections of 1,900 cubic feet of manuscripts, 2,000 maps, 8,000 oral history tapes, 200,000 historic photographs, and 9,100 rare books provide clues to the past to genealogists and scholars. The library is a [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog FamilySearch] Affiliate, and as such, library patrons may order microforms from the vast collection held by the Salt Lake City-based [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] for temporary use at the Kentucky Historical Society. The library, which houses both the General and Special Collections is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thursday's include extended hours until 8 p.m. The library is free and open to the public. (Check the main website for current hours of operation - especially during the winter hours: Mid-December through Mid-March) [http://history.ky.gov/ http://history.ky.gov/]<br> | ||
The [http://khscatalog.kyvl.org/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=en_US Library Collections Catalog] for the Martin F. Schmidt library is available on-line, as is the Society's [http://www.kyhistory.com/ Digital Collections Catalog], which includes images of manuscripts, maps, photographs and finding aids for the collections at Kentucky Historical Society. The Society also hosts an on-line database of [http://205.204.134.47/cemetery.asp cemetery records] that contains over 150,000 names transcribed by volunteers from gravestones across Kentucky. | The [http://khscatalog.kyvl.org/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=en_US Library Collections Catalog] for the Martin F. Schmidt library is available on-line, as is the Society's [http://www.kyhistory.com/ Digital Collections Catalog], which includes images of manuscripts, maps, photographs and finding aids for the collections at Kentucky Historical Society. The Society also hosts an on-line database of [http://205.204.134.47/cemetery.asp cemetery records] that contains over 150,000 names transcribed by volunteers from gravestones across Kentucky. | ||