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===Records and Histories=== | |||
Records and histories of minorities and ethnic groups may provide clues to immigrant origins, migration information, and previous residences. For the most part, research on minorities consists of consulting the same types of records as research for non-minorities. The purpose of this section is to identify a few of those special sources that influence research on minority families in [[Kentucky Genealogy|Kentucky]]. <br><br> | |||
Some records, histories, and periodicals of Germans, Jews, African-Americans, Poles, Shakers, Huguenots and Walloons, and others are available at the Family History Library. For example:<br><br> | Some records, histories, and periodicals of Germans, Jews, African-Americans, Poles, Shakers, Huguenots and Walloons, and others are available at the Family History Library. For example:<br><br> | ||
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*Neal, Julia. ''The Kentucky Shakers''. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Press, 1977 {{FHL|79285|item|disp=FHL book 976.9 F2n}}. This history of the Shakers from 1805 to 1922 is unindexed. | *Neal, Julia. ''The Kentucky Shakers''. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Press, 1977 {{FHL|79285|item|disp=FHL book 976.9 F2n}}. This history of the Shakers from 1805 to 1922 is unindexed. | ||
*Original Papers Concerning the Huguenot and Walloon Lines. Frankfort, KY: Historical Society, [196–?]. (Family History Library {{FHL|124481|item|disp=FHL film 551317}}.) About half of the early pioneers of Kentucky were descended from French-speaking Protestants, including the Huguenots from southern France and the Walloons from southern Belgium. These unindexed papers contain the history of these two groups of people. | *Original Papers Concerning the Huguenot and Walloon Lines. Frankfort, KY: Historical Society, [196–?]. (Family History Library {{FHL|124481|item|disp=FHL film 551317}}.) About half of the early pioneers of Kentucky were descended from French-speaking Protestants, including the Huguenots from southern France and the Walloons from southern Belgium. These unindexed papers contain the history of these two groups of people. | ||
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=== Online Resources === | === Online Resources === | ||