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=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Kentucky === | === Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Kentucky === | ||
[[National Archives at Atlanta]]{{·}} [[Department for Libraries and Archives]]{{·}} [[Filson Historical Society Library]]{{·}} [[Kentucky Genealogical Society Library]]{{·}} [[Kentucky Historical Society | [[National Archives at Atlanta]]{{·}} [[Department for Libraries and Archives]]{{·}} [[Filson Historical Society Library]]{{·}} [[Kentucky Genealogical Society Library]]{{·}} [[Kentucky Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Boyd County Public Library]]{{·}} [[Daviess County Public Library]]{{·}} [[Eastern Kentucky University Library]]{{·}} [[Kenton County Public Library]]{{·}} [[Lexington Public Library]]{{·}} [[Murray State University Pogue Library]]{{·}} [[University of Kentucky King Library]]{{·}} [[Western Kentucky University Library Special Collections]]{{·}} [[Allen County Public Library]]{{·}} [[Bristol Public Library]]{{·}} [[Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library]]{{·}} [[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]]{{·}} [[University of Chicago Library]]{{·}} [[Virginia Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Wisconsin Historical Society]] | ||
=== Online Records of Kentucky === | === Online Records of Kentucky === | ||
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'''[[National Archives at Atlanta]]'''<br>5780 Jonesboro Road<br>Morrow, Georgia 30260 USA<br>Phone: 770-968-2100<br>Fax: 770-968-2547<br>E-mail: [mailto:atlanta.archives@nara.gov atlanta.archives@nara.gov]<br>Website: [http://www.archives.gov/southeast/ National Archives at Atlanta] | '''[[National Archives at Atlanta]]'''<br>5780 Jonesboro Road<br>Morrow, Georgia 30260 USA<br>Phone: 770-968-2100<br>Fax: 770-968-2547<br>E-mail: [mailto:atlanta.archives@nara.gov atlanta.archives@nara.gov]<br>Website: [http://www.archives.gov/southeast/ National Archives at Atlanta] | ||
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: | :National Archives at Atlanta has records from over 100 federal agencies and courts in '''Kentucky''', Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Also includes Vice Admiralty Courts of SC, evolution of federal courts, Revolutionary War, Civil War, reconstruction, World Wars I and II, and space exploration. Microfilms for censuses, diplomatic missions, military service records, bounty-land applications, passenger arrivals, naturalizations, American Indians, and African Americans.<ref name="DB127">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 127-28. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br> | ||
=== Statewide Repositories === | === Statewide Repositories === | ||
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==== Department for Libraries and Archives ==== | ==== Department for Libraries and Archives ==== | ||
Department for Libraries and Archives<br>Public Records Division<br>300 Coffee Tree Road (P.O. Box 537)<br>Frankfort, KY 40601-0537<br>Toll Free Phone: 800-928-7000<br>Telephone: 502-564-8300<br>Fax: 502-564-5773<br>E-mail: [mailto:kdla.archives@ky.gov kdla.archives@ky.gov]<br>Website: [http://www.kdla.ky.gov/ Kentuchy Department for Libraries and Archives] <br> | '''[[Department for Libraries and Archives]]'''<br>Public Records Division<br>300 Coffee Tree Road (P.O. Box 537)<br>Frankfort, KY 40601-0537<br>Toll Free Phone: 800-928-7000<br>Telephone: 502-564-8300<br>Fax: 502-564-5773<br>E-mail: [mailto:kdla.archives@ky.gov kdla.archives@ky.gov]<br>Website: [http://www.kdla.ky.gov/ Kentuchy Department for Libraries and Archives] <br> | ||
:The Department for Libraries and Archives is the central repository for original city-, county-, and state-level records.<ref name="DB49">Dollarhide and Bremer, 49.</ref> It has two facilities of particular interest to genealogists.<br> | :The Department for Libraries and Archives is the central repository for original city-, county-, and state-level records.<ref name="DB49">Dollarhide and Bremer, 49.</ref> It has two facilities of particular interest to genealogists.<br> | ||
:*The state '''library''' has printed materials. <br> | :*The state '''library''' has printed materials. <br> | ||
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==== Filson Historical Society Library ==== | ==== Filson Historical Society Library ==== | ||
'''Filson Historical Society Library'''<br>1310 S. Third Street<br>Louisville, KY 40208<br>Telephone: 502-635-5083<br>E-mail: [mailto:research@filsonhistorical.org research@filsonhistorical.org]<br>Website: [http://filsonhistorical.org/ The Filson Historical Society]<br> | '''[[Filson Historical Society Library]]'''<br>1310 S. Third Street<br>Louisville, KY 40208<br>Telephone: 502-635-5083<br>E-mail: [mailto:research@filsonhistorical.org research@filsonhistorical.org]<br>Website: [http://filsonhistorical.org/ The Filson Historical Society]<br> | ||
:Formerly known as the '''Filson Club''', they have a good collection of early Kentucky history and genealogy manuscripts. Their specialty is migration, especially via Ohio River traffic and steamboats.<ref name="DB49" /><br><br> | :Formerly known as the '''Filson Club''', they have a good collection of early Kentucky history and genealogy manuscripts. Their specialty is migration, especially via Ohio River traffic and steamboats.<ref name="DB49" /><br><br> | ||
==== Kentucky Genealogical Society Library ==== | ==== Kentucky Genealogical Society Library ==== | ||
'''[ | '''[[Kentucky Genealogical Society Library]]'''<br>P.O. Box 153<br>Frankfort, KY 40602 <br>Telephone: 502-875-4452<br>Website: [http://www.kygs.org/ Kentucky Genealogical Society] | ||
:KGS has a great collection of statewide records, guides, censuses, cemeteries, biographies, family folders and indexes.<ref name="DB49" /> The Kentucky Genealogical Society promotes research of Kentucky families. They also publish items of genealogical interest, including the quarterly periodical ''Bluegrass Roots''.<br><br> | :KGS has a great collection of statewide records, guides, censuses, cemeteries, biographies, family folders and indexes.<ref name="DB49" /> The Kentucky Genealogical Society promotes research of Kentucky families. They also publish items of genealogical interest, including the quarterly periodical ''Bluegrass Roots''.<br><br> | ||
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==== Kentucky Historical Society ==== | ==== Kentucky Historical Society ==== | ||
[[Kentucky Historical Society | '''[[Kentucky Historical Society]]'''<br>100 West Broadway<br>Frankfort, Kentucky<br>502-564-1792, ext. 4460<br>Website: [http://history.ky.gov/ Kentucky Historical Society] | ||
:They have more family folders than any other library in Kentucky, as well as all known printed genealogies and histories for Kentucky. They have the state's best genealogical collection including newspapers, maps, and city directories.<ref name="DB49" /> | :They have more family folders than any other library in Kentucky, as well as all known printed genealogies and histories for Kentucky. They have the state's best genealogical collection including newspapers, maps, and city directories.<ref name="DB49" /> | ||
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=== Regional Repositories === | === Regional Repositories === | ||
==== Boyd County Public Library ==== | |||
'''[[Boyd County Public Library]]'''<br>Ashland Main Branch<br>1740 Central Ave<br>Ashland, Kentucky 41101<br>Telephone: 606-329-0518<br>Fax: 606-329-0578<br>Website: [http://thebookplace.org/ Boyd County Public Library]]<br> | |||
:Near where Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia come together, this library has many sources about West Virginia people, including family folders, biographies, genealogies, and pedigrees.<ref name="DB117">Dollarhide and Bremer, 117.</ref><br><br> | |||
==== Daviess County Public Library ==== | ==== Daviess County Public Library ==== | ||
'''Daviess County Public Library'''<br>2020 Frederica Street<br> Owensboro, KY 42301<br>Telephone: 270-684-0211<br>Website: [http://www.dcplibrary.org/genealogy Genealogy] | '''[[Daviess County Public Library]]'''<br>2020 Frederica Street<br> Owensboro, KY 42301<br>Telephone: 270-684-0211<br>Website: [http://www.dcplibrary.org/genealogy DCPL: Genealogy] | ||
:They have one of the best genealogy collections in Kentucky.<ref name="DB49" /><br><br> | :They have one of the best genealogy collections in Kentucky.<ref name="DB49" /><br><br> | ||
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==== Eastern Kentucky University Library ==== | ==== Eastern Kentucky University Library ==== | ||
[ | '''[[Eastern Kentucky University Library]]'''<br>Crabbe Library<br>Special Collections and Archives<br>521 Lancaster Ave.<br>Richmond, KY 40475<br>Telephone: 1-859-622-1790<br>Fax: 1-859-622-1174<br>TTY: 1-859-622-6594<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives.library@eku.edu?subject=From University Archives Website archives.library@eku.edu]<br>Website: [http://www.library.eku.edu/ EKU Libraries] | ||
:This university library has many records about Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina, with an emphasis on Kentucky records.<br><br> | :This university library has many records about Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina, with an emphasis on Kentucky records.<br><br> | ||
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==== Kenton County Public Library ==== | ==== Kenton County Public Library ==== | ||
[ | '''[[Kenton County Public Library]]'''<br>502 Scott Blvd<br>Covington, KY 41011<br>Telephone: 859-962-4070<br>Website: [http://www.kenton.lib.ky.us Kenton County Public Library] | ||
: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.<br><br> | :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.<br><br> | ||
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==== Lexington Public Library ==== | ==== Lexington Public Library ==== | ||
'''[[Lexington Public Library]]'''<br>Kentucky Room<br>140 East Main Street<br>Lexington, KY 40507<br>Telephone: 859-231-5520 <br>Website: [http://www.lexpublib.org/ Lexington Public Library] | |||
: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.<br><br> | :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.<br><br> | ||
==== Murray State University | ==== Murray State University Pogue Library ==== | ||
[ | '''[[Murray State University Pogue Library]]'''<br>Special Collections<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>Website: [http://libguides.murraystate.edu/special_collections_index Special Collections and University Archives] | ||
:The Pogue library has records on all areas of Kentucky, with an emphasis on the western portion of the state.<br><br> | :The Pogue library has records on all areas of Kentucky, with an emphasis on the western portion of the state.<br><br> | ||
==== University of Kentucky | ==== University of Kentucky King Library ==== | ||
[ | '''[[University of Kentucky King Library]]'''<br>Department of Special Collections and Archives<br>179 Funkhouser Dr.<br>Lexington, KY 40506-0039<br>Telephone: 859-257-8611 <br>Fax: 859-257-6311<br>Website: [http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/lib.php?lib_id=13 University of Kentucky Libraries] | ||
: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 an Appalachian collection, newspapers, church records; genealogical collections; historical manuscript collections; the Draper manuscripts, described in [[Kentucky History]]; county and local histories; county, state, and federal records; and a biographical file.<ref name="DB49" /><br><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 an Appalachian collection, newspapers, church records; genealogical collections; historical manuscript collections; the Draper manuscripts, described in [[Kentucky History]]; county and local histories; county, state, and federal records; and a biographical file.<ref name="DB49" /><br><br> | ||
==== | ==== WKU Library Special Collections ==== | ||
[ | '''[[Western Kentucky University Library Special Collections]]'''<br>Street address: 1444 Kentucky St<br>Mailing address: 1906 College Heights Blvd., #11092<br>Bowling Green, KY. 42101-1092<br>Telephone 270-745-6125. <br>Fax: 270-745-6422<br>E-Mail [mailto:library.web@wku.edu library.web@wku.edu]<br>Website: [http://www.wku.edu/library/dlsc/index.php Department of Library Special Collections] | ||
:The Kentucky Library has significant genealogical records, church histories, oral histories, and biographical files relating to south central Kentucky, early settlers, and Shakers.<ref name="DB49" /><br><br> | :The Kentucky Library has significant genealogical records, church histories, oral histories, and biographical files relating to south central Kentucky, early settlers, and Shakers.<ref name="DB49" /><br><br> | ||
=== Outside | === Other Repositories Outside Kentucky === | ||
==== Allen County Public Library ==== | ==== Allen County Public Library ==== | ||