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=== Libraries and Archives === | === Libraries and Archives === | ||
The University of Kentucky has the most extensive collection of Kentucky newspapers and was selected by the [http://www.neh.gov/divisions/preservation/national-digital-newspaper-program National Endowment for | The University of Kentucky has the most extensive collection of Kentucky newspapers and was selected by the [http://www.neh.gov/divisions/preservation/national-digital-newspaper-program National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) United States Newspaper Program] to conduct its cataloging and [https://www.uky.edu/NDNP/ digitalization] project for the entire state of Kentucky. For newspapers at the University of Kentucky that haven't been digitalized yet, see the University's [https://libraries.uky.edu/spaces-technology/find-equipment/microforms Microfilm Holdings Database]. For newspapers the University of Kentucky has cataloged (but not yet digitalized) through its NEH United States Newspaper Program project see [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/ Chronicling America]. | ||
Western Kentucky University and the Kentucky Historical Society also have large newspaper collections. | Western Kentucky University and the Kentucky Historical Society also have large newspaper collections. | ||
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The Kentucky Room at the Central Library in Lexington, Kentucky, has newspapers on microfilm for Lexington and scattered issues of newspapers for a few other cities. | The Kentucky Room at the Central Library in Lexington, Kentucky, has newspapers on microfilm for Lexington and scattered issues of newspapers for a few other cities. | ||
The Kenton County Public Library has extant northern Kentucky newspapers, beginning in 1835. An online index includes a variety of news articles including obituaries, news items, etc. pertaining to the 14 northern counties. There are more than 800,000 names in this index which also contains source citations. | [https://www.kentonlibrary.org/genealogy/ The Kenton County Public Library] has extant northern Kentucky newspapers, beginning in 1835. An online index includes a variety of news articles including obituaries, news items, etc. pertaining to the 14 northern counties. There are more than 800,000 names in this index which also contains source citations. | ||
==== Newspaper Directory ==== | ==== Newspaper Directory ==== | ||