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[[Kentucky]] | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky|Kentucky]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]'' | ||
{{Adoption KYGenWeb}}Newspapers publish notices of marriages, divorces, deaths, and funerals, and they publish obituaries. Notices include names of the persons involved and the date of the event, and they may contain maiden names and the names of parents and other living relatives. | {{Adoption KYGenWeb}}Newspapers publish notices of marriages, divorces, deaths, and funerals, and they publish obituaries. Notices include names of the persons involved and the date of the event, and they may contain maiden names and the names of parents and other living relatives. | ||
Newspapers also publish articles of local interest, including religious and social events in the community, with the names of those involved. Some newspapers serve several communities and devote columns to the everyday happenings in the area. Newspapers also include legal notices, estate sales, and advertising for local businesses. | Newspapers also publish articles of local interest, including religious and social events in the community, with the names of those involved. Some newspapers serve several communities and devote columns to the everyday happenings in the area. Newspapers also include legal notices, estate sales, and advertising for local businesses. | ||
== History == | |||
== Resources for Newspapers == | |||
The University of Kentucky has the most extensive collection of Kentucky newspapers and was selected by the [[Www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html|National Endowment for Humanites (NEH) United States Newspaper Program]] to conduct it's cataloging and[https://www.uky.edu/Libraries/NDNP/listcounties.html digitalization] project for the enitre state of Kentucky. For newspapers at the University of Kentucky that haven't been digitalized yet, see the University's [http://athena.uky.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=ukmicrodb;cc=ukmicrodb;page=simple Microfilm Ordering Database]. For newspapers the University of Kentucky has cataloged (but not yet digitalized) through it's NEH United States Newsaper Program project see [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/ Chronicling America]. | The University of Kentucky has the most extensive collection of Kentucky newspapers and was selected by the [[Www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html|National Endowment for Humanites (NEH) United States Newspaper Program]] to conduct it's cataloging and[https://www.uky.edu/Libraries/NDNP/listcounties.html digitalization] project for the enitre state of Kentucky. For newspapers at the University of Kentucky that haven't been digitalized yet, see the University's [http://athena.uky.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=ukmicrodb;cc=ukmicrodb;page=simple Microfilm Ordering Database]. For newspapers the University of Kentucky has cataloged (but not yet digitalized) through it's NEH United States Newsaper 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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KENTUCKY, [COUNTY]- NEWSPAPERS | KENTUCKY, [COUNTY]- NEWSPAPERS | ||
KENTUCKY, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- NEWSPAPERS | KENTUCKY, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- NEWSPAPERS | ||
=== Digital Issues Online === | |||
{{wikipedia|List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}}The [http://kdl.kyvl.org/k/kynews/newscounties.html Kentuckiana Digital Library Newspaper Collection ]has digitized Kentucky newspapers that are not reflected in Chronicling America. | |||
=== Indexes === | |||
== Web Sites == | |||
{{Kentucky|Kentucky}} | |||
[[Category:Kentucky|Newspapers]] | [[Category:Kentucky|Newspapers]] | ||