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Kentucky death certificates are also on microfilm at the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, beginning with 1911. Another resource for researching Kentucky birth and death indexes from 1911 to 1988 can be found at the Kentucky Room of the Lexington Central Public Library, the Louisville Free Public Library, the Kenton County Public Library, and many other libraries across Kentucky. See [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries]] for their addresses. The Kentucky Room contains 130 bound volumes of birth and death indexes for 1911 to 1969 which were created by the Office of Vital Statistics. Microfiche is available for 1911 to 1988 (only to 1986 for deaths). The births are indexed by name of the child and name of the mother. | Kentucky death certificates are also on microfilm at the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, beginning with 1911. Another resource for researching Kentucky birth and death indexes from 1911 to 1988 can be found at the Kentucky Room of the Lexington Central Public Library, the Louisville Free Public Library, the Kenton County Public Library, and many other libraries across Kentucky. See [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries]] for their addresses. The Kentucky Room contains 130 bound volumes of birth and death indexes for 1911 to 1969 which were created by the Office of Vital Statistics. Microfiche is available for 1911 to 1988 (only to 1986 for deaths). The births are indexed by name of the child and name of the mother. | ||
*''[http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/ Kentucky Vital Records Index]''. <ref>&lt;span&gt;In the University of Kentucky [Internet site] Lexington, Kentucky: University of Kentucky. [cited 25 October 1999]. Available at &lt;a href="http://ukcc.uky.edu/%7Evitalrec/"&gt;http://ukcc.uky.edu/~vitalrec/&lt;/a&gt; . &lt;/span&gt;</ref>This contains indexes to selected vital records including: Death Index for 1911–1986, Death Index for 1987–1992, Marriage Index for 1973–1993, and Divorce Index for 1973–1993. | *''[http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/ Kentucky Vital Records Index]''. <ref>&amp;lt;span&amp;gt;In the University of Kentucky [Internet site] Lexington, Kentucky: University of Kentucky. [cited 25 October 1999]. Available at &amp;lt;a href="http://ukcc.uky.edu/%7Evitalrec/"&amp;gt;http://ukcc.uky.edu/~vitalrec/&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; . &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;</ref>This contains indexes to selected vital records including: Death Index for 1911–1986, Death Index for 1987–1992, Marriage Index for 1973–1993, and Divorce Index for 1973–1993. | ||
*[http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=20&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1911-1953] index with images. ($) | *[http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=20&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1911-1953] index with images. ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8788 Kentucky Birth Index 1911-1999] | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8788 Kentucky Birth Index 1911-1999] | ||
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*''Marriage Indexes, 1973–1995''. <ref>Office of Vital Statistics. ''Marriage Indexes, 1973–1995''. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, 1997. ({{FHL|725423|titleno}} Set of 173 fiche beginning with 6118875) </ref>This record has separate bride and groom indexes. | *''Marriage Indexes, 1973–1995''. <ref>Office of Vital Statistics. ''Marriage Indexes, 1973–1995''. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, 1997. ({{FHL|725423|titleno}} Set of 173 fiche beginning with 6118875) </ref>This record has separate bride and groom indexes. | ||
'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' Many '''eloping couples '''went to Maysville, [[Mason County, Kentucky|Mason County]] and [[Pike County, Kentucky|Pike County]], Kentucky to be married avoiding the waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage. Others may have crossed the Ohio River and gone to places like [[Brown County, Ohio|Aberdeen]] or [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Cincinnati]] in Ohio, or even to [[Vanderburgh County, Indiana|Evansville, Indiana]].<ref name="Eakle1">&lt;span&gt;Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at &lt;a href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/"&gt;http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/&lt;/a&gt; (accessed 8 January 2011).&lt;/span&gt;</ref><ref>&lt;span&gt;Arlene H. Eakle, "Charles H. Browning and Your Genealogy" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at &lt;a href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/11/30/charles-h-browning-and-your-genealogy/"&gt;http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/11/30/charles-h-browning-and-your-genealogy/&lt;/a&gt; (accessed 8 January 2011).&lt;/span&gt;</ref><br> | '''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' Many '''eloping couples '''went to Maysville, [[Mason County, Kentucky|Mason County]] and [[Pike County, Kentucky|Pike County]], Kentucky to be married avoiding the waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage. Others may have crossed the Ohio River and gone to places like [[Brown County, Ohio|Aberdeen]] or [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Cincinnati]] in Ohio, or even to [[Vanderburgh County, Indiana|Evansville, Indiana]].<ref name="Eakle1">&amp;lt;span&amp;gt;Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at &amp;lt;a href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/"&amp;gt;http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; (accessed 8 January 2011).&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;</ref><ref>&amp;lt;span&amp;gt;Arlene H. Eakle, "Charles H. Browning and Your Genealogy" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at &amp;lt;a href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/11/30/charles-h-browning-and-your-genealogy/"&amp;gt;http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/11/30/charles-h-browning-and-your-genealogy/&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; (accessed 8 January 2011).&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;</ref><br> | ||
== [[Image:Kentucky death certificate amanda pitt.jpg|thumb|right]]Death Records == | == [[Image:Kentucky death certificate amanda pitt.jpg|thumb|right]]Death Records == | ||
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Wiki articles describing these collections are found at: | Wiki articles describing these collections are found at: | ||
*[ | *[[Kentucky_Births_and_Christenings_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|Kentucky Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[ | *[[Kentucky_Deaths_and_Burials_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|Kentucky Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | ||
*[ | *[[Kentucky_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|Kentucky Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[ | *[[Kentucky_Statewide_Deaths_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|Kentucky Satewide Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
Family History Library Vital Records Collections | Family History Library Vital Records Collections | ||