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The Family History Library has a good collection of biographical sources. Representative biographical works for Kentucky include: | The Family History Library has a good collection of biographical sources. Representative biographical works for Kentucky include: | ||
''Kentucky Genealogy and Biography''. 9 vols. Owensboro, KY: Genealogical Reference, 1969–. (FHL book 976.9 D3wt) These are reprints of the biographical sections of various editions of ''Kentucky:'' ''A History of the State'', by W. H. Perrin, et al., published during the 1880s. The biographies are arranged by county. Another reprint of the biographical sections of Perrin’s work was published by the Southern Historical Press and bears the title of the original work, ''Kentucky: A History of the State''. These volumes are facsimiles of the original biographies, with complete name indexes prepared by various individuals. New material was added in 1979. The Family History Library has described each volume on a separate record. (FHL book 976.9 H2p; | ''Kentucky Genealogy and Biography''. 9 vols. Owensboro, KY: Genealogical Reference, 1969–. (FHL book 976.9 D3wt) These are reprints of the biographical sections of various editions of ''Kentucky:'' ''A History of the State'', by W. H. Perrin, et al., published during the 1880s. The biographies are arranged by county. Another reprint of the biographical sections of Perrin’s work was published by the Southern Historical Press and bears the title of the original work, ''Kentucky: A History of the State''. These volumes are facsimiles of the original biographies, with complete name indexes prepared by various individuals. New material was added in 1979. The Family History Library has described each volume on a separate record. (FHL book 976.9 H2p; volume numbers vary.) | ||
''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Kentucky of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century''. 1 vol. in 2. Cincinnati, Ohio: J. M. Armstrong, 1878. (FHL book 976.9 D3b; film 823790; index on film 908759 item15) This includes an index to the more than 1,000 biographies. | ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Kentucky of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century''. 1 vol. in 2. Cincinnati, Ohio: J. M. Armstrong, 1878. (FHL book 976.9 D3b; film 823790; index on film 908759 item15) This includes an index to the more than 1,000 biographies. | ||
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