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{{Kentucky-stub}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Newspapers|U.S. Newspapers]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky|Kentucky]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | {{Kentucky-stub}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Newspapers|U.S. Newspapers]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky|Kentucky]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky_Newspapers|Newspapers]]'' | ||
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Newspapers | == Using Newspapers for Family History == | ||
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. | |||
=== Libraries and Archives === | See [[United States Newspapers#Coverage_and_content_of_U.S._newspapers|content of U.S. newspapers]] for an overview of what you may learn about a person or place. | ||
== History == | |||
== Resources for Kentucky Newspapers == | |||
=== Libraries and Archives === | |||
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]. | ||
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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. [http://www.kentonlibrary.org/genealogy/ 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. [http://www.kentonlibrary.org/genealogy/ www.kentonlibrary.org/genealogy/] | ||
==== Newspaper Directory ==== | ==== Newspaper Directory ==== | ||
The [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present] is a national directory from the Library of Congress of over 140,000 newspaper titles. The directory provides a list of libraries from around the country that have the newspapers in their collections. | The [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present] is a national directory from the Library of Congress of over 140,000 newspaper titles. The directory provides a list of libraries from around the country that have the newspapers in their collections. | ||
=== Digital Issues Online === | === Digital Issues Online === | ||
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[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Chronicling America] has some historical issues for the state of Kentucky online. | [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Chronicling America] has some historical issues for the state of Kentucky online. | ||
[http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/NDNP/kycollections.html Kentucky's Digitized Newspapers] | [http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/NDNP/kycollections.html Kentucky's Digitized Newspapers] | ||
=== Indexes === | === Indexes === | ||
=== Family History Library === | === Family History Library === | ||
The Family History Library also has some Kentucky newspapers on microfilm, especially for the cities of Henderson, Louisville, Lexington, and Paducah. For example, see: | The Family History Library also has some Kentucky newspapers on microfilm, especially for the cities of Henderson, Louisville, Lexington, and Paducah. For example, see: | ||
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For more resources regarding local newspapers for Kentucky, use the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | For more resources regarding local newspapers for Kentucky, use the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
KENTUCKY- NEWSPAPERS | KENTUCKY- NEWSPAPERS KENTUCKY, [COUNTY]- NEWSPAPERS KENTUCKY, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- NEWSPAPERS | ||
KENTUCKY, [COUNTY]- NEWSPAPERS | |||
KENTUCKY, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- NEWSPAPERS | |||
== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Chronicling America] | |||
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