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Many archives and libraries have maps, gazetteers, and other place-finding aids about Kentucky. They frequently have collections of previous research such as family and local histories and biographies. Many have record-finding aids such as guides to their own collections or inventories of records housed elsewhere | Many archives and libraries have maps, gazetteers, and other place-finding aids about Kentucky. They frequently have collections of previous research such as family and local histories and biographies. Many have record-finding aids such as guides to their own collections or inventories of records housed elsewhere. Archives and libraries located near state boundaries usually collect records relating to the adjacent states. | ||
The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections and services useful to genealogical researchers: | The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections and services useful to genealogical researchers: | ||
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"Kentucky GenExchange." Available at http://www.genexchange.org/state.php?state=ky. This site brings searchable data to genealogists, including databases (church, cemetery, census, land, immigration, naturalization, and vital records), directories, historical accounts, mailing lists, queries, local surname researchers, and look-up volunteers. | "Kentucky GenExchange." Available at http://www.genexchange.org/state.php?state=ky. This site brings searchable data to genealogists, including databases (church, cemetery, census, land, immigration, naturalization, and vital records), directories, historical accounts, mailing lists, queries, local surname researchers, and look-up volunteers. | ||
Cleaveland, Richard. | Cleaveland, Richard. "BBSes for Kentucky." In Richard Cleaveland’s ''Genealogical Bulletin Board Systems World-wide (GBBS) [Internet site].'' [Washington, D.C.]: National Genealogical Society, 4 May 1998 [cited 20 October 1999]. Available at [http://www.genealogy.org/~gbbs/gblky.html www.genealogy.org/~gbbs/gblky.html] . Look for answers and post queries on the genealogical electronic bulletin boards of this list. | ||
For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States Research Outline, "[[United States Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section.<br> | For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States Research Outline, "[[United States Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section.<br> | ||
[[Category:Kentucky]] | [[Category:Kentucky]] | ||