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Effective family history research requires some understanding of the historical events that affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends may help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns. State, county, and town histories often include biographical sketches of local residents, including important genealogical information. This may be one of the best sources of information for some families. | Effective family history research requires some understanding of the historical events that affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends may help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns. State, county, and town histories often include biographical sketches of local residents, including important genealogical information. This may be one of the best sources of information for some families. | ||
The following important events in the history of [[Kentucky Genealogy|Kentucky]] affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements. | The following important events in the history of [[Kentucky, United States Genealogy|Kentucky]] affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements. | ||
*'''1772-1773:''' Virginia land speculation company dispatched agents to survey along the Ohio and Kentucky Rivers. | *'''1772-1773:''' Virginia land speculation company dispatched agents to survey along the Ohio and Kentucky Rivers. | ||
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