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[[National Archives at Atlanta]]{{·}} [[Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives]]{{·}} [[Filson Historical Society Library]]{{·}}  [[Kentucky Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Boyd County Public Library]]{{·}} [[Daviess County Public Library]]{{·}} [[Eastern Kentucky University Library]]{{·}} [[Kenton County Public Library]]{{·}} [[Lexington Public Library]]{{·}} [[Murray State University Pogue Library]]{{·}} [[University of Kentucky King Library]]{{·}} [[Western Kentucky University Library Special Collections]]{{·}} [[Allen County Public Library]]{{·}} [[Bristol Public Library]]{{·}} [[Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library]]{{·}} [[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]]{{·}} [[University of Chicago Library]]{{·}} [[Virginia Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Wisconsin Historical Society]]

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*[http://kdl.kyvl.org/?f%5Bformat%5D%5B%5D=archival+material Kentucky Digital Library]—daybooks, journals, letters, and manuscripts.[[Image:NARA Atlanta.jpg|thumb|right|280px|National Archivess at Atlanta (in Morrow)]]<br>

*[http://kdl.kyvl.org/ Kentucky Digital Library], Search digital images of more than a million items from the Bluegrass State, including books, manuscripts, newspapers, maps, oral histories, yearbooks and pictures.

'''[[National Archives at Atlanta]]'''<br>5780 Jonesboro Road<br>Morrow, Georgia 30260 USA<br>Phone: 770-968-2100<br>Fax: 770-968-2547<br>E-mail: [mailto:atlanta.archives@nara.gov atlanta.archives@nara.gov]<br>Website: [http://www.archives.gov/southeast/ National Archives at Atlanta]  

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:National Archives at Atlanta has records from over 100 federal agencies and courts in '''Kentucky''', Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Also includes Vice Admiralty Courts of SC, evolution of federal courts, Revolutionary War, Civil War, reconstruction, World Wars I and II, and space exploration. Microfilms for censuses, diplomatic missions, military service records, bounty-land applications, passenger arrivals, naturalizations, American Indians, and African Americans.<ref name="DB127">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 127-28. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>

'''[http://kdla.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives]'''<br>Public Records Division<br>300 Coffee Tree Road (P.O. Box 537)<br>Frankfort, KY 40601-0537<br>Toll Free Phone: 800-928-7000<br>Telephone: 502-564-8300<br>Fax: 502-564-5773<br>E-mail: [mailto:kdla.archives@ky.gov kdla.archives@ky.gov]<br>Website: [http://www.kdla.ky.gov/ Kentuchy Department for Libraries and Archives] <br>

:The Department for Libraries and Archives is the central repository for original city-, county-, and state-level records.<ref name="DB49">Dollarhide and Bremer, 49.</ref> It has two facilities of particular interest to genealogists.<br>

:*The state '''library''' has printed materials. <br>

:The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives responds to genealogical requests but prefers that requests be sent on a form available on its website or through the mail.<br>

'''[[Kentucky Historical Society]]'''<br>100 West Broadway<br>Frankfort, Kentucky<br>502-564-1792, ext. 4460

:The [http://history.ky.gov/catalog/ Library Collections Catalog] for the Martin F. Schmidt library is available online, as is the Society's [http://www.kyhistory.com/ Digital Collections Catalog], which includes over 20,000 images of original manuscripts, maps, photographs and finding aids for a portion of the Archival collections at the Kentucky Historical Society. Images of over 85,000 museum artifacts can be accessed via the [http://kyhistory.pastperfectonline.com/ Objects Catalog]. 

:Located on the second floor of the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, the Martin F. Schmidt Research Library holds the largest genealogical collection in the state. This beautiful research facility features more than 16,000 rolls of microfilm, 90,000 books and periodicals, and 30,000 vertical files focused primarily on [[Kentucky, United States Genealogy|Kentucky history]] and genealogy. The Society's Archival Collections of 1,900 cubic feet of manuscripts, 2,000 maps, 8,000 oral histories, 200,000 historic photographs, and 9,100 rare books provide unique resources to researchers of the Commonwealth.

The library is a FamilySearch Affiliate, and as such, may contain copies of various microfilms from the vast collection held by the Salt Lake City-based Family History Library for temporary use at the Kentucky Historical Society.<br>

'''[[Filson Historical Society Library]]'''<br>1310 S. Third Street<br>Louisville, KY 40208<br>Telephone: 502-635-5083<br>E-mail: [mailto:research@filsonhistorical.org research@filsonhistorical.org]<br>Website: [http://filsonhistorical.org/ The Filson Historical Society]<br>  

:Formerly known as the '''Filson Club''', they have a good collection of early Kentucky history and genealogy manuscripts. Their specialty is migration, especially via Ohio River traffic and steamboats.<ref name="DB49" /><br>

'''[[Boyd County Public Library]]'''<br>Ashland Main Branch<br>1740 Central Ave<br>Ashland, Kentucky 41101<br>Telephone: 606-329-0518<br>Fax: 606-329-0578<br>Website: [http://thebookplace.org/ Boyd County Public Library]<br>

:Near where Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia come together, this library has many sources about West Virginia people, including family folders, biographies, genealogies, and pedigrees.<ref name="DB117">Dollarhide and Bremer, 117.</ref><br><br>

'''[[Daviess County Public Library]]'''<br>2020 Frederica Street<br> Owensboro, KY 42301<br>Telephone: 270-684-0211<br>Website: [http://www.dcplibrary.org/genealogy DCPL: Genealogy]  

:They have one of the best genealogy collections in Kentucky.<ref name="DB49" /><br><br>

'''[[Eastern Kentucky University Library]]'''<br>Crabbe Library<br>Special Collections and Archives<br>521 Lancaster Ave.<br>Richmond, KY 40475<br>Telephone: 1-859-622-1790<br>Fax: 1-859-622-1174<br>TTY: 1-859-622-6594<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives.library@eku.edu?subject=From University Archives Website archives.library@eku.edu]<br>Website:&nbsp;[http://www.library.eku.edu/ EKU Libraries]  

:This university library has many records about Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina, with an emphasis on Kentucky records.<br><br>

'''[[Kenton County Public Library]]'''<br>502 Scott Blvd<br>Covington, KY 41011<br>Telephone: 859-962-4070<br>Website: [http://www.kenton.lib.ky.us Kenton County Public Library]  

:The Kenton County Public Library has extensive statewide, local, and family history materials and in-depth collections for northern Kentucky. It has a local newspaper index for the years 1835 to 1931 and 1984 to the present. This includes an obituary index. The catalog of the Kenton library is available on its web site. You can also access the Kenton County Historical Society from the Library’s web site.<br><br>

'''[[Lexington Public Library]]'''<br>Kentucky Room<br>140 East Main Street<br>Lexington, KY 40507<br>Telephone: 859-231-5520 <br>Website: [http://www.lexpublib.org/ Lexington Public Library]

:The Kentucky Room of the Lexington Public Library houses many secondary sources on state and local history and genealogy, family histories, census indexes, and some census microfilm. It also has an excellent collection of Lexington newspapers and the Local History Index, an extensive index to newspapers. More detailed information on the collection can be found on the library’s web site.<br><br>

'''[[Murray State University Pogue Library]]'''<br>Special Collections<br>208 Waterfield Library<br>Murray, KY 42071-3307<br>Telephone: 270-809-4295 or 866-774-6612<br>E-mail: [mailto:Specialcollections@murraystate.edu Specialcollections@murraystate.edu][mailto:library.webmaster@murraystate.edu .]<br>Website: [http://libguides.murraystate.edu/special_collections_index Special Collections and University Archives]  

:The Pogue library has records on all areas of Kentucky, with an emphasis on the western portion of the state.<br><br>

'''[[University of Kentucky King Library]]'''<br>Department of Special Collections and Archives<br>179 Funkhouser Dr.<br>Lexington, KY 40506-0039<br>Telephone: 859-257-8611 <br>Fax: 859-257-6311<br>Website: [http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/lib.php?lib_id=13 University of Kentucky Libraries]  

:While the Margaret I. King Library does not specialize in genealogical records, the Department of Special Collections and Archives maintains many items that lend themselves to the study of family and local history. The materials include an Appalachian collection, newspapers, church records; genealogical collections; historical manuscript collections; the Draper manuscripts, described in [[Kentucky History]]; county and local histories; county, state, and federal records; and a biographical file.<ref name="DB49" /><br><br>

'''[[Western Kentucky University Library Special Collections]]'''<br>Street address: 1444 Kentucky St<br>Mailing address: 1906 College Heights Blvd., #11092<br>Bowling Green, KY. 42101-1092<br>Telephone 270-745-6125. <br>Fax: 270-745-6422<br>E-Mail [mailto:library.web@wku.edu library.web@wku.edu]<br>Website: [http://www.wku.edu/library/dlsc/index.php Department of Library Special Collections]  

:The Kentucky Library has significant genealogical records, church histories, oral histories, and biographical files relating to south central Kentucky, early settlers, and Shakers.<ref name="DB49" /><br><br>

[[Image:Allen County Public Library.jpg|thumb|right|165px|Allen Co Public Library IN]]

'''[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]]''' <br> 900 Library Plaza <br> Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802 <br> Telephone: 260-421-1225 <br> E-mail: [mailto:genealogy@acpl.info genealogy@acpl.info]<br>Website: [http://www.genealogycenter.org/ Genealogy Center ACPL] <br>  

:This is the second-largest genealogy collection in the United States<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_County_Public_Library Allen County Public Library] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> and the largest genealogy collection in a public library. Its holdings include more than 350,000 printed volumes and 513,000 items on microfilm and microfiche.<ref name="ACPLGC">[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/ Genealogy Center] in ''Allen County Public Library'' (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> It has a premier genealogical periodical collection, local histories, genealogies, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic sources, and Canadians. They have a great eastern seaboard and '''Kentucky''' collection.<ref>[http://www.genealogycenter.org/docs/default-source/resources/aboutusbrochure.pdf?sfvrsn=2 Genealogy Center Collections] in ''Genealogy Center'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> <br><br>

[[File:Bristol library.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Bristol Public Library in Virginia]]

'''[[Bristol Public Library]]''' <br>701 Goode Street <br>Bristol, Virginia 24201-4199 <br>Telephone: 540-645-8780 <br>Fax: 276-669-5593 <br>E-mail: [mailto:bplref@yahoo.com bplref@yahoo.com]<br>Website: [http://www.bristol-library.org/ Bristol Public Library]<br>  

:They have a relatively small family folder collection. Nevertheless, it is an important resource for settlers coming from '''''Pennsylvania, Maryland''''', and northern '''''Virginia''''' &nbsp;along the [[Great Valley Road]] into '''''Tennessee, Kentucky''''', and '''''North Carolina'''''.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 105.</ref><br><br>

[[Image:Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Mary B Washington Museum in Lancaster VA]]'''[[Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library]]'''<br> 8346 Mary Ball Road<br> Lancaster, Virginia 22503<br> Telehone: 804-462-7280<br> Fax: 804-462-6107<br> E-mail: [mailto:nfo@mbwm.org nfo@mbwm.org]<br>Website: [http://www.mbwm.org/genealogy.asp Mary Ball Washington Museum Genealogy]<br>

:A small library with a good name index to nearly every history book published in '''''Virginia&nbsp;''''' or '''''Kentucky''''', including court records from 1651, indexes and abstracts, Virginia vital records, census records, county histories, biographies, church and cemetery records, family histories, newspapers, obituaries, vertical files, militia records, and fraternal organizations.<ref name="DB113" /> <ref>[http://www.mbwm.org/genealogy.asp Genealogy and History Library] in ''Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library'' (accessed 7 January 2014).</ref><br><br>

'''[[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]]''' <br>224 Church Street<br>Santa Cruz, California 95060 <br>Telephone: 831-427-7707 ext.&nbsp;5794<br>E-mail: [http://www.santacruzpl.org/contact/askscpl/ E-mail reference service] form<br>Website: [http://www.santacruzpl.org/branches/14/ Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]<br>  

:Holds the Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County's library, including the '''''[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ Tina Brayton Collection]''''' which is equivalent to the ''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]]&nbsp;'' but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of '''''Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia''''', and '''''West Virginia&nbsp;''''' families.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref> <ref>[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ The Tina Brayton Collection] in ''Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County'' (accessed 3 January 2014).</ref><br><br>

[[Image:Regenstein Library entrance2.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Univercity of Chicago Regenstein Library]]'''[[University of Chicago Library]]'''<br>Durrett Collection<br>Regenstein Library<br>University of Chicago<br>1100 East 57th Street<br>Chicago Illinois 60637<br>Telephone: 773-702-4685<br>Fax:&nbsp;773-702-6623 <br>E-mail: [http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/ask/RBICask.html Ask a Librarian] form.<br>Website: [http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/index.html University of Chicago Library]<br>  

:The '''Durrett Collection&nbsp;''' consists of historical '''Kentucky''' and Ohio River Valley manuscripts. The size and content of this collection is comparable to the '''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]]'''. It includes the earliest people in the Ohio Valley.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer,  39 and 49.</ref><br><br>

[[Image:Virginia Historical Society.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Virginia Historical Society in Richmond]]'''[[Virginia Historical Society]]'''<br>428 North Blvd<br> Richmond, VA 23221-0311<br>Telephone: 804-358-4901<br>E-mail: [http://www.vahistorical.org/collections-and-resources/how-we-can-help-your-research/ask-curator-or-librarian/ask-librarian-about Ask a Librarian]] form<br>Website: [http://www.vahistorical.org/collections-and-resources/how-we-can-help-your-research/looking-people Looking for People] <br>

:County records such as marriages, county court records, wills, censuses, land, militia lists, bounty lands, passenger lists, tax lists, poll lists, genealogies, newspapers, family Bibles, and African American genealogy. They have a card index to 10 million documents of the Old Dominion, that is '''''Virginia, West Virginia''''', and '''''Kentucky'''''. <ref name="DB97">Dollarhide and Bremer, 97.</ref> <ref>[http://www.vahistorical.org/collections-and-resources/how-we-can-help-your-research/looking-people Looking for People] in ''Virginia Historical Society'' (accessed 7 January 2014).</ref><br><br>

[[Image:Wisconsin Historical Society.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison]]'''[[Wisconsin Historical Society]]'''<br>[[Draper Manuscript Collection|Draper Manuscript Collection]]<br>816 State Street<br>Madison, WI 53706<br>E-mail: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:1220 Ask a librarian] form <br>Website: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/ Wisconsin Historical Society]<br>

:The '''[[Draper Manuscript Collection|Draper Collection]]''', consists of 491 volumes of manuscripts, papers, and books collected by '''''Lyman Copeland Draper&nbsp;''''' about the history of the trans-Allegheny West in the United States, a region including the western areas of the Carolinas and Virginia, all the Ohio River Valley, and part of the upper Mississippi Valley from the 1740s to 1830. This includes New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, '''Kentucky''', Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, and Wisconsin.<br><br>

*Ellen Garrison, ''Archives in Appalachia: A Directory''. (Boone, North Carolina: Appalachian Consortium Press, 1985). {{WorldCat|12712710}}; {{FHL|497048|item|disp=FHL book 975 A3a}}. The record covers the states of Georgia, '''Kentucky''', North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The record is arranged alphabetically by state, then by the name of the repository. Each entry lists the archive, its address, phone number, inclusive dates of the collection, the records of the collection, what subjects are covered by the collection, and the size of the collection. There are two indexes: Record type, and Subject, with reference numbers corresponding to the repository. Also included is a list, under “Coming Attractions,” of agencies that do not currently collect manuscript materials but plan to do so in the future. <br><br>

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