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Some published sources about migration to and from Kentucky include: | Some published sources about migration to and from Kentucky include: | ||
Bender, Lucy Rearden. ''Marriage, Birth and Death Records of Families with Proved Lineages of American Revolution Ancestors: Who Emigrated from Virginia to Kentucky and From There to Texas, 1850–1895''. [Langley Field, Virginia.: n.p.], 1937. ( | Bender, Lucy Rearden. ''Marriage, Birth and Death Records of Families with Proved Lineages of American Revolution Ancestors: Who Emigrated from Virginia to Kentucky and From There to Texas, 1850–1895''. [Langley Field, Virginia.: n.p.], 1937. (FHL book 976.4 V2b; film 851114 item 2.) This indicates the name of the Revolutionary ancestor and his or her date of birth, marriage, or death. | ||
Kincaid, Robert L. ''The Wilderness Road''. Harrogate, Tennessee: Lincoln Memorial University Press, 1955. This tells the history of the Wilderness Road, which extended from southwestern Virginia to central Kentucky through the Cumberland Gap. It was a major route for settlers heading west. | Kincaid, Robert L. ''The Wilderness Road''. Harrogate, Tennessee: Lincoln Memorial University Press, 1955. (FHL book 973 H2k.) This tells the history of the Wilderness Road, which extended from southwestern Virginia to central Kentucky through the Cumberland Gap. It was a major route for settlers heading west. | ||
Peden, Henry C. Jr. ''Marylanders to Kentucky, 1775–1825''. Westminster, Maryland.: Family Line, 1991. | Peden, Henry C. Jr. ''Marylanders to Kentucky, 1775–1825''. Westminster, Maryland.: Family Line, 1991. (FHL Book 976.9 W2p) | ||
Peden, Henry C., Jr. ''More Marylanders to Kentucky, 1778–1828.'' Westminster, Maryland.: Family Line, 1997. | Peden, Henry C., Jr. ''More Marylanders to Kentucky, 1778–1828.'' Westminster, Maryland.: Family Line, 1997. (FHL Book 976.9 W2pe) These books contain biographies of Kentucky residents who migrated from Maryland. | ||
See the "[[Kentucky Minorities|Minorities]]" section of this outline for sources on African American and German immigrants to Kentucky. Other sources on emigration and immigration can be found in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | See the "[[Kentucky Minorities|Minorities]]" section of this outline for sources on African American and German immigrants to Kentucky. Other sources on emigration and immigration can be found in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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For the history and location of some of the old roads in Kentucky used by immigrants, see: | For the history and location of some of the old roads in Kentucky used by immigrants, see: | ||
Brown, Cecil. ''Old Roads in Kentucky: The Wilderness Road, Indian War Roads, Trails of the Buffalo, Early Road Customs.'' 1929. Reprint, Lexington, KY: Margaret I. King Library, University of Kentucky, 1953. ( | Brown, Cecil. ''Old Roads in Kentucky: The Wilderness Road, Indian War Roads, Trails of the Buffalo, Early Road Customs.'' 1929. Reprint, Lexington, KY: Margaret I. King Library, University of Kentucky, 1953. (FHL film 156888 item 3.) This is a microfilm edition of a work originally published in 1929. | ||
Dollarhide, William. ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes, 1735–1815''. Bountiful, Utah: AGLL Genealogical Services, 1977. | Dollarhide, William. ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes, 1735–1815''. Bountiful, Utah: AGLL Genealogical Services, 1977. (FHL book 973 E3d) This includes a place-name index and shows migration trails through Kentucky. | ||
There are maps of several migration trails into Kentucky and other states in ''The Handy Book for Genealogists'', 8th ed. Revised. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishing, 1991. ( | There are maps of several migration trails into Kentucky and other states in ''The Handy Book for Genealogists'', 8th ed. Revised. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishing, 1991. (FHL book 973 D27e 1991; 6th ed. on fiche 6010044-47.) This is a popular source for its capsule summaries of state and county histories and some of the records available in each county.<br> | ||
[[Category:Kentucky]] | [[Category:Kentucky]] | ||