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*Young, Chester Raymond. ''Westward into Kentucky, The Narrative of Daniel Trabue''. Lexington, Ky.: University Press of Kentucky, 1981. {{FHL|57459|item|disp=FHL Book 976.9 H2td}}. | *Young, Chester Raymond. ''Westward into Kentucky, The Narrative of Daniel Trabue''. Lexington, Ky.: University Press of Kentucky, 1981. {{FHL|57459|item|disp=FHL Book 976.9 H2td}}. | ||
Mrs. Mary Dewees's kept a journal during her voyage from Pennsylvania to Kentucky in 1787-1788. It provides many details of what such a trip was like and is available to read for free online: | |||
*Cochran, Samuel P. "Mrs. Mary Dewees's Journal from Philadelphia to Kentucky, 1787-1788," ''The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography,'' Vol. 28 (1904):182-198. Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/pennsylvaniamaga1904hist#page/370/mode/2up Internet Archive] - free. | |||
=== Westward Migrants === | === Westward Migrants === | ||
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KENTUCKY- EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | KENTUCKY- EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | ||
KENTUCKY- MIGRATION, INTERNAL | KENTUCKY- MIGRATION, INTERNAL | ||
=== Migration Trails === | === Migration Trails === | ||
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*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|156888}} item 3 This is a microfilm edition of a work originally published in 1929. | *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|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. {{FHL|973 E3d}} This includes a place-name index and shows migration trails through Kentucky. | *Dollarhide, William. ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes, 1735–1815''. Bountiful, Utah: AGLL Genealogical Services, 1977. {{FHL|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. {{FHL|973 D27e 1991}}; 6th ed. This is a popular source for its capsule summaries of state and county histories and some of the records available in each county.<br> | 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|973 D27e 1991}}; 6th ed. This is a popular source for its capsule summaries of state and county histories and some of the records available in each county.<br> | ||
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*Hines, Edward Warren. ''Corporate History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company: And Roads in Its System''. Louisville, Ky.: J.P. Morton, 1905. Digital version at [http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=kyetexts;cc=kyetexts;view=toc;idno=B92-34-26573558 Kentuckiana Digital Library]. | *Hines, Edward Warren. ''Corporate History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company: And Roads in Its System''. Louisville, Ky.: J.P. Morton, 1905. Digital version at [http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=kyetexts;cc=kyetexts;view=toc;idno=B92-34-26573558 Kentuckiana Digital Library]. | ||
The [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]] Wiki article lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants to the United States. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Kentucky. [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor’s original hometown. | The [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]] Wiki article lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants to the United States. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Kentucky. [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor’s original hometown. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||