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The FamilySearch Library has a good collection of biographical sources. Representative biographical works for Kentucky include: | The FamilySearch Library has a good collection of biographical sources. Representative biographical works for Kentucky include: | ||
*''Kentucky Genealogy and Biography''. 9 vols. Owensboro, KY: Genealogical Reference, 1969–. {{FSC|81346|disp=FS | *''Kentucky Genealogy and Biography''. 9 vols. Owensboro, KY: Genealogical Reference, 1969–. {{FSC|81346|disp=FS Catalog book 976.9 D3wt}}. These are reprints of the biographical sections of various editions of ''Kentucky:'' ''A History of the State'', by W. H. Perrin, et al., published during the 1880s. The biographies are arranged by county. Another reprint of the biographical sections of Perrin’s work was published by the Southern Historical Press and bears the title of the original work, ''Kentucky: A History of the State''. These volumes are facsimiles of the original biographies, with complete name indexes prepared by various individuals. New material was added in 1979. The FamilySearch Library has described each volume on a separate record. Vol.1 {{FSC|83225|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.9 H2pa 1972}}; Vols.2-8a {{FSC|614095|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.9 H2p}}; Vol.8b {{FSC|80966|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.9 H2p 1992}} | ||
*''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Kentucky of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century''. 1 vol. in 2. Cincinnati, Ohio: J. M. Armstrong, 1878. {{FSC|456908|item|disp=book 976.9 D36; film 823790}}; index on {{FSC|81378|item|disp=FS Library film 908759 item 15}} This includes an index to the more than 1,000 biographies. | *''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Kentucky of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century''. 1 vol. in 2. Cincinnati, Ohio: J. M. Armstrong, 1878. {{FSC|456908|item|disp=book 976.9 D36; film 823790}}; index on {{FSC|81378|item|disp=FS Library film 908759 item 15}} This includes an index to the more than 1,000 biographies. | ||
*''Biographical Cyclopedia of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Embracing Biographies of Many of the Prominent Men and Families of the State.'' 1896. Reprint, Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1980. {{FSC|962285|film|disp=FS Library film 962285; book 976.9 D36bi }}. This book contains several hundred biographies and is indexed. | *''Biographical Cyclopedia of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Embracing Biographies of Many of the Prominent Men and Families of the State.'' 1896. Reprint, Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1980. {{FSC|962285|film|disp=FS Library film 962285; book 976.9 D36bi }}. This book contains several hundred biographies and is indexed. | ||
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Indexes to major collected biographies include: | Indexes to major collected biographies include: | ||
*Cook, Michael L. ''Kentucky Index of Biographical Sketches in State, Regional, and County Histories''. Evansville, Indiana: Cook Publications, 1986. {{FSC|506768|item|disp=FS | *Cook, Michael L. ''Kentucky Index of Biographical Sketches in State, Regional, and County Histories''. Evansville, Indiana: Cook Publications, 1986. {{FSC|506768|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.9 D32c}}. This index is alphabetical by name and includes a page number and a reference to the book where the biography is published. | ||
The Kentucky Biographies Project has compiled over 7,000 biographies, which are available on the Internet at: | The Kentucky Biographies Project has compiled over 7,000 biographies, which are available on the Internet at: | ||
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