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[[Kentucky]]  
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Newspapers publish notices of marriages, divorces, deaths, and funerals, and they publish obituaries. Notices include names of the persons involved and the date of the event, and they may contain maiden names and the names of parents and other living relatives.  
{{Adoption KYGenWeb}}Newspapers publish notices of marriages, divorces, deaths, and funerals, and they publish obituaries. Notices include names of the persons involved and the date of the event, and they may contain maiden names and the names of parents and other living relatives.  


Newspapers also publish articles of local interest, including religious and social events in the community, with the names of those involved. Some newspapers serve several communities and devote columns to the everyday happenings in the area. Newspapers also include legal notices, estate sales, and advertising for local businesses.  
Newspapers also publish articles of local interest, including religious and social events in the community, with the names of those involved. Some newspapers serve several communities and devote columns to the everyday happenings in the area. Newspapers also include legal notices, estate sales, and advertising for local businesses.  
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The Family History Library also has some Kentucky newspapers on microfilm, especially for the cities of Henderson, Louisville, Lexington, and Paducah. For example, see:  
The Family History Library also has some Kentucky newspapers on microfilm, especially for the cities of Henderson, Louisville, Lexington, and Paducah. For example, see:  


''Henderson Daily Gleaner. 1892–1911''. Reprint, Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, 1959. (On 14 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=449072&disp=Henderson+daily+gleaner%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films, beginning with 215412].) Many issues are in fragmentary condition, and some years are missing.  
*''Henderson Daily Gleaner. 1892–1911''. Reprint, Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, 1959. (On 14 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=449072&disp=Henderson+daily+gleaner%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films, beginning with 215412].) Many issues are in fragmentary condition, and some years are missing.


Many marriage, death, and obituary notices have been extracted and published. For example, see:  
Many marriage, death, and obituary notices have been extracted and published. For example, see:  


Green, Karen Mauer. ''The Kentucky Gazette: Genealogical and Historical Abstracts''. 2 vols. Baltimore, Maryland.: Gateway Press, 1983–. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=976.9+B38g book 976.9 B38g].) Volume one covers 1787 to 1800. Volume 2 covers 1801 to 1820. It is indexed.  
*Green, Karen Mauer. ''The Kentucky Gazette: Genealogical and Historical Abstracts''. 2 vols. Baltimore, Maryland.: Gateway Press, 1983–. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=976.9+B38g book 976.9 B38g].) Volume one covers 1787 to 1800. Volume 2 covers 1801 to 1820. It is indexed.


See the [[United States Newspapers]] and [[United States Obituaries]] for help in locating other newspapers published in Kentucky.  
See the [[United States Newspapers]] and [[United States Obituaries]] for help in locating other newspapers published in Kentucky.  
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