by KY Genealogical Society | 17 Jan 2025 | Free Kentucky Resources
The Kentucky Genealogical Society is excited to announce the release of its 2025 Program Brochure, detailing a comprehensive lineup of events and initiatives designed to support and inspire family historians throughout the year. Members can look forward to monthly...
by KY Genealogical Society | 19 Dec 2024 | Grant Project, Society Updates
Congratulations to the four organizations selected to receive funding for their vital digitization projects: Lewis County Historical Society (Vanceburg, KY): Digitizing rare multi-denominational church records from the early 1800s. Marion County Historical Society...
by KY Genealogical Society | 8 Jul 2024 | Society Updates
What do you enjoy about researching Kentucky ancestors? My favorite part of research is discovering something new about an ancestor. It’s my way of saying to them: “See, you are not forgotten. I may not know all about you, but I know something of...
by KY Genealogical Society | 27 Jun 2024 | Free Kentucky Resources
Exciting News for Kentucky Genealogical Researchers! UPDATED: 18 July 2024 On June 26, 2024, the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA) and FamilySearch.org finalized an agreement facilitated by the Kentucky Genealogical Society to allow FamilySearch to...
by KY Genealogical Society | 24 Jun 2024 | Family Research, Kentucky Surnames
Society Co-President Susan Court recently met with Peter Ehrmann, the Archivar at the Stadtarchiv und Museen in Rottenburg a.N., Baden-Württemberg, Germany, the birthplace of her paternal great-grandfather, Bernhard Vollmer (1829-1919). (Bernhard moved to Kenton...
