by KY Genealogical Society | 23 Oct 2022 | Kentucky Surnames
When confronted with family research issues that seem to be difficult to solve, genealogists should apply the research approach. In an earlier issue of Bluegrass Roots, member J. Harvey Uttrell, walked us through the process for a family member who lived in Bullitt...
by KY Genealogical Society | 4 Oct 2022 | Free Kentucky Resources, Kentucky Surnames, Learn Kentucky History
A Marriage Recognized by the Commonwealth was Desired Thornton and Henrietta Fowler were freed from the bonds of slavery by the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America in 1865. Although President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation...
by KY Genealogical Society | 4 Oct 2022 | Learn Kentucky History
Location was Everything Even in Pioneer Life In 1979, Bill Marshall, UK Special Collections and Archives Director, discussed how the early pioneers of Fayette County, Kentucky, settled the area. This post is an excerpt from the 1979 Bluegrass Roots newsletter article....
by KY Genealogical Society | 22 Feb 2022 | Free Kentucky Resources
The following Facebook groups and pages are actively involved in answering specific questions specific to Kentucky counties. Carter County — Rattlesnake Ridge Genealogy Group Promoting the discussion and research of family history among those with ties to Carter...
by KY Genealogical Society | 19 Jul 2021 | Free Kentucky Resources
African American genealogy offers unique challenges, but a basic framework of information gleaned from family traditions, forgotten cemeteries, or family Bibles provides African American researchers with a good starting point. Sources such as Black Genealogy by...
