by Lynn B Groh | 20 Jan 2026 | Genealogy Tips
Improve your Kentucky genealogy research with upcoming webinars Webinars in 2026 will cover a wide variety of topics of interest to family historians. Click on the links below to get more details and make your reservations. Jan 22: The 1833 Cholera epidemic in...
by Lynn B Groh | 31 Jul 2025 | Learn Kentucky History
After the Civil War, some formerly enslaved people sought reparations in courts of law. The most successful among them was Henrietta Wood from Kentucky. She won compensation for some of her unpaid labor and became one of the few who got reparations for years of...
by Lynn B Groh | 9 Mar 2025 | Family Research, Learn Kentucky History
Searching for the identity of an unnamed Kentucky Civil War soldier in a cherished family album led to surprising results. A handsome Union Army Captain looks out from the 1860s-era photo album passed down from Nina Rich Tomlin in Northern Kentucky. The soldier was...
