![What Happened to the 1890 Census Records?](https://kygs.org/wp-content/uploads/stock-old-docs-06-400x284.jpg)
In 1921, a fire in the US Commerce Building damaged the 1890 census records. Learn what eventually happened to the records.
![Loading Sixteen Tons: Tracing Your Kentucky Coal Mining Ancestors](https://kygs.org/wp-content/uploads/coal-miners-400x284.jpg)
Here are tips for finding your ancestor’s coal mining records.
![Five Tips for Starting Your Genealogy Research](https://kygs.org/wp-content/uploads/29-400x284.jpg)
Want to research your family tree? Genealogy can be daunting to start but here are five tips to make it easy.
![Virginia Rejected Kentucky’s First Attempt at Government](https://kygs.org/wp-content/uploads/11-1-400x284.jpg)
Early Kentucky settlers met at Ft Boonesborough to establish a government. Pioneer families saw the need for local laws and government, but it failed.
![Flatboats Brought Pioneers into Kentucky on a Scary Path](https://kygs.org/wp-content/uploads/21-1-400x284.jpg)
Many of our ancestors were Kentucky pioneers who made their way down the Ohio river on a flatboat. These flatboats were later used to build a home.
![Early Kentucky Pioneers Faced Inflated Land Prices](https://kygs.org/wp-content/uploads/fayette-county-map-loc-2011588005.png-400x284.webp)
In 1780, early Kentucky pioneers entered Fayette County to settle the area later known as Lexington.
![Finding Marriages for Formerly Enslaved Persons](https://kygs.org/wp-content/uploads/wedding-bands-over-bible-400x284.jpg)
In 1866, Kentucky enacted an imperfect law to legitimize marriages of the formerly enslaved. Many Scott County, KY records survived.
![Our Unexpected Finds at the KY Dept Libraries and Archives](https://kygs.org/wp-content/uploads/kdla-001-pack_horse_librarian_album_photo_rg1670s.jpg-400x284.webp)
The KDLA has many records of genealogical value that are free to the public.
![How and Why the Kentucky Counties Formed](https://kygs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ky-map-1795-400x284.png)
See how Kentucky went from 9 counties to 120 counties - just like that.
![The Jackson Purchase: A Land Apart](https://kygs.org/wp-content/uploads/25-400x284.jpg)
In 1818, the US bought the Jackson Purchase area from the Chickasaw Indians and started a new history for the area.
![Kentucky History: Tales of a County Too Small](https://kygs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/frankfort-capital-400x284.jpg)
Beckham County was formed in 1904 and disbanded a few months later. It remains the only county in Kentucky’s history with the distinction of being dissolved.
![Why the Huguenots Migrated to America](https://kygs.org/wp-content/uploads/4-400x284.jpg)
Huguenots migrated from France to the new world and many Kentuckians can claim Huguenot roots.