Kentuckians played a significant role in the War of 1812. Approximately 24,000 Kentuckians served during the war, and sixty-four percent of the Americans killed were Kentuckians.[1] Mason County, Kentucky, supplied many fighters in this conflict. Not surprisingly,...
Co-Presidents Kathy Keyser and Susan Court represented the Society at RootsTech in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 4-6, 2025. RootsTech is a global, annual family history conference and trade show hosted by FamilySearch and sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of...
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...
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).
The Kentucky Genealogical Society occasionally receives donated items of genealogical interest from its members and their families. These items often include ledgers, yearbooks, family group sheets and photos, just to name a few.