by TheEventsCal | 29 Mar 2023 | Learn Kentucky History
What You Will Learn This webinar covers: things to consider before and during research, general information regarding antebellum African Americans in Kentucky and a dozen different records from the mid-1860s back to 1840 which hold genealogically significant...
by Shelley Viola Murphy | 7 Mar 2023 | Free KY Resources, Quick Tips from Our Speakers
Overview of the Freedman’s Bureau The US Government established the Freedmen’s Bureau in 1865 to manage the transition of formerly enslaved people to citizenship. Despite its name, Dr. Shelley Murphy reminds us this collection contains records for more...
by TheEventsCal | 22 Feb 2023 | Free KY Resources, Genealogy Tips
What You Will Learn Funeral programs are biographical documents that preserve the history of a deceased person. The presenter will dissect the parts of commonly used funeral programs, modeling how to extract important genealogical information and clues from these...
by TheEventsCal | 16 Feb 2023 | Learn Kentucky History
What You Will Learn Tim Pinnick shares strategies for using African-American and mainstream newspapers plus other familiar and lesser-known resources to identify and understand the similarities and differences between the movement of African Americans and other...
by TheEventsCal | 16 Feb 2023 | Free KY Resources
What You Will Learn Program Links 1. Dr. Shelley Murphy Website 2. Midwest African American Genealogy Institute (MAAGI) 3. Finding Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia 4. Descendants of Enslaved Community at the Library of Virginia 5. FamilySearch Speaker...
by TheEventsCal | 7 Feb 2023 | Learn Kentucky History
What You Will Learn The most difficult part of genealogical research for African Americans is finding and identifying slave ancestors and their owners, but as difficult as this might seem, it is not impossible. For many people of African descent, the experience can...
by TheEventsCal | 28 Oct 2022 | Learn Kentucky History
What You Will Learn The past year has shown the work impacts much more than Kentucky U.S. Colored Troops soldiers and their possible descendants. The soldiers researched had relationships with enslavers prior to enlistment, and the research has uncovered interesting...
by KY Genealogical Society | 4 Oct 2022 | Free KY 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 Tricia P Aanderud | 11 Jun 2022 | Retired, Society Updates
One thing family researchers know, Kentucky’s 120 counties are not always the easiest place for a family tree investigation. To be effective at this task, you must keep your ears open for opportunities and mind open to fresh techniques. With that in mind, our...
by KY Genealogical Society | 19 Jul 2021 | Free KY 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...
