by KY Genealogical Society | 19 Dec 2024 | Grant Project, Society Updates
Congratulations to the four organizations selected to receive funding for their vital digitization projects: Lewis County Historical Society (Vanceburg, KY): Digitizing rare multi-denominational church records from the early 1800s. Marion County Historical Society...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 3 Mar 2024 | Learn Kentucky History
What You Will Learn This presentation will focus on the protection, preservation, and reuse of Kentucky’s significant collection of historic and pre-historic resources statewide. As the State Historic Preservation Office, the Kentucky Heritage Council is tasked...
by Pamela Guye Holland | 7 Mar 2023 | Quick Tips from Our Speakers
The DNA Painter tool is perfect for analyzing your genetic genealogy and best of all it is free. The tool allows you to visualize your ancestry by adding colors, so you can learn more about your family tree. While this site doesn’t provide any testing kits, you can...
by Mark Anderson Watkins | 1 Dec 2022 | Free Kentucky Resources, Kentucky Surnames
Family historians love to find publications such as local newspapers when researching. Helpful information about ancestors, such as marriage announcements, obituaries, and other events from daily life can be found. It can be a challenge to locate digitized copies of...