by Amanda Arthur | 8 Mar 2023 | Kentucky Surnames, Occupations
Harlan County sits in the sweet spot of coal mining in southeastern Kentucky. Even pop culture cannot ignore its impact with such television shows as Justified. It is an area of Kentucky that you only go to if you are intentionally going to the county. The county was...
by Marsha Waggoner | 7 Mar 2023 | Genealogy Tips, Occupations
Was He a Coal Miner? Along with tobacco, racehorses, and bourbon, coal has long been part of the defining narrative of Kentucky’s history. Serious coal mining in Kentucky had its modest beginning in 1820 with the opening of a commercial mine in Muhlenberg County, but...
