by kathykeyser ADMIN | 19 Aug 2024 | Family Research
Summer Series 2022: Researching Your Kentucky Ancestors: From the Mountains to the Mississippi What You Will Learn Kentucky would not have been settled without the rivers who brought settlers from the northern cities. A knowledge of the gathering places for early...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 30 Jan 2024 | Occupations
What You Will Learn An estimated one-half of early immigrants came to America against their own will; some as indentured servants. Our ancestors arrived in many different ways as their lives touched the early colonies. Some voyages were planned, many were not. Speaker...
by Landon Willis | 8 Mar 2023 | Learn Kentucky History
Many Early Kentucky Settlers Passed Through Eastern Tennessee In your family research, you may have seen references to the state of Franklin. The story of Franklin is an intriguing one, although genealogical references to it may be few. Even before pioneers Boone,...
by KY Genealogical Society | 8 Mar 2023 | Learn Kentucky History
Early settlers who were determined to find land and opportunities pushed westward in two major ways: by water routes and by land routes. Initially, waterways seemed to be easier than land routes, but they presented their own difficulties. Uncharted waters, attacks,...
by KY Genealogical Society | 8 Mar 2023 | Learn Kentucky History
Who Came Here and Why? History gives us multiple reasons why people migrate—to gain freedom from persecution of various kinds and freedom from hunger and want, but also freedom to achieve and flourish to a given potential. While the Native Americans, followed by...
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 Tricia P Aanderud | 8 Mar 2023 | Learn Kentucky History
When newlyweds first married, the community worked together to build a first home for the couple. The early settlers worked together to survive. In this post, we learn how the cabins were built and see some examples. Lewis Collins (1797-1870), who lived in Mason...
by Landon Willis | 8 Mar 2023 | Genealogy Tips, Learn Kentucky History
Kentucky has a fascinating history, even if you don’t go back any further than when the state was formed. In 1776, Virginia carved up Fincastle County and one county was called Kentucky. Soon after the end of the American Revolution, a separation movement began in...
by Landon Willis | 7 Mar 2023 | Free Kentucky Resources, Kentucky Surnames, Learn Kentucky History
Discover the rich history of early Kentucky through the lens of genealogy with Littell’s Law Books, an invaluable resource for family history research. As a less-known yet equally insightful counterpart to the renowned Virginia Hening’s Statute at Large. These...
by KY Genealogical Society | 4 Oct 2022 | Learn Kentucky History
Location was Everything Even in Pioneer Life In 1979, Bill Marshall, UK Special Collections and Archives Director, discussed how the early pioneers of Fayette County, Kentucky, settled the area. This post is an excerpt from the 1979 Bluegrass Roots newsletter article....
