by TheEventsCal | 7 Feb 2023 | Genealogy Tips
What Your Will Learn This introduction to the Melungeons covers who they are, how they are identified, theories of their origins, and the Melungeons’ relationship to other, similar mixed ethnic groups. Also covered: The history of Melungeons, going back to their first...
by TheEventsCal | 7 Feb 2023 | Uncategorized
What You Will Learn Reed talks about the practice of dueling and about her great-great grandfather’s killing of a prominent citizen of Bourbon County in the 1850s. Was Reed’s ancestor guilty or not guilty? We, the jury, will decide. Speaker Kathy Reed No...
by TheEventsCal | 2 Feb 2023 | Free Kentucky Resources
What You Will Learn Kentucky manuscript collections can be a genealogical rich resource for the genealogist. If you do not know about these collections and are not accessing them in the repositories where your ancestors lived, you could be missing a gold mine. These...
by Rusty L Heckaman | 1 Dec 2022 | Free Kentucky Resources, Learn Kentucky History
Goodies at the Kentucky Archives The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA) is home to over 110,000 cubic feet of state, judicial, and local records, dating as far back as pre-statehood. These records include original documents from court cases, tax...
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 Rogers R Barde | 10 Oct 2022 | Kentucky Surnames
In recent years, it has become popular to trace the genealogy of a house. Many older homes have an impressive lineage. KYGS member, Rogers Bardé, felt a connection to the Botherum House that sits in Lexington, KY. In this post, she shares how her family history...
by Tricia P Aanderud | 4 Oct 2022 | Learn Kentucky History
In the spring of 1775, Daniel Boone created a path through the Cumberland Gap that would become known as Boone’s Trace and later Wilderness Trail. This path was America’s first gateway to the west, which was Kentucky. Many of us forget that he not only...
by Landon Willis | 4 Oct 2022 | Free Kentucky Resources, Genealogy Tips, Getting Started
Family researchers occasionally find that divorce was a significant point in an individual’s history or the family genealogy. When researching a Kentucky divorce, the period, location, and circumstances must be considered to have a complete family picture. ...
by Kandie Adkinson | 3 Aug 2022 | Free Kentucky Resources
They Came to Kentucky for Land to Sustain Themselves Literally locating your Kentucky ancestors might involve understanding the different ways they attained land. For many, they used the Land Patent Process that is described in this post by expert Kandie Adkinson. In...
by Barb LaFara | 3 Jun 2022 | Kentucky Surnames, Learn Kentucky History
Migrating to Kentucky on a Flatboat Many of our ancestors were Kentucky pioneers who made their way down the Ohio river on a flatboat. They settled in one of the many river towns along the Ohio River. KYGS member and genealogy blogger, Barb LaFara, shares the story of...
