by KY Genealogical Society | 24 Jun 2024 | Family Research, Kentucky Surnames
Society Co-President Susan Court recently met with Peter Ehrmann, the Archivar at the Stadtarchiv und Museen in Rottenburg a.N., Baden-Württemberg, Germany, the birthplace of her paternal great-grandfather, Bernhard Vollmer (1829-1919). (Bernhard moved to Kenton...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 3 Jun 2024 | Family Research
What You Will Learn Our ancestors voted in local, state, and federal government elections. Many of our local, state, and national archives, libraries and genealogical societies have election and voting records that could help genealogists find their ancestors. These...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 3 Jun 2024 | Family Research, Genealogy Tips
What You Will Learn There is no such thing as a boring ancestor! Many genealogists will say they have boring ancestors because they can’t find records or information for them. Learn from a seasoned genealogist and archivist how to locate records and information...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 3 Jun 2024 | Getting Started
What You Will Learn After locating two U.S. records naming an ancestor’s German village and state of origin, the next step is using German parish records to build an outline of your German family—names, dates, and places—as far back as that family lived in that...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 3 Jun 2024 | Free Kentucky Resources, Occupations
What You Will Learn The notion that most Americans in yesteryear were farmers is a misconception. By 1880, more than half of working Americans already were engaged in something other than agriculture and may have left a paper trail of occupational records. To find...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 29 Mar 2024 | Genealogy Tips
What You Will Learn Thousands of women volunteered their time serving the sick and wounded during the hostilities of the Civil War, yet most were never recorded on official rosters. Women doctors, nurses, matrons, cooks, and laundresses served on both sides of the...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 3 Mar 2024 | Family Research, Genealogy Tips
What You Will Learn Anna Elisabeth Mohrmann immigrated from Germany to Ohio in 1864 and quickly married. But her husband was not the man she had intended to marry. For years her origins in Germany and her parentage were a mystery. Learn how one record broke through...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 21 Jan 2024 | Genealogy Tips
What You Will Learn Prior to parish registers, estate, land, and property records are the next best record to identify generational links and family information for landowners and tenants. This session arms participants with the tools necessary to examine these...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 21 Jan 2024 | Genealogy Tips
What You Will Learn Prior to parish registers, estate, land, and property records are the next best record to identify generational links and family information for landowners and tenants. This session arms participants with the tools necessary to examine these...
by TheEventsCal | 12 May 2023 | Genealogy Tips
What You Will Learn This presentation shows you how to excavate the history of a church in Kentucky, using detective research through genealogical and historical records, personal interviews, and other resources. It will not only demonstrate how to discover the...