by Christopher Padgett | 29 Nov 2024 | Genealogy Tips
The Brothers Grimm—Jacob and Wilhelm—are celebrated for preserving German folklore and bringing stories like Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel into the cultural consciousness. Born in 18th-century Germany, the brothers faced early hardships but developed a passion for...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 14 Nov 2024 | Genealogy Tips
Join Us for a Special Genealogy Countdown! Attention Kentucky family historians! As the holiday season approaches, we invite you to take part in an unique opportunity to enhance your family history research. Starting December 5, 2024, the Kentucky Genealogical...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 19 Aug 2024 | Free Kentucky Resources
Summer Series 2022: Researching Your Kentucky Ancestors: From the Mountains to the Mississippi What You Will Learn Kentucky’s history is extremely layered and chock full of nuance. As a long time genealogist, Dr. Eakle shares her insights about researching within the...
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...
