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...
by TheEventsCal | 29 Mar 2023 | Genealogy Tips
What You Will Learn In this webinar, the speaker tells stories of many LGBTQ ancestors in the historical context of LGBTQ rights. Clues to ancestors can be found in photographs, census, newspapers, obituaries, cemeteries, military records, marriage records, and LGBTQ...
by TheEventsCal | 29 Mar 2023 | Genealogy Tips
What You Will Learn Have you ever gotten home from a genealogy research trip and said to yourself “I forgot to do that”? Learn the 10 things genealogists should do before they leave a library and archives to make the research trip a success! Speaker Melissa Barker is...
by TheEventsCal | 29 Mar 2023 | Genealogy Tips
What You Will Learn This webinar provides some tips and tricks for discovering your Kentucky ancestors. The details are at the local level. Speaker Dave Schroeder
by TheEventsCal | 29 Mar 2023 | Genealogy Tips
What You Will Learn The best place to research your ancestors in Kentucky is not always in Kentucky! Let’s learn what is available to help discover our ancestors as they migrated to and through Kentucky. Speaker Peggy Lynn Clemens Lauritzen is a frequent lecturer at...
by Tricia P Aanderud | 27 Mar 2023 | Genealogy Tips
Recently on our Facebook page we asked “What is your best genealogy tip for someone new to family research in Kentucky?” We were not disappointed, over 100 folks responded with some fantastic tips. All those who responded had good and even funny advice. We categorized...
by KY Genealogical Society | 11 Mar 2023 | Society Updates
Society Publishes a New Book Kentucky Genealogical Society celebrates it’s 50th anniversary by publishing the Essential Guide to Kentucky Family Research. This book is the first comprehensive Kentucky genealogy guide published in over 30 years to help family...
by Tricia P Aanderud | 8 Mar 2023 | Genealogy Tips
In the 1880 US Census, you’ll find my great-grandparents, Andrew Jackson Hadley (1836-1898) and Louisa Hines (1838-1918), living in Montgomery County, KY, with eight children. With the smallest amount of coaxing, all the childrens’ records fell into place. All except...