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Kentucky Tax Lists – A Gold Mine of Information!

Kentucky Tax Lists – A Gold Mine of Information!

What You Will Learn Kentucky tax lists offer a variety of clues that can put pieces of the puzzle of our ancestors together to form a picture of their lives. As valuable as these records are, they continue to be underused. In this program, we will look at how the...
Over There: Finding Your World War I Ancestor

Over There: Finding Your World War I Ancestor

What You Will Learn Will provide the research tools needed to discover your World War I ancestor and dig out as much information as possible about what their experience was like during the First World War. Speaker Don Rightmyer Handout Click here to view handout...
North or South? Finding Your Kentucky Civil War Ancestor

North or South? Finding Your Kentucky Civil War Ancestor

What You Will Learn Will help you find and learn about your Kentucky Civil War relative and whether he wore blue, gray, or butternut. Be prepared for possible surprises in your Civil War genealogy search. Speaker Don Rightmyer Handout Click here to view handout...
Cracking the Code: Cemetery Symbolism

Cracking the Code: Cemetery Symbolism

What You Will Learn Ever walked through a cemetery and wondered what that engraving on the headstone meant? Learn about the various types of headstones and their symbolism. Speaker Johnna Waldon is the past president of the Kentucky Genealogical Society. Handout Click...
House Histories Part Two

House Histories Part Two

What You Will Learn Whether old or new, houses have stories to tell. Untangling those mysteries requires a combined journalistic/genealogical research approach to draw answers from public records, archives, and many other resources. This session will cover the rapidly...
House Histories Part One

House Histories Part One

What You Will Learn Whether old or new, houses have stories to tell. Untangling those mysteries requires a combined journalistic/genealogical research approach to draw answers from public records, archives, and many other resources. This session will cover the rapidly...
Using Sanborn Maps in Your research

Using Sanborn Maps in Your research

What You Will Learn Maps can be valuable tools for genealogists and historians. They can provide exceptional detail about the neighborhoods, farms, and communities in which our ancestors worked and lived. Some of the most valuable maps for genealogists were produced...