Research guide for Genealogy
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| Resource (Link will take you to the resource) |
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| 1 | Ancestry in America: A Comparative City-by-City Guide to over 200 Ethnic Backgrounds | Full Description | |
| -- The ethnic makeup of the United States, compiled from raw 2000 Census data, covering all places in A ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | E-Book, Reference Tool, Statistical Dataset | ||
| 2 | Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) | Full Description | |
| -- Indexes current and retrospective reference sources that cover over 13 million individuals, both liv ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Database/Indexing Resource | ||
| 3 | Biography Reference Bank | Full Description | |
| -- Contains biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the pres ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | E-Book, Image Collection, Reference Tool | ||
| 4 | Census Online | Full Description | |
| -- Various links to census-related information from all U.S. states. Information is divided by sta ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Government Publication, Reference Tool, Selected Academic Website, Statistical Dataset | ||
| 5 | Checklist: Places to Look For Documents on Archives.gov | Full Description | |
| -- Guide to online records sources in the National Archives via its website, Archives.gov . ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Database/Indexing Resource, Government Publication, Reference Tool | ||
| 6 | Duff's Funeral Notices | Full Description | |
| -- A collection of 676 Lexington funeral notices dating from 1806 to 1887, digitized by the Kentuckiana ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Manuscript | ||
| 7 | FamilySearch | Full Description | |
| -- One of the largest genealogical information sources on the internet. Created and maintained by the C ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Manuscript, Selected Academic Website | ||
| 8 | Fayette County, Kentucky Genealogy and History | Full Description | |
| -- Links to resources useful for local genealogical research; part of the USGenWeb project. ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Selected Academic Website | ||
| 9 | Genealogists and Family Historians Site at the National Archives | Full Description | |
| -- Index to Kentucky death records from 1911 to 2000. Arranged by research topics or types of records a ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Government Publication | ||
| 10 | Herald-Leader (Lexington) | Full Description | |
| -- Searchable fulltext of all articles except records lists (e.g., births, police reports) and PAID ob ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Newspaper | ||
| 11 | Historical Census Browser | Full Description | |
| -- Examine state and county topics for individual census years, produce tables of data by state or coun ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Government Publication, Map Collection, Statistical Dataset | ||
| 12 | KDLA Catalog (Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives) | Full Description | |
| -- Includes records of holdings in the State Archives and other Kentucky manuscript repositories. ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Database/Indexing Resource | ||
| 13 | Kenton County Public Library’s Northern KY Newspaper Index | Full Description | |
| -- Some citations provide links to full-text articles. Newspapers indexed include: Kentucky Post ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Database/Indexing Resource, Newspaper | ||
| 14 | Kenton County Public Library - Genealogy & Kentucky History | Full Description | |
| -- Extensive collection of genealogical material of particular interest to those doing research on ance ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Selected Academic Website | ||
| 15 | Kentuckiana Digital Library (KDL) | Full Description | |
| -- Part of the Kentucky Virtual Library; provides online finding aids and digitized material from arch ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | E-Book, E-Journal Collection, Image Collection, Manuscript | ||
| 16 | Kentucky Encyclopedia | Full Description | |
| -- Web edition of the print and CD-ROM editions from the University Press of Kentucky. Includes 2,100 e ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | E-Book, Reference Tool | ||
| 17 | Kentucky Land Office | Full Description | |
| -- A collection of databases and other resources for researching Kentucky land acquisitions. Incl ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Government Publication, Selected Academic Website | ||
| 18 | Kentucky Newspaper Microfilm Ordering Database | Full Description | |
| -- Formerly known as the Kentucky Newspaper Master Negative Microfilm Database, this resource provides ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Database/Indexing Resource, Newspaper | ||
| 19 | Kentucky Newspapers from the US Newspaper List | Full Description | |
| -- Provides links to Kentucky newspaper websites (listed alphabetically by town). Also includes college ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Newspaper | ||
| 20 | Kentucky Virtual Library | Full Description | |
| -- Collection of catalogs, databases and full-text resources available to UK affiliates. All Kentucky ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Database/Indexing Resource, Selected Academic Website | ||
| 21 | Kentucky Vital Records Index | Full Description | |
| -- Indexes to selected Kentucky vital records. Includes: Kentucky Death Index for 1911-1986 ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Database/Indexing Resource | ||
| 22 | Local History Index (Kentucky) | Full Description | |
| -- Very selective index to Lexington, KY newspaper articles pertaining to significant people, places, e ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Database/Indexing Resource, Newspaper | ||
| 23 | Social Security Death Index | Full Description | |
| -- The Social Security Death Index (SSDI) includes most deceased individuals who died after 1962 and wh ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Reference Tool | ||
| 24 | Vital Records Information | Full Description | |
| -- Provides information on how to obtain vital records (such as birth certificates, death records, marr ... | |||
| Resource Type(s) | Reference Tool, Selected Academic Website | ||