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Genealogy and History
Database
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Database
Selective finding aid to Lexington newspapers about significant people, places and events from 1787 to December 31, 2007.
The selective citations included in the Lexington Public...
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Large genealogy database includes census images, vital statistics, family trees and historic records.
Available only to customers inside the library branches.
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Research your family's history online using census records and rare published family and local histories. Includes PERSI, Periodicals Source Index, for genealogical and local...
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The Kentucky Encyclopedia was commissioned to mark the bicentennial of statehood in 1992. Its 2,000-plus entries are the work of more than five hundred writers. Their subjects...
Web Links
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Thousands of genealogy links categorized and cross-referenced.
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One of the largest genealogical information sources on the internet. Created and maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
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A large collection of genealogy information from the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Background information on historical research and investigative techniques, including a "do it yourself" section, from the PBS show of the same name.
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Site devoted to the Library of Congress local history and genealogy holdings.
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Provides many of the finding aids, guides, and research tools useful in preparing for a visit or requesting records from NARA.