The item is an almanac for Kentucky for the year 1839 and contains astronomical data, weather forecasts, and other general-interest information and anecdotes.

The item is a brief history of the first four courthouse buildings for Fayette County, Kentucky.

The item is a brochure outlining the proposed purposes, objectives, and goals of the newly established Imperial Court of the Bluegrass Empire and the dates and times of the inaugural events.

Etta Evans Gilmore was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, on February 4, 1885, to Robert Evans and Matilda Fawns. She married Henry Steele Gilmore, a Bath County physician, around 1906. Their son Robert was born in 1906 and daughter…

This collection consists of Black community news published under the headline “Colored Churches,” “In Colored Circles,” or “Colored Notes”; and other articles of social interest, including marriages, public events, and obituaries.

The item is the record and program of the Mount Pleasant District Association 1974 convention and contains the schedule of events, association history, photographs, articles by various committee members, Women’s Auxiliary information,…

The item is the 1949 membership directory of Kentucky Mountain Club and contains lists of committees and members; photographs of officers, directors, and past presidents; and sponsor advertisements.

The item contains the history of Mount Horeb Presbyterian Church, photos and biographies of ministers and founding members, and a list of member names from 1827-1952.

Compiled by Cyrus Parker Jones, a man formerly enslaved by the Parker family, these funeral notices cover 667 funerals of individuals in Lexington, including seven free blacks. The funeral notices cover the years 1806-1886. Jones…

The Daily Lexington Atlas ran from late 1847 through early 1849 and was Lexington’s first daily paper, and the first to publish information from the telegraph lines. It is described by William Perrin in his 1882 History of Fayette…

The 1906-07 Lexington cross directory contains residential and business information for the city, arranged both alphabetically and by street, with a business listing by category. It also contains city officials and departments, and…

This collection of letters to and from portrait artist Sudduth Goff (1887-1965) is part of the library's Duncan-Goff scrapbook collection.

The Elmer L. Foote Collection is a group of 190 lantern slides. They were created by Elmer L. Foote, a Cincinnati photographer and library staff member whose pictures appeared in the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.

Letters to and from Father William T. Punch (1874-1933). Father Punch was instrumental in building the 3rd St. Peter Catholic Church on Barr Street in Lexington, KY.

The item contains the text of an act of the 1910 Kentucky General Assembly and the 1912 amendments concerning the organization and governance of second-class cities, particularly Lexington, Kentucky, by commission.

The item is the order of worship for the installation of Father Daniel J. Noll, Father Gino Donatelli, Sister Joann Hayden, and Father Louis Fister as pastoral staff for Saint Paul Catholic Church.

Program features the activities and accomplishments of the previous year’s Empress and Emperor while providing the layout of the current year’s coronation proceedings. Features advertisements for local businesses and photographs of the…

This letter collection was collected by Judge Kenneth Lyons. The earliest date of the letters is 1862, from Bourbon and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky. Some letters are fragments.

The Junior League of Lexington Image Collection contains slides of newspaper clippings and photographs.

The diary (ca. 1899) of Katherine Pettit, details her settlement work for the Kentucky Confederation of Women's Clubs, made yearly trips to Hazard during this period and was a central figure in establishing the Hindman (Kentucky)…

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The item is a history of Bullitt County, Kentucky, created for the Bullitt County Bicentennial Celebration in 1974.

The item is a brief history of the settlement of Lexington and the creation of the Town Branch Trail.

The Ashland-McDowell Collection is a collection of 43 photographs from circa 1893 taken on the grounds of the Ashland Estate during the residence of Major Henry McDowell.

Issue 11 focuses on state parks and other tourist attractions particular counties from around the state. Photographs accompany the articles.

The item is a membership lists containing names and addresses of club members.

The collection is community responses from the Lexington History Museum exhibit “Our Fair City: The 1999 Lexington Fairness Ordinance” held at the Lexington Public Library’s Central Library Gallery from June 17 – July 19, 2019. Visitors…

The item is a photograph of Lexington Mayor Scott Baesler speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Central Library building on June 2, 1987.

The Lexington Weekly Press was published every Wednesday in Lexington, Kentucky, and contained local, state, and foreign news. The paper focused on Central Kentucky’s “agriculture, manufactures and fine stock”, as well as literary and…

The item is a yearbook for the United States Army Training Center at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and contains photographs of the officers, NCOs, and graduates of the 8 week basic combat training. There are also many photographs of the various…

The Kentucky Leader was published from 1888 until the name changed in 1895 to the Daily Leader. They focused on local and national news. The Daily Leader was published from 1895-1901 until the name was changed to the Lexington Leader.…

Scans of the Black Marriage records from the Courthouse in Greenville, Kentucky.

This image shows a "pastoral scene" of sheep in the "blue grass" in Lexington, Kentucky.

This is a handwritten series of lectures detailing Samuel D. McCullough's memories of his childhood and life in Lexington, Kentucky, accompanied by letters and a photograph of his house.

The Eastern Kentucky Review contains articles about Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College. This particular issue contains photos of buildings, graduating seniors, students, clubs, and activities, and includes photos and information…

The Daily Argonaut began in 1895 and seems to have ceased publication in 1899. This collection includes scattered issues from 1895, 1896, 1897 and 1898.

The Independent Gazetteer was founded and printed by James Charless in 1803, with ads appearing in the Kentucky Gazette about its upcoming publication. The first issue was printed March 29, 1803. The paper was later sold to Robert Kay…

The Kentucky Gazette was the first paper established west of the Allegheny Mountains. The frontier paper focused on East Coast and International news, though some local announcements can be found. Later, the paper focused on…

The Kentucky Reporter is the weekly continuation of The Reporter, which changed names in October 1817. It reports on local and national news. 1827 is the only semi-weekly run of this newspaper.

The Reporter was a weekly Republican paper, occasionally semi-weekly when Congress was in session. Continued publication throughout the War of 1812.

The True American was an anti-slavery newspaper started by Cassius Marcellus Clay in June 1845. He ran the paper in Lexington until August of 1845, when he published an article deemed so incendiary that at court injunction was issued…

This work contains information about French Emigrants to America over the years 1789-1799, and provides a history of the French Revolution. The work was originally in French, and was translated into English by an anonymous translator…