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Faulkner Morgan Pagan Babies Archive (2018)

Mariam interviews Dr. Jonathan Coleman about the founding of the Faulkner Morgan Pagan Babies Archive and the upcoming “Out in Plain Sight” exhibit at Lexington Public Library.

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Genealogy & Local History

Discover unique resources in our Digital Archives that tell the story of Fayette County. Visit cemeteries throughout Central Kentucky using our cemetery maps. Contact our resident experts in the Central Library's Kentucky Room with questions.

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Local History Index

Open Local History Index

Search selected articles in Lexington newspapers about significant people, places, and events from 1787-2007.

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Lexington Herald-Leader Text Archive

Open Lexington Herald-Leader Text Archive

Lexington Herald-Leader full text article search beginning from April 25, 1983.

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Genealogy & Local History Request

The Kentucky Room collection is strongest in Fayette County materials, though we do have a limited amount of materials for most counties in Kentucky. We do not have out-of-town newspapers, or microfilmed county records for counties other than Fayette. The largest libraries for genealogy research are located in Frankfort at the Kentucky Historical Society, and the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; and the University of Kentucky has a great collection of Kentucky newspaper archives.

Library staff can respond to only the most specific requests. We cannot compile lineages, determine parentage, locate missing persons, or undertake extensive copying projects from books or microfilm. We will provide a free copy of a list of private researchers who can undertake more extensive research on a fee basis.

We are happy to be able to provide this service to everyone, including those living outside of Fayette County and Kentucky. If you would like to show your support, donations can be made to the Lexington Public Library Foundation.

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Please be specific and provide as much information as possible. If requesting articles from the Local History Index, please provide the full citation (article title, newspaper name, date, and page number) and limit your request to 4 articles at a time.

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs, the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyright material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purpose in excess of "fair use" that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

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Lexington Public Library Walking Tours

These tours are guided audio walking tours with a variety of topics focused on Downtown Lexington, KY. Music will play in between each stop, and the listener can pause the track while walking between stops.

Want to learn about new tours as they become available? Subscribe to our Genealogy & Local History newsletter.

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Farish Theater Policy

The William Stamps Farish, III Theater at the Central Library is available to the community for lectures, live music, community forums, film festivals, small theatrical productions, dance performances, literary readings, debates, and other creative uses.

Lexington’s African American Heritage Walking Tour

Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab

Lexington Public Library Foundation

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Lexington’s African American Heritage Walking Tour

Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab

Lexington Public Library Foundation

LinkedIn Learning

Automatic Renewals