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Projects

• Kentucky AHPG      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Kentucky American Local History Network      (Source: American Local History Network)
• Kentucky Footsteps Archives 
• Kentucky History and Genealogy      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Kentucky Trails History & Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• KyGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• The Surnames of Kentucky Network 

Bible Records

• Kentucky Bible Archives      (Source: USGenWeb Kentucky Archives)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence (16)

Blogs

• Genealogy Blog Archive for Kentucky 
• Kentucky Family Tree Blog 

Cemeteries

• Grave Locations Of Restoration Movement Leaders In Kentucky      (Source: The Restoration Movement)
• Kentucky African American Cemeteries      (Source: African American Cemeteries Online)
• Kentucky Cemeteries Project 
• Kentucky Cemetery Directory  D'Addezio.com
• Kentucky Cemetery Photos      (Source: Cemetery Photo Volunteers Project)
• Kentucky Cemetery Records Database 

Census Records and Indexes (9)

Court and Legal Records

• Black Sheep Ancestors  Directory of Links for Prison and Convict Records, Court Records, Executions, Famous Outlaws, Criminals & Bandits
• A Complete Index to the Names of Persons, Places and Subjects Mentioned in Littell's Laws of Kentucky      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Kentucky Court and Other Records      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Kentucky Lynchings 

Directories

• Kentucky state register, for the year 1847  Containing the names and residences of all the judges and clerks of courts, commonwealth attorneys, justices of the peace, sheriffs, coroners, notaries public, commissioners of tax, attorneys at law, physicians, and principal merchants     (Source: Kentuckiana Digital Library)
• Kentucky's Elected Officials  1792 to Present Day

Estate Records

• Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories, Copied from Original and Recorded Wills and Inventories      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)

Ethnic (23)

History (26)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Kentuckians in Illinois      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Kentuckians in Missouri      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Kentuckians in Ohio and Indiana      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Kentucky Colonization in Texas      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Kentucky Immigration & Naturalization Project      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Kentucky Naturalization & Citizenship Records and Substitutes      (Source: Olive Tree Genealogy)
• The Maryland to Kentucky Reunion 
• Marylanders to Kentucky, 1775-1825      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Passports of Southeastern Pioneers  1770-1823     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of Kentucky links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• Kentucky      (Source: CinnamonToast Genealogy)
• Kentucky Research Outline      (Source: Family History Library)
• Kentucky, United States Genealogy Links & Chat      (Source: Looking 4 Kin Links & Chat)
• ROOTS-L Kentucky Resources      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Websites: Kentucky      (Source: RootsWeb)

Land Records

• Bounty Land Recipients      (Source: USGenWeb Kentucky Archives)
• A Calendar of the Warrants for Land in Kentucky  Granted for Service in the French and Indian War     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Kentucky Land Grant Project      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Kentucky Land Grants      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Kentucky Land Grants  A Systematic Index to All of the Land Grants Recorded in the State Land Office at Frankfort, Kentucky, 1782-1924     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Kentucky Land Office 
• Kentucky Land Records, 1774-1924      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Revolutionary War Warrants 

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Historic House Museums & Historic Structures 
• Historic House Museums in Kentucky 
• Historical Museum Guide for Kentucky      (Source: Census Finder)
• Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives 
• Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections 
• Kentucky Historical Society Research Databases 
• Kentucky Public Libraries      (Source: Public Libraries Library Directory)
• Kentucky Records      (Source: Footnote)     ($)
• Mining Museums and Miners' Memorials for Kentucky 

Lookups

• Kentucky Free Genealogy Look Ups      (Source: GeneaSearch)
• Obituary Lookup Volunteers 
• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness 

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• Five Civilized Tribes Genealogy Forum  Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, the Virginias, the Carolinas and the Deep South
• H-Kentucky  Kentucky History and Humanities
• Kentucky in the Civil War  Message Board
• KY-FOOTSTEPS 
• The Original Surnames of Kentucky 

• KENTUCKY-L Kentucky Genealogy

  • KENTUCKY-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • KENTUCKY-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • KENTUCKY-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• KY-FOOTSTEPS-L Posting of original Kentucky source material

  • KY-FOOTSTEPS-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • KY-FOOTSTEPS-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • KY-FOOTSTEPS-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• KY-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Indian Tribes that lived, or traveled in Kentucky

  • KY-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • KY-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • KY-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• KY-INTERTRIBAL-L Native American tribes of Kentucky including their surnames and the oral family history of their ancestors

  • KY-INTERTRIBAL-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • KY-INTERTRIBAL-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • KY-INTERTRIBAL-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (66)

Military Records and Histories (59)

Miscellaneous Data

• A Complete Index to the Names of Persons, Places and Subjects  Mentioned in Littell's Laws of Kentucky     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Early Kentucky Settlers, 1700s-1800s      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Freedman's Bank Records  1865-1875     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Genealogy Surnames in Kentucky      (Source: Surnames By Town)
• Heritage Books      ($)
• Kentucky Court and Other Records, Vol. I      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Kentucky Materials      (Source: Quintin Publications)     ($)
• Petitions of the Early Inhabitants of Kentucky  to the General Assembly of Virginia, 1769 to 1792     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Newspaper Records

• Events That Touched Our Ancestors' Lives  Kentucky     (Source: GenDisasters)
• Old Kentucky Genealogy, History & News      (Source: The Olden Times - Historic Newspapers Online)
• Personal...But Polite  Newspaper Extracts of Personal Columns

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Kentucky Obituaries      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Kentucky Obituaries 1787-1854  (free surname index online)     ($)
• Kentucky Obituaries, 1787-1854      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Kentucky Obituary Search      (Source: ObitsArchive.com)
• Miscellaneous Kentucky Obituaries  Part 1     (Source: Genealogy Buff)
• Miscellaneous Kentucky Obituaries  Part 2     (Source: Genealogy Buff)
• National Hall of Records  The National Repository for Online Obituaries
• Obituaries 101  Links to newspapers with obituaries

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Kentuckiana Digital Library 
• Kentucky Old Photos      (Source: Family Old Photos)
• Kentucky Panoramic Photos  1910-1942     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Penny Postcards from Kentucky      (Source: USGenWeb Kentucky Archives)
• Slices of Time  Reuniting lost family photographs with their families     ($)
• U. S. Historical Postcards  1901-1960     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. Family Photo Collection  c. 1850-2000     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

School Records and Histories

• Public education in Kentucky  a report by the Kentucky Educational Commission     (Source: Kentuckiana Digital Library)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

• Digital Collection Search  Kentucky Historical Society
• Kentucky Cemetery Photos      (Source: Cemetery Photo Volunteers Project)
• Kentucky Cemetery Records Database 
• Kentucky Death Records  1911-2000     (Source: RootsWeb)
• Kentucky Historical Society Research Databases 
• Kentucky Obituary Search      (Source: ObitsArchive.com)
• Kentucky Vital Records Search 
• USGenNet Kentucky Site Search      (Source: USGenNet)
• USGenWeb Search 

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• Kentucky Plantations      (Source: Sankofa's Afrikan Slave Genealogy)
• Slavery in Kentucky      (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• The USF Africana Heritage Project 

Societies (10)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (19)

Tax Lists

• "First Census" of Kentucky, 1790      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

• 1800

  • "Second Census" of Kentucky, 1800      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Transportation and Industry

• Coal industry in Kentucky  An historical sketch     (Source: Kentuckiana Digital Library)
• Commercial history of the state of Kentucky  1913     (Source: Kentuckiana Digital Library)
• Kentucky Covered Bridges      (Source: Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer)
• Stone Quarries and Beyond 
• Transportation routes of Kentucky  and their relation to the economic resources of the commonwealth     (Source: Kentuckiana Digital Library)
• The Wilderness Road to Kentucky  Its Location and Features     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)

Vital Records (24)

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