This is a copy of the PowerPoint presentation used in the KHS/KGS Family History "2nd Saturday" Workshop: "LDS Records for Genealogy Research," given by Valerie Edgeworth in October 2008.
This is a listing of the city directories available in the KHS Library and Special Collections. The list includes both book and microfilm/microfiche holdings, and includes directories for 24 Kentucky cities, statewide Kentucky gazetteers, and...
This is a list of Kentucky newspapers available on microfilm in the KHS Library. This list is organized alphabetically by county, and then sorted alphabetically by title. The list includes the city of publication (if known), years available,...
This is a list of Kentucky newspapers available on microfilm in the KHS Library. This list is organized chronologically (by date), and includes city of publication (if known), years available, specific issue dates (if available), notes, and the...
This is a list of Kentucky newspapers available on microfilm in the KHS Library. This list is organized alphabetically by county, and then sorted chronologically (by date). The list includes the city of publication (if known), years available,...
This is an alphabetical listing of Kentucky's 120 counties, which includes the date the county was formed, the parent county (or counties), the county seat, the dates of any disasters that have occurred, and whether county records were destroyed in...
This is a listing of Kentucky counties arranged chronologically by the date the county was formed. It includes the parent county (or counties) and the county seat.
This is a listing of microfilm available in the library arranged alphabetically by county. County records generally available on microfilm include census records, deeds, marriages, military records, tax lists, vital statistics (birth and death...
The Cemetery Preservation Program's database of registered cemeteries is a continuation of the work started by the Attorney General's Office in 2000. This database is a compliment to the reference library's database currently available on this...
Mr. Nichols has served in many capacities in state government for over a decade. From 1984-1987 he served as communications and media director for David Boswell, Comissioner of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He discusses the...
Mr. Hendrick has been the farm extension agent in Henderson County for 35 years. This interview has basically two directions: how Henderson County was a center of the tobacco trade at one time and about the farming of Green River tobacco.
Mr. Alexander has been a farmer of Green River tobacco for over fifty years. He recalls when Henderson was a center for the crop and that he was president of the Stemming District for three years.
Mr. French is a black farmer with broad experience in agriculture, including time as a compliance officer for ASCS, and a loan officer for the Farmer's Home Administration.
Mr. McPherson is the ASCS District Director in the far western part of Kentucky and deals with three major types of tobacco grown in the state. This interview deals with the role of tobacco in the region and discussion of the types of tobacco.
Mr. Brown's interview is an especially meaningful one since Logan County is home for the three general types of tobacco grown in Kentucky- dark air-cured, dark fire-cured, and air-cured barley. Mr. Brown is both a farmer and warehouseman. Finally,...
Pinkerton Tobacco Company is the largest producer of loose leaf chewing tobacco and plug tobacco in the world. All their operations are in Owensboro, KY. Mr. Pittman is the executive vice-president at Pinkerton, which essentially means he is in...
The role and duties of the tobacco auctioneer are discussed by the world's top auctioneer, a title Mr. Cage won twice in the accepted contest in Virginia.
