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 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...
This is an alphabetical listing of Kentucky-related subject files available in the KHS Library. Files can include clippings and articles, research correspondence, and photocopies of other materials. The contents of the files are not available...
Kentucky State Daughters of the American Revolution Records. Index to bound typescripts located in the KHS library. Includes family bible records, cemetery records, family histories, vital statistics, wills, deeds, and census records.
Dr. Davis is the Director of the Tobacco and Health Research Institute and holds the rank of Professor of Agronomy at the University of Kentucky. The Tobacco and Health Research Institute is only now coming out from under a shadow of controversy....
This interview concerns the tobacco seed business including varieties, hybrids, growing the seed, packaging, marketing, and price. The work of the University of Kentucky in certifying seed is an important part of this interview.
James R. O'Rourke is the pastor of St. John's Church in Georgetown, KY. He entered the study of the priesthood as a young man in his late thirties. In his young adult life he was a tenant farmer on many farms in Mason County in the 1930s and...
Interview provides data about the growing of tobacco and the warehouse business from 1920 to the present. Mr. Spiller worked on farms and warehouses in Mason County.
In this interview, Mr. Fowlkes details the life and business of the tobacco auctioneer. For a brief time, he gives an example of the highly individualized tobacco "chant." Of particular note is a discussion of the auctioneer's role in relation to...
Mrs. Comer is a landlord and discusses her relationship with a tenant. She also has been in the newspaper business for sixty years, and her description of the auction system is a high point of the interview.
Interview covers the entire tobacco business in a general fashion including varieties of tobacco, diseases, farming methods, and a chronology of changes over the years. Mr. Collins worked as an extension agent for over forty years in Northeast...
Paul Collins was born in the 19th century in Mason County and his age carries with it the sights and sounds of a time gone by. This interview has several points that are significant. First, Mr. Collins recounts the adventures of the "Burley Night...
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.
