Useful
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Search Tools
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GenWeb County
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Breathitt County, KY |
Augusta County, VA |
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Carter
County, KY |
Bedford County, VA |
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Clay County, KY |
Botetourt County, VA |
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Floyd County, KY |
Buchanan County, VA |
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Greenup County, KY |
Dickenson County, VA |
| Harlan County, KY |
Franklin County, VA |
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Johnson County, KY |
Grayson County, VA |
| Knott County, KY |
Henry County, VA |
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Lawrence County,
KY |
Lee County, VA |
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Leslie County, KY |
Patrick County, VA |
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Letcher
County, KY |
Pittsylvania County, VA |
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Magoffin County, KY |
Russell County, VA |
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Martin
County, KY |
Scott County, VA |
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Morgan County, KY |
Smyth County, VA |
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Perry County, KY |
Tazewell County, VA |
| Pike County, KY |
Washington County, VA |
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Rowan County, KY |
Wise County, VA |
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Regional History
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Kentucky |
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The Kentucky Historical Society was founded in 1836 to collect and preserve
the artifacts, papers and other documentation of Kentucky’s history.
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The Filson Society in Louisville has an outstanding library of books, family
trees, census, microfilm and other resources of great value for researchers of
Kentucky and the Ohio Valley. Many records for the states of Virginia,
Maryland, North and South Carolina are also on hand. Daily library
research fee is charged -- reduced fee or no fee for various levels of members. |
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The Kentuckiana Virtual Library
is a collection of digital archival material concerned
with the heritage and history of the state of Kentucky.
Collections and subsets of collections selected will have a strong
Kentucky orientation as well as broad appeal on geographic, content and study
levels. The materials will be unique or not widely available.
Included are photos, digitized books, oral history sound files, maps, etc. |
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Virginia |
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The Virginia
Historical Society was founded in 1831. The library collection
contains nearly two hundred thousand items, including books and bound serials,
Confederate imprints, sheet music, broadsides, and newspapers.
The museum collection includes paintings, sculpture, prints, furniture,
metalwork, ceramics, costumes and other textiles, militaria, political
memorabilia, and historical objects associated with specific individuals. The
photograph collection contains 200,000 items, including glass plates,
daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, and original photographic prints. |
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The Library of
Virginia, located in Richmond, houses collections
that include books, magazines, newspapers, state and Federal
publications; county and city government records, state government records,
architectural drawings and plans, Bible records, business records,
organization records, personal papers, genealogical notes and charts; maps,
rare books, broadsides, sheet music, posters, prints and engravings,
postcards, paintings, sculpture and photographs. |
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The New River Historical Society
owns and operates the
Wilderness Road Regional Museum in Newbern, Pulaski County, Virginia.
The Museum employs 5 part time employees. The Museum also houses the
earliest known records of Pulaski County, Virginia as well as artifacts and
genealogical material related to the area. |
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Genealogy Sites -- Localities |
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The
Appalachian Center of the University of Kentucky has some genealogical
files available through its website. There are also a number of
publications and other resources available, including maps of the region. |
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East Kentucky
Genealogy, maintained by
Diane Montgomery Parsons,
is a website
and mailing list for researchers whose ancestors settled or traveled through the
state of Kentucky. |
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The Memorial
Foundation of the
Germanna
Colonies in Virginia was founded in 1956 to preserve and make known the
history and culture of the several Germanna Colonies, their operations under
the patronage of Alexander Spotswood, his residence and activities at
Germanna and in the surrounding area. |
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Mountain Ties:
The people of the Central Appalachians is
a site maintained by Martha Short, which focuses on "Cumberland
Mountain area of the Central Appalachian region and are centered around
Dickenson, Wise and Russell Counties in Southwestern Virginia and Pike and
Letcher Counties in Eastern Kentucky." |
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New River Valley
Historical Notes is a site dedicated to the history of the
Upper New River Valley of North Carolina and Virginia. (Ashe, Alleghany, Watagua
and Wilkes County, North Carolina and Grayson County, and Southwest Virginia). |
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The
Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia is Lyman Chalkley's
seminal compilation extracted from the original
court records of
(old) Augusta County, Virginia
covering the period from 1745-1800.
His three-volume book is now out of print and in the public domain.
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Who were the Melungeons? Current popular
theory suggests that the Melungeons were descendants of Spanish and
Portuguese settlers who abandoned the Spanish settlement of Santa Elena in
South Carolina during the late 16th century. These settlers eventually
mingled with several Native American tribes |
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Military and Veteran
Records
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American Revolution |
For more than a century, the members of the
National Society Daughters of the
American Revolution have dedicated themselves to historical
preservation, promotion of education, and encouragement of patriotic
endeavor. As one of the largest genealogical
centers in the United States, the DAR Library is an essential destination
when researching your family history.
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society composed of lineal descendants of the men who wintered at Valley forge,
signed the Declaration of Independence, fought in the battles of the American
Revolution, served in the Continental Congress, or otherwise supported the cause
of American Independence. Its headquarters in
Louisville houses an outstanding historical and genealogical library with an
on-line card
catalog itemizing over 50,000 holdings. |
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Civil War
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The
American Civil War Portal is one of the
largest and most comprehensive collections of Civil War related material
available on the Internet. |
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The
Civil War
Soldiers and Sailors System is a fantastic new on-line collaboration between
the National Park Service and the National Archives, containing basic military
service records for more than 5 million combatants, Federal and Confederate.
There are also good summaries of regimental histories, along with regimental
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In
1866, Union Veterans of the Civil War organized into the Grand Army of the
Republic (GAR) and became a social and political force that would control
the destiny of the nation for more than six decades.
In 1881 the GAR formed what is today known as
the Sons of Union Veterans of the
Civil War (SUVCW), to carry on its traditions and memory long after the
GAR had ceased to exist. |
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The
Sons of Confederate Veterans
is the direct heir of the United Confederate Veterans, and the oldest
hereditary organization for male descendants of Confederate soldiers.
Organized at Richmond, Virginia in 1896, the SCV continues to serve as a
historical, patriotic, and non-political organization dedicated to insuring
that a true history of the 1861-1865 period is preserved. |
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39th Kentucky Mounted Infantry (Federal) Webpage provides a history, roster,
and selected veteran biographies for the eastern Kentuckians who comprised this
unit. |
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Ky. Civil War Confederate Links contains many links to information
about the Kentucky Confederate units, leaders and personalities, organizations,
and images. |
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Federal Government Resources |
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National Archives and
Records Administration Access to
Archival Databases site has approximately 350 data
files with millions of records available online. The
Genealogy/Personal History Category consists of 17 major record series. The
AAD is divided into the following areas. |
- Genealogy/Personal History
- Places
- Private Sector
- Indexes to Photographs/Textual Records
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- Wars/International Relations
- Government Spending
- Time Spans
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The Geography and Map Division of the Library of
Congress holds more than 4.5 million items, of which
Map Collections:
1500-2004 represents only a small fraction, those that have been
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Books and Magazines
The Kentucky Explorer
is a monthly (10
issues per year) magazine all about
Kentucky, its history, genealogy, and travel.
Heritage Nook Books,
P.O. Box 373, Pound, VA 24279, specializing in books from
the beautiful Appalachian Mountains of Southwest Virginia, Northeast Tennessee,
and Eastern Kentucky. No on-line credit-card/PayPal
services, but prompt response with pricing/shipping for orders by e-mail from
their on-line catalog.
The Cozy Corner, a source for
quilts, books, and Appalachian crafts operated in Whitesburg, KY 41858; phone
(606) 633-9637. Owner is Josephine D'Amato Richardson..
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