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PROGRAMS
PROGRAM FOR TUESDAY, June 12, 2012 Abraham Flexner: The Life, Times, Influence, and Legacy of an Educator by Allen Share. The talk will examine Abraham Flexner's long and distinguished life and will focus on the educator's contributions to and impact upon education, especially medical education, where his vastly influential 1910 report served as a vital catalyst in the emergence of modern medical education. The talk will also examine Flexner's Louisville roots and aspects of his life, his times, his influence, and his legacy.
This program was funded in part by the Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc. and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Dr. Allen J. Share is Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Division of Humanities of the University of Louisville, where he began teaching in the fall of 1974. He is the author of the book Cities in the Commonwealth: Two Centuries of Urban Life in Kentucky, and served an as editor of The Encyclopedia of New York City, The Encyclopedia of Louisville, and The Kentucky Encyclopedia. He is a native of New York City.
* * * * * *WORKSHOP FOR TUESDAY, June 26, 2012
Betty Darnell will present Completing and Documenting Your Ancestor Chart: step-by-step, beginning with yourself, gathering and recording the documentation as you go. Betty Darnell is currently editor of the quarterly publication for the Bullitt County Genealogical Society, president of the Spencer County Historical and Genealogical Society, and member of other societies in Kentucky and Missouri. Betty teaches, lectures, and writes about Kentucky and Missouri county records, and family books. She is currently contributing record abstracts for society publications of Bullitt County, Spencer County, Nelson County, and Louisville. To view future program and workshop schedules, click PROGRAM above or click here. The LGS 2012 Anniversary Luncheon will be held at Woodhaven Country Club on Tuesday, July 24. Click here for complete information and a registration form.
* * * * * *As you know, on April 2, the 1940 census images were released on the internet by NARA but are not indexed. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is looking for volunteers to assist in the indexing of these records. We encourage you to consider volunteering. Go to https://www.familysearch.org/volunteer/indexing for information. The more volunteers they have, the sooner the information can be more easily accessed free of charge.  * * * * * *Bullitt County Genealogical Society was founded in August 1988. Membership ($15/year) includes 4 issues of Wilderness Road; our year begins with the September issue. Bullitt County Genealogical Society meets Saturday, May 19, at 10:00 a.m. at Ridgway Library in Shepherdsville. Presenting will be Alison White, "Publishing Your Family History". * * * * * *Spencer County Historical and Genealogical Society On Memorial Day, the Spencer County Historical Society will be visiting Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery to remember Spencer County's ancestors. Contributions for the upkeep of this cemetery will be accepted. Those interested in making this tour, please meet at the Spencer County Library at 7:00 p.m. on May 28. * * * * * * The Irish Society of Kentuckiana Tuesday, June 5, at 7:30 p.m. ISK General Meeting. The speaker will be Mandy Dick, the topic Irish at Locust Grove. Meetings are held at Commonwealth Bank, 286 N. Hubbards Lane. Visit the website http://www.irishkyana.org/ Mark your calendar for the Irish Tea taking place at Hidden Hill Nursery & Sculpture Garden on Thursday, May 24. Click here for complete information. * * * * * *
The Scottish Society of Louisville. We meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month at Strathmoor Presbyterian Church, 2201 Hawthorn Avenue, have our business meeting at 7:30 p.m., then break around 8:00 p.m. for socializing and having some treats. On Tuesday, May 22, Karen Elise Brumley will share a program about Bagpiping. She is an extraordinary piper. You will want to hear her play the pipes! We have our program start around 8:15 p.m. Please join us, hope to see you soon. The society does not meet in December. Visit the website http://www.scotsoflou.com/. * * * * * * Beargrass-St. Matthews Historical Society maintains a local history reference library and displays of historic photographs and archival items in its meeting room on the second floor of the St. Matthews City Hall, 3940 Grandview Avenue, located between Breckenridge and Browns Lane. For information on the society or its programs, contact Joyce Ruffra (425-0431) or Anne Rockwell (897-2423) or check the website http://www.stmatthews.org/Dot_ViewCategory.asp?idcategoryMain=103&idcategory=104. * * * * * *The April Third Saturday meeting of the African-American Genealogy Group of Kentucky (AAGGKY) will be held on April 21, 2012 at the Paris-Bourbon County Public Library at 701 High St. in Paris, KY. This month's speaker and topic will be Reinette Jones, editor of the Notable Kentucky African Americans (NKAA) Database. Reinette will tell us about the formation of the database and the treasures that can be found there. http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/NKAA/
"There are more notable African Americans with Kentucky roots and ties than any one person knows about. Very little has been written about many of them and it is a challenge to find what was written in the past. For some, their stories have only been told by word of mouth. The Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (NKAA) has been developed as a finding aid to bring together a brief description of pertinent names, places, and events, and to list the sources where additional information may be found." The program will start at 1:00 p.m., but some of us will be there early (around 10:00 a.m.) to use the library and to assist with any genealogy questions you might have. Why not join us?
* * * * * *The SAR Genealogical Research Library
809 W. Main St.
Louisville, KY 40202
502-589-1776
2012 Research Library Hours:
Monday: 9:30 a.m.-12:00 Noon
Tuesday-Friday: 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
3rd Saturday of the month: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
For information about the Society, check out their website: http://library.sar.org * * * * * *The Louisville Historical League, Inc., founded in 1972, is dedicated to promoting the appreciation and preservation of our cultural heritage and historic environment in the Louisville metropolitan area.
Upcoming Events:
Sunday, May 20, 2:00 p.m., Historic Marker Dedication: The League will dedicate several historic markers in downtown Louisville. Meet at Third & Market Streets, outside the Old Spaghetti Factory.
Visit the website http://www.louisvillehistoricalleague.org/
e-mail LouHist@Hotmail.com * * * * * *Alexander Hamilton Historical Society of Kentucky.
For information, contact Lynn Olympia, 897-5726, or e-mail at Olympia1231@aol.com. * * * * * *NEWS FROM THE LOUISVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
The 2012 - Genealogy Day @ the Library was a huge success. It's not too early to mark your calendar for next year. The event will be held on March 23, 2013. Check back for details. A Message from Joe Hardesty. Most family genealogists are aware that the Louisville Free Public Library has Kentucky Death Certificates on microfilm from 1911 to 1958 and that this collection is arranged by Year of Death then by Certificate number. Both of these pieces of information can be obtained from the Kentucky Death Index made available via the Kentucky Vital Records Index or in Microfiche format at Louisville Main Library and other Genealogy collections in the State. But what can you do if you are sure, or feel pretty certain, that an ancestor has died in Kentucky (1911 – 1958) but you still cannot find a reference to his/her death in the index? You have tried searching every spelling permutation you can think of!! Perhaps all you have to go on is a headstone inscription and browsing two dozen rolls of microfilmed death certificates just is not going to work – so what can one do? While it is true that Kentucky’s microfilmed Death Certificates are arranged by Year of Death and by Certificate number, they are also specifically arranged Alphabetically by County name and Chronologically by Month within each year. Therefore, Death Certificates with the lowest numbers will always be those deaths that occurred in Adair County in the month of January followed by Allen County, Anderson County, etc. - all in January. Next would be Adair County, Allen County, Anderson County, etc., deaths that occurred in February. Thus, Deaths Certificates with the highest numbers will always be those deaths that occurred in Woodford County in the month of December. If this doesn’t help you find the death certificate you want, remember to check the very end of the roll for that year. Here you will find Delayed Death Certificates arranged in Alphabetical order by County name. Once the Office of Vital Records in Frankfort collected all the States Death certificates (again, Alphabetically by County and Chronologically by Month), only then did they assign Certificate numbers 00001 – XXXXX.
* Basics of Genealogy Online, Saturday, June 23, from 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon. This class is for those who have a good working knowledge of using the Internet but who are new to using this valuable tool for family history research. Topics such as Online Census records and the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) will be discussed. Class meets in the Computer Learning Center of the Main Library. Note that additional genealogy workshops have been scheduled elsewhere in the branches. On Saturday, May 19, 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon. Genealogy Resources in Print and Microfilm. Participants in this class will learn the value of various genealogy resources that cannot be found on the Internet. Meet on the second floor of the Main Library - North wing.
Searching the War of the Rebellion:
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
Begun in 1874 with an amendment to an appropriations bill, the War of the Rebellion has evolved into a massive 156-volume set comprising official correspondence, battle reports, military records, supplements and addendums for both the Union and Confederate armies. Extensive research was conducted on each entry to verify reliability and accuracy. Consider that even if your Civil War ancestor wasn't an officer / author of a report, he may have had an important role in which he was mentioned!
There are two ways to search the collection – a) book or b) internet.
Book: [call # KHR 973.7 W195]
First, refer to the General Index – this is an abridge consolidation of the individual indexes found in the back of each volume. For example, the General Index reference for Hoffman, Wickham, II, 6, refers the researcher to volume 6 of Series II. The index in this volume refers the researcher to page 397.
Internet: Go to the Making of America website hosted by Cornell University: http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/browse.monographs/waro.html and begin your search. Your search can be either “simple”; “Boolean” (using and/or/not operators) or by “proximity” (ex. “Louisville, followed by, within 5 words, artillery”). Click on the search result of your choice then click on Page #.
Note: The Internet search option will result in a digitized image and may be considered more convenient for researchers; however, it is limited to searching only the first 70 volumes of the collection – comprising series I-IV.The Louisville Free Public Libary is pleased to announce the addition of Ancestry.com to the list of Biography and Genealogy Research Tools! The library edition of Ancestry has Federal Census files up to 1930, Kentucky vital records 1852 - 1953; Immigration and Naturalization records; the complete 220+ volume collection of the American Genealogy and Biographical Index and much, much more.
While it's true that HeritageQuest has its advantages and can be accessed at home with your library card, Ancestry.com Library Edition, with nearly 5,000 data files, can be accessed only at a branch of the Library. If you have any question regarding this resource, please contact the library at 502-574-1611. The Draper Manuscripts
Lyman Copeland Draper (1815- ca. 1890) was fascinated by tales of the American Revolution told to him by his grandfather and the War of 1812 told to him by his father. After attending College in Granville, Ohio (1834-1836), he began collecting and archiving the everyday recollections and personal accounts of people all over the Midwest. His plan was to publish a book on (American) western history and biography that he would title “Sketches of the Lives of the Pioneers”. As with many genealogists, this project took on a life of its own and sadly he was unable to complete this task in the way he envisioned it. After his death, the Wisconsin State Historical Society received his collection and began the task of organizing and preserving them.
The Louisville Free Public Library collection of the Draper Manuscripts comprise a collection of fifty-six reels of microfilm covering the history and personalities unique to Kentucky and her surrounding states dating from 1750 to 1812. They include:
Series A: The George M. Bedinger Papers
Series B: Drapers Life of Boone
Series C: Daniel Boone Papers
Series J: George Rogers Clark Papers
Series K: George Rogers Clark Miscellaniesbr>
Series L: Jonathan Clark Papers (older brother of George Rogers Clark)
Series M: William Clark Papers (co-leader of the Corps of Discovery)
Series O: Daniel and Benjamin Drake Papers
Series W: Josiah Harmar Papers
Series Y: Thomas Spottswood Hinde Papers
Series BB: Simon Kenton Papers
Series CC: Kentucky Papers
Series MM: Robert Patterson Papers and
Series NN: Pittsburgh and North-West Virginia.
How to search the collection:
A detailed Series Description and index to the Draper Manuscripts can be found in the Guide to the Draper Manuscripts (KHR 016.97802 D791H). For example, a listing in the index for “Alder, James, 53 J” refers the researcher to the volume 53 of the George Rogers Clark Papers “J”. The researcher will then be required to browse that volume for the reference to James Alder. The Draper Manuscript microfilms are located on the second floor of the Main Library.
All are welcome! Workshops at the Library are FREE! Come and learn what Genealogy resources are available to LGS members 24/7 via the Library website: http://www.lfpl.org. Or, call LFPL at 574-1611 for more information. Parking is always free on Saturday. Due to the budget shortfall caused by the current recession, all the libraries will be closed on Sundays for the foreseeable future. Please visit your library another time during the week, or online any time at
for additional information and to obtain tickets for events.In researching the Enumeration District (ED) maps, especially 1930 Federal Census ED maps, you will occasionally locate an ancestor residing right on a boundary line. Which Enumeration District do you search?
If the house number of your ancestor is EVEN, then the house will be located on the South or West side of the boundary line. If the house number of your ancestor is ODD, the house will be located on the North or East side of the boundary line. In either case, this will tell you which ED to search. When browsing the ED of your ancestor, pay close attention to the street name often written in the margin of the schedule. This will help you browse for efficiently.
Lastly, the home address for your ancestors can be easily found in most City Directories found in your public library. In addition to Louisville, the Louisville Free Public Library has the 1930 City Directory for the cities of Ashland, Bowling Green, Covington, Frankfort, Hopkinsville, Maysville, Middlesboro, Owensboro and Paducah. * * * * * *Kentucky Historical Society. In an effort to be more accessible to the public, the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will have new hours of operation beginning March 1, 2010. KHS is adjusting its hours to be open to the public on Thursday evenings and later in the day on Fridays and Saturdays. The new hours will affect the entire KHS history campus, which includes the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, the Old State Capitol and the Kentucky Military History Museum (KMHM) at the Old State Arsenal. Both the Center for Kentucky History and the Old State Capitol will follow the new schedule. The KMHM will only be open for guided tours beginning March 1, as renovation work continues on that historic building.
New hours of operation are:
10 a.m. -- 4 p.m. Wednesdays
10 a.m. -- 8 p.m. Thursdays
10 a.m. -- 5 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays We want to make sure that KHS is open during hours that are convenient for both visitors and researchers, said Kent Whitworth, executive director. This change doesnt result in either an increase or a decrease in the total number of public hours, but we hope that this new schedule will be more convenient for the public. Beginning March 1, KHS will be closed to the public on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. However, KHS will continue to accommodate scheduled school group tours on Tuesdays and will also accommodate rental requests throughout the week. For more information on visiting, see http://www.history.ky.gov. * * * * * *Mark your calendar to attend the 37th Annual KGS Seminar on August 4, 2012. Click here for complete information. Family History Workshop
June 9, 2012
10:30 a.m. Wayne Winkler will present WHO ARE THE MELUNGEONS? For almost two centuries, the Melungeons have been an enigma in the mountains and ridges of southeastern Kentucky, northeastern Tennessee, and southwestern Virginia. Neither white, black, nor Indian, the Melungeons occupied a tenuous position in Appalachian society. Folklore and legend obscured their origins, but they were frequently the subject of newspaper and magazine feature articles. The Melungeons preferred to be left alone – until the late 1960s, when Melungeons themselves began exploring their own history. Wayne Winkler will trace the known history of the Melungeons. He will discuss similar mixed-ethnic populations in the southeastern, and the history of official and unofficial discrimination they faced. Winkler will trace the changes in attitude that transformed the term “Melungeon” from an epithet to a label worn proudly by its bearers.
11:30 a.m. - Lunch break
12:30 p.m. MYTH, MEDIA, AND MELUNGEONS. For the past two decades, thousands of individuals have researched the Melungeons for genealogical, historical, and scientific purposes. This quest for answers has been complicated not only by the dearth of reliable information in historic records, but also by the profusion of materials based on legend, misunderstanding, and outright falsehood. Winkler will examines the most frequently cited historical material associated with the Melungeons, place these items in their historical context, and challenge the validity of some of the assumptions made about the Melungeons. He will also discuss recent DNA studies into the origins of this unique population. Wayne Winkler is the author of Walking Toward the Sunset: The Melungeons of Appalachia (2004, Mercer University Press), the editor of the Melungeon Series at Mercer University Press, and a past president of the Melungeon Heritage Association. He is a graduate of East Tennessee State University (M.A., History) and director of public radio station WETS-FM/HD in Johnson City, Tennessee. To register, e-mail Refdesk@ky.gov by Noon June 8. Lunch will be provided at a cost of $6.00 and should be ordered at the time of registration. Kentucky Technology in Genealogy Users Group (KTIG) Following the close of each family-history workshop, KTIG offers a free program to help support family-history researchers' use and understanding of technology as it applies to genealogy. All interested persons are invited to
participate in the monthly program.
Please visit the site at http://www.ktig.net
and let the webmaster, Ivan Baugh, know what you think. Ivan has done a tremendous job getting this site up and running for us; and, although this is a work in progress, he has created a format which can grow with our needs. This will be a valuable resource to us all, so please help make it even more effective by offering your suggestions and input on its content.
Future Family History Workshops will be posted on this site when information is provided.
Did You Know... that the Kentucky Historical Society was founded in 1836 and is more than 170 years old? Experience the Unbridled Spirit of Kentucky. http://www.kentuckyunbridledspirit.com Visit http://www.GoodSearch.com, choose the Kentucky Historical Society Foundation as your designated cause, and then search the Web. The Kentucky Historical Society Foundation receives a contribution for searches you
conduct from GoodSearch.com * * * * * * John Fox, Jr., Genealogical Library, 323 High Street, Paris, Kentucky Fox Library is a genealogical library focusing on assisting patrons document their Revolutionary War ancestors. The library is also an historical library with resources unique to Bourbon County and other Kentucky counties. It has excellent resources for other states, especially Virginia, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. Probably their most valuable assets are the family files, sent to them by researchers from all over the United States who are sharing information about their Kentucky families. For more information check their website http://www.kentuckydar.org/johnfoxjrlibrary/index.htm here. * * * * * * African American Cemetery Research Project.....a message from Daniel Buxton.
My Name is Daniel Buxton and I am the chairman of The Bullitt County Genealogical Society Cemetery Committee. The goal of the committee is to document every cemetery in Bullitt County. This documentation includes reading, mapping, photographing, and taking GPS readings of each cemetery. As part of this project the committee is attempting to document (or re-document) all of the African American Cemeteries in Bullitt County. At this time we have personally visited and documented 10 African American Cemeteries. They are as follows:
Weathers Cemetery- We are looking for any information on the history of the cemetery. I have been told that there were 18 African Americans buried there or in the area of the cemetery because they were not allowed to be buried in Nelson County. Any information on this story would be greatly appreciated.
Hall African American Cemetery
Cedar Grove African American Cemetery
Hardy/Cruise African American Cemetery
Roberts Family/Curd Cemetery
Simmons African American Cemetery
Lebanon Junction African American Cemetery
Magruder Slave Cemetery
Kelley Family Cemetery- This is the cemetery of Grandison Kelley, an African American Civil War Vet. There are 4 tombstones and 4 field stones. This cemetery was read by Dolores Calvert in 1977.
Unnamed African American Cemetery- Located behind the Immanuel Baptist Church. There is an African American Civil War Vet in this cemetery as well George C. Lee.
Mystery Cemetery- Located in Bernheim Forest. At this time it is uncertain who is buried there. Could this be an African American Cemetery? We have information on the following cemeteries but have not located them yet. Samuels Slave Cemetery- Located on Brooks Hill near the Samuels Cemetery I need more information on this.
Mooney Slave Cemetery- Located near 245 and I65 We need more information on this.
Unnamed Slave Cemetery- Located on the current property of Karen Smith at 243 Kool Springs Drive. Karen's home was built during the Civil War and the story is that in her yard next to the drive way are the graves of three children. One story was that they were African Americans and the other white. Does any one have any information on this?
David Hester Property- There is said to have been a slave cemetery on this property.
James Hamilton Property- There is said to have been a African American cemetery on this property.
Geneva Jackson Property- There is said to have been a African American cemetery on this property.
Unnamed Slave Cemetery- Located on Mooney Lane (Possible African American Cemetery) Any information that you can give on any of the above cemeteries or any not mentioned above would be greatly appreciated. Contact information is as follows: Daniel Buxton
148 Coral Bay Court Apt.2
Shepherdsville, KY 40165
(502) 543-9875 * * * * * *
The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library (Fort Wayne, Indiana) and the Foundation for On-Line Genealogy, Inc., announce a partnership in operating WeRelate.org, a new social networking website for genealogy. WeRelate.org is totally FREE and makes it easy to upload family trees and images, find and connect with other family members, share research easily, and extend lines. WeRelate.org is now the largest English language genealogical wiki in the world. In the past few weeks, WeRelate.org has uploaded over 73,000 ancestor wiki pages. WeRelate.org also has more than 430,000 wiki pages for current and historical inhabited places, 115,000 given and surname wiki pages, and 1.3 million wiki source pages. WeRelate is now the largest English language genealogical application. Please watch our new video at -
http://www.werelate.org/videos/WeRelateTour.html. * * * * * *SSDI Updated
RootsWeb offers access to the Social Security Death Index (SSDI), which includes records through September 2005. This free database contains several important bits of information on the more than 76,057,145 persons whose deaths are on file with the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) including: Social Security number, date of issuance, state of issuance, date of birth, date of death and last address of record. The SSDI is created from the SSA's Death Master File. It is a database of people whose deaths were reported to the SSA beginning about 1962. The SSA Death Master File and SSDI are used by leading U.S. Government, financial, investigative, credit-reporting organizations, medical research and other industries to verify identity as well as to prevent fraud - and to comply with the U.S. Patriot Act. http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ Previously published in RootsWeb Review: 9 November 2005, Vol. 8, No. 45. * * * * * * |
