Personally I prefer the Ky History Center (Ky Historical Society) for death certificates. But the Ky Dept of Library & Archives is great for researching wills, deeds, and other documents. I was at the Ky Dept of Library & Archives the other day and they brought out the actual documents for me to study. That was too cool! They didn't stand over me either even though these were over 100 years old. Lynda