The address & phone number of the Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives' Archival Services Branch is PO Box 537, Frankfort, KY 40602-0537, (502)875-7000. I have also included some of the holdings & guidelines. The Archives is located at 300 Coffee Tree Road in Frankfort. This information is taken from a general notice put out by the archives. There is a non-refundable research fee of $8.00 for genealogical reference requests from non-KY residents. It must be pre-paid by check or money order, payable to the KY State Treasurer. All requests must be submitted on a Genealogical Reference Request Form. This fee covers up to 30 minutes of research & up to 3 reader-printer copies from microfilmed records or 6 photocopies of original records or secondary sources. Additional copies ($3.00 minimum, plus postige & supplies) are billed when sent. If records aren't found, the request form will be returned with an explanation & referral to another institution, if applicable. General information is free of charge. Holdings: Both original & microfilmed local records from all of KY's 120 counties. Records vary by county, but include deeds, marriages, tax lists, & wills. Extensive holdings from many county circuit courts, as well as records from appellate courts. Most typical research request is for divorce decrees. Birth & death lists from 1852-1910, arranged by county. The majority cover 1852-1859, & 1874-1879, with a few scattered records for 1860-1873 & 1880-1910, 1911-1944. Birth & death records after 1910 should be requested from the Office of Vital Statistics. Early land records should be obtained from the Secretary of State's Land Office. KY census records for 1810-1920 (excluding 1890). Tax assessment lists for 1790 & 1800 (the 1st & 2nd "census" of KY), & the 1890 Federal Census for Union Civil War Veterans & Widows. KY compiled service records of the Union &/or Confederate armies from the Civil War. KY's Adjutant Generals' Reports for the War of 1812, the Civil War, & th Spanish-American War. State pension applications of Confederate veterans or their widows. On-Site Research: Research hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 8AM - 4PM, except on designated state holidays, or Saturdays preceding or following state holidays. Original records are available Tuesday - Friday, & microfilmed records & secondary sources are available Tuesday - Saturday. The archives is a wonderful environment in which to do research, especially of early records, although it is a good idea to call them before you go. Vietta Jones Keith