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    1. [SCKY] WHO HAS THE RECORDS?
    2. Sandi Gorin via
    3. Continuing with Louisville records. Louisville Public Library, Fourth & York Streets, Louisville 40203. 502-561-8600. They have materials on KY, books by KY authors, index to the Courier-Journal, plus nearly 700 shelves of genealogy and Kentucky books. They also have microfilmed census records and some VA, Louisville newspaper collection dating from 1815; Civil War service records for KY soldiers and some of the Draper Manuscripts. Their website is: http://www.ci.louisville.co.us/library/ Sons of the American Revolution Genealogy Library. 1000 S. 4th Street, Louisville 40203, 502-589-1776. This library was founded in 1889 and was re-located to Louisville in 1978. There are considerably over 25,000 items available. This includes indexes of 44 states up through 1880 (likely more by this time), index to Genealogical Periodicals; 4,000 or more family genealogies; 6,700 state, county and local histories (as of 1991 figures). They have the IGI index on microfiche, papers on the Revolutionary war including histories, pension recors, rosters of solders and patriots. This includes over 1400 books and 1600 reels on microfilm, pension and bounty land warrant application files. There is a small admission fee. No website found. WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, 1906 College Heights Blvd., #11067, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1067. 2770-745-6157. Highlights of donated items here include: "Family Files" that include many materials that would not be found anywhere else such as photographs, pension records, letters and family trees. Other materials include published family histories and microfilmed collections. For family picture and other illustrative family materials see KENCAT, the online catalog at kencat.wku.edu. There are many Warren, Allen and Barren County families represented. Also a new search tool, TopScholar at <http://digital.commons.wku.edu/>http://digital.commons.wku.edu/ where researchers will find material only in the collection, such as nearly 7,000 marriage bonds of licenses issued by the Warren County Court that were accidentally discarded from the courthouse in the 70s. The site has finding aids that lead the researcher to these materials. The main website is: http//www.wku.edu/library/disc/ Of course there are many libraries and societies in the state who have information. The South Central KY Cultural Center in Glasgow has wonderful resources for the Barren Co area and surrounding areas. I will post more on this at a later date. I hope this series has helped. Sandi Colonel Sandi Gorin President, South Central KY Historical & Genealogical Society Sandi's website: http://www.gensoup.org/gorin/index.html Sandi's puzzlers: http://www.gensoup.org/gorinpuzzles/index.php --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

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