Northern Kentucky Family History Center

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Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 144 Buttermilk Pike Lakeside Park KY 41017-2135 United States


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-859-341-3866

E-mail:


 * ensjen392@gmail.com

Open Hours: Masks are Required for using the Family History Center.


 * Wednesdays 6-9pm
 * Thursday Evenings (by appointment) 6-9 pm
 * Third Saturdays 10 am to 2 pm

Holiday Schedule: Closed for Thanksgiving weekend; last 2 weeks in December for Christmas

Closed all major holidays.

14th Annual Free & Family History Conference
Saturday, October 23, 2021

Our Conference is Free and Virtual so please log in at;

 https://zoom.us/j/9549471506?pwd=OEhlelhNNGFnMUJsMVZEbm5yMjUyZz09 

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Emily Wilbur Alley-Puzzling Together British Isles Records

9:00-9:10-Welcome by Brother Brandon Jones

9:10-9:55-Emily Wilbur Alley-Finding Your Scottish Immigrant Origins

10-10:30-Hillary Delany-The Underground Railroad in Northern Kentucky

10:30-11:00-Deb Cyprych-German Birthplaces in Cincinnati Records

11:00-11:30-Charles Bogart-Maysville to Cincinnati: How our Ancestors got from there to here

11:30-12:00-Deb Cyprych-Records of Children in Hamilton Co Orphan Asylums

12:00-12:30-Amber Kahles-Hidden Puzzle Pieces in Wiki Pages

12:30-1:00-Steve Battistone-The Importance of Historical Societies

1:00-1:30-Brian Rhinehart-Puzzling Out Your Civil War Ancestors

1:35-Closing Speaker: Emily Wilbur Alley-Finding Your Irish Immigrant Origins

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Follow us on Facebook or contact us at ensjen302@gmail.com or karinnbpage@gmail.comHandouts: Finding Your Irish Immigrant Origins https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview=Finding+Your+Irish+Origins+Handout.docx Finding Your Scottish Immigrant Origins https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/udc86lgdvcwa0z8jz42jg/Finding-Your-Scottish-Immigrant-Origins-Handout.docx?dl=0 German Birthplaces in Cincinnati Records https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dan5vfm2mornqovhbdnlb/German-birthplaces-handout-Deb-Cyprych-2021.docx?dl=0

2020-2021 Conference Handouts
Please be aware the following handouts are provided for your reference, but this material is copyrighted.

Click on the link to receive the handout.

"Academic Genealogy," Joe Everett

"Discover Their Stories," Joe Everett

"Billion Graves & Find A Grave," Ben Clore

"Chronicling America: A Newspaper Site For Everyone" By Dana Palmer, CG, CGL

"Finding Your German Ancestor's Place of Origin" By: Dana Palmer, CG, CGL

"How to Examine Records for Evidence," By Tiffany Wacaser

"Researching Civil War Ancestors," By Tiffany Wacaser

Collections

 * ' Genealogy How-To'
 * Croom, Emily Anne Unpuzzling Your Past: A Basic Guide to Genealogy, (Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books 19955): 3rd edition.
 * Everton's Genealogical Helper, (Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, July/August 2005): Periodical
 * Hatcher, Patricia Law, Locating Your Roots: Discover Your Ancestors Using Land Records, (Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 2003)
 * Jonas, Linda & Milner Paul, A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Scottish Ancestors: How to find and record your unique heritage, (Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 2002)
 * Kenton County Public Library, Local History and Genealogy User Guide, (Covington, Kentucky)
 * Tepper, Michael, American Passenger Arrival Records, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1993)


 * ' Ireland'
 * Ulster Genealogical & Historical Guild Familia, (Belfast, Ireland: Ulster Historical Foundation, 1991) Volume 2 No 7.


 * ' Norway'
 * Smith, Frank, Thomsen, Finn A.Genealogical Guidebook & Atlas of Norway, (Logan Utah: The Everton Publishers, Inc., 1979)


 * ' Scotland'
 * Perceval-Maxwell, M., The Scottish Migration to Ulster in the Reign of James I, (New York: Humanities Press, 1990)


 * ' United States'
 * Family Histories
 * Coldham, Peter Wilson, The Complete Book of Emigrants 1607-1660, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Col., Inc., 1987)
 * Davis, David C., Some Ancestors and Descendants of Benjamin Jacob Davies/Davis Llangadfan, Wales and Allied Jones Families, (Mt. Vernon, Indiana: Windmill Publications, Inc., 1996)
 * Lewis, Gerald and Gloria, The Harris Family of Warrick County Indiana, (Mt. Vernon, Indiana: Windmill Publications, Inc., 1995)
 * Manchikes, Alice; Wilson, Harry McClain; Dunham, Jenna; Garbett, Jan, From Priddy's Creek to Woolper Creek: The Johnsons and Wilsons in Virginia and Kentucky, (Burlington, Kentucky: Kentucky Heritage, 2009)
 * Yochim, (Mrs.) Eldred Martin, DAR Patriot Index Centennial Edition 1990, (Washington, D.C.: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1994), 3 volumes.


 * History
 * Ellis, Edward,Library of American History: A Constitutional, Biographical, Philosophical, Scientific, Geographical, Diplomatic and Military History of our Country, (Cincinnati, Ohio: The Jones Brothers Publishing Company, 1903)
 * Schafer, Joseph, History of the Pacific Northwest, (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1905)


 * Colorado
 * Leckenby, Charles H., The Tread of Pioneers, (Steamboat Springs, Colorado: The Pilot Press, 1945)


 * Indiana
 * Coplen, Daniel L., Kosciusko County: A Pictorial History, (Mt. Vernon, Indiana: Windmill Publications, Inc., 1995)
 * Tuley, Tom, editor, Green River Road: From Cornfields to Concrete, (Mt. Vernon, Indiana: Windmill Publications, Inc., 1993) - History of Vanderburgh County


 * Kentucky
 * Wilderness Road, (Shepherdsville, Kentucky: Bullitt County Genealogical Society Quarterly Publication, March 1995). (Contents: Deeds 1798-1799; McFarland Funeral Home Death Records 1928-1934, Guardian Book C, 1895-1896, 1802 Tax List, Wills 1821-1822, McAhron Letters 1883-1900, 1857 Deaths, Blaxton Gentry's Posterity, Ancestor Charts: Raleigh, Belt, Crow, Clevidence, Sparks, Skinner).
 * Manchikes, Alice; Wilson, Harry McClain; Dunham, Jenna; Garbett, Jan, From Priddy's Creek to Woolper Creek: The Johnsons and Wilsons in Virginia and Kentucky, (Burlington, Kentucky: Kentucky Heritage, 2009).
 * Schmitz, Raymond A., St. John's Catholic Church Covington, Kentucky 1854-2004, (T & W Printing, 2006)


 * Nebraska
 * Dobbs, Hugh J., History of Gage County, Nebraska, (Lincoln, Nebraska: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1918)
 * Skinner, Shirley M., Pioneer Stories of Brown, Keya Paha and Rock Counties in Nebraska, (Mt. Vernon, Indiana: Windmill Publications, Inc., 1980) Virginia
 * Maphet, Ernestine, To Climb A Mountain, (Mt. Vernon, Indiana: Windmill Publications, Inc., 1997)


 * Ohio
 * The Bicentennial Guide to Greater Cincinnati: A Portrait of Two Hundred Years, The Cincinnati Historical Society, (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1988).
 * Clermont County, Ohio Marriages 1850-1874, CLermont County Gen. Society, (Baltimore, 1989).
 * The Cincinnati Post, They Built a City: 150 Years of Industrial Cincinnati, (Cincinnati, Ohio: 1938).
 * Devereux, C. A. R., Mrs. Devereux's Blue Book of Cincinnati Society for the years 1910-11, (Cincinnati, Ohio: 1910).
 * McQueen, Thomas B., Cincinnati Country, (Cincinnati, Ohio: 1980).
 * Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly, (Columbus, Ohio: Press of Fred J. Heer 1909), Vol. XVIII. January, 1909, No. 1. (Contents: A New Serpent Mound in Ohio, The Mound Builders of Cincinnati, Symmes' Theory, Early Days in Ohio, Rutland - "The Cradle of Ohio," Morgan's Raid).

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.

Hardware and Equipment

 * Computers
 * Printer
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Staff Research Specialties
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Resources in the Local Area
Boone County Public Library

Campbell County Historical & Genealogical Society

Kenton County Public Library: Has a great collection for all of Northern Kentucky Research

Links
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Volunteer at the Center
Notes from 20 Feb 2018 Meeting (Committee Members Only)

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