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Many people have asked themselves "Who were my ancestors?", "Where is my family originally from?" and "Is there anyone famous in my family tree?"

The staff at the public library have pulled together sources to help you get started with your research. For more information contact Jennifer in the Reference Department at 864-5759, ext. 233.
 
  The Kentucky Room  
  Laurel County Public Library is proud to have the following information among its materials in the Kentucky Room. Genealogy materials are reference only and may not be checked out. However, you may copy any pages you need and print pages from microfilm as you need them.  
  Laurel County Materials  
    Cemetery records (current) for Laurel County
Cemetery records for counties
Census records for Laurel County from 1790-1930 (latest allowed by law) on microfilm
Census records for counties surrounding Laurel County
Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Records – 1852-1910 – on microfilm
Kentucky Vital Statistics – 1911 to 1995 – on microfilm
Laurel County genealogy information with indexed census records, cemetery records,
      marriage records, and etc.
Mountain Echo and Sentinel-Echo newspaper from 1875 to present on microfilm
Yearbooks of some Laurel County schools – dates and schools vary
 
  Military History and Records  
    Official Records of the Confederate Army
Supplement to the Official Records of the Confederate Army
Official Records of the Union Army
Supplement to the Official Records of the Union Army
Official Records of the Confederate Navy in the War of the Rebellion
Official Records of the Union Navy in the War of the Rebellion
Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War
Adjutant General’s Report, Confederate Kentucky Volunteers, Volume 1
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Volumes 1 and 2
Pension Commissioner’s Report, Confederate Kentucky Volunteers, Volume 1
 
  American Indian Records  
    American Indian Census Rolls (primarily the Cherokee Tribe) – on microfilm – Called the "Dawes
        Rolls"
 
  Kentucky Authors & Books About Kentucky  
    Fiction
Non-Fiction
 
  Genealogy Websites  
 

Heritage Quest Online (Click here if at home.)

Ancestry Library (Accessible from library only.)

Ellis Island Records

Family Search (Hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)

US Census

 
     

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