Genealogy & Local History
The 1940 Census is now available online!
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Finding Your RootsSelected presentations from our 2011 workshop series can be viewed online! |
Susan S. Craik Genealogy Room
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The Susan S. Craik Genealogy Room is located at Ridgway Memorial Library. We have various materials in print, as well as microfilm and microfiche. Resources include birth, death, and marriage records; census and cemetery records; and newspapers and periodicals. |
Family Files
Our Family Files consist of information contributed by patrons and other genealogy researchers on different families in the Bullitt County area. The files are kept in the Genealogy Room at Ridgway Memorial Library. Additional family files can be located at the Courthouse building in the Bullitt County History Museum.
Information & Local History Files
Newspaper clippings, pamphlets, maps, and other materials that
provide information on Bullitt County history and other areas of
interest.
Files located in the Genealogy Room at Ridgway Memorial Library.
Information and Local History Files Subject Index
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We now have a Low Vision Reading Aid available.This reader magnifies and enlarges text and increases the contrast to make print easier to read for people with low vision. |
County, Regional, and State Information
1917 Shepherdsville Train Wreck
Ancestral Trails Historical Society
Bullitt County Genealogical Society
Bullitt County KYGenWeb Homepage - Area cemetery transcriptions, land records, tax lists, and more. Hosted by Roots Web.
The Bullitt Pioneer - Extracts and annotations from the microfilm of early Bullitt County newspapers 1901–1912.
Cemetery Database (Find a Grave) - International listing; includes Kentucky and Bullitt County.
Kentuckiana Digital Library - Search over 550,000 digital images including historic newspapers, photographs, rare Kentuckiana imprints, Sanborn maps, and historic issues of the Daily Racing Form.
Kentuckiana Genealogy - Message board and other links.
Lebanon Junction Historical Pictures
Louisville Genealogical Society
Mount Washington Historical Society
Ohio River Valley, 1750–1820 - Part of the Library of Congress American Memory Project. Consists of 15,000 pages of original historical material drawn from the collections of the Filson Historical Society and the University of Chicago.
Database and Link
Collections
American Family Immigration History Ellis Island
Ancestry.com - Database of various records collections, links, etc. Some features require membership.
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Daughters of the American Revolution Library
Everton Publishers- Offers both free and fee-based information and databases.
FamilySearch - Research database provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes downloadable Research Helps by state, including a Kentucky Research Outline, a statewide index of collections, and more.
Footnote.com - Social networking site with over 40 million historical documents. Includes an interactive WWII collection, the Matthew Brady collection of Civil War photos, and UFO documents from 1947–1969. You can create your own pages, photo galleries, or family trees.
Genealogy Indexes, Records & Databases on the Internet
Genealogy Links - A portal collection of genealogy links
Genealogy Search Online - Genealogy chat and other resources
Internet Public Library Genealogy Links
Kindred Trails - Portal site for genealogy links and databases.
Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room
National Archives and Records Administration - Look under Online Research Tools for Access to Archival Databases (AAD) or to search descriptions of the the National Archives' holding in the Archival Research Catalog (ARC). Get research help and access federal records including military records.
Native American Genealogy and Information (NativeWeb)
Notable Women Ancestors - Hosted by Roots Web.
Preservation Directory - Clearinghouse for historic preservation, preservation-based tourism, and downtown revitalization projects across the U.S. and Canada. Includes Preservation Events & Conferences; a Video Library with clips of restoration projects in progress, preservation walking tours, and endangered places; and listings and links for over 7000 history museums, 1000 downtown and main street groups, and 4500 historical societies in North America.
Roots Web - Genealogical data cooperative
Social Security Death Index (Roots Web)
Social Security Death Index (Family Tree Maker)
Vitalrec.com - Source for locating vital records online. Get applications and contact information for vital records offices. Searchable by state.
Last Updated 10/28/11
