Download or read book The Kentucky Encyclopedia written by John E. Kleber and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 1082 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kentucky Encyclopedia's 2,000-plus entries are the work of more than five hundred writers. Their subjects reflect all areas of the commonwealth and span the time from prehistoric settlement to today's headlines, recording Kentuckians' achievements in art, architecture, business, education, politics, religion, science, and sports. Biographical sketches portray all of Kentucky's governors and U.S. senators, as well as note congressmen and state and local politicians. Kentucky's impact on the national scene is registered in the lives of such figures as Carry Nation, Henry Clay, Louis Brandeis, and Alben Barkley. The commonwealth's high range from writers Harriette Arnow and Jesse Stuart, reformers Laura Clay and Mary Breckinridge, and civil rights leaders Whitney Young, Jr., and Georgia Powers, to sports figures Muhammad Ali and Adolph Rupp and entertainers Loretta Lynn, Merle Travis, and the Everly Brothers. Entries describe each county and county seat and each community with a population above 2,500. Broad overview articles examine such topics as agriculture, segregation, transportation, literature, and folklife. Frequently misunderstood aspects of Kentucky's history and culture are clarified and popular misconceptions corrected. The facts on such subjects as mint juleps, Fort Knox, Boone's coonskin cap, the Kentucky hot brown, and Morgan's Raiders will settle many an argument. For both the researcher and the more casual reader, this collection of facts and fancies about Kentucky and Kentuckians will be an invaluable resource.

Download or read book The American Census Handbook written by Thomas Jay Kemp and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a guide to census indexes, including federal, state, county, and town records, available in print and online; arranged by year, geographically, and by topic.

Download or read book Kentucky Place Names written by Robert M. Rennick and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2013-04-06 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " From the wealth of place names in Kentucky, Rennick has selected those of some 2,000 communities and post offices. These places are usually the largest, the best known, or the most important as well as those with unusual or inherently interesting names. Including perhaps one-fourth of all such places known in the state, the names were chosen as a representative sample among Kentucky's counties and sections. Kentucky Place Names offers a fascinating mosaic of information on families, events, politics, and local lore in the state. It will interest all Kentuckians as well as the growing number of scholars of American place names.

Download or read book A History of the Churches in Casey County Kentucky 1798 1985 written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Family Tree of Clois Miles Rainwater and Nancy Jane McIlhaney written by Susan Rainwater and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-12-15 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A genealogical work covering the origins of one Texas family; Clois Miles Rainwater and Nancy Jane McIlhaney. Includes genealogical research, historical photos, personal anecdotes, and register reports.

Download or read book Red Book written by Alice Eichholz and published by Ancestry Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization ... information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide ... The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail ... Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how"--Publisher decription.

Download or read book Casey Family History written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abner Casey (b.ca.1700) and his Welsh wife immigrated from County Tyrone, Ireland to land near Roanoke, Virginia about 1750, and moved about 1760 to land near Spartanburg, South Carolina. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, California and elsewhere.

Download or read book Lincoln County Kentucky written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Statute Law of Kentucky 1802 1807 To which is added an appendix comprehending all the acts of Virginia establishing and regulating towns academies ferries and inspections in the district of Kentucky and the act granting land to Richard Henderson and co together with a table of reference to the cases adjudicated in the Court of appeals since October term 1809 written by Kentucky and published by . This book was released on 1811 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wolford s Cavalry written by Dan Lee and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colonel Frank Wolford, the acclaimed Civil War colonel of the First Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, is remembered today primarily for his unenviable reputation. Despite his stellar service record and widespread fame, Wolford ruined his reputation and his career over the question of emancipation and the enlistment of African Americans in the army. Unhappy with Abraham Lincoln's public stance on slavery, Wolford rebelled and made a series of treasonous speeches against the president. Dishonorably discharged and arrested three times, Wolford, on the brink of being exiled beyond federal lines into the Confederacy, was taken in irons to Washington DC to meet with Lincoln. Lincoln spared Wolford, however, and the disgraced colonel returned to Kentucky, where he was admired for his war record and rewarded politically for his racially based rebellion against Lincoln. Although his military record established him as one of the most vigorous, courageous, and original commanders in the cavalry, Wolford's later reputation suffered. Dan Lee restores balance to the story of a crude, complicated, but talented man and the unconventional regiment he led in the fight to save the Union. Placing Wolford in the context of the political and cultural crosscurrents that tore at Kentucky during the war, Lee fills out the historical picture of "Old Roman Nose."

Download or read book Kentucky Ancestors written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Collins Historical Sketches of Kentucky written by Lewis Collins and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 890 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Kentucky s Historic Farms written by Thomas Dionysius Clark and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 1291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating agricultural resource, Kentucky's Historic Farms: 200 Years of Kentucky Agriculture showcases some of the most grand historic farmlands in the country, with roots as far back as two centuries. Written by Thomas Dionysius Clark, this collector’s edition includes photographs, bibliographical references, and an index.

Download or read book Behind the Mirror The Life and Times of Benjamin D Asberry alias Joseph Rhinehart written by John Paul Rhinehart and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Part I of a two-part work concerning the family of Benjamin D. Asberry (1822-1902), an descendant of Henry (1630-1682) and Martha Durrant Asbury (1650-1709) of Maryland and Virginia. Part II concerns the Cobb, Pope and Ball families of Harlan County, Kentucky.

Download or read book Genealogy Division Subject Catalog 1976 1984 P Z written by Indiana State Library. Genealogy Division and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Women and the Family written by Beth Hess and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the pervasive changes that have taken place in women’s lives in the past twenty-five years--increased participation in the labor force, the attainment of higher levels of education, and higher salaries--comparable changes in the division of family labor and in the roles of men have lagged considerably. In this timely book, the editors and other experts in feminism and family studies examine the effects of two decades of influence by the women’s movement on sex roles and child rearing. While applauding some positive changes, the contributors point to powerful forces of resistance to equality between the sexes, especially “the question of family”--the fear of depriving children of maternal attachment and the belief that working mothers are placing their own interests above those of other family members--as an issue that, until fully addressed, prevents genuine equality between the sexes.