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SURNAMES MENTIONED

https://www.beadles.org/ Beadles, Batist, Cardwell, DePauw, Goode, Harris, McFerran, Wilson
https://archive.org/stream/calhounfamilyofs00lcsall/calhounfamilyofs00lcsall_djv Caldwell, Calhoun
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/shelby/logan.b.txt Logan
http://forklandcomctr.org Forkland-related Family Research/Lincoln relations
http://www.unioncemetery.blogspot.com Pipe
http://www.pipesfamily.com Pipes, Harmon, Morris, Gray, Crain, Montgomery, Brumfield, Whitehouse, Edwards, Thompson, Pope, many others in Perryville, Brumfield area
https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalnarr00youn/genealogicalnarr00youn_djvu.txt Hart, Simpson, Shelby, Rice
https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00659/ Shelby, Hart Papers
https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/p/a/r/William-D-Park/index.html Park, Mills, Durham, Cobb
http://www.trolinger.com/judy/Selby-Shelby.html Shelby/Selby, McDowell
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~swva/genealogy/preston.htm Preston, Breckinridge, Shelby, Wickliffe, Hart

LINKS TO OTHER BOYLE COUNTY INFORMATION SITES

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INFORMATION

http://www.forklandcomctr.org Family files, books, and help from experienced genealogists
http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/ky/boyle/state.html Historic homes, districts, etc. on register
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~buce/drawer-epidemics.htm Epidemics and Diseases in American History
http://kykinfolk.org/anderson/ Anderson County, Kentucky GenWeb site
http://kykinfolk.org/boyle/ Boyle County GenWeb site
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygarrar Garrard County, Kentucky Genealogy Site
http://kykinfolk.com/marion/ Marion County, Kentucky GenWeb Site
http://www.harrodsburghistorical.org Mercer County, Kentucky Genealogy Site
http://kykinfolk.org/shelby/ Shelby County, Kentucky GenWeb Site
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kylinco2/Index.html Lincoln County, Kentucky Genealogy Site
http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/BY.html Cemetery Information - famous political personalities from Boyle County, KY

LINKS TO LIBRARY INFORMATION SITES

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INFORMATION

https://www.publiclibraries.com List of Public Libraries in United States
https://libguides.eku.edu/familyhistory How to research in Eastern Kentucky University Library archives for Central Kentucky Families
https://www.boylepublib.org/ Danville, Boyle County Library and their Digital Catalog
http://www.mcplib.info/ Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky Library
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/ Truman had strong Kentucky connections; genealogy of Kentucky names here
http://kentucky.educationbug.org/publiclibrary/
6008harveyhelmmemoriallibrary.html
Harvey Helm Memorial Library, Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky
https://garrardlibrary.org Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky Library
http://www.caseylibrary.org/ Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky Library

https://www.ezlandlordforms.com/articles/new-landlord-guide/768/new-york-city-1900s-history-development-and-real-estate/

Ellis Island Immigration Information (Thanks to a student named Amelia doing remote learning for this resource)

LINKS TO KENTUCKY INFORMATION SITES

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https://www.vitalchek.com/v/ Order information on Kentucky births, death, marriages, divorce, etc.
https://web.sos.ky.gov/land/ Kentucky Land Office - KY and Virginia land grants on-line
https://kentuckygenealogy.org/christian/christian-county-kentucky-genealogy.htm Christian County, Kentucky Research site
https://www.wikitree.com/indexes/person/A/index.html Free Family History Research Site
https://history.ky.gov Kentucky History Center, Frankfort, KY
https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/BY.html Boyle County political history and cemeteries
https://kygs.org Kentucky Genealogical Society Web site
http://ia600406.us.archive.org/22/items/georgerogersclar19clar/
georgerogersclar19clar.pdf
Full Text of  George Rogers Clark Papers (Very large and slow to come up - be patient!)
https://civilwargovernors.org/ Kentucky Civil War Governors
https://revwarapps.org Index to Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements
http://genealogytrails.com/mo/callaway/ Missouri Families from Kentucky

SITES FOR LOCATING FAMILY BIBLE INFORMATION

https://www.kentuckygenealogy.org

https://www.lva.virginia.gov/ (Library of Virginia Digital Collections)

http://usgenweb.org/

https://www.ancestry.com/search/ (membership required)

https://www.in.gov/library/ (Indiana State Library)

https://www.biblerecords.com/bibles.html

https://archive.org/  (membership required but is free) -- thousands of books, magazine articles, etc on every subject, including history and genealogy

https://www.fold3.com/ (Military Records –membership required)

https://libguides.uky.edu/c.php?g=223031&p=1476876 (UK Library WPA collections)

OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES OF INTEREST

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 https://www.hmy.com/researching-your-familys-history-from-ships-passenger-lists/ Using Ships Passenger Lists to search your family

https://www.aaastateofplay.com/genealogy-for-kids-building-a-family-tree/

Genealogy for Kids: Building a Family Tree
https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/ See a calendar for any year you choose -- helps with setting birth, death, burial dates
https://www.archives.gov/research/census/1940 Free site for 1940 Census Records
https://1950census.archives.gov/ Free site for 1950 Census Records
https://www.newspapers.com/  Largest on-line newspaper archive; subscription requires
https://stevemorse.org/ Genealogy helps, including enumeration districts for Census records
https://gps-coordinates.org/coordinate-converter.php GPS Coordinated Converters; Distance Converters
http://www.deadfred.com/ Genealogy Photo Archive and Photo search
https://www.findagrave.com U.S. Cemetery Records
https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names Geographical Names Information System (GPS locations, etc.)
http://misbach.org/freecharts.html Free Genealogy Forms and Charts
https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-do-a-tombstone-rubbing-1420482 Tombstone Rubbing Tutorial
https://eogn.com Dick Eastman's On-line Genealogy Blog and newsletter

https://www.digitalnc.org/collections/city-directories/

Digitized city directories of North Carolina 1860-1963
https://www.treeremoval.com/trace-your-family-tree/#.Y_fuGXbMLJv Learning How to Trace Your Tree Site
AFRICAN-AMERICAN RESEARCH
https://nkaa.uky.edu/record.php?note_id=2471 University of Kentucky Notable Kentucky African-American Data Base
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kyboyle2/Genealogy/Af-Am-Fams-2015-01-27.pdf Boyle County African-American Genealogies
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kyboyle2/Af-Am-Recs.htm Boyle and Casey County African-American Records

OTHER RESOURCES OF INTEREST

Tracing Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes is a "must read" book for anyone searching for Native American ancestry in the southeastern United States.

https://archive.org/  This site contains thousands of books, magazines, journals, etc for free reading.    There are also free downloads into your computer. It requires membership but the membership is free.

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