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Short Family Papers (Mss 743), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Short Family Papers (Mss 743), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 743. Deeds of the Short family, primarily Joseph P. Short, David T. Short, and David’s daughter Leona (Short) Tichenor, for land in Muhlenberg and McLean counties in Kentucky.
Stovall, Vickie Lynn (Smith) - Collector (Mss 732), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stovall, Vickie Lynn (Smith) - Collector (Mss 732), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 732. Genealogical research, narratives, clippings, photographs, and local history pertaining to the Bennett, Hunt, Taylor and associated families of Kentucky, primarily Butler, McLean, Muhlenberg and Daviess counties.
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, E (Eaden-Elledge) (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, E (Eaden-Elledge) (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Obituaries for surnames starting with E (Eaden-Elledge) from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, E (Elliott-Ezell) (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, E (Elliott-Ezell) (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Obituaries for surnames starting with E (Elliott-Ezell) from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, U (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, U (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Obituaries for surnames starting with U from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, Y (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, Y (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Obituaries for surnames starting with Y from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, Z (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, Z (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Obituaries for surnames starting with Z from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, G (Gabbard-Goodman) (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, G (Gabbard-Goodman) (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Obituaries for surnames starting with G (Gabbard-Goodman) from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, G (Goodpasture-Gwynn) (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, G (Goodpasture-Gwynn) (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Obituaries for surnames starting with G (Goodpasture-Gwynn) from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries P (Phillips-Pyott) (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries P (Phillips-Pyott) (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Obituaries for surnames starting with P (Phillips-Pyott) from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, P (Pace-Phelps) (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, P (Pace-Phelps) (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Obituaries for surnames starting with P (Pace-Phelps) from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
Greenville, Kentucky - First Map (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Greenville, Kentucky - First Map (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
First map of Greenville, Kentucky.
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Index For 1850, 1860, 1870 And 1880 Census (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Index For 1850, 1860, 1870 And 1880 Census (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Index for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 Census compiled by Brenda Collier Doss.
Some Sketches Of The History Of Greenville And Muhlenberg County (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Some Sketches Of The History Of Greenville And Muhlenberg County (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Some Sketches of the History of Greenville and Muhlenberg County by Gayle R. Carver. These were published in the "Greenville Leader" in 1936 and 1937.
Family Histories In The "Leader News" (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Family Histories In The "Leader News" (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Family Histories in the "Leader News" compiled by Bobby Anderson in 1991.
1920 Census - Muhlenberg County, Kentucky (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
1920 Census - Muhlenberg County, Kentucky (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
1920 Census for Muhlenberg County, Kentucky transcribed by Brenda Collier Doss.
1910 Census - Muhlenberg County, Kentucky (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
1910 Census - Muhlenberg County, Kentucky (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
1910 Census for Muhlenberg County, Kentucky transcribed by Brenda Collier Doss.
J. L. Roark Estate Funeral Registers, 1893-1908 (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
J. L. Roark Estate Funeral Registers, 1893-1908 (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Images of the J. L. Roark Estate Funeral Registers, Greenville, Kentucky, from 1893 to 1908.
J. L. Roark Estate Funeral Registers, 1908-1918 (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
J. L. Roark Estate Funeral Registers, 1908-1918 (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Images of the J. L. Roark Estate Funeral Registers, Greenville, Kentucky, from 1908-1918.
Hunter Ledger - Hopkins & Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Deaths (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hunter Ledger - Hopkins & Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Deaths (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
The following listing of deaths from Hopkins County and Muhlenberg County, Kentucky was copied from a ledger started by William Finis Hunter (1865-1939) of Hopkins County, Kentucky and was continued by his daughter, Essie (Hunter) Hammond. Essie (Hunter) Hammond was born 3 October 1896 in Hopkins County, Kentucky and died 6 March 1995 in Greenville, Kentucky. The ledger was probably copied by Brenda (Collier) Doss prior to the death of Mrs. Hammond and came into the possession of Gail Miller around 1998.
Richey, Nancy Carol, B. 1959 (Mss 690), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Richey, Nancy Carol, B. 1959 (Mss 690), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 690. Research material collected by Nancy Richey and Carlton Jackson about thumbpicking guitarist Mose Rager for their book Mose Rager: Kentucky’s Incomparable Guitar Master. Includes interviews, news clippings, and correspondence by and about Rager as well as other thumbpicking guitarists, such as Merle Travis, Arnold Shultz, and Eddie Pennington.
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, Q (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, Q (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Obituaries for surnames starting with Q from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, O (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, O (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Obituaries for surnames starting with O from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, N (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Obituaries, N (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Obituaries for surnames starting with N from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
Tichenor Collection (Mss 678), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tichenor Collection (Mss 678), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 678. Correspondence, papers and photographs of the Tichenor family of McLean County, Kentucky, and related families, especially Cherry, Short, and Hutchison. Much relates to the home front during World War II during the Navy service of high school teacher Thomas Cherry Tichenor.
Rice, Bertha Eleanor (Adams), 1875-1948 (Mss 661), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rice, Bertha Eleanor (Adams), 1875-1948 (Mss 661), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 661. Genealogical research and correspondence files of Bertha (Adams) Rice, Russellville, Kentucky, mainly regarding the ancestry of Logan County, Kentucky families. Includes a large amount of data copied from deed, marriage, will, and court records of Logan and other Kentucky counties, and from published works.
Weir Family Collection (Mss 651), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Weir Family Collection (Mss 651), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 651. Letters and papers of the Weir family of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and related members of the Rumsey and Miller families. Well-to-do merchants and farmers, the Weirs were leading supporters of the Union during the Civil War, providing advocacy, financial support, and military service. Includes full-text scans of a letter from the brother of steamboat pioneer James Rumsey defending his legacy as an innovator; James Weir's journal; James Weir's will; the annotated recollections of Edward Weir, Sr.; and two letters from former Weir slaves recolonized in Liberia (Click on "Additional files" below).
Morgan, Nyla Margaret (Hammers) Moore, 1918-2017 (Mss 639), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morgan, Nyla Margaret (Hammers) Moore, 1918-2017 (Mss 639), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 639. Information collected by Morgan about Butler County, Kentucky history and historical organizations. Genealogical records related to Morgan, Moore, and Johnson families (particularly the children of Christopher Columbus “Lum” Johnson, 1847-1921), as well as allied families. Includes two boxes of material related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia, particularly its women’s Relief Society.
Helm, Margie May, 1894-1991 (Mss 636), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Helm, Margie May, 1894-1991 (Mss 636), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 636. Correspondence and papers of Margie Helm, Auburn, Kentucky native and longtime Western Kentucky University head librarian, relating principally to her work for the Presbyterian Church. Also includes materials documenting her service on the Inter-Racial Commission of Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Allen, David (Fa 368), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Allen, David (Fa 368), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 368. Interview with Annie Duvall conducted by David Allen on 16 April 1998. Duvall discusses her personal experiences growing up in Muhlenberg County. Topics covered include dating, marriage, gardening, family vacations, religion, women’s rights, and changes in modern technologies.