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Traces Volume 43, Number 3, Kentucky Library Research Collections
Traces Volume 43, Number 3, Kentucky Library Research Collections
Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter
Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.
Jackson, Nell Cartwright (Mcdaniel), 1888-1974 (Sc 2944), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jackson, Nell Cartwright (Mcdaniel), 1888-1974 (Sc 2944), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2944. Letter, 19 May 1965, of Nell (Mrs. Harry G.) Jackson, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Jane Morningstar, thanking her for an article she wrote for the (Bowling Green) Park City Daily News (9 May 1965) about Seeley's Shoals, her family residence on Beech Bend Road. Includes Mrs. Jackson’s notes on the house and its history.
Nourse, Charles Ewing, 1826-1866 (Sc 3000), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Nourse, Charles Ewing, 1826-1866 (Sc 3000), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescripts of three Mexican War letters (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3000. Correspondence of Charles Ewing Nourse, Bardstown, Kentucky, and his wife Mary “Mollie” (Brown) Nourse. Three letters of Charles, serving in the 4th Kentucky Infantry during the Mexican War, describe military life, illness, Mexican cities, and encounters with the enemy. Mary’s father writes from Cadiz, Kentucky, of his work as a circuit judge, and an 1850 letter wishes Charles and Mary well on their marriage. Includes Mary’s letter to Charles with family news, and two verses, both probably by Charles; one …
Brown Family Letters (Sc 2943), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brown Family Letters (Sc 2943), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2943. Letters of the Brown family of Cynthiana and Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Includes letters of Judge Henry O. Brown to his wife Lucy Ann while on circuit, a petition of Princeton, Kentucky citizens urging Judge Brown to relocate in order to serve their district, and a copy of a letter from Sally Doom, probably to her brother (and Judge Brown’s son-in- law) Charles Nourse, eloquently deploring Southern secession and slavery (Click on "Additional Files" below for scan). Also includes a photograph of three unidentified women and an infant.
Warfield, Joshua Dorsey, 1838-1914 (Sc 2942), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warfield, Joshua Dorsey, 1838-1914 (Sc 2942), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2942. “The Gaithers of South River,” undated typescript by J. D. Warfield relating the history and genealogy of the Gaither family of Maryland and Kentucky. Includes a cover letter to the recipient and a bookplate of Edgar H. Gaither.
Kentucky Mothers Association (Mss 546), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Mothers Association (Mss 546), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 546. Records of the Kentucky Mothers Association, including board meeting minutes, correspondence, financial information, membership lists, reports, newsletters, publicity material, and information about programming and events. Also includes training material from the American Mothers, Inc. A PowerPoint presentation documenting the results of a strategic planning process for American Mothers Inc. can be accessed by clicking on "Additional Files."
Brigham, Clarence Saunders, 1877-1963 (Sc 2941), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brigham, Clarence Saunders, 1877-1963 (Sc 2941), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2941. Letter, 2 November 1944 of Clarence S. Brigham, Director of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts, to Mrs. Vincent R. Jones, Glasgow, Kentucky. He encloses the manuscript pages from his book History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820 that refer to Glasgow newspapers, and acknowledges receipt of information from a thesis on the subject written by Eva Mae Barton at George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tennessee.
Lambert, James Knox Polk, 1864-1960 (Mss 545), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lambert, James Knox Polk, 1864-1960 (Mss 545), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 545. Diaries, speeches, notes and postcards of Simpson County, Kentucky native James Knox Polk Lambert relating to his YMCA work with the American Expeditionary Force at the end of World War I, his tours of Europe thereafter, and his involvement in Freemasonry.
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Paducah, Kentucky (Sc 2940), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Paducah, Kentucky (Sc 2940), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescript (click on "Additional Files" below) of a letter from Manuscripts Small Collection 2940. Letter, 1 August 1864, of “Charlie” to Ellen “Nellie” Sherman. Serving with Company E, 132nd Illinois Volunteers at Paducah, Kentucky, he describes an encounter with Confederate guerrillas during a strenuous scouting mission, the strictness of General Paine, his new commander, toward both citizenry and soldiers, and the execution of “Captain Hess,” a guerrilla leader, for whom “no coffin” was provided. He expresses apprehension over retaliation against men taken prisoner, but also refers to a flag of truce in effect that morning.
Owens, Richard (Lg 458), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Owens, Richard (Lg 458), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 458. Original land grant, 24 July 1818, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Richard Owens, assignee of Peter Tyler, 100 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Gorin, Sandra Kaye (Laughery) - Collector (Sc 2937), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gorin, Sandra Kaye (Laughery) - Collector (Sc 2937), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2937. Genealogical data on the Tolle and Snoddy families of Barren County, Kentucky.
Shakers (Sc 2938), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shakers (Sc 2938), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2938. Compilation of manuscript and printed Shaker hymns, and instructions for dances to accompany hymns. Some of the hymns were transcribed by Roger Hall.
Grieco, Joseph J. (Sc 2939), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Grieco, Joseph J. (Sc 2939), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2939. Letters, June-July 1951, of Corporal Joseph J. Grieco to his wife in Milldale, Connecticut. Attending the Armored Force School at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Grieco writes his wife, then pregnant with their second child, of his love for her and their son Joey, and of his longing to be reunited with her. He briefly mentions his pay, radio training, and the availability of entertainment in camp.
Stahl Family Papers (Mss 562), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stahl Family Papers (Mss 562), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding Aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 562. Correspondence, genealogical material and photographs related to the Stahl family and allied families of Warren County and Butler County, Kentucky. Includes information about family members that came from elsewhere and moved elsewhere. Includes manuscripts of a Stahl family history, histories of Providence Knob Baptist Church and a history of churches in the Warren Association of Baptists.
Hines, Clara Ursula (Wright) Nahm, 1904-1983 (Mss 561), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines, Clara Ursula (Wright) Nahm, 1904-1983 (Mss 561), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 561. Personal diaries of Clara (Wright) Hines, Bowling Green, Kentucky, kept during her marriage to food critic Duncan Hines and after his death. Includes some correspondence, travel itineraries, and miscellaneous papers.
Arnow, Harriette Louisa (Simpson), 1908-1986 (Sc 2936), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Arnow, Harriette Louisa (Simpson), 1908-1986 (Sc 2936), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding Aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2936. Letter, 6 March 1964, of Harriette Simpson Arnow, Ann Arbor, Michigan, to “Mrs. Holland,” in response to a compliment for her novel Hunter’s Horn. Arnow briefly recalls her publications since The Dollmaker and notes “unenthusiastic” reviews in Kentucky of her most recent work. She also mentions an article about her in the previous fall’s Louisville Courier-Journal Magazine [8 December 1963].
Summers, Hollis Spurgeon, 1916-1987 (Sc 2935), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Summers, Hollis Spurgeon, 1916-1987 (Sc 2935), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding Aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2935. Letter, 8 April 1953, of Hollis Summers, Lexington, Kentucky, to Frances Richards, a member of the WKU English faculty, expressing good wishes to her and her students after his recent visit to Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Barnes, Emma Lily, 1929-2014 - Letters To, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Barnes, Emma Lily, 1929-2014 - Letters To, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding Aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2934. Letters to Emma Lily Barnes, written to her in Beaver Dam and Carlisle, Kentucky, by future husband Allen Cloud during his military service in Japan, and by classmates at the University of Kentucky. Included are several describing travel in Israel
Girls Club Of Bowling Green - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2933), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Girls Club Of Bowling Green - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2933), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding Aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2933. Clippings from the Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, Kentucky) and Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) relating to the history and activities of the Girls Club of Bowling Green. Includes a letter of Elaine (Eakles) Goad outlining her involvement with the Club as a member and Director, and a clipping describing her wedding held at the Club.
Rush, Grigsby, 1784-1845 (Lg 409), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rush, Grigsby, 1784-1845 (Lg 409), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Land Grant 409. Photocopy of a land grant, 1824 October 7, by which Joseph Desha, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Grigsby Rush, assignee of Thomas E. Wilson, 20 acres in Logan County, Kentucky.
Rush, Grigsby, 1784-1845 (Lg 410), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rush, Grigsby, 1784-1845 (Lg 410), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscritps Land Grant 410. Photocopy of a land grant, 1824 November 25, by which Joseph Desha, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Grigsby Rush, assignee of Claudius Duvall, assignee of Presley Edwards, assignee of Rossland Jordan, 130 acres in Logan County, Kentucky.
Rush, Grigsby, 1784-1845 (Lg 411), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rush, Grigsby, 1784-1845 (Lg 411), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Land Grant 411. Photocopy of a land grant, 1843 July 7, by which Robert P. Letcher, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Grigsby Rush 15 acres in Logan County, Kentucky.
Humble, John S., 1886-1945 (Sc 2932), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Humble, John S., 1886-1945 (Sc 2932), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding Aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2932. Teacher’s certificates and diplomas of John S. Humble of Simpson County, Kentucky; yearbook excerpts relating to Humble’s teaching in Tennessee and Texas; and local color stories written by Humble.
Wallace, John (Lg 418), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wallace, John (Lg 418), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 418. Original land grant, 2 June 1814, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Wallace assignee of Joshua Armstrong, assignee of Phillip Wells, assignee of Samuel Wells, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Cooke, Peyton (Lg 405), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cooke, Peyton (Lg 405), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 405. Original land grant, 1819 June 30 by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lt. Governor and Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Peyton Cooke, assignee of Thomas Elder, 27 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Rice, David, 1733-1816 (Lg 406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rice, David, 1733-1816 (Lg 406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 406. Original land grant, 1811 January 28, by which Charles Scott, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to David Rice, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Phelps, Julian River, 1801-1856 & Robert W. Raglin (Lg 400), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Phelps, Julian River, 1801-1856 & Robert W. Raglin (Lg 400), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 400. Original land grant, 1834 May 9, by which James T. Morehead, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Julian Phelps and Robert W. Raglin, assignees of Robert Morrison, 200 acres in Butler County, Kentucky.
Cooke, Peyton (Lg 407), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cooke, Peyton (Lg 407), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 407. Original land grant, 1826 November 15, by which Joseph Desha, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky granted to Peyton Cooke 120 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Poole, John (Lg 403), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Poole, John (Lg 403), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 403. Original land grant, 1807 November 27, by which Christopher Greenup, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky granted to John Poole, 250 acres in Henderson County, Kentucky.
Poole, John (Lg 401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Poole, John (Lg 401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 401. Original land grant, 1811 December 7, by which Charles Scott, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Poole, assignee of Nathan D. Anderson, 400 acres in Henderson County, Kentucky.