It's been a hectic few months around here, as you can probably tell with this being the first newsletter of 2007! <laughing> Ah
well, we've been updating the site all along, so even if the newsletters are few and far between, remember that you can always check the What's New page on our site to see the newest record and link
additions. It takes no less than 12 hours to put this newsletter together, format it for the web, message board and email, and then send all the emails by myself, so please forgive the delay on it.
The site has been getting an amazing 3,000-4,000 unique visitors a month for over a year now, with a couple of months almost reaching 6,000! It just continues to grow at an incredible rate, what an
unexpected blessing. We've also been making many great connections on the message board and many of you are taking the time to help each other, for which I am grateful. Many of you have also been sending in
resource suggestions and other correspondence and compliments, as well as helping by reporting bad links - thank you! Without your cooperation, the site could not be nearly as great as it is.
If anyone has the necessary info for any reunions coming up and can email it to me, I'll be happy to put it on the site calendar.
Since adding records related resources usually takes priority, I haven't had much time to look around for any reunions and events lately, but I know there's tons of great ones going on out there right now.
My cousin Pat sent me 99 Kentucky related links a while back that I still have yet to go through, so I'm sure we'll have even more great new additions soon. Linda, a senior member on our message
board, has been posting recent eastern Kentucky obits faithfully. Thanks so very much to both of you! You can't imagine how helpful you've been to me. We've received absolutely no donations since June of 2006.
With that being the case, obviously we've been unable to contribute to any genealogy related dedications, projects and memorials as we have in past years with amounts left over after site related costs have been paid. I'm hoping they will pick up, so that we can say we did so before 2007 is done. Any contributions would very much appreciated.
Here's hoping that you and yours are all doing well and enjoying the summer! I'll do my best to shoot for another newsletter by fall if possible. In the meantime, please join me in keeping our troops
and their families in your prayers. Peace,
Missy :) New Resource Specific Updates
See our archived newsletters for update highlights prior to these.
Obituaries Thanks entirely to the efforts of Linda, a dedicated Senior Member on our message board, we now have over 400 recent eastern Kentucky obituaries
on our message board! Thank you SO much Linda!!!
Genealogy Links
added new African American Resources: African Americans during WWII (photos). Immigration Resources: Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild. Map Resources:
Wilderness Road & Kentucky 1774-1785. National Resources: National Archives Search, National Genealogical Society. Photo Resources: Jefferson County 1945 Flood Photos,
Breathitt County Museum Photos, Owsley County School Photos, WWII Photos. Projects That Need YOUR Help: The Eastern State Hospital Project. State Resources: History of
North Carolina Counties.
Surname Resources A-M
Nancy (Carpenter) Bailey & Children. Ora, Millard & Luther Bailey (photo). George & Matilda (Deaton) Belcher (photo). Mary (Fletcher) Combs (photo). Henry
Hill Bible. George Manns family of Quicksand (photo).Rozelia (Brown) Manns (photo).
Surname Resources N-Z Famous Watkins', John & Artie Watkins of Breathitt County, KY (photo). 1728-1850 Watkins / Wadkins KY Marriages. Jonah & Sarah
(Smith) Williamson Family Photos. Callahan & Sarah (Phillips) Smith Article (& photo).
Many Eastern Kentucky surnames can be found in the new resource added called Train from Kentucky to the Chickasaw Nation.
A big thank you to Jill B. for sending this!
Breathitt County
Establishment of Breathitt County & Jackson
Jefferson County
*NEW County Addition* The
Courier-Journal Obituary Search, 1911 Louisville City Directory, Census Records & more!
Montgomery County
1848-1892 Montgomery County Court Index
Russell County, VA Cemeteries & Deaths
Genealogy 101
Genealogical Standards & Guidelines
Lookup Requests Here's a few of the lookup requests on our message board that still need help. There are many more than these, so please check out the boards!
Thomas Bellew (Ballew, Belue, Bellen)
Philpots
Looking for Grace Daugherty
Charles, John, George Jones in Magoffin Co KY 1860
Looking for Lisa James
Clarence Brown
Brick Walls Here's a
few of the brick walls on our message board that still need help. There are many more than these, so please check out the boards!
Help! Stuck Between a Howard and a Fleming
Joseph
Arnett and Fanny Kennard
Magoffin 1870 Prater/Wadkins/Bailey
Isaac Murphy's Father
William Mullins and Katie Allen
Branham Smiths
Looking for Connections
Here's a few message headers from people on our message board that are looking to make connections. There are many more than these, so please check out the boards!
Lovely Family
Holbrook Family
Tom Smith/Caroline Osborne
Coffee Family
Charles and John Jones in Magoffin Co KY
Jahazy Mullins
Campbell/Wireman
Genealogy in the News
Highly recommended reading, listening and viewing! See our archived newsletters for past recommendations.
She nurtured children the world cast off from Kentucky.com
Sandy Tucker, co-founder of the Galilean Children's Home in Casey County, died of complications from cancer. Mrs. Tucker, who
cared for her two biological children and more than 800 others over more than 35 years, had been battling cancer since 2000.
A Capitol Fourth
has great historical info on the Fourth of July. Make sure to watch the actual celebration on July 4th, 2007 on PBS. Check your local listings for the time in your area.
Country Boys Watch online! Note: The description at the top of the page is incorrect, but this is the right link. From the PBS site: Floyd County in
eastern Kentucky, where "Country Boys" was filmed, is located in the geographic center of America's Appalachian region. Eastern Kentucky's history epitomizes the problems that have long
plagued the larger region: poverty, unemployment, poor education, and a troubled relationship with the coal industry. While "Country Boys" chronicles how Chris and Cody's lives defy many of
the stereotypes commonly associated with the region, it also shows how their community still lives with the legacy of Appalachia's past. Here's an overview of that past as it unfolded in Kentucky.
Standards for Sound Genealogical Research from the National Genealogical Society
Reminders
make a donation
if you're able and you've found our resources to be useful in your search. Proceeds go towards domain name registration, hosting services, site related hardware, software & updates, research stipends and contributions towards various Eastern Kentucky genealogy related dedications, projects and memorials.
All Looking For Connections and Brickwalls are now on the message board, as are The Eastern Kentucky Buzz! Archives in order to conserve space on this site.
Introducing our answers to your requests to make things easier to find...
All in One Surname & Archives List The all new "all names" list of resources contains all on-site
surname resources, as well as hard to find, but awesome off-site resources.
Records
Census, Tax & Land and Birth, Marriage & Death Records listed by County
in one easy to access place!
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