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Mason County Record CentersKentucky Gateway Museum Center The Mason County Historical Society Mason County Genealogical Society National Underground Railroad Museum OPEN Monday - Saturday; 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Kentucky's Public Record CentersKentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Kentucky Historical Society Genealogical and Historical SocietiesBracken County Historical SocietyBracken County Historical Society Kentucky Genealogical SocietyKentucky Genealogical Society Kentucky Historical SocietyKentucky Historical Society Library Hours: Special Collections Reading Room: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Filson Historical SocietyFilson Historical Society The Filson Historical Society, Kentucky's oldest privately supported historical society, was named to honor Kentucky's first historian, John Filson. John Fox, Jr. LibraryJohn Fox, Jr. Library Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) LibrarySons of the American Revolution (SAR) Library Academic Research CentersUniversity of KentuckyUniversity of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky 40506-0054 Special Collections Library Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Saturday 8:00 a.m. - noon; closed Sunday At the University Libraries start page, look for manuscript collections, map collections, special collections, newspaper collections and oral history projects. Or go directly to collections of importance to genealogical researchers:
Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeRepository for many early Kentucky Methodist records: Regional and Private LibrariesMason County Public LibraryMason County Public Library Knoedler Memorial LibraryKnoedler Memorial Library Bracken County Public LibraryBracken County Public Library Pendleton County Public LibraryPendleton County Public Library Robertson County Public LibraryRobertson County Public Library Carol Mitchell, Librarian Portions of Robertson County (est. 1867) were annexed from Bracken County. Campbell County Public LibraryCampbell County Public Library National Repositories and Research CentersNARA Genealogy ResourcesThe National Archives and Records Administration The National Archives Building is located on Pennsylvania Avenue between Seventh and Ninth Streets, NW. The research entrance to the building is on Pennsylvania Avenue. The Rotunda entrance, which includes the Exhibit Hall, is on Constitution Avenue. Research Hours NARA Genealogy page NARA Order forms for military service and family history records. NARA Atlanta Regional Center:Atlanta (East Point)
Chicago's Newberry LibraryNewberry Library National Genealogical SocietyNational Genealogical Society National Society Daughters of the American RevolutionNational Society Daughters of the American Revolution LDS Family History CentersSalt Lake City Family History LibraryLDS FamilySearch - Searchable Databases The Family History Center in Salt Lake City, Utah houses the largest collection of genealogical materials in the world. Most materials can be ordered for viewing at a branch Family History Center. The index database is on-line and searchable at: Branch Family History Center Libraries - Locations in Kentucky Military Record CentersThe Military Records and Research Branch (MRRB)Kentucky's Archive of the Department of Military Affairs. The Military Records and Research Branch (MRRB) PLEASE! include your mailing address and phone number in your email request. Mason County NewspapersLedger-Independent Newspaper Mason County MuseumsThe Albert Sidney Johnston House, C 1797, the 1803 birthplace of this famous Confederate general. His death at Shiloh on April 6, 1862 said to be the military turning point of the Civil War. Paxton Inn - Since before 1810 it was the favorite meeting place for lawyers and citizens. James A. Paxton, his wife and four children lived next door in the Paxton House. Paxton was a lawyer and abolitionist. It was a station on the Underground Railroad with a hidden stairway between the first and second floor where runaway slaves were hidden until they could be safely transported across the Ohio River under the cover of darkness when owned by Mr. Paxton. By 1838, Willis Lee had taken over the successful tavern near the Courthouse. This museum is on the Underground Railroad Tours. Mefford's Station - C 1787 was built using planks from the flatboat that carried his family down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh. It is the only known flatboat house still in existence built in part from a flatboat. Mr. and Mrs. Mefford and their 13 children lived in this log cabin after they settled here from Pittsburgh. Candles are dipped here during Frontier Christmas each year. Simon Kenton Shrine - One of the original 119 log cabins. This museum honors the famous explorer who settled the area and spent 14 years of his life here. Presbyterian Church, 1870 - Gothic Revival structure, sanctuary of pressed tin coverings on wall and ceiling. The cornerstone from the former church, built in 1844, was incorporated into the foundation. Old Church Museum 1848 - The Methodist Episcopal Church South - This was the second church used by the congregation first formed in 1786. Prior to the Civil War, strong sentiments split the Methodists into M.E. Church North and M. E. Church South. The Cane Brake - One of the original 119 log cabins of 1790. Now houses the Visitor's Center. Phone: 606-759-7411. Harriet Beecher Stowe - Slavery to Freedom Museum - 1807 - The Colonel married Harriet Sellman in 1816, and here they raised six children. In the summer of 1833 Harriet Beecher Stowe visited the Marshall Key Home, as a guest of their daughter, Elizabeth, who was one of her students at the Western Female Institute in Cincinnati. While she was here she visited a slave auction on the Courthouse lawn and from this experience later wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Today this is a museum on the Underground Railroad Tours. Historic Washington, Ky - Link to Website - Link to Description of Museums in Washington, Ky Recommendations by the Kentucky Tourism Bureau
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