The Boyle County Public Library will be hosting the 2024 Kentucky History and Genealogy Conference on Friday, August 9th and Saturday, August 10th.
This conference will feature of over 30 presentations led by people from throughout Kentucky. Additionally, the library lobby will be filled with vendors from both the community and statewide who have a focus on preserving, sharing, and researching history and genealogy.
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Tentative Conference Schedule
Friday, August 9th
10:00-11:00 a.m. Centre College Archives: Preserving History, Connecting Communities Beth Morgan
10:00-11:00 a.m. Land Grants Travis Horn
10:00-11:00 a.m. Forkland Museum and Genealogy Research Wayne Thurman
10:00-11:00 a.m. The Heart of The Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers Roda Ferraro
11:15-12:15 p.m. Genealogy Through Photography: Exploring Family Photographs Heather Potter
11:15-12:15 p.m. Native Americans and Indigenous History in Kentucky Tressa Brown
11:15-12:15 p.m. Kentucky’s LGBTQ History Josh Porter
11:15-12:15 p.m. Solving Difficult Problems in Kentucky and Virginia With Tax Lists Gail Miller
1:45-2:45 p.m. The History of Herrington Lake Andrew Patrick
3:00-4:00 p.m. Kentucky’s Black Patch Tobacco Wars Will Critchfield
3:00-4:00 p.m. A Ghost Town’s Resurgence: Preservation and Placemaking in Perryville Aly Huff
3:00-4:00 p.m. The Barbers of D’Ville Mike Dennis
3:00-4:00 p.m. Research Tips for Kentucky Court Records Jessica Herrington
4:15-5:15 p.m. Peggy Oakley… and a PIG… Go to War! Doris Settles
4:15-5:15 p.m. Finding Your Female Ancestors Cierra Earl
4:15-5:15 p.m. Anatomy of a Duel: A Civil War Affair of Honor Stuart Sanders
4:15-5:15 p.m. Cracking the Code: Cemetery Symbolism Johnna Waldon
Saturday, August 10th
10:00-11:00 a.m. The History of the Naturalization Process Sara Egge
10:00-11:00 a.m. Heroes of the 1833 Cholera Epidemic in Lexington, KY Terry Foody
10:00-11:00 a.m. Researching the History of Your House Cierra Earl
10:00-11:00 a.m. Vital Sources: Birth, Death, and Archival Records of KY Rusty Heckaman
11:15-12:15 p.m. Documenting Local African American Experience Through Oral History Jeffrey Shenton and Santiage Lebron De la paz
11:15-12:15 p.m Genealogy on a Budget Clara Graham-Reid.
11:15-12:15 p.m. Genealogy Through the Records of the Sisters of Loretto Reba Weatherford
11:15-12:15 p.m. DNA and Genealogy Work Hand in Hand Linda Colston
1:45-2:45 p.m. We Too, Were Here Sharyn Mitchell
3:00-4:00 p.m. History of McDowell House Museum Gardens Linda Porter
3:00-4:00 p.m. Discovering the Pleasant Hill Shakers Rebecca Soules
3:00-4:00 p.m. Lexington-Born Composer Julia Perry David Bryant
3:00-4:00 p.m. History of a Historic Site – Ashland: The Henry Clay Estate Will Critchfield
4:15-5:15 p.m. Finding Family History Using Newspapers Johnna Waldon
4:15-5:15 p.m. The Digital Access Project – Digitizing Records of Enslaved People Shea Brown
4:15-5:15 p.m. Introducing the Story Center Maggie McAdams
4:15-5:15 p.m. The History of the Perryville Battlefield: 1862-2024 Bryan Bush
