Libraries and Historical Societies

Resources

• DAR Library, Washington, DC 
  As one of the largest genealogical centers in the United States, the DAR Library is an essential destination when researching your family history.
• Department for Libraries and Archives
  The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA) serves Kentucky's need to know by supporting Kentucky public libraries, state agencies, and the blind and physically handicapped with collections and services to fulfill information needs.
• Filson Historical Society (Louisville, Ky.)
  Kentucky's oldest, privately supported historical society was named to honor Kentucky's first historian, John Filson.
• Heritage Council
  The mandate of the Kentucky Heritage Council is to identify, preserve, and protect the cultural resources of Kentucky.
• Historical Society
  The Kentucky Historical Society was founded in 1836 to collect and preserve the artifacts, papers and other documentation of Kentucky’s history.
• History Center
  The Kentucky History Center, a state-of-the-art museum and research library, will preserve the memories of Kentuckians.
• KDLA Directory of Public Libraries
  Find the public library near you.
• Kentuckiana Digital Library of the Kentucky Virtual Library
  Searchable catalogs and databases.
• Library Directory (PDF File)
  To help the state maintain its competitive edge in the Information Age, the Department offers comprehensive services which assure citizens access to a broad range of information and educational resources.
• Library of Congress Catalogs
  Search the online catalog.
• Library of Congress Homepage
  The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with nearly 128 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves.
• Louisville and Nashville Railroad Historical Society
  The Louisville & Nashville Railroad Historical Society was organized in 1982 for the purpose of collecting, organizing, preserving, and sharing information and material relating to the L&N, its predecessors and its successors.
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
  NARA enables people to inspect for themselves the record of what government has done. It enables officials and agencies to review their actions and helps citizens hold them accountable.
• National Genealogical Society
  The National Genealogical Society, a non-profit organization founded in 1903, is the premier national society for everyone from the beginner to the most advanced family historian.
• National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
  NUCMC, or the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections, is a free-of-charge cooperative cataloging program operated by the Library of Congress.
• Oral History Commission
  Oral History Commission provides for the collection of interviews with Kentuckians throughout the state.
• Research Library
  The Thomas D. Clark Research Library of the Kentucky Historical Society houses over 90,000 published works, dealing primarily with history and genealogy
• Virtual Library Database Gateway
  Access resources from Kentucky Virtual Library.