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.
Several documents have been provided for those who plan to attend the conference.
- The Conference Info document contains additional information on morning registration, parking, additional community events that weekend, and a list of local restaurants and hotels.
- The Session Descriptions document provides more details on the presentations each speaker will be giving during the conference and the room location where they will be presenting.
- A copy of the Conference Flyer has also been provided here for reference.
Tentative Conference Schedule
Friday, August 9th
10:00 AM Centre College Archives: Preserving History, Connecting Communities Beth Morgan
10:00 AM Kentucky Land Patents: A Resource for Genealogists and Historians Travis Horn
10:00 AM Forkland Museum and Genealogy Research Wayne Thurman
10:00 AM The Heart of The Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers Roda Ferraro
11:15 AM Genealogy Through Photography: Exploring Family Photographs Heather Potter
11:15 AM American Indians in Kentucky: Current Issues Tressa Brown
11:15 AM From the Archive: An LGBTQ History of Kentucky Josh Porter
11:15 AM Solving Difficult Problems in Kentucky and Virginia With Tax Lists Gail Miller
1:45 PM The History of Herrington Lake Andrew Patrick
3:00 PM Kentucky’s Black Patch Tobacco Wars Will Critchfield
3:00 PM A Ghost Town’s Resurgence: Preservation and Placemaking in Perryville Aly Huff
3:00 PM The Barbers of D'Ville Mike Denis
3:00 PM Research Tips for Kentucky Court Records Jessica Herrington
4:15 PM Peggy Oakley… and a PIG… Go to War! Doris Settles
4:15 PM Finding Your Female Ancestors Cierra Earl
4:15 PM Anatomy of a Duel: A Civil War Affair of Honor Stuart Sanders
4:15 PM Cracking the Code: Cemetery Symbolism Johnna Waldon
Saturday, August 10th
10:00 AM The History of the Naturalization Process Sara Egge
10:00 AM Heroes of the 1833 Cholera Epidemic in Lexington, KY Terry Foody
10:00 AM Researching the History of Your House Cierra Earl
10:00 AM Vital Sources: Birth, Death, and Archival Records of KY Rusty Heckaman
11:15 AM Documenting Local African American Experience Through Oral History Jeffrey Shenton and Santiage Lebron De la paz
11:15 AM Discovering Heritage on a Dime: Thrifty Genealogy Tips Clara Graham-Reid
11:15 AM Genealogy Through the Records of the Sisters of Loretto Reba Weatherford
11:15 AM DNA and Genealogy Work Hand in Hand Linda Colston
1:45 PM We Too, Were Here Sharyn Mitchell
3:00 PM History of McDowell House Museum Gardens Linda Porter
3:00 PM Discovering the Pleasant Hill Shakers Rebecca Soules
3:00 PM Lexington-Born Composer Julia Perry David Bryant
3:00 PM Restoration of the Shelby City African American Cemetery Cindy Peck
4:15 PM Finding Family History Using Newspapers Johnna Waldon
4:15 PM The Digital Access Project - Digitizing Records of Enslaved People Shea Brown
4:15 PM Introducing the Story Center Maggie McAdams
4:15 PM The History of the Perryville Battlefield: 1862-2024 Bryan Bush
(updated 6/26/24)
