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Read Stories about Kentuckians

Telling the forgotten stories of Kentucky families who settled the land and populated the countryside

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Sharing helpful Kentucky resources that I have found so you can discover your family stories

Family Tree Research

As I build my family trees, I'll share them in the Family Trees link.

Thomas Watkins Signature on his will in 1814
July 1, 2021

Last Will for North Carolina Thomas Watkins (d 1815)

Transcription of Last Will and Testament from Thomas Watkins who lived in Rowan County, NC.

Dentist Office, US Archives
June 21, 2021

WWI Vet’s Toothache Results in Odd Moonshiner’s Death

In 1925, Jailer Joseph Lovely tried to calm Will Turner’s effort to clean out the Breathitt County jailhouse. Moonshiner Wayne Grigsby pays the price.

Breathitt County Courthouse
April 30, 2021

Sensational Courtroom Drama: Mountain Woman Assassinates Son’s Killer

In 1936, Viola Wickline makes national headlines for shooting Johnny Shepherd and 3 others in a Breathitt County Courtroom.

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Tricia Aanderud
Tricia Aanderud

Since 2008, genealogy has been a hobby. This year I am getting serious about it. Follow me on my journey.

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