Delve Into the Past…

The Genealogical & Historical Research Library is at the heart of our museum’s original charter, dating to March 1, 1878. Our library maintains family and property records for a seven county service area, including: Mason, Bracken, Fleming, Lewis and Robertson Counties in Kentucky, as well as Adams and Brown Counties in Ohio. Birth, marriage, death and cemetery records, census information, tax lists, deeds, city directories, diaries, family files, historical papers, business ledgers, newspapers, maps, and original documents dating from 1789 to the present are all available.

Additionally, our library houses over 30,000 cross referenced files, along with rare books and manuscripts, and a large cartography collection, which are important for historical research focusing particularly on Kentucky and southern Ohio.

Both professional and amateur researchers and historians are welcome! Assistance is available in person, by phone, or online.

Find Information Easily

• User-friendly index system

• Microfilm readers

• Ancestry.com and Fold 3 services available

• Extensive collection of immigration records from the east coast US ports

In-House Library Services Available

Call 606-564- 5865 to talk to a Research Librarian

Email cay@kygmc.org or myra@kygmc.org to make an appointment to arrange research projects

Library Rates:

Member: Research: $20.00 an hour, $0.25 per copy

Non-member: Research: $25.00 an hour, $0.50 per copy

Photographic Imaging

Kentucky Gateway Museum Center imaging services provides photographic reproductions of items in the KGMC’s collections upon request. The Museum Center encourages the use of its collections, particularly for research and educational use.

Based on conditions of use, application for permission to publish, and associated fees.