Heritage Quest,Heritage Quest Remote Access and MyHeritage
Heritage Quest Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources rich in unique primary sources,
local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps, and more.
Discover the amazing history of you with HeritageQuest Online. It delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources with coverage dating back to the 1700s that can help people find their ancestors and discover their past. Access Heritage Quest inside your local library by following this link: Heritage Quest local or
Access Heritage Quest from anywhere using your library card (Remember you must include all 14 digits beginning with 29928 and no spaces: Heritage Quest remote
MyHeritage MyHeritage Library Edition is the most comprehensive global genealogy resource for libraries/institutions with billions of historical documents & remote access.
Geneaolgy and Local History Resources
Cemetery resources
Berea Cemetery map
Richmond Cemetery map
Madison Memorial Gardens Cemetery map
Google Map of Madison County cemeteries
Addendum to the Berea Cemetery (pdf link) Printable Copy (pdf link)
Index to Madison County Marriages
Madison County marriage records can be found in the records vault at the county courthouse in Richmond. These indexes have been photographed from the original books and are text searchable. Thise files are quite large, but may be saved to your computer.Madison County marriages 1786-1952 A-L(pdf link)
Madison County marriages 1786-1952 M-Z (pdf link)
Index to Rockcastle County Marriages
Madison County marriage records can be found in the records vault at the county courthouse in Mount Vernon. These indexes have been photographed from the original books and are text searchable. Thise files are quite large, but may be saved to your computer.
Rockcastle County marriages index female to male A-L(pdf link)
Rockcastle County marriages index female to male M-Z(pdf link)
Rockcastle County marriages index male to female M-Z(pdf link)
Subscription resources
Below are library subscription resourses that you can be helpful in your research.Heritage Quest and MyHeritage allow access to Census records, family trees and other records.
KyUnbound has digital issues of the Berea Citizen and Mt. Vernon Signal from 2007. Addition access to the Mount Vernon Signal can be accessed from the Rockcastle County Public Library website at Mt. Vernon Signal Archives.
Newsbank indexes several major newspapers.
Locally hosted newspaper archives
2008 through 2017 digital archives for the Berea Citizen can be found hereMay 2006 through 2017 digital archives for the Mount Vernon Signal can be found here
Newsbank
America's Newspapers
The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers--all in one easy-to-search database.
Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community.
Paid ads are excluded.
Search
the Richmond Register
Lexington Herald Leader
Kentucky Newspapers
America's News Magazines
United States
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Kentucky Libraries Unbound
Our patrons are now able to "check out" and download audiobooks from the comfort
of their own home. Choose from thousands of titles and listen to books on your
home computer or transfer them to portable players.In addition to audiobooks, patrons may select from a large array of downloadable ebooks, music, videos, and local content from across Kentucky. New items are added regularly so check often.
*eAudiobook downloads available from KY Libraries Unbound and Overdrive Audiobooks.
The KY Unbound Overdrive app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or Android Market for free.
**KY Libraries Unbound subscription provided through donations made by the Madison County Athenaeum.
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