Local History & Genealogy
Welcome to the Clark County Public Library Local History & Genealogy Page. The listing of resources below is by no means exhaustive, but provides a general overview of what we have. Feel free to stop by; our local history room is open the same hours as the main library. You can also contact the Reference Department by phone, or the chat option for more information.
Online Local History & Genealogy Collection
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Clark County Veteran Interviews
Clark County Newspaper Obituaries
Digital Archives of the Winchester Sun 2010-2017
Clark County Order Books Probate Index
1877 Atlas of Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine and Woodford Counties, Ky.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Winchester (Provided through University of Kentucky)
Clark County Deeds 1793-1902; Indexes 1793-1959 (Requires a FamilySearch account)
General Overview of Local History & Genealogy Collection in the Local History Room
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Over 4,000 books including:
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bound family histories
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Clark County histories
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church histories
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Kentucky histories
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various county histories
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general genealogical information
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record books
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Microfilms:
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Winchester Sun and various early newspapers: various from 1860s-1910s and then complete coverage on to 12/31/2017
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Kentucky Death Certificates 1911-1964 with digital index
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Government (Clark County and various other KY Counties) Documents
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Marriage Bonds 1793-1850
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Court Order Books 1793-1850
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Wills 1793-1850
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Civil & Criminal Court Records 1793-1970s
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Church Records
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atlases, maps & charts
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Clark County High and Winchester Hustlers record books & scorebooks
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files containing research on family histories; Clark County histories & Kentucky histories
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historical community photographs & paintings
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local directories
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Lamplighter’s Club essays
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periodicals
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scrapbooks
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yearbooks
History and Genealogy Databases
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