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This is the old KGS website which was maintained by longtime KGS Board Memmber Brian Harney from 1996 thru June 2014. The Kentucky Genealogical Society, News KGS Newsletter May-Jun 2011. 205k PDF file here. KGS Newsletter Mar-Apr 2011. 135k PDF file here. KGS Newsletter Jan-Feb 2011. 132k PDF file here. KGS Officers for 2011. President Mike Peters Frankfort Vice-President Pat Layton Frankfort Corresponding Secretary   Linda Colston     Frankfort Recording Secretary Linda Colston Frankfort Treasurer Dudley Ellis   Frankfort Director Mary Jane Rodgers Frankfort Director Mary E Clay Frankfort Director Russell Wright Frankfort Director Doyle Mills Frankfort Immediate Past-President William 'Bill' Morris Frankfort KGS Officers for 2010. President Mike Peters Frankfort Vice-President William 'Bill' Morris Frankfort Corresponding Secretary   Roberta Peak Padgett     Frankfort Recording Secretary Linda Colston Frankfort Treasurer Dudley Ellis   Frankfort Director Mary Jane Rodgers Frankfort Director Mary E Clay Frankfort Director Russell Wright Frankfort Director Doyle Mills Frankfort KGS Officers for 2009. President William 'Bill' Morris Frankfort Vice-President Mike Peters Frankfort Corresponding Secretary   Roberta Peak Padgett     Frankfort Recording Secretary Linda Colston Frankfort Treasurer Douglas Harper   Lexington Director Mary Jane Rodgers Frankfort Director Mary E Clay Frankfort Director Russell Wright Frankfort Past-President Ann Pennington Danville Mike Watson, Bluegrass Roots Editor 1999-2010, and Adair Co Historian. Mike in action for Halloween 2008. KGS Attended the 2nd NGS Conference, 1982, Indianapolis. Found these photos recently, scanned them, and thought I'd share with everyone.   Click here. KGS Attends 2008 Ohio Genealogical Society Conference. Photos Dues Increase. Our last dues increase was in 1993, but postage and printing costs have forced us to raise our dues. Institutional memberships (genealogical and historical socities, libraries and museums) are still just $15, but Annual dues for individuals is now $20 per calendar year.   Contributing memberships are $25 and Life Memberships are now $250.   Effective 1-Jan-2008. KGS Officers for 2008. President William 'Bill' Morris Frankfort Vice-President Karla Nicholson Frankfort Corresponding Secretary   Roberta Peak Padgett Frankfort Recording Secretary Ethyl Letcher Lawrenceburg Treasurer Patricia 'Patty' Storm Knapke   Frankfort Director Mary Jane Rodgers Frankfort Director Mary E Clay Frankfort Director Doug Harper Lexington Past-President Ann Pennington Danville These folks take office at the January 2008 meeting. The East Kentuckian. Magazine of genealogy, published 1965-1996.   We have some back issues available, left to us by Clayton R Cox, longtime editor and publisher, and former KGS President.   Email us if you're interested, and put on your subject line "The East Kentuckian", or else it might appear to be spam and get deleted. KGS Officers for 2007. President Ann Pennington Danville Vice-President William 'Bill' Morris Frankfort Corresponding Secretary   Roberta Padgett Frankfort Recording Secretary Donna Stark Thompson Frankfort Treasurer Patricia 'Patty' Storm Knapke Frankfort Director Mary Jane Rodgers Frankfort Director Mary E Clay Frankfort Director Peggy Selby Galloway Danville Director Beth Shields Frankfort Past-President Patricia 'Patty' Storm Knapke Frankfort These folks took office at the January 2007 meeting. FamilyTreeMaker Class on 18-Oct-2001. KGS Vice-President for 2001, Jim Carigan, will present a class on this genealogy software, on Friday evening, 5-8pm, 19-Oct-2001, at the Thornhill Education Center, in Frankfort.   Cost is $15.   To register, call 502-875-1481, or email Lynn Russell at the Education Center at lrussell@franklin.k12.ky.us . KGS Officers for 2001. President Al Alfaro Frankfort Vice-President Jim Carigan Frankfort Corresponding Secretary   Roberta Padgett Frankfort Recording Secretary Ethyl Letcher Lawrenceburg Treasurer Irmadel Dun Frankfort, resigned July 2001 Director Mary Jane Rodgers Frankfort Director Doris Shell Gill Owenton Director Peggy Selby Galloway Danville Past-President Myrtle Webb Frankfort These folks took office at the January 2001 meeting. Theodore B 'Ted' Walter, KGS President 1983 1997 Photos found on the web.   Mrs Walter, retired teacher from Boyd Co Schools, died 20-Dec-1999, at age 91, as the result of a car accident in Tennessee.   She and her son, Ted, co-authored the 1981 book on the Hayes Family. AFRICAN-AMERICAN GENEALOGY SESSION SET FOR 4-Nov-2000 The last of three workshops is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 4 at the Kentucky History Center in Frankfort, located at 110 West Broadway, starting at 9:00 am.   The session explains the resources available in the state capital to black Kentuckians trying to research their roots. The presentations scheduled are a Tour of the Kentucky History Center Library; African American Resources at the Kentucky Library and Archives Collection; Land Grants from the Secretary of State Office; Researching Frankfort's Craw; and Writing a Family Book. Cost is $25 per person, which includes a box lunch. For more information, call Al Alfaro of the Kentucky Genealogical Society at 502-223-8318 (Frankfort) or email AAlfaro99@aol.com KGS Officers for 2000. President Al Alfaro Frankfort Vice-President Doris Shell Gill Owenton Corresponding Secretary   Roberta Padgett Frankfort Recording Secretary Ann Pennington Danville Treasurer Iramdel Dun Frankfort Director Mary Jane Rodgers Frankfort Director George L Johnson Frankfort Director Peggy Selby Galloway Danville Past-President Myrtle Webb Frankfort These folks took office at the January 2000 meeting. KGS Officers for 1999. President Al Alfaro Frankfort Vice-President Doris Shell Gill Owenton Corresponding Secretary Roberta Padgett Frankfort Recording Secretary Ann MacKinnon Richmond Treasurer Brian Harney Frankfort Director Mary Jane Rodgers Frankfort Director Irmadel Dun Frankfort Director Peggy Selby Galloway Danville Past-President Myrtle Webb Frankfort These folks took office at the January 1999 meeting. Alfaros celebrate 50th wedding anniversary. Details. Bluegrass Roots Editor, Landon Wills, dies at 81. These are sad days at the KGS. Our beloved friend passed away on 14 May 98, at home, after an illness of two months. He is survived by his wife, Ilene Blake Wills, and six sons. His body was donated to the University of Kentucky. A memorial service was held at Berry Hill Mansion at 2pm, Saturday, 23 May 98, and was attended by a large gathering of family and friends, a number of whom stood and gave touching comments about this special man. A special article on Landon appeared in the Summer 98 issue of Bluegrass Roots. KGS loses four valued members. Roy Wood, Frankfort, passed away on 9Nov97. He and his wife, Joyce, were longtime members and helped in many ways. Roy and Joyce helped with some of the Annual Seminars, and provided refreshments for some the KGS Monthly meetings. Paul Tanner, Frankfort passed away in Dec 97. Mr Tanner compiled the booklet on Toll Roads of Northern Kentucky and had contributed a number of articles to Bluegrass Roots. William Hoffman, Kenton Co, passed away 11Jan98. Mr Hoffman published a huge book on Kenton Co public records, had compiled the 1890 Tax List for Kenton Co, and a number of other projects. He was elected as a Board Member at Large for 98, but sadly we will not get to see what he might have done in that capacity. W. Garnett Johnson, Frankfort, died 23Jan98. Mr Johnson was a key figure in the KGS and had many correspondents. See the web page on the KGS 1997 Seminar for more info on Mr Johnson. These gentlemen will be sorely missed by family and friends and our hearts go out to their families. KGS on Cable 10   More info. KGS Attends 1996 NGS Annual Conference in Nashville More info. Thanks to KGS Members More info.

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