Recent visitors to Special Collections found answers to these questions and more. The collection focuses on the Jackson Purchase region, surrounding counties, and the history and culture of Kentucky.
Material is included on states which contributed to the settlement of Kentucky.
The genealogy collection provides comprehensive coverage for the Jackson Purchase counties of Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall and McCracken. Genealogy records on surrounding counties, Kentucky, and other states are also available, especially Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Southern Illinois. Internet access and genealogy CD databases expand the collection. Colonial records, Revolutionary War data, and immigration lists provide additional aids for locating ancestors.