Resources
The Laurel County Historical Society’s library has a vast collection of resources which is divided into sections. These sections include Laurel County, other Kentucky counties, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, other U.S. states, and a Native American/national/international section.
Our Historical Society also has a large collection of microfilm on various topics, numerous maps, and a museum containing items of local interest. Other items include a collection of old newspapers and publications from other historical societies throughout the region.
All issues listed in the Branches of Laurel Index are available to dues paying members in the Members Only Section of the website.
If you are a member and are unable to log in, please contact the historical society for access.
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This section of our library contains over 435 volumes. This includes publications as well as donated family research material. In addition, the Historical Society has loose bound materials on family surnames stored in file folders. These include local newspaper clippings and other material. There are also a large number of personal photos filed by surname.
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The Laurel County reference section contains more than 119 volumes and includes birth and death records, local funeral home records, high school and Sue Bennett College yearbooks, store ledgers, census transcripts, cemetery listings, church and association histories, court records (including administrator bonds, estate settlements, guardian bonds, tax books and will index data). Other books relating to local points of interest such as Swiss settlements are also contained in the Laurel County section.
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This section contains 11 drawers of microfilm and includes John J. Dickey’s diaries; Laurel County records (including court order books, deed books, marriage books, survey books and will books); Kentucky data, including census, births, marriages, deaths, and tax lists; Native American information; newspapers including the Mountain Echo, Sentinel-Echo, Laurel County Sun, and the Kentucky Gazette; North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia county census data; Civil War casualties: and Wildcat Mountain information.
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The Historical Society has an extensive collection of photographs of churches, families, individuals, and schools. We will scan any photos that individuals are willing to share for historical and documentation purposes. This collection is ever-growing thanks to members and donors.
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