Local History and Genealogy Classes
Get Back to Family History this Fall at KCPL
Genealogy Tech: Finding Online Photographs
- Tuesday, September 1, 2015 and Thursday, September 3, 2015
- 1 - 2PM
- Local History and Genealogy Department - Covington branch
Learn about the many online resources for finding online photographs. Registration is required, at 859-962-4070 or history@kentonlibrary.org
One-on-One Genealogy Research Assistance
- Thursday, September 10, 2015 and Tuesday, September 29, 2015
- 10AM - 2PM
- Local History and Genealogy Department - Covington branch
Just getting started on a family history project or looking for help with a genealogy "brick wall'? Call the Local History & Genealogy Department at (859) 962-4070 and reserve a one-hour session to discuss resources and search strategies.
DNA and Genealogy Research
- Tuesday, September 15, 2015
- 6:30 - 8:30 PM
- Meeting Room 3 - Covington branch
Kathy Reed, of the Hamilton County Ohio Genealogy Society, will discuss the latest trends in DNA research as it applies to genealogy. Registration is required, at 859-962-4070 or history@kentonlibrary.org
Genealogy Tech: Using geNKY
- Monday, September 21, 2015 and Wednesday, September 23, 2015
- 6:30 PM
- Local History and Genealogy Department - Covington branch
Learn how to navigate this awesome collection of local history documents and indexes. Registration is required, at 859-962-4070 or history@kentonlibrary.org
Cemetery Tour - Linden Grove Cemetery
- Saturday, September 25, 2015
- 9 - 11AM
- Linden Grove Cemetery, 1421 Holman Ave., Covington, KY 41011
Join the Local History & Genealogy Department staff on a biographical tour of Covington's historic Linden Grove Cemetery. Appropriate walking attire is recommended.
Congenealogy
- Monday, September 28, 2015
- 6:30 - 8PM
- Meeting Room 3 - Covington branch
Beth Coyle, Library Associate with the KCPL Local History & Genealogy Department, will present "Literary Northern Kentucky." Kentucky is fertile ground for poets and authors, and northern Kentucky is no different. Learn about the numerous writers of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction who have called this area home over the years.
Covington Bicentennial Historic Walking Tour
- Every Wednesday in September
- 10 AM
- Local History and Genealogy Department - Covington branch
Join a Local History staff member for a historical walking tour to learn about the people and places that inhabited Covington 100 years ago. The tour leaves from the Local History & Genealogy Department on the 2nd floor of the Covington branch. The walk is roughly one mile in length and covers the neighborhoods near the Library.
For More Information
Email: history@kentonlibrary.org
Website: www.kentonlibrary.org/genealogy
Location: 502 Scott Blvd, Covington, KY, United States
Phone: 859-962-4070
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kentoncountypubliclibrary
Twitter: @kentonlibrary