Kenton County Public Library Mary Ann Mongan Library

Covington, Kentucky

Tel: (859) 962-4070 www.kentonlibrary.org/genealogy

There are three distinct online resources

detailing the region’s history and genealogy.

These three resources can be found at

www.kentonlibrary.org/genealogy listed

under the “Online Searching” heading.

The Northern Kentucky Newspaper IndexThe Northern Kentucky Newspaper IndexThe Northern Kentucky Newspaper IndexThe Northern Kentucky Newspaper Index –

Newspapers from the 14-county region of

Northern Kentucky, including The Kentucky

Post and The Kentucky Enquirer are

available for viewing online. The site has

over 900,000 articles indexed, with digital

images available for many of the older

newspapers, such as The Covington Journal,

Ticket, and the Daily Commonwealth.

Faces and Places: Northern Kentucky Faces and Places: Northern Kentucky Faces and Places: Northern Kentucky Faces and Places: Northern Kentucky

Photographic Archive Photographic Archive Photographic Archive Photographic Archive ––––

Search the indexed

database of more than

45,000 images of local

photographs, some

dating back to the

1880s. Each image

includes identifying

information such as names, dates, locations

and subject when available.

Kenton County Public Library Mary Ann Mongan Library 502 Scott Boulevard Covington, KY 41011

Online Databases

GeNKY Database GeNKY Database GeNKY Database GeNKY Database –––– Military records,

census indexes, city directory abstracts,

and local cemetery records are among

the 250,000 entries included in the

GeNKY Database. Library staff and

volunteers are continually adding to this

extensive database.

Additionally the Library subscribes to

Ancestry Library Edition (accessible in

Library only) and Heritage Quest

(accessible from home and Library).

For questions about the Kenton County

Public Library’s Kentucky History and

Genealogy Department or to learn how to

get started doing your own genealogy

research please call (859) 962-4070.

Kentucky History & Genealogy Collection

Phone: (859) 962-4070 Fax: (859) 962-4096 www.kentonlibrary.org/genealogy

Northern Kentucky’s Leading Genealogy & Local History Resource

• Local History Files—includes newspaper

clippings, brochures and original written

histories

• Military Records

• Naturalization Records

• Newspaper

Index with

more than

900,000

entries

• Passenger

Lists including

Germans to

America 1850-1895

• Property Records

• Tax Records

• Vital Statistics—including Kentucky

Death records for all counties from

1911-1957

• Will Indexes for Campbell, Kenton and

Owen Counties

Genealogy & Local History Resources

• Associations—including lodges, veterans’

associations and neighborhood groups

• Atlases and Maps—maps and atlases from

cities and counties in Kentucky

• Biographies and personal papers

• Cemetery Records—including but not limited

to Highland, Evergreen, Linden Grove and

Mother of God

• Census Records—including US Census for

Kentucky (1810-1880 & 1900-1930)

• Church Records— includes records for many

Catholic & Protestant churches in

Northern Kentucky

• City Directories– including Covington,

Newport and vicinity for 1834; 1839-40;

1856-present and Cincinnati 1902-1935;

1951-present

• City Records for various municipalities in

Northern Kentucky

• County Records for Kenton, Campbell and

Owen Counties in Kentucky

• Family Files

• Funeral Home Records

The Kenton County Public Library is the

leading resource in Northern Kentucky

for local history and genealogy informa-

tion. Housed in Covington at the Mary

Ann Mongan Library, the Kentucky

History and Genealogy Department

offers more than 20,000 volumes of

historical facts and 8,000 reels of

microfilm. Additionally the department

offers various online databases so

researchers can access information from

anywhere in the world through the

Library’s website,

www.kentonlibrary.org/genealogy.

The Library’s collection, books and

documents, includes photographs,

family files, maps,

microforms, and art

work. There are ex-

tensive resources

regarding Civil War

veterans, cemetery

and church records

and Census data.

For a complete listing of records please

visit the Mary Ann Mongan Library at

502 Scott Boulevard in Covington.

Visit the Kentucky History and Genealogy Department online at www.kentonlibrary.org/genealogy