Boyle County History and Genealogy

Boyle County History and Genealogy

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It's History: from Brenda's Notebook. by Brenda S Edwards, published 2012, 8˝ by 11 inches, hardcover, 180 pages. This collection of Brenda’s articles published in the Danville Advocate-Messenger, covering a time period from the 1980s to 2012, tells personal family histories of people, schools, locations, buildings, churches and memories of the past in Boyle County and the surrounding counties. The book is indexed and contains photographs that were also used to accompany the articles.

Price: Onsite, $20.00. Mailed, $23.00

Early Days In Danville by Calvin Morgan Fackler, published 1941, reprinted about 2008, 5˝ by 8˝ inches, hardcover, 283p, illus, index. This hardback book is THE definitive history of Danville, up to the Civil War. It chronicles the history of Danville/Boyle County from its early beginnings in 1784 to the Civil War era.

The book mentions many early family names, along with stories of the families.

Price: Onsite, $13.00. Mailed, $16.00

Historic Homes of Boyle County and the Three Courthouses, by Calvin Morgan Fackler, published in the Advocate-Messenger, 1944 and 1945, reprinted by the Danville Boyle County Historical Society, 8˝ by 11 inches, 35 pages, softcover.

Danville in the Blue Grass, by Calvin Morgan Fackler, published 1927, reprinted by the Danville Boyle County Historical Society, 5 ˝ by 3 ˝ inches, 47 pages, illus, softcover. Originally a tourist brochure, the DBCHS reprinted this in a slightly smaller size than the original.

Price: Onsite, $8.00. Mailed, $10.00

Boyle County Cemetery Records on Compact Disc. This CD includes several files:

(1)       Boyle County Kentucky Cemetery Records, a PDF version of the original book, covering 1792- 1992. This PDF file is a scanned copy of the book that has information concerning over 22,000burials during the years 1792-1992 in the Boyle county cemeteries. The file includes the addendum to the original book, with corrections and additions to the first printing.

(2)       Bellevue Cemetery Records, researched and compiled by Bill and Beulah (Cocanaugher) Jones. This work is far more complete and accurate than the city’s records and is updated to 2016. It contains the original Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, and an Adobe PDF file, along with updated and accurate maps of Bellevue.

(3)       African American Burials, a PDF file, listing all known African American burials in 16 African- American cemeteries throughout the County. These records are taken from funeral programs, obituaries, death records, and the Find A Grave websites of each cemetery.

Price: Onsite, $15.00. Mailed, $18.00


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