Who
is WCKFRA?
West-Central Kentucky Family
Research Assoc. is a non-profit organization formed in 1968 to foster family
history research. WCKFRA’s functions are exclusively educational and
scientific.
The counties of Kentucky encompassed
by WCKFRA’s publications are Allen, Breckenridge, Butler, Christian, Daviess,
Edmonson, Grayson, Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins, Logan, McLean, Muhlenburg, Ohio, Simpson, Todd, Union, Warren, and
Webster.
Additional materials are collected
from authors and organizations from throughout the world.
WCKFRA budgets annually for
purchase of genealogical and local history books for placement in local
libraries.
Kentucky Family Records includes
Bible records, cemetery records, compiled genealogies, court records, and other
records of permanent genealogical value. Each completed volume is about 100
pages packed with valuable genealogical information. A table of contents and
index are sent in November’s mailing.
The
WCKFRA Bulletin
The Bulletin
is full of the latest news, book reviews, membership list, research tips, and
the surname index. The surname index lists surnames of families being
researched by WCKFRA members. WCKFRA’s new member’s packet has instructions on
submitting surnames.
Active members are allowed to post research
queries in the Bulletin.