Metcalfe County: Use school yearbooks and local news to find a family between censuses.
Use school yearbooks and local news to find a family between censuses. Start with the collection and request a specific item, place or date range before planning a visit.
Sources checked October 26, 2026. Based on public institutional descriptions and collection catalogs; no staff confirmation or onsite inspection. Confirm access before visiting.
Start with one connection.
Bring a person, a place, approximate years, and one question. A township, congregation, school, or employer may reveal records a surname search misses. The custodian can be outside the county.
Check the county for your research year.
A place may have belonged to a parent county before this county existed.
Use these dated holdings to choose a next search. This is a selection of cataloged collections, not a complete inventory of Metcalfe County records.
A range is a lead, not a guarantee. Bars show the dates stated by the cited catalog or inventory. They do not establish uninterrupted coverage, complete reporting or online image access. Unmarked years mean not represented in this selection, not that records were destroyed. Indexes and abstracts still need to be followed to the underlying record.
Sources reviewed October 26, 2026. Blue shows cataloged holdings; rust identifies indexes or compiled publications where the source specifies them. Read the format label and access notes for each row.
180018501900195020002026
KDLA inventory entry
Deed books
Listed years: 1868–2001.
Source, access and coverage limits
Use KDLA’s record-request instructions and identify the county, record series, exact years and any book or page reference. Ask about indexes and the current custodian before ordering.
Keep in mind: These are selected inventory dates, not proof of complete or uninterrupted coverage or online images. Confirm the specific volume and any earlier jurisdiction; a range endpoint is not necessarily the first or last year of recordkeeping. Probate papers may be filed separately from will books.
Use KDLA’s record-request instructions and identify the county, record series, exact years and any book or page reference. Ask about indexes and the current custodian before ordering.
Keep in mind: These are selected inventory dates, not proof of complete or uninterrupted coverage or online images. Confirm the specific volume and any earlier jurisdiction; a range endpoint is not necessarily the first or last year of recordkeeping. Probate papers may be filed separately from will books.
Use KDLA’s record-request instructions and identify the county, record series, exact years and any book or page reference. Ask about indexes and the current custodian before ordering.
Keep in mind: These are selected inventory dates, not proof of complete or uninterrupted coverage or online images. Confirm the specific volume and any earlier jurisdiction; a range endpoint is not necessarily the first or last year of recordkeeping. Probate papers may be filed separately from will books.
Confirm the historical jurisdiction as well as the date. A record may be held outside today’s county, and an inventory’s ending year does not mean recordkeeping stopped.
Metcalfe County Public Library: Discover Your History
Use school yearbooks and local news to find a family between censuses.
The library links Edmonton Herald News, Herald News and Metcalfe County News archives, plus selected Edmonton and Metcalfe County high-school yearbooks.
Research details & a question to ask
How to begin
Follow the newspaper or yearbook links from the library page. Browse the issue date when a name search misses; a genealogy request form is provided.
A question you can ask
Which school year or newspaper issue covers this graduation or family event?
Keep in mind
Yearbook and newspaper coverage is selective. Verify an issue or school year before assuming a gap means a person was absent.
STOP 02 / Bowling Green / finding aid online
WKU: Wendell S. Branstetter collection, FA 1079
Explore everyday buildings rather than only prominent families.
WKU describes Branstetter’s work on vernacular buildings in Summer Shade.
Research details & a question to ask
How to begin
Use the finding aid and ask Manuscripts & Folklife Archives about access to the documented building or location.
A question you can ask
Does the Summer Shade material document this building or its earlier use?
Keep in mind
A building study supplies context; it may not identify every resident or owner.
Leave a trail another researcher can follow.
Save the repository, collection title, dates, volume, page or item identifier, link, and the date you consulted it. Follow an index to the original record when possible. Keep uncertain names and inferred relationships visibly separate from what the source states.
Suggest a correction, an overlooked collection or an updated access detail. An official link or source helps us check it before making a change. Please leave out private family documents and sensitive personal information.