Obituaries Sunday, January 21, 2024

Obituaries Saturday, January 20, 2024

Pulaski County, Kentucky Enslaved, Free Blacks, and Free Mulattoes, 1850-1870 and 1800 and 1850 Census Information and Instructions

In 1798, Pulaski County was created from parts of Green and Lincoln Counties. It was first inhabited by Revolutionary War veterans who chose to honor their fallen comrade, Casimir Pulaski, […]
Obituaries, Friday, January 19, 2024

Obituaries Thursday, January 18, 2024

Jesse Alexander: Leader in the YMCA and Inducted into the National Black Achievers Hall of Fame by the YMCA from Somerset, Kentucky

The son of Reella (Lackey) Alexander (1901-1977) and Jesse Wilson Alexander (1894-1984), Jesse Nelson Alexander, Jr. was born in Somerset, Kentucky on August 19, 1928. At the age of 16 […]
Obituaries Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Free Frank McWorter: From Slave to Wealthy Free Black Man from Pulaski County, Kentucky

A History of Blacks in Kentucky: From Slavery to Segregation, 1760-1891

Description A History of Blacks in Kentucky traces the role of African Americans from the early exploration and settlement of Kentucky to 1891, when African Americans gained freedom only to […]
Obituaries Tuesday, January 16, 2024
