Adair County Genealogical Society

02/15/2025

02/14/2025

Miss Bettie, a daughter of William Bradley, left home last Saturday to attend preaching at Poplar Grove, and there, by appointment, she met her lover, Mr. Chris Tarter, and they agreed to hie themselves to Jamestown and get married. The girl's parents objected to the match. [Adair County News, 20 April 1898, Eunice newsletter]

02/14/2025

02/14/2025

Learn about Jane Clemens at next Genealogical Society meeting

The next regular meeting of the Adair County Genealogical Society will be held at 5pmCT on Monday, March 3, 2025. Continuing the series on Adair Countians You Should Know... Mike Watson will present a biographical sketch of Daughter of Adair County Jane Lampton Clemens.

Come join us at the Adair Genealogy & History Research Center, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. For more information: [email protected] or 270-380-1024.

02/13/2025

Not quite the same as "I'm My Own Grandpa," but close...

Semi Weekly Interior Journal, Stanford, KY, 4 August 1885, Tuesday, p1—

The following is the connection of two families in this county [Adair]. Andy Janes is father-in-law and brother-in-law to Johnson Stotts. He is also father and brother-in-law to Stotts' wife; Janes' wife is a step-mother-in-law and sister to Stotts, and step-mother and sister-in-law to Stott's wife; Janes is grandfather and uncle to Stotts' children; Stotts is brother-in-law and uncle to Janes' children; Janes' children are Stotts' children's half uncles and aunts and own cousins. Columbia Spectator.

02/13/2025

History of Green County with Joseph Despain

From Diane Hall

The Green County Arts Council is proud to present "History of Green County" where Joseph Y. Despain, renowned researcher and author, will share his fascinating research on Green County. Don't miss this entertaining and informative evening with Joseph Despain!

Come join us at 5:30pmCT on Friday, March 7, 2025, for this special presentation at the historic Greensburg Presbyterian Church, 119 N. Main St, Greensburg, KY.

02/09/2025

Mapping Kentucky's Baptist Associations in 1947 offers a unique lens into the state's religious landscape and its historical shifts. Just as county boundaries have evolved, so too have the associations that shaped local congregations. Baptists have long been a dominant religious presence in Kentucky, influencing community life and records. Understanding an ancestor’s faith can open doors to church minutes, membership lists, and mission records. This 1947 map, created by C.A. Pendergraph for Kentucky Baptist Missions, also highlights six schools and orphan homes, reflecting the church’s broader social impact.

02/06/2025

02/06/2025

1861 Map Depicting the Percentage of Enslaved Population in Kentucky Counties, Based on the 1860 Federal Census

Source: Edwin Hergesheimer (Author); Henry S. Graham, Washington, D.C. (Publisher); David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries.

Notes:

If you are searching for a county that does not appear on the map, keep in mind that several Kentucky counties were established after 1860. This map represents a snapshot in time.
The mapmaker appears to have inadvertently omitted Carroll County, which seems to be consolidated with Trimble and Gallatin counties.

02/03/2025

Genealogy and History research can be frustrating. Have you ever made a mistake or an error? Most of us have. Here is one of mine:

When first starting out, in the 1970s, my paternal grandmother told great stories of her youth and of her grandfather who was killed during the Civil War. She often gave specific details. But! I only jotted down the gist of the stories, not specific details.

Years later I was hard pressed to backtrack to "prove" the stories since I didn't have exact names and dates--facts she likely gave at the time, but I thought that I would remember.

Lesson learned--always make good notes or record these interviews immediately; get the facts, note the sources--when, where, and even why.

The photo of is "Grandma Watson"--Mary Lee "Mollie" Reeder Watson.

01/30/2025

2025 Historic Churches calendars still in stock, but going, going...

01/29/2025

We are so happy to announce that the Sparksville Grade Center Raider Scholarship has been established. This is for Adair County High School seniors that have a family member that attended or worked at Sparksville Grade Center. We thought this was the perfect way to keep the legacy of our wonderful little school going.
If you would like to donate to the scholarship fund you can do so by sending money via our Venmo or PayPal account at [email protected]. Please contact us directly if you’d like to pay by check.
Applications for the scholarship can be picked up in the counselor’s office. Deadline is April 28th, 2025.

01/28/2025

Tennessee Free Online Genealogy Research Toolkit

Do you have "go-to" websites for searching for Tennessee genealogy records? Here are 85 free websites for you to use for your research. Maybe there are a few you don't use or may not have even heard of.

Get this Free Downloadable Toolkit and start visiting these websites. You'll be glad you did!

https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/tennessee-free-online-genealogy-research-toolkit/

01/28/2025

The next regular meeting of the Adair County Genealogical Society will be on Monday, February 3rd, 2025, at the Adair Genealogy & History Research Center, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, at 5pm CT.

The subject will be Sons of the American Revolution [SAR] and the beginning effort to create a chapter in Adair County. [Weather cancelled the January 6th meeting and this has been rescheduled.]

Any descendant of an individual who was a soldier/sailor or who provided patriotic service to the cause for independence during the Revolution is eligible for membership in SAR and DAR. [Sons in SAR and Daughters in DAR]. Lineage must be documented and that is what this meeting helps to address.

Come be part of this historic move toward a local SAR chapter.

Information: Mike Watson, Ernie Bennett, Annita Dial at the AG&HRC, [email protected] or 270-380-1024.

01/28/2025

"What does that say?" Each year on the Library shares our recorded workshop on Reading Old Handwriting. Originally created for participants of our Making History transcription events (www.virginiamemory.com/makinghistory/events), this video is very helpful for anyone trying to decipher historic handwritten documents to find an ancestor or research a topic. https://youtu.be/fIhTQ4yCffs

01/28/2025