The 1860 Letcher County, KY, Census: Includes a complete Transcription of both the Free and Slave Schedules, Images of the actual Census Schedules, Instructions given to the Marshals and Enumerators (Assistant Marshals) for taking the Eighth Federal Census, and an Every Name Index. View Sample Pages.

2008, Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 237 pages, LCHGS

The 1870 Letcher County, KY, Federal Census transcribed from microfilm. Census information includes: District/Precinct, Household Number, Name, Age, Sex, and Place of Birth for all individuals within the household. Also, Annotations from various sources are added. Includes a Head of Household index. View Sample Page.

Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 166 pages, LCHGS

The 1880 Letcher County, KY, Federal Census transcribed from microfilm. Census information includes: District/Precinct, Household/Family Number, Name, Age, Sex, Place of Birth and parent's Place of Birth for all individuals within the household. Also, Annotations from various sources are added. Includes a Head of Household index. View Sample Page.

Comb Bound, 8" x 11", 270 pages, LCHGS

The 1910 Letcher County, KY, Census transcribed from microfilm. Census information includes: District/Precinct Name and Number, Household/Family Number, Name, Relationship to Head of Household, Color, Age, Marital Status, Number of Years Married, Total Number of Children (for Mothers), Number of Children Living, Place of Birth and parent's Place of Birth for all individuals within the household, and Occupation. Includes Head of Household Index. View Sample Page.

Paperback, 8.25" x 11", 235 pages, LCHGS

The 1920 Letcher County, KY, Census transcribed from microfilm. Census information includes: District/Precinct Name, Household Number, Name, Relationship to Head of Household, Sex, Color, Age, Marital Status, Place of Birth and parent's Place of Birth for all individuals within the household, and Occupation. A separate section lists the year of immigration/naturalization for immigrants. Includes Head of Household Index subdivided by District/Precinct. View Sample Page.

Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 592 pages, LCHGS

The 1930 Letcher County, KY, Census transcribed from microfilm. Census information includes: District/Precinct Name, Household Number, Name, Relationship to Head of Household, Race, Age, Marital Status, Age at First Marriage, Attending School/College, Read/Write, Place of Birth and parent's Place of Birth for all individuals within the household, Speaks English, and Occupation. Includes an Everyname Index. View Sample Page.

2003, Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 852 pages (2 Volumes), LCHGS

Transcription of Letcher County Marriage Books 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 covering the year 1842 through January 1884. Information includes: Date of Marriage, Name of Groom and Maiden Name of Bride. Letcher County Marriage Book 4 has been missing from the Courthouse for many years; therefore, information was obtained from the Master Marriage Index which only contains the Year of Marriage. Each of the 7 Marriage Books are indexed separately. View Sample Page.

Paperback, 8.25" x 11", 56 pages, LCHGS

Transcription of Letcher County Marriage Books 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 covering January 1884 through August 1903. Information includes: Date of Marriage, Name of Groom and Maiden Name of Bride. Includes an Every Name Index. View Sample Page.

Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 63 pages, LCHGS

Transcription of Letcher County Marriage Books 13, 14 and 15 covering August 1903 through December 1910. Information includes Date of Marriage, Name of Bride and Groom, Place of Marriage, Person who performed the marriage and Witnesses. Includes an Every Name Index. View Sample Page.

1999, Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 110 pages, LCHGS

Transcription of Letcher County Marriage Books 19, 20 and 21 covering January 1915 through December 1916. Information includes Date of Marriage, Name of Bride and Groom, Age of Bride and Groom, Place of Marriage, Person who performed the marriage and Witnesses. Sometimes the names of the Bride and Groom's Parents are listed. Includes an Every Name Index. View Sample Page.

2002, Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 94 pages, LCHGS

Transcription of Letcher County Marriage Books 22, 23, 24 and 25 covering January 1917 through December 1918. Information includes Date of Marriage, Name of Bride and Groom, Age of Bride and Groom, Place of Marriage, Person who performed the marriage and Witnesses. Generally the names of the Bride and Groom's Parents are listed. Includes an Every Name Index. View Sample Page.

2004, Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 127 pages, LCHGS

Transcription of Letcher County Marriage Books 26, 27 and 28 covering January 1919 through November 1919. Information includes Date of Marriage, Name of Bride and Groom, Age of Bride and Groom, Birthplace and Residence of Bride and Groom, Place of Marriage, Person who performed the marriage and Witnesses, and the names of the Bride and Groom's Parents. Includes an Every Name Index. View Sample Page.

2005, Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 93 pages, LCHGS

Transcription of Letcher County Marriage Books 29, 30 and 31 covering November 20, 1919 through October 27, 1920. Information includes Date of Marriage, Name of Bride and Groom, Age of Bride and Groom, Birthplace and Residence of Bride and Groom, Place of Marriage, Person who performed the marriage and Witnesses, and the names of the Bride and Groom's Parents. Includes an Every Name Index. View Sample Page.

2005, Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 103 pages, LCHGS

Transcription of Letcher County Marriage Books 32, 33 and 34 covering October 26, 1920 through August 13, 1921. Information includes Date of Marriage, Name of Bride and Groom, Age of Bride and Groom, Birthplace and Residence of Bride and Groom, Place of Marriage, Person who performed the marriage and Witnesses, and the names of the Bride and Groom's Parents. Includes an Every Name Index. View Sample Page.

2006, Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 102 pages, LCHGS

Transcription of Letcher County Marriage Books 35, 36 and 37* covering August 1921 through October 1922. Information includes Date of Marriage, Name of Bride and Groom, Age of Bride and Groom, Birthplace and Residence of Bride and Groom, Place of Marriage, Person who performed the marriage and Witnesses, and the names of the Bride and Groom's Parents. Includes an Every Name Index. View Sample Page. * Erroneously contains Book 38. Book 37 will be included in a later publication ( Vol. 13 ).

2007, Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 91 pages, LCHGS

Transcription of Letcher County Marriage Books 37A, 38, 39, 40 and 41 covering November 1922 through March 1924. Information includes Date of Marriage, Name of Bride and Groom, Age of Bride and Groom, Birthplace and Residence of Bride and Groom, Place of Marriage, Person who performed the marriage and Witnesses, and the names of the Bride and Groom's Parents. Includes an Every Name Index. View Sample Page.

2008, Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 126 pages, LCHGS

Transcription of Letcher County Marriage Books 42, 43, 44, 45 and 46 covering March 1924 through December 1925. Information includes Date of Marriage, Name of Bride and Groom, Age of Bride and Groom, Birthplace and Residence of Bride and Groom, Place of Marriage, Person who performed the marriage and Witnesses, and the names of the Bride and Groom's Parents. Includes an Every Name Index. View Sample Page. This volume also includes Letcher County Marriage Book 37 which was erroneously left out of Volume 11.

2008, Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 157 pages, LCHGS

Index of 7,863 children born in Letcher County between 1911 and 1920. Information includes Child's Name, Date of Birth, Mother's Maiden Name, and Vol. No., Cert. No. and Vol. Year of Birth Record. Book contains two sections: the first section is sorted by the Child's Name, and the second section is sorted by the Mother's Maiden Name. This book is a great compliment to the 1920 Letcher County Census. View Sample Page.

2001, Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 290 pages, LCHGS

"An Amateur Journal, published in the heart of the hill country, where the latch string hangs on the outside." The Mountain Trails was a folksy little paper that was published by Elder G. Bennett Adams beginning in 1936 and was issued quarterly. It was designated, "An Amateur Journal of the Cumberlands - Spiced with the Flavor of the Hill Country." It dealt mainly with the lives of individuals. This book contains 20 issues published from December 21, 1936 through March 21, 1941. View Sample Page

2009, Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 110 pages, LCHGS

This book contains the records of the Banks Funeral Home of Fleming-Neon, KY, from August 1965 through 1994. Information includes the Name of the Deceased, Date and Place of Birth, Date and Place of Death, Name of Cemetery where deceased was Buried, Name of Spouse, and Names of Parents. View Sample Page

2009, Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 61 pages, LCHGS

The Family Histories of Letcher County is one of the most detailed research tools ever published by the Society. The project took years to complete and is a compilation of family group sheets submitted by members. Many of the family records contain photos. This two volume set is fully indexed.

1995, Paperback, 8.25" x 10.75", 834 pages (2 Volumes), LCHGS

Short biographical sketches (with photos) of Letcher County Veterans who served in our military armed forces. Various sections include veterans of the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Desert Storm. The book also contains a section on veterans who served during peacetime, a Photo Only section, and a List of Casualties section.

2001, Paperback, 8.5" x 10.5", 421 pages, LCHGS

An historical account of the Blair family and how they and allied families influenced the present state of Letcher County and the East Kentucky region. Surnames featured are Robertson, Brown, Harrison, Caudill, DeHart, Adams, Dingus, Wells, Shepherd, Lewis, Osborne, Creech, Anglin, and others. View Table of Contents.

1986, Paperback, 5.25" x 8.25", 77 pages, LCHGS

A short history of Hot Spot School located at what is now the community of Premium, some eight miles from Whitesburg down the North Fork of the Kentucky River. This brief history benefited from the shared memories of several former students and teachers at Hot Spot School. "Times certainly were different in those days. Then the law required us to open each school day with prayer!" Cuna Mae Banks, Teacher

1998, Paperback, 5.50" x 8.50", 32 pages, LCHGS

Eighteen years a miner, 9 years railroading, 6 years a soldier, 5 years a politician: "AMONG the people of Letcher County no other man has so remarkable history as Fess Whitaker; none other is so well worthy of being carefully studied by all who find pleasure in the past history and particularly by Letcher's own people." View the online version of the book.

1918 (Reprint), Paperback, 5.25" x 8.25", 152 pages, LCHGS

Emery L. Frazier, a Lawrenceburg native, came to Letcher County in the 1920's as a young lawyer and soon became mayor of the city of Whitesburg. In 1932, Mr. Frazier moved to Washington, D.C. to take a position with the new Roosevelt administration. This collection of "movies" were made by Mr. Frazier on some of his many return visits to his adopted hometown in the 1930's and early 1940's. This was a time when people stood on Main Street, going about their daily business and taking time to visit with their friends and neighbors. It preserves for a brief moment the faces of more than one hundred Letcher County personalities and includes some fascinating shots of Whitesburg and Letcher County as they appeared more than 60 years ago. View Sample Screen Shots from the video and a selected list of people in the video.

DVD, 32 Minutes, B/W with some rare Color footage, No Sound (background music only) LCHGS

Over 1000 submitted Photographs which include at least one Letcher Countian born before 1930. Does not include an index, but photos are in 'rough' alphabetical order by surname.

Note: A 26 page Volume I Index is now available. See also Master Index.

1991, Paperback, 8.5" x 11", 213 pages, LCHGS

Over 1000 submitted Photographs which include at least one Letcher Countian born before 1950. Does not include an index, but photos are in 'rough' alphabetical order by surname.

Note: A 42 page Volume II Index is now available. See also Master Index.

Paperback, 8.25" x 10.75", 248 pages, LCHGS

Over 1000 submitted Photographs which include at least one Letcher Countian born before 1950. Does not include an index, but photos are in 'rough' alphabetical order by surname.

Note: A 59 page Volume III Index is now available. See also Master Index.

Paperback, 8.25" x 10.75", 288 pages, LCHGS

Over 1000 submitted Photographs which include at least one Letcher Countian born before 1950. Does not include an index, but photos are in 'rough' alphabetical order by surname.

Note: A 58 page Volume IV Index is now available. See also Master Index.

Paperback, 8.25" x 10.75", 270 pages, LCHGS

Over 1000 submitted Photographs which include at least one Letcher Countian born before 1960. Does not include an index, but photos are in 'rough' alphabetical order by surname.

Note: A 25 page Volume V Index is now available. See also Master Index.

Paperback, 8.25" x 10.75", 179 pages, LCHGS

Over 1000 submitted Photographs which include at least one Letcher Countian born before 1960. Does not include an index, but photos are in 'rough' alphabetical order by surname.

Note: A 39 page Volume VI Index is now available. See also Master Index.

Paperback, 8.25" x 10.75", 256 pages, LCHGS

With over 27,000 indexed entries, this Master Index for Pictorial Volumes I through VI contains the names of all of the people and places listed in the "caption" of each photo along with the volume number and page number where the photo can be found.

2003, Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 246 pages, LCHGS

Over 825 submitted Photographs of Letcher Countians never before published. Does not include an index, but photos are in 'rough' alphabetical order by surname.

Paperback, 8.5" x 11", 232 pages, LCHGS

Over 855 submitted Photographs of Letcher Countians never before published. Does not include an index, but photos are in 'rough' alphabetical order by surname.

Paperback, 8.5" x 11", 234 pages, LCHGS

Over 835 submitted Photographs of Letcher Countians never before published. Does not include an index, but photos are in 'rough' alphabetical order by surname.

Paperback, 8.5" x 11", 234 pages, LCHGS

Over 875 submitted Photographs of Letcher Countians never before published. Does not include an index, but photos are in 'rough' alphabetical order by surname.

Paperback, 8.5" x 11", 235 pages, LCHGS

Over 870 submitted Photographs of Letcher Countians never before published. Does not include an index, but photos are in 'rough' alphabetical order by surname.

Paperback, 8.5" x 11", 234 pages, LCHGS

Transcription of 74 School Censuses from the Letcher County Board of Education records between 1904 and 1911. Information includes Name of Parent/Guardian, Name of Child/Student, Date of Birth, and Age. The book also contains photographs of the selected schoolhouses. View Table of Contents. View Sample Page.

1997, Paperback, 8.25" x 11", 124 pages, LCHGS

Transcription of 69 School Censuses from the Letcher County Board of Education records between 1904 and 1912. Information includes Name of Parent/Guardian, Name of Child/Student, Date of Birth, and Age. View Table of Contents. View Sample Page.

1998, Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 123 pages, LCHGS

Transcription of 72 School Censuses from the Letcher County Board of Education records for the school years 1912 and 1913. Information includes Name of Parent/Guardian, Name of Child/Student, Date of Birth, and Age. View Table of Contents. View Sample Page.

2000, Comb Bound, 8.5" x 11", 109 pages, LCHGS