“To forget one’s ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree
without a root.”
Chinese
Proverb
The Society
The purposes of the Spencer County
Historical and Genealogical Society are: the preservation of historic sites;
the collection, preservation, and perpetuation of genealogical history relative
to
Examples of projects of the Society
are sponsorship of an annual essay contest for local high school students; the
design and construction of the Heritage Quilts (1824-1924) for Kentucky’s
Bicentennial celebration in 1992, using hand stitching by local artisans,
displayed at the Spencer County Fiscal Court meeting room; promotion of the
preservation and restoration of the Ashes Creek School and the heritage
homestead known locally as the Yates House, both located at Taylorsville Lake
State Park; and sponsorship of a Kentucky Highway Marker honoring James
Morrison Heady.
The Society also encourages its
members to publish their research projects, thereby facilitating the research
of others.
Publication
Annual membership includes four issues of Back Trails, featuring the history of
Meetings
Meetings are held on the fourth Monday of
each month (except December), at the Spencer County Library in
Join Us Today!
You are cordially invited to accept membership in the Spencer
County Historical and Genealogical Society
Membership is open to anyone
interested in the history of
Individual membership,
$12/year; Family membership, $15/year; Student membership, $5/year; Life
membership, $100. Please send name, address, phone, and email address,
with your check, to:
During the Civil War, the courthouse was
burned by guerrillas in January 1865. The records were saved.
In May 1865, notorious guerrilla William Quantrill was captured and mortally wounded near
Taylorsville was named in honor of
Historic Sites
“Vaucluse,” near
the junction of KY 155 and
The Spencer House, on
Resources in
Marriage records,
will & estate records, deeds, and court orders dating from 1824 are located
in the
Circuit Court files have been sent to the
Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives at
The Spencer County Library is located at
168 Taylorsville Road/KY 55 in
Tourism
Publications
Available
(all prices include postage)
Order from: Spencer Co. Historical and Genealogical
Society,
1860 Census,
1870 Census,
Order Book A, Spencer County 23.00
Beyond the
Double Night
(Life of James Morrison Heady), Ken D. Thompson 17.00
Order from: Phoebe Brown,
The History
of
Mary Frances Brown, 1990 53.00
Order from: Betty R. Darnell,
1830 Census,
Spencer County 7.00
1840 Census,
Spencer County 6.00
1850 Census,
Spencer County 11.50
1874, 1875,
1876, 1878 Births, Spencer County 7.00
(abstracts of local news) 12.50
Spencer
Courier 1913 (abstracts of local news) 12.50
Order from: John Lilly,
Spencer
County Marriages, 1931-1950 16.00