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Morehead News Archive (Newspaper Archive)

The Morehead News was a local newspaper published in Morehead, Kentucky from 1963 to 2020 and was the successor to the Rowan County News. William Edward Crutcher was the publisher and Marvin Wilson Jr. the editor at its relaunch in 1963. The collection begins on January 17, 1963.

Rowan County Circuit Court Ledgers (Library and Archives)

The Rowan County Circuit Court Ledgers consist of digitized ledgers previously housed at the Office of the State of Kentucky Circuit Court in Morehead from 1876 to 1976.

The original ledgers are located in the Special Collections & Archives Department of Camden-Carroll Library on the campus of Morehead State University.

Rowan County Histories Collection (Rowan County Public Library)

The Rowan County Histories Collection consists of histories from Rowan County and Eastern Kentucky collected and organized by the Rowan County Historical Society and housed in the Rowan County Public Library in Morehead, Kentucky. The collection includes, histories on significant historical events, people, and places associated to Rowan County, Kentucky.

The Rowan County Historical Society was established in 1977 as a group of people who shared a common interest in any phase of the history of Rowan County, Kentucky and vicinity. Members work to organize historical research and promote community awareness of all aspects of the county’s heritage, which includes publications on the history of Rowan County.

WMKY Audio Recordings Archive (Library and Archives)

The WMKY Audio Recordings Archive collection consist of digitized audio recordings of radio programs broadcasted on the National Public Radio station located on the campus of Morehead State University. WMKY, at 90.3 FM, which has served the communities of eastern Kentucky, southern Ohio and western West Virginia since 1965. The radio station offers regional news, public affairs and documentary programming, as well as a variety of regional music programs consisting of classical, jazz and Americana (bluegrass, blues, folk and traditional/old-time). Included with the collection are audio recordings acquired and retained by the radio station from events held on the Morehead State campus prior to 1995.

The quality of the audio recordings may vary considerably depending upon the method in which it was recorded and stored.

Digitization and metadata provided by David Ace and April Morgan