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.
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Gossip, Happenings, Collections
Col. Leroy C. Hinton
Rowan County, Kentucky Gossip, Happenings, and Collections by Col. Leroy C. Hinton made in 1995. The collection has information starting from 1892 through 1945.
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Haldeman Community Center
Rowan County Historical Society.
The Request for Statement of Qualifications for Architectural Design of the Haldeman Community Center Project and the response to it.
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Historical Morehead State University
Rowan County Historical Society.
Contains a collections of manuscripts, newspaper clippings, and other publications and documents related to the history of Morehead State University.
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History of Cave Run Lake
Rowan County Historical Society.
A history of Kentucky's Cave Run Lake with a collection of surveys, photographs, newspaper clippings, and snippets of other publications related to the construction of the dam.
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History of Elliottville (Hogtown)
Rowan County Historical Society.
A brief history of Elliottville (also known as Hogtown) in Rowan County, Kentucky.
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History of Extension in Rowan County
Rowan County Historical Society.
The history of the Rowan County (Kentucky) Agricultural Extension Program from 1928 to 1977.
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History of the Rowan County Health Department
Rowan County (Kentucky) Health Department.
A brief history of the Rowan County Health Department of Morehead, Kentucky from 1931 to the 1960s.
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Isaac Hall Murder of 1868
Teri Pettit
A brief history of the murder trial of Isaac Hall in 1868 in Morgan County, Kentucky.
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Know Your Schools
Rowan County (Kentucky) Schools.
A 1974 report of the Rowan County Public School System of Kentucky describing each K-12 school in Rowan County.
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Lee Clay Products
Rowan County Historical Society.
Photographs, Occupational Health Studies, Setting Reports, and a letter from the Lee Clay Products company dating from 1910 to the 1960s.
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Marriage Records
Rowan County Historical Society
Marriage records of Rowan County, Kentucky from 1880-1897 compiled in 1980.
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Midwives
Rowan County Historical Society.
Midwife records for Rowan County, Kentucky from 1912 to 1922.
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Morehead Normal School to Morehead State University: Miscellaneous Information
Rowan County Historical Society.
Consists of a collection of photographs, newspaper clippings, and records related to the history of Morehead State University.
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Morehead-Rowan County Maps
Rowan County Historical Society.
Maps of Morehead and Rowan County, Kentucky from 1908-1978.
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Newspaper Articles on the Rowan County Fued
Lottie M. Powers
A scrapbook of transcribed articles published in regional newspapers from 1885 to 1888 by Lottie M. Powers.
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One Room Schools of Rowan County, Kentucky, A-L
Rowan County Historical Society.
Contains a collection of newspaper clippings, photographs, and research documents on the history of one-room schools in Rowan County, Kentucky.
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One Room Schools of Rowan County, Kentucky, M-Z
Rowan County Historical Society.
Contains a collection of newspaper clippings, photographs, and research documents on the history of one-room schools in Rowan County, Kentucky.
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Over the Waves: Folktales and Anecdotes of Rowan County
Nancy Morris and Bessie M. Birchfield
A collection of Folktales and Anecdotes from Rowan County, Kentucky collected by Nancy Morris and Bessie Birchfield for the Federal Writers' Project during the 1930s.
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Parnell and Elizabeth Martindale
Rowan County Historical Society.
Photographs and two newspaper articles regarding the passing of Parnell (1909-1975) and Elizabeth Martindale (1912-2000).
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Post Offices of Rowan County, Kentucky
Rowan County Historical Society.
A collection of published articles and research on the history of post offices in Rowan County, Kentucky from 1856 to 1998.
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Preliminary Survey of County Planning in Rowan County, Kentucky
Sanuel Hudgins
Consist of a draft of a 1936 preliminary survey of county planning problems in Rowan County, Kentucky.
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Railroads in Rowan County, Kentucky
Rowan County Historical Society.
A collection of publications and photographs on the history of railroads in Rowan County, Kentucky.
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Records of the Public Buildings Service Section of Fine Arts Case Files Concerning Embellishments of Federal Buildings: Morehead, Kentucky Works Progress Administration Post Office Mural
Rowan County Historical Society.
A collection of records of the Public Buildings Service Section of Fine Arts Case Files Concerning Embellishments of Federal Buildings related to the mural by the Works Progress Administration's Post Office at Morehead, Kentucky. Includes biographical information on the artist, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs of the mural.
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Rowan County Business and Professional Woman
Rowan County Historical Society
Newspaper clippings, public service announcements, and club memos celebrating the hardworking women of Rowan County, Kentucky during 1979-1980.
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Rowan County Civilian Conservation Camps
Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 578.
A collection of newspaper clippings from regional publications and historical information related to the Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 578, stationed in Rowan County, Kentucky from 1934 to 1942.