Kenton County Public Library Mary Ann Mongan Library
Covington, Kentucky
Tel: (859) 962-4070 www.kentonlibrary.org/genealogy
There are three distinct online resources
detailing the region’s history and genealogy.
These three resources can be found at
www.kentonlibrary.org/genealogy listed
under the “Online Searching” heading.
The Northern Kentucky Newspaper IndexThe Northern Kentucky Newspaper IndexThe Northern Kentucky Newspaper IndexThe Northern Kentucky Newspaper Index –
Newspapers from the 14-county region of
Northern Kentucky, including The Kentucky
Post and The Kentucky Enquirer are
available for viewing online. The site has
over 900,000 articles indexed, with digital
images available for many of the older
newspapers, such as The Covington Journal,
Ticket, and the Daily Commonwealth.
Faces and Places: Northern Kentucky Faces and Places: Northern Kentucky Faces and Places: Northern Kentucky Faces and Places: Northern Kentucky
Photographic Archive Photographic Archive Photographic Archive Photographic Archive ––––
Search the indexed
database of more than
45,000 images of local
photographs, some
dating back to the
1880s. Each image
includes identifying
information such as names, dates, locations
and subject when available.
Kenton County Public Library Mary Ann Mongan Library 502 Scott Boulevard Covington, KY 41011
Online Databases
GeNKY Database GeNKY Database GeNKY Database GeNKY Database –––– Military records,
census indexes, city directory abstracts,
and local cemetery records are among
the 250,000 entries included in the
GeNKY Database. Library staff and
volunteers are continually adding to this
extensive database.
Additionally the Library subscribes to
Ancestry Library Edition (accessible in
Library only) and Heritage Quest
(accessible from home and Library).
For questions about the Kenton County
Public Library’s Kentucky History and
Genealogy Department or to learn how to
get started doing your own genealogy
research please call (859) 962-4070.
Kentucky History & Genealogy Collection
Phone: (859) 962-4070 Fax: (859) 962-4096 www.kentonlibrary.org/genealogy
Northern Kentucky’s Leading Genealogy & Local History Resource
• Local History Files—includes newspaper
clippings, brochures and original written
histories
• Military Records
• Naturalization Records
• Newspaper
Index with
more than
900,000
entries
• Passenger
Lists including
Germans to
America 1850-1895
• Property Records
• Tax Records
• Vital Statistics—including Kentucky
Death records for all counties from
1911-1957
• Will Indexes for Campbell, Kenton and
Owen Counties
Genealogy & Local History Resources
• Associations—including lodges, veterans’
associations and neighborhood groups
• Atlases and Maps—maps and atlases from
cities and counties in Kentucky
• Biographies and personal papers
• Cemetery Records—including but not limited
to Highland, Evergreen, Linden Grove and
Mother of God
• Census Records—including US Census for
Kentucky (1810-1880 & 1900-1930)
• Church Records— includes records for many
Catholic & Protestant churches in
Northern Kentucky
• City Directories– including Covington,
Newport and vicinity for 1834; 1839-40;
1856-present and Cincinnati 1902-1935;
1951-present
• City Records for various municipalities in
Northern Kentucky
• County Records for Kenton, Campbell and
Owen Counties in Kentucky
• Family Files
• Funeral Home Records
The Kenton County Public Library is the
leading resource in Northern Kentucky
for local history and genealogy informa-
tion. Housed in Covington at the Mary
Ann Mongan Library, the Kentucky
History and Genealogy Department
offers more than 20,000 volumes of
historical facts and 8,000 reels of
microfilm. Additionally the department
offers various online databases so
researchers can access information from
anywhere in the world through the
Library’s website,
www.kentonlibrary.org/genealogy.
The Library’s collection, books and
documents, includes photographs,
family files, maps,
microforms, and art
work. There are ex-
tensive resources
regarding Civil War
veterans, cemetery
and church records
and Census data.
For a complete listing of records please
visit the Mary Ann Mongan Library at
502 Scott Boulevard in Covington.
Visit the Kentucky History and Genealogy Department online at www.kentonlibrary.org/genealogy