Article: Kentucky Historical Land Information on the Internet ================================== KYGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data is freely distributed to entities as long as this message remains on all reproduced material. Commercial use of this data requires permission from the submitting author before downloading. ================================== Thomas Hembrey, thembrey@aol.com Mary Yoder, mayoder@davesworld.net Webmasters, ATHS County Coordinators, KYGenWeb Project ====== Kentucky Historical Land Information on the Internet Kentucky's Historian Laureate for Life Dr. Thomas Clark was on hand Monday (April 12th) for the debut of the Secretary Of State's new land Office web site. The web site, located at: , offers genealogists, educators, students, mineral rights researchers and others an opportunity to access a wealth of Kentucky history recorded in original land warrants, surveys, and grants dating back to the French and Indian War in the 1760s. "We're trying to keep history alive here and promote it," said Secretary of State John Y. Brown III. "this Land Office web site actually shows many of our original documents that in the past required a trip to Frankfort and hours of research. Now much of the Land Office's information is accessible over the Internet." Since 1934, Kentucky's original land records have been housed in the Secretary of State's Office. Documents such as George Rogers Clark's military warrants and Daniel Boone's surveys are included in the land patent files. The Land Office's new web site offers information regarding Kentucky's land patenting process. Its most innovative feature allows a search for copies of original records of land grants given as compensation to Kentuckians who fought in the Revolutionary War. Dr Clark, a former University of Kentucky history professor, participated in a 20-minute demonstration of the information made available on the web site. He enthusiastically complimented Secretary Brown and his staff for making important historical documents more easily accessible to the public. This is the same text as appeared in the Spring 1999 Ancestral News. However the Ancestral News had illustrations not included here.