Henderson, Kentucky Genealogy

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Whether you are just starting your family tree or an experienced researcher, this event is for you! Join us for an After...
10/02/2025

Whether you are just starting your family tree or an experienced researcher, this event is for you!

Join us for an Afternoon with your Ancestors! This event, formerly known as research night, will allow attendees to search our in-house online databases as well as browse the Genealogy and Local History Department's extensive collection in our resource rooms.

Registration is required!

Write a thank you letter/card for an Honor Flight Southern Indiana Veteran! HCPL will be collecting Operation Mail Call...
09/29/2025

Write a thank you letter/card for an Honor Flight Southern Indiana Veteran! HCPL will be collecting Operation Mail Call cards and letters from September 22 through October 9, 2025, in the Genealogy and Local History Department.

On the evening of October 25, 2025, our local heroes will return to Evansville after their visit to the Memorials at our Nation’s Capital. We feel they deserve a special welcome home and part of that is called OPERATION MAIL CALL, when they will receive and open letters from family, friends, and the Tri-State.

Helpful tips for your letter:
* Simply use “Dear Veteran” as your salutation
* Do not date your letter
* Examples of signatures include Bobby, Mrs. Jones’ 4th grade class, or simply “A Grateful American”
* Leave envelopes unsealed, as they are easier to open for the Veterans

Rolling Hills Equestrian Center, is hosting Horses for Heroes, a FREE event for Henderson area veterans, firefighters, ...
09/24/2025

Rolling Hills Equestrian Center, is hosting Horses for Heroes, a FREE event for Henderson area veterans, firefighters, first responders, law enforcement members, as well as their families.

Experience a pleasant, stress-free event with resources, food, horses, and children's activities. Attendees and their families will be able to hear more about how equine-human interactions can generate emotional and healing support. Enjoy the day with tours of Rolling Hills facilities, hayrides, a Mission BBQ meal, horse grooming, children's activities, and much more! Saturday, November 8th, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, rain or shine (7088 Old Corydon Road, Corydon, KY 42420).

A special thank you to the American Legion Worsham Post #40, Fernwood Cemetery, Friends of the Henderson County Public ...
09/23/2025

A special thank you to the American Legion Worsham Post #40, Fernwood Cemetery, Friends of the Henderson County Public Library, and Vanderpool Preservation, LLC for making the Monument Rededication Ceremony so memorable. Also, we appreciate the descendants who came to honor their loved one.

To learn more about the 2026 Monument Rededication initiatives or to subscribe to our monthly newsletter featuring Genealogy, Local History, and Veteran activities, please contact [email protected].

09/18/2025

Monument Rededication Saturday, September 20th, 1:00 PM

The Monument Restoration Fund, under the oversight of the Friends of the Henderson County Public Library, continues the vision of preserving cemetery monuments that the Henderson County Historical and Genealogical Society began. We will gather in Henderson, Kentucky's Fernwood Cemetery, Section 10, to rededicate the headstones of four United States Colored Troop members who served during the Civil War:

•George Powell (~1835 - April 15, 1895)
•Caleb Ramsey (alias Caleb Thompson) (~1824 - May 2, 1890)
•Coleman Rucker (~1827 - May 25, 1895)
•George Woodruff (alias George Brown) (~1831 - January 17, 1897)

The HCPL Veteran Resource Fair provides valuable resources and information to active-duty military personnel, veterans, ...
06/23/2025

The HCPL Veteran Resource Fair provides valuable resources and information to active-duty military personnel, veterans, and their families.

Kentucky Department of Veteran Affairs Field Representatives will be on hand to answer questions about benefits and claims. Two dozen agencies will be available to discuss how their services can help with health, wellness, home services, and so much more.

The Veteran Resource Fair is free, and no registration is required! Enter the library from the Water Street parking lot.

The HCPL Veteran Resource Fair provides valuable resources and information to active-duty military personnel, veterans, ...
06/16/2025

The HCPL Veteran Resource Fair provides valuable resources and information to active-duty military personnel, veterans, and their families.

Kentucky Department of Veteran Affairs Field Representatives will be on hand to answer questions about benefits and claims. Two dozen agencies will be available to discuss how their services can help with health, wellness, home services, and so much more.

The Veteran Resource Fair is free, and no registration is required. Enter the library from the Water Street parking lot.

Attending Organizations:
American Legion
Audubon Area Community Services
Black Pearl Home Care
Brentwood Springs
Coffee With A Vet
Evansville VA Clinic
Evansville Vet Center
Freedom Senior Services
GFE
Healing Reins
Hives for Heroes
Homeplace Of Henderson
Hometown Vision Care
Horses for Heroes
Kentucky Department of Veteran Affairs
ME Project
Mustang Ranch
Oak Street Health
Rolling Hill Equestrian Center
Senior Helpers
St. Anthony's
Tri-State Women Veterans
Wounded Warrior

Check out these highlights of familysearch.org:🌳 The FamilySearch Family Tree has over 1.67 billion people recorded.🌳 Fa...
06/06/2025

Check out these highlights of familysearch.org:

🌳 The FamilySearch Family Tree has over 1.67 billion people recorded.
🌳 FamilySearch has over 20.5 billion genealogical records accessible.
🌳 FamilySearch has over 630,000+ digital books online to peruse.

Did you know…🌳 You can create a family tree at familysearch.org?🌳 Henderson County Public Library, an Affiliate Library,...
06/05/2025

Did you know…

🌳 You can create a family tree at familysearch.org?
🌳 Henderson County Public Library, an Affiliate Library, can access over 400 million records/images from FamilySearch’s digital genealogical collections that are not available from home?
🌳 You can meet with a staff member to learn more about FamilySearch?

Contact our staff at 270-826-3712 ext. 214 for more information.

The Browning Genealogy and Local History Database has been one of the most used genealogical databases in the Evansville...
06/04/2025

The Browning Genealogy and Local History Database has been one of the most used genealogical databases in the Evansville area for decades.

Please join us for a brief overview of the brand new website where you'll find all of the genealogical data you've been searching all these years, but on an updated and more user-friendly website. You'll learn about the wealth of genealogical data they have available that you can use to fill out your family tree and they will show you how to navigate the new advanced and overall search options and give you some tips for finding what you are looking for in this genealogical database.

☕Thanks to everyone who came out for Coffee with a Vet!Coffee With A Vet is a round-table discussion led by a Veterans B...
05/14/2025

☕Thanks to everyone who came out for Coffee with a Vet!

Coffee With A Vet is a round-table discussion led by a Veterans Benefit Field Representative for the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs. Each month, the Field Representative will be answering veterans' questions and sharing information to support veterans and their families.

To all the women who provide a motherly influence, Happy Mother’s Day!Did you know? Mary Towles Sasseen, principal of t...
05/11/2025

To all the women who provide a motherly influence, Happy Mother’s Day!

Did you know? Mary Towles Sasseen, principal of the primary department at Center Street School in Henderson, Kentucky, first observed Mother's Day on April 20, 1887, in honor of her mother's birthday. She advocated for a national holiday. In 1893, she published a "how to" booklet outlining a Mother's Day program for schools.

Sasseen continued to promote Mother's Day until her unexpected passing during childbirth in 1906. Because of Mary’s early advocacy and a later campaign by Anna Jarvis, President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, declared Mother's Day to be the second Sunday in May.

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Henderson, KY
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