Ancestry
Available for use in the library only. Access billions of historical records and millions of family trees.
Closed for Staff Development Day
All locations of Boone County Public Library are closed Thursday, October 10, for Staff Development Day. The Library will reopen on Friday, October 11.
Online Resources
Boone County GIS
Borderlands
African Americans of the Kentucky Borderlands consolidates information about enslaved African Americans in Northern Kentucky.
Chronicles
Chronicles of Boone County provides access to historic materials from the founding of the county in 1799 and forward.
Cincinnati Enquirer
Easy access for genealogists, researchers, and scholars to coverage from 1841 to 2009.
fold3
Research your family's military past - includes military records, stories, photos, and documents of people who served. Use the Fold3 Help Center to learn how!
Gale Genealogy Connect
HeritageQuest
A collection of primary sources, local and family histories, research guides, census maps, and more. Be sure to review the HeritageQuest LibGuide.
Kentucky Digital Archive
The Kentucky Digital Library enhances scholarship, research, and lifelong learning by providing access to shared digital archival collections in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
MasterFILE Reference
An e-book collection that covers a broad range of reference subjects, including: biography, careers, genealogy, finances, and much more.
Newspaper Archive
Explore billions of newspaper articles, births, deaths, and more in the World Collection. From 1607 to today.