Grant County Historical Society Publications
THE HISTORY OF GRANT COUNTY,edited by John B. Conrad. If you are interested in Grant County history, you should own this book. There are histories of twenty-eight Grant County communities, including the ones now existing only in memory. It includes histories of the churches, businesses, occupations and early transportation. All the names and locations mentioned are indexed. There are many maps and photographs. It's a most comprehensive history of our county from 1792 to 1992. The book can be purchased for $35.00, plus $3.50 postage. (Kentucky residents add $2.10 sales tax.) To order, make check payable to Grant County Historical Society and mail to Grant County Historical Society, P. O. Box 33, Mason, Kentucky 41054.
GRANT COUNTY KENTUCKY NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS, VOLUME V, edited by R. L. Bickers. Volume V of the Newspaper Abstracts contains 389 pages of items from the Grant County News, 1906-1914. It has both a subject and surname index. This book can be purchased for $35.00, plus $3.50 postage. (Kentucky residents add $2.10 sales tax.) To order, make check payable to Grant County Historical Society and to Grant County Historical Society, P. O. Box 33, Mason, Kentucky 41054.
The
following books are OUT-OF-PRINT, but may be special ordered at $50
each, plus $3.50 postage. (Kentucky residents add $3 sales tax). Make check
payable to Grant County Historical Society and mail to Grant County
Historical Society, P. O. Box 33, Mason, Kentucky 41054.
CEMETERIES-A HISTORY OF THEIR INHABITANTS, inventoried by Virgil Chandler Sr. 1987, 1988 & 1989
| Volume I | Williamstown Cemetery, 446 pages, over 5000 burial names, including 194 pages of obituaries, indexed. |
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| Volume I | Grant County Cemeteries, 25 Grant, 1 Harrison, 3 Pendleton, and 3 Kenton, indexed. |
| Volume II | There is no Volume II |
| Volume III | Grant County Cemeteries, 82 Grant, 5 Harrison. Over 7000 names, indexed. |
GRANT COUNTY NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS, WILLIAMSTOWN COURIER:
| Volume I | Bickers & Hutzelman, 1991 | 310 pages | 1880-1894 | ||
| Volume II | R. L. Bickers, 1992 | 452 pages | 1895-1899 | ||
| Volume III | R. L. Bickers, 1993 | 440 pages | 1900-1902, includes May 1901 Williamstown Courier Souvenir edition. | ||
| Volume IV | R. L. Bickers, 1994 | 376 pages | 1903-1909 |
ABSTRACTED COUNTY
COURT RECORDS - GRANT, HARRISON & PENDLETON COUNTIES, by
Janet Pease.
I |
Grant County Probates 1820-1845, Harrison County Wills 1795-1853, Pendleton County Court Orders 1799-1814. |
II |
Grant County Probates 1845-1866, Harrison County Record Books 1794-1828, Pendleton County Court Orders 1815-1823, Grant County Court Orders 1820-1845. |
III |
Grant County Orders 1846-1863, Harrison County Record Books 1828-1856, Pendleton County Wills 1799-1871. |
IV |
Grant County Guardianships 1838-1871, Harrison County Minute Books 1824-1850, Pendleton County Deeds 1799-1823, Grant County Bonds/Marriages 1820-1844. |
V |
Grant County Bonds/Marriages 1845-1857, Harrison County Court Cases 1794-1800, Pendleton County Court Orders 1819-1825. |
VI |
Grant County Births 1852-1892, Harrison County Bonds/Marriages 1794-1813, Pendleton County Orders 1824-1847. |
VII |
Grant County Bonds/Marriages 1858-1866, Harrison County Bonds/Marriages 1814-1827, Pendleton County Tax Lists 1799-1806. |
VIII |
Grant County Births 1852-1860, 1878, 1895-1900, Harrison County Bonds/Marriages 1828-1839, Pendleton County Tax Lists 1807-1812. |
IX |
Grant County School Census 1894, Harrison County Bonds/Marriages 1840-1846, Pendleton County Tax Lists 1813-1816, Grant County Deeds 1820-1832. |
X |
Grant County Bonds/Marriages 1867-1875, Harrison County Bonds/Marriages 1847-1852, Pendleton County Tax Lists 1817-1820. |
XI |
Grant County Tax Lists 1820-1829, Harrison County Bonds/Marriages 1852-1854, Pendleton County Bonds/Marriages 1799-1839. |
XII |
Grant County Tax Lists
1830-1838, Harrison County Bonds/Marriages 1855-1859, Pendleton County
Bonds/Marriages 1840-1851. |
XIII |
Grant County Tax Lists 1840-1847, Harrison County Tax Lists 1794-1799, Pendleton County Bonds/Marriages 1852-1859. |
XIV |
Grant County Circuit Court Orders 1820-1833, Harrison County Tax Lists 1800-1805, Pendleton County Orders 1847-1860. |
XV |
Grant County Marriages 1875-1880, Harrison County Tax Lists 1806-1810, Pendleton County Order Books B-C, 1805-1819. |
XVI |
Grant County Marriages
1878, 1881-1885, (which includes separate books on Colored marriages),
Harrison County Tax Lists 1811-1814, Pendleton County Marriages 1860-1865. |
1820 FORWARD by Mary Lovelace. OUT-OF-PRINT, but available for $35 + $3.50 postage (KY residents add $2.10 sales tax). 306 pages. Non-indexed. Printed transcripts of first 24 years of Grant County Fiscal Court Orders, as abstracted in Janet Pease's Volumbe II. Makes a great companion to Volume II. To order, make check payable to Grant County Historical Society and mail to: Book Publications Chairman, 12 Charlotte Heights, Williamstown, Kentucky 41097.
We
have a limited supply of the following two
publications:
THE "FAMILY BOOK OF FOOTSTEPS", includes histories of over 175 Grant County families that have been featured in the first twenty-six issues of FOOTSTEPS OF THE PAST (February 1994 through October 2000). The 221 page spiral bound book is available for purchase for $15.00, plus $3.00 postage. To order, make check payable to Grant County Historical Society and mail to Grant County Historical Society, P. O. Box 33, Mason, Kentucky 41054.
WILLIAMSTOWN COURIER, 1901 SOUVENIR EDITION: This 52 page standard size newspaper was re-issued in 1984 by the Grant County Historical Society. It contains over 250 biographies and pictures of prominent persons and places in Grant County in 1901. As with all newspapers, these copies have yellowed with age and are in somewhat fragile condition, but they are clearly legible. The newspaper is $3.00. To order, make check payable to: Grant County Historical Society and mail to Grant County Historical Society, P. O. Box 33, Mason, Kentucky 41054.
If you have any
questions, please contact:
Barbara
Brown, Grant County Historical
Society
(Publication list
updated July 10, 2007)