Collections

Below are lists of collections and research available at our Archives Library.
Each table is searchable, in the event you’re looking for something specific.

Court Books

Court BooksDate(s)
Administrator’s Bonds1852-1912
Administrator’s Bonds1888-1900
Record of Out-of-County Arrests1870-77
Bond book1877-1901
Sheriff’s, Jailer’s, Coroner’s, Notary, Public and Minister’s Bonds1880
Minister Bonds1886
Bond book1870s
Claim book1863-1902
Claim book1848-50
Petty Cash book (2)1886
Cash book1893
Cash book1886-91
Court CasesEarly 19th C
Court records: Clerk’s Order books (vol. 1, 2)1861
Capius Pro Fine1878-1951
Index to Capias Profine19th C
Deed book1852-53
Deed book1836-40
Index to Deeds (5) (vol. A, K, L, M, N)19th C
Index to Deeds (4) (vol. P, Q, R, T)19th C
Index to Deeds (4) (vol. V, W, Y, Z)19th C
Deed book (A)Early 19th C
Deed book1820s
General Cross-Index to Deeds (vol. 1)1867-92
Deed book1864-81
Deed book1824-64
Docket1844-63
Docket1848-59
Docket1836-60
Docket1842
Docket1824-42
Commissioner’s Docket1875-78
Judge’s Docket (3)1894-1902
Bar Docket1897
Execution book1852-68
Execution book1824-52
Execution book19th C
Index to Executors and Administrators19th C
Execution bookLate 19th C
Execution book1893
Execution Cases1851-64
Execution book1853-1912
Executors and Administrators1867-96
Index to Executions (2) (vol. 1, 2)19th C
Index to Transcripts of Executions19th C
Fee book1849-89
Fee book1847
Fee book1886-94
Fee book1895-1901
Circuit Court Fee book1884-50
Guardian’s bonds19th C
Guardian’s book1875-93
Guardian’s bonds1884-1905
Guardian’s bonds1874-87
Guardian’s bonds1878-92
Indentures1825-45
Judgments1830s
Judgments1886-1908
Index to Judgments by Default19th C
Judgments by Default1863-82
Judgments by Default1870s and 80s
Judgments from Inferior Courts1874-1941
Index to record of Judgments from Inferior Courts19th C
Justice Court Cases 334-8921842-46
Jury Funds19th C
Jury List1866
Jury book1880-1907
Land Sales1894-1904
Index to Commissioner’s report of Land Sales1889
Index to Sheriff’s report of Land Sales (2)19th C
Land Sold for Taxes1873-97
Land Sold for Taxes1872-94
Marriage Register1863-77
Memorandum book1824-47
Minutes1894-1902
Circuit Court Minutes/ Grand Jury19th C
Minutes1890
Minutes1876-91
Index to Mortgage book (vol. 1)1874
Order book1883
Order book1893-1917
Order book1820s
Index to Order bookEarly 19th C
Index to Order book19th C
Police Register (of Fire Insurance)1882-1900
Public Funds Collected1880-1901
Public Funds1864
Public Funds Collected1892-1916
Recapitulation records (7)188?, 1888-93
Reports1840
Road book1886-97
Index to Road book19th C
Road book early 1800s
Settlements with Receivers1884
Suits for the Settlement of Estates (2)19th C
Stray book19th C
Veterinary Licensees1819-20
Witness book (2)1846-70, 98

Scrapbooks

Scrapbooks (partial listing)
Ruby Carraco Liberty Elementary: 1930-40s
McKesson/Roberts children's scrapbook
LaGrange Women's Club
OC Chamber of Commerce
LaGrange Rotary
Denhardt Murder Case
Earl D. Bennett WWII Scrapbook & letters
WWI Nurse Weller Letters/England
Southern Exposition Volunteer Militia
Buddy Pepper High School Scrapbook
OC Project Graduation

Personal Ledgers

Personal Ledgers (partial listing)Year(s)
C. W. Babbit Ledger Pewee Valley1877-1880
C.M. Ballard LaGrange1830-1842
Funk Seminary, LaGrange1891-1898
Brent Hopkins Attorney1840s
J.P. Pinkerton, Attorney1840-60s
Farris Sampson expenses1898
Dr. S.H. Speed1900s (early)
C. R. Stoll1890s
J. W. Taylor Hardware1882-1886
Sandford Taylor1877-1885
Walker Taylor Goshen1869-1877
Richard Water's Hermitage Farm1900s

Shopkeeper Ledgers

Shopkeeper Ledgers (partial listing)Year(s)
Brownsboro Mills (Taliaferro)1830
City of LaGrange1832-1839
Cooper Ledger Grocery1860s
DeHaven Lending Ledger1870s
DeHaven Ledger1854-1875
LaGRange Mills Ledger1885-1886
LaGrange Woolen Mill1880s
Pewee Valley Receipts1880s
Unknown LaGrange Ledger1880s
Unknown LaGrange Ledger1880s A & B
Palin & Son (Westport)1900s
Perfection Gate Company1907-1912
Whiskey Ledger/Sheriff Bonds1880s
Unknown Westport Ledger 1837-1898
Westport Grocery Ledger 1810-1840s

Collections

Collections (partial listing)
Waters Hermitage Farm Collection
Grandma Railey's Trunk Collection
Warner and Harriet Jones Collection
Little Colonel Books, artifacts
Bennett Tool Collection
J.C. Barnett Whiskey Jug Collection
Henry Bibb/Gatewood Archaeology Collection
Ky. State Reformatory Collection
World War II Soldier Collections
E. Bruce Heilman Marine Collection
D. W. Griffith Collection
Ott Family Train Collection
Family Bibles Collection
Cora Bullitt Harris Collection
Diane Beaumont Booker Collection
Samuel Peyton Head Collection
Louise Head Duncan Collection
Jon Rauch Collection
North Oldham World Series Collection
Dean Kiekhefer Collection
Living Treasures Oral History Collection
Veterans History Project Collection
Oldham County School Annuals
Lowell Griffin Collection
Melton Colvin Sr., WWII Collection
Irene Smith Collection
Charlie Oldham Collection