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Digitized issues of the entire run of Kentucky Ancestors, a genealogy quarterly, from 1965 to 2013. While there is no master index at this time, you can search within a specific issue after opening it. A table of contents for the entire publication run is available here. 

1965 | | Vol 1 No 1, July  | Vol 1 No 2, October 
1966 | Vol 1 No 3, January | Vol 1 No 4, April | Vol 2 No 1, July | Vol 2 No 2, October
1967 | Vol 2 No 3, January | Vol 2 No 4, April | Vol 3 No 1, July | Vol 3 No 2, October
1968 | Vol 3 No 3, January | Vol 3 No 4, April | Vol 4 No 1, July | Vol 4 No 2, October
1969 | Vol 4 No 3, January | Vol 4 No 4, April | Vol 5 No 1, July | Vol 5 No 2, October
1970 | Vol 5 No 3, January | Vol 5 No 4, April | Vol 6 No 1, July | Vol 6 No 2, October
1971 | Vol 6 No 3, January | Vol 6 No 4, April | Vol 7 No 1, July | Vol 7 No 2, October
1972 | Vol 7 No 3, January | Vol 7 No 4, April | Vol 8 No 1, July | Vol 8 No 2, October
1973 | Vol 8 No 3, January | Vol 8 No 4, April | Vol 9 No 1, July | Vol 9 No 2, October
1974 | Vol 9 No 3, January | Vol 9 No 4, April | Vol 10 No 1, July | Vol 10 No 2, October
1975 | Vol 10 No 3, January | Vol 10 No 4, April | Vol 11 No 1, July | Vol 11 No 2, October
1976 | Vol 11 No 3, January | Vol 11 No 4, April | Vol 12 No 1, July | Vol 12 No 2, October
1977 | Vol 12 No 3, January | Vol 12 No 4, April | Vol 13 No 1, July | Vol 13 No 2, October
1978 | Vol 13 No 3, January | Vol 13 No 4, April | Vol 14 No 1, July | Vol 14 No 2, October
1979 | Vol 14 No 3, January | Vol 14 No 4, April | Vol 15 No 1, July | Vol 15 No 2, October
1980 | Vol 15 No 3, January | Vol 15 No 4, April | Vol 16 No 1, July | Vol 16 No 2, October
1981 | Vol 16 No 3, January | Vol 16 No 4, April | Vol 17 No 1, July | Vol 17 No 2, October
1982 | Vol 17 No 3, January | Vol 17 No 4, April | Vol 18 No 1, July | Vol 18 No 2, October
1983 | Vol 18 No 3, January | Vol 18 No 4, April | Vol 19 No 1, July | Vol 19 No 2, October
1984 | Vol 19 No 3, January | Vol 19 No 4, April | Vol 20 No 1, Summer | Vol 20 No 2, Autumn
1985 | Vol 20 No 3, Winter | Vol 20 No 4, Spring | Vol 21 No 1, Summer | Vol 21 No 2, Autumn
1986 | Vol 21 No 3, Winter | Vol 21 No 4, Spring | Vol 22 No 1, Summer | Vol 22 No 2, Autumn
1987 | Vol 22 No 3, Winter | Vol 22 No 4, Spring | Vol 23 No 1, Summer | Vol 23 No 2, Autumn
1988 | Vol 23 No 3, Winter | Vol 23 No 4, Spring | Vol 24 No 1, Summer | Vol 24 No 2, Autumn
1989 | Vol 24 No 3, Winter | Vol 24 No 4, Spring | Vol 25 No 1, Summer | Vol 25 No 2, Autumn
1990 | Vol 25 No 3, Winter | Vol 25 No 4, Spring | Vol 26 No 1, Summer | Vol 26 No 2, Autumn
1991 | Vol 26 No 3, Winter | Vol 26 No 4, Spring | Vol 27 No 1, Summer | Vol 27 No 2, Autumn
1992 | Vol 27 No 3, Winter | Vol 27 No 4, Spring | Vol 28 No 1 | Vol 28 No 2
1993 | Vol 28 No 3 | Vol 28 No 4
1993-1994 | Vol 29 No 1 | Vol 29 No 2 | Vol 29 No 3 | Vol 29 No 4
1994-1995 | Vol 30 No 1 | Vol 30 No 2 | Vol 30 No 3 | Vol 30 No 4 | Vol 31 No 1
1995-1996 | | Vol 31 No 2 | Vol 31 No 3, Spring
1996 | Vol 31 No 4, Summer | Vol 32 No 1, Autumn | Vol 32 No 2, Winter
1997 | Vol 32 No 3, Spring | Vol 32 No 4, Summer | Vol 33 No 1, Autumn | Vol 33 No 2, Winter
1998 | Vol 33 No 3, Spring | Vol 33 No 4, Summer | Vol 34 No 1, Autumn | Vol 34 No 2, Winter
1999 | Vol 34 No 3, Spring | Vol 34 No 4, Summer | Vol 35 No 1, Autumn | Vol 35 No 2, Winter
2000 | Vol 35 No 3, Spring | Vol 35 No 4, Summer | Vol 36 No 1 Autumn | Vol 36 No 2, Winter
2001 | Vol 36 No 3, Spring | Vol 36 No 4, Summer | Vol 37 No 1, Autumn | Vol 37 No 2, Winter
2002 | Vol 37 No 3, Spring | Vol 37 No 4, Summer | Vol 38 No 1, Autumn | Vol 38 No 2, Winter
2003 | Vol 38 No 3, Spring | Vol 38 No 4, Summer | Vol 39 No 1, Autumn | Vol 39 No 2, Winter
2004 | Vol 39 No 3, Spring | Vol 39 No 4, Summer | Vol 40 No 1, Autumn | Vol 40 No 2, Winter
2005 | Vol 40 No 3, Spring | Vol 40 No 4, Summer | Vol 41 No 1., Autumn | Vol 41 No 2, Winter
2006 | Vol 41 No 3, Spring | Vol 41 No 4, Summer | Vol 42 No 1, Autumn | Vol 42 No 2, Winter
2007 | Vol 42 No 3, Spring | Vol 42 No 4, Summer | Vol 43 No 1, Autumn | Vol 43 No 2, Winter
2008 | Vol 43 No 3, Spring | Vol 43 No 4, Summer | Vol 44 No 1, Autumn | Vol 44 No 2, Winter
2009 | Vol 44 No 3, Spring | Vol 44 No 4, Summer | Vol 45 No 1, Autumn
2010 | Vol 45 No 2, Winter | Vol 45 No 3, Spring | Vol 45 No 4, Summer | Vol 46 No 1, Autumn
2011 | Vol 46 No 2, Winter | Vol 46 No 3, Spring | Vol 46 No 4, Summer | Vol 47 No 1, Autumn
2012 | Vol 47 No 2, Winter | Vol 47 No 3, Spring | Vol 47 No 4, Summer | Vol 48 No 1, Autumn
2013 | Vol 48 No 2, Winter | Vol 48 No 3, Spring | Vol 48 No 4, Summer (Last print issue)