Small Press Books
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Kentucky Genealogical Research: An Investigative Approach. West Liberty, Ky.: Nickell Genealogical Books, 1993.
Reprinted by permission from the July 1992 issue of The Filson Club History Quarterly. Guide to solving genealogical mysteries in the Commonwealth.
Raids & Skirmishes: the Civil War in Morgan. West Liberty, Ky., Nickell Genealogical Books, 1991.
Reprint of a series of articles published in the Licking Valley Courier, Morgan County, Kentucky. With research assistance from James M. Prichard.
Sourcebook II: An Annotated Bibliography of Morgan Co., Ky., Historical Publications.
By Joe Nickell and Ella T. Nickell. West Liberty, Ky., Nickell Genealogical Books, 1990; updated edition 1992.
Bibliographic reference work on the county's local-history publications.
The Vanishing Schools. By Joe Nickell and Ella T. Nickell. West Liberty, Ky., Nickell Genealogical Books, 1989.
A history of the 92 mostly one-room schools in Morgan County, Ky.
The Peddler Legend: Murder and Hanging in Morgan County, Kentucky, 1852-53. West Liberty, Ky., Nickell Genealogical Books, 1988.
Investigative account of the murder of an Irish peddler and subsequent trial and hanging of his killer, reprinted from the author's series in The Licking Valley Courier, December 8 and 15, 1983.
Morgan County: The Earliest Years West Liberty, Ky.: The Courier Publishing Co., 1986.
Six-part history of the county (published as a series in The Licking Valley Courier), tracing it from wilderness area to a newly formed county.
Morgan County, Ky: First Court Order Book 1823-1830. Compiled by Joe Nickell and Ella T. Nickell. West Liberty, Ky., : Privately Printed [Nickell Genealogical Books], 1984.
Entries from the county's first court order book, abstracted and indexed for genealogists.
Morgan County, Ky: Will Abstracts. Compiled by J. Wendell Nickell, Ella T. Nickell, and Joe Nickell. West Liberty, Ky., Privately Printed [Nickell Genealogical Books], 1982.
Contains will abstracts and related records of Morgan County, Ky., before 1900.
Morgan County, Ky: Cemetery Records. Compiled by Joe Nickell, J. Wendell Nickell, and Ella T. Nickell. West Liberty, Ky., Privately Printed [Nickell Genealogical Books], 1981; second printing 1984.
"More than a century of inscriptions selected from 600 cemeteries."
Morgan County, Kentucky: Genealogical Sourcebook. By Joe Nickell and Ella T. Nickell. West Liberty, Ky., : Privately Printed [Nickell Genealogical Books], 1980.
Includes the 1830-40 censuses, index of Confederate pension applications, and other records and data.
Janus the Magician's Magic Book. Toronto: Privately printed by the author, 1971.
An illustrated, hand-lettered little compendium of conjuring tricks for children and young adults, used for magic workshops during my years as a stage magician.
The Changing Air. Toronto: Weed/Flower Press, 1971. Chapbook of the author's poems published in a limited edition of 300 copies.
The Opening Out and Out. Lexington, Ky.: Ikon Press, 1967. Chapbook of the author's early poems. Cover photo by William Roughen.
The Opening Out and Out. Lexington, Ky.: Ikon Press, 1967. Limited edition of 50 copies, each with a different original drawing on the cover, dated and signed by the artist, "Bayer."
Hand sewn. Each numbered and signed by the author.