Today I share with you another database – this one of Holy Cross Catholic Church Cemetery, located in Marion County, Kentucky. Holy Cross, known as the birthplace of Catholicism in Kentucky, was established in 1785 when a group of Maryland Catholic families moved to Kentucky. It was the […]
When I first met my husband in 1980 one of his brothers lived on Templin Avenue in Bardstown, Kentucky. It was only a year ago that we visited the Old Presbyterian Cemetery on Templin Avenue, at Fifth Street. The avenue was named for Rev. Terah Templin, an early […]
Today I share with you three family photographs. These photographs were taken approximately 1887-1896. According to Dressed for the Photographer, by Joan Severa, men’s fashions showed better fitting coats for the 1880’s, ‘Lapels were extremely narrow and small, as the coat was made to be closed high at […]
The small town of Perryville, named for Commodore Perry of War of 1812 fame, is inhabited by slightly over 750 people – in 1860 about half that many. In 1862, the Civil War battle of that name was fought about two miles outside town. After the battle there […]
Pleasant Run Methodist Church, located on Hwy 663 in southeast Logan County, is no longer used as a church – I believe it is now a home. On the other side of the road is the cemetery, used by this church. The original church was built about 1808-1813; […]
Some of you have had problems getting past ‘H’ in this database. I have divided the information into three databases – A-H, I-O and P-Z. Let me know if this works better. washington county ky marriages groom a-h washington county ky marriages groom i-o washington county ky marriages […]
The Paducah Sun, McCracken County, Kentucky Friday, June 24, 1930 George W. Jolly of Grand Rivers Dies Grand Rivers, Ky., Jan. 24 – George W. Jolly, 73 years old, well known merchant, died at his home here this morning at 3:40 o’clock. Mr. Jolly had been in failing […]
Today we are experimenting – not really sure if this will work. I’ve added a new category for my posts – Searchable Databases. I’m hopeful you will be able to look at a large Excel spreadsheet with a good deal of information on it. Let’s try my 100 […]
Know all men by these presents that we, William Pottenger and Stanislaus Melton, are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency, the Governor of Kentucky, in the sum of fifty pounds current money, to the payment of which well and truly to be made to the said governor […]
Do you believe someone can die of a broken heart? Evidently those in the town of Russellville felt that was the case when Charles Swanson’s wife died in October of 1905 and he followed her to the grave six weeks later. The couple was buried in Maple Grove […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
1929 Wedding
Revolutionary War heroes and families.
Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House