I wanted to share the following article with you about the heroics of Jack Jouett and the saving of Thomas Jefferson and members of the Virginia Legislature in 1781. This occurred at the end of the Revolutionary War. General Charles Cornwallis brought his troops to Virginia from North […]
I don’t often have to get out a world map to write one of my blogs. Kentucky, even though it has 120 counties, is a very familiar place to me – Ritchey and I have roamed through all of them! But today we will take a world-wide tour […]
Cedar Hill Cemetery is located on the south of US 60 on Rose-Luney Road in Irvington, Breckinridge County, Kentucky. Not a large cemetery, it is in a beautiful location – on the top of a hill as the name suggests. Not quite as high of a hill as […]
Eight years ago, in August of 2017, Ritchey and I visited Machpelah Cemetery in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky. It was a glorious day – blue skies made for gorgeous photos! We were doing what we love – photographing cemeteries and geocaching! I share with you today photos […]
My story for today begins with looking at the photographs Ritchey and I took at Albany Cemetery in Clinton County. Clinton County is located on the Kentucky/Tennessee border, not exactly centered, a little more to the east, between Cumberland and Wayne counties from which the area was taken […]
As soon as I saw this Power of Attorney, I knew you would find it interesting! We are in Franklin County, Kentucky, today, looking through old deeds, in particular in the Arnold surname. The Arnold family were one of the first names of Franklin County – even before […]
We are going short, sweet and simple today! The 1796 marriage bond of Abraham Kephart and Rebekah Thorn was dated March 18, 1796, in Shelby County, Kentucky. Abraham was the son of Hans Jacob Kephart and Barbara Stauffer, both born in Germany. Rebekah was the daughter of Samuel […]
St. Charles Church was my home parish for about 15 years – from the time my family moved from Lebanon, the county seat of Marion, until my marriage to Ritchey. At that time I was Phyllis Hill and played organ for the 10:00 a.m. Mass. So long ago. […]
I’m very excited to share with you a deed of Ritchey’s second great-grandfather Henry Hertz from Benjamin Davis. Davis sold property on Ogden Street in the Spring Garden district of Philadelphia. Even in 1851 many, many people lived in Philadelphia. In the indenture it says the ‘piece of […]
Just a few gravestones photos of Revolutionary War veterans I’ve taken over the years. We have these men to thank for our freedom! Happy 4th!
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