Rieke Monument, Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky. A tall memorial topped with an angel stands in Oak Grove Cemetery in Paducah, McCracken County, in remembrance of the Rieke family. Five members of the William H. Rieke family are buried there. William H. Rieke was born in […]
I was so impressed by this article on George Rogers Clark that I had to share this with you – it is lengthy, but worth the read. Of the three homes of General Clark, Ritchey and I visited Locust Grove many times. Their 18th Century Market Fair, held […]
Locust Grove decorated for Christmas in the traditional manor of the 1810’s. Information on the family of George Rogers Clark is taken from articles written for The Filson Club History Quarterly 1935-1940, by Rogers Clark Ballard Thurston. In his latter years, General Clark lived with his sister, Lucy, […]