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, […]
In 1930 the Kentucky Daughters of the American Revolution laid off an acre of land next to the pioneer burying ground at Fort Harrod, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky. This plot of land was to be used to inter Revolutionary War soldiers whose graves were in neglected family graveyards. […]
Let me introduce you to my town! Harrodsburg, located in Mercer County, was laid out June 16, 1774, by Captain James Harrod and his band of men. It was first called Harrodstown, then Oldtown, and finally Harrodsburg. In the very early years there were Indian attacks, and many […]
Several days ago I shared the name of a book Ritchey and I found when we were at Glover’s Bookery in Lexington – Historical Sketch of Mercer County, Kentucky. Today I share with you one of the photographs included in this book – and a re-creation we attempted. […]
The Kentucky Fudge Company in the early years – when it was Dedman’s Drugstore. If you have never visited the small town of Harrodsburg, I heartily recommend you do. Located in central Kentucky, we have so much history to offer since we are the oldest town in the […]
I have been working on the Rose Family Cemetery that is located on Maude Lane in the small town of Burgin, in Mercer County, Kentucky. The land has been owned by the VanArsdall family for many, many years, and is still owned by descendants of the same family. […]
Richard Henry Bohon and wife, Mary Ellen VanArsdall Bohon, were descendants of the very early pioneers of Mercer County. What a long lineage of history flowed through their veins. Richard Henry Bohon, 1829-1912. Mary E. Bohon, 1830-1924. Spring Hill Cemetery, Mercer County, Kentucky. from The Harrodsburg Herald, Mercer […]
I want to share with you today one of my favorite places – the Mercer County Clerk’s Office in Harrodsburg (about ten minutes away from my home – a little more if you are caught by the train)! I could spend hours and hours in here – there […]
Isn’t it amazing when you find something in your own back yard that you never knew existed? I had been to the Pioneer Cemetery at Fort Harrod in my hometown of Harrodsburg several times, but didn’t realize there was an addition at the back! It’s known as Memorial […]
Reproduction of Fort Harrod I feel very fortunate to live in a small Kentucky town known as the “Birthplace of the West”. Harrodsburg was the only colonial city, and first permanent settlement, west of the Allegheny and Appalachian Mountains. Broadway Street has the distinction of being the oldest […]
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