I’m very excited to share with you my newest book – Lincoln County Kentucky Probate Book A, 1781-1791: Wills, Account, Appraisements, Dower, Guardians, Inventory, Sales, Settlements, published on Amazon September 20. Lincoln County was formed from what was originally Kentucky County, Virginia, in May of 1780, with an […]
In pulling a will to use for today’s blog I did a second take when I read the name John McMurtry. If you recall, I wrote a blog for John McMurtry’s will June 18, 2016. Needless to say I had to re-read what I had written. The John […]
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 […]
This will of John Swan, written July 12, 1780, while Kentucky was a county of Virginia, gives us quite a bit of information about his family. He has three sons, John, Joel and Thomas; two daughters, Elizabeth and Lettice; and his wife (who is not named) is big […]
Tuesday Ritchey and I decided to visit several courthouses in the surrounding counties, particularly looking for marriage bonds, but obtained a few wills in the process, too. We started in Standford, the county seat of Lincoln County, one of the three original counties formed in 1780 from what […]
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