In Honor of Service – Captain Zachariah Henry – War of 1812 On a visit to the Versailles Cemetery in Woodford County, Kentucky, we happened upon the gravestones of Captain Zachariah Henry and his wife, Lucy Ann Kirtley Henry. With a little research I found a bit more […]
Ritchey and I spent two days at St. Thomas Catholic Church Cemetery in rural Nelson County, Kentucky, taking photos of the older portion of the cemetery. The church is lovely, the setting serene, the only sounds are chirping of birds and perhaps a chipmunk scampering across the ground. […]
Big Spring Cemetery in Nelson County, Kentucky, is two miles east of Bloomfield on Highway 52. It is a beautiful place, in the country, with a mixture of old and newer stones. One plot that intrigued us greatly was the Russell plot – Samuel and Sarah Russell. A […]
An exciting find in Shelby County, Kentucky – the Shannon Family Cemetery! This cemetery is to the back and right of the new Wal-Mart – in with Lowes and several other stores, off Highway 55. This is another find with Ritchey’s geocache! Three Shannon men have military stones. […]
St. Rose Catholic Church was started by the Dominican fathers in 1806; the present building was finished two years later. The predecessor of St. Rose, St. Anne, the first Catholic Church in the area, was located just down the road a mile or two. This was where many of the Maryland […]
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