June 1999 Table of Contents

KENTUCKY EXPLORER MAGAZINE

Letters To The Kentucky Explorer 4

Catlettsburg And The Big Sandy River 9

Sad Story Of Roy Rowland, WWII Victim 11

A Horse Race To Remember (1840s) 13

A Truck Was Handy For Moving Neighbors 16

Simon Kenton, Nearly A Forgotten Hero 20

A Trip To Louisville's Fontaine Ferry Park 23

Kentucky's History Roadside Markers 24

Horses & Manufacturing In Jackson Purchase 26

A Look At Murray's Wrather Museum 28

1901 Oil Boom In Wayne County 30

Lucy Hamilton's Adventure With The Indians 34

The Tipton Family Led A Full And Busy Life 37

In 1905 The Vanderpool Family Was Large 42

Thorndick's Seminary Of Covington 44

Pulaski County's Oldest Church 45

Eli Bruce Was A Key Figure During Civil War 46

A 1929 Visit To Henderson 49

Wise & Otherwise 52

Kentucky's 1879 State Gazetteer 53

Old Post Card Views Of Glasgow 56

An Old-Time Bear Tale 58

1884: A Grand Time In Louisville 59

A Passing Institution: Looking Peart 62

Memories Of A Special Grandmother 63

When Lincoln Almost Fought A Duel 65

Gone Are The Old-Time Storytellers 67

Van Meter Recalls Civil War Years 68

Kentucky Kinfolks 72

Old-Time Recipes To Enjoy 74

A Word Puzzle - Civil War Officers 75

Historical Sketches Of Kentucky 76

Kentucky Genealogy Help Line 78

Genealogy From The Dickey Diary 86

I Remember - By Our Readers 88

June Events To Enjoy 96

Genealogy From The Long Ago 99

Reunions & Special Announcements 106

Kentucky Explorer Book Page 108

Kentucky Explorer Classified Ads 109

A Kentucky Wildflower 110

Where In Kentucky? - A Location Map 111

Along The Big Sandy River Near Louisa 112