Page 10 -13 -- Madge Carter Fell In Love With Missionary Work In Lee City
PHOTOS: Madge Ellen Carter, Mary Paulo, Mission School Class, Mission Church at Lee City
Page 14-16 -- Militia Dispatched To Restore Peace To Eastern Kentucky Town During The Little-Burnett Feud
PHOTOS: Map, Civil War-era Soldiers.
Page 18-20 -- Kyrock Quarry: The Solid Rock Of Edmonson County
PHOTOS: Kentucky Rock Asphalt Company, Kyrock Commissary
Page 21-22 -- The Irish Played An Important Part In Kentucky's History
PHOTOS: Pioneers With Irish Descent
Page 23-26 -- Paducah Was First In Its Region To Lay Rails For Streetcar System
PHOTO: Paducah's Downtown Business District, Wallace Park, Remains of Paducah Trolley System
Page 27-31 -- Col. Richard M. Johnson Led Attack At Battle Of The Thames
PHOTOS: Col. Richard M. Johnson, Tecumseh
Page 32-34 -- Group Captured At Swiggett's Bluff In Marion County In 1862
PHOTOS: William S. Taylor
Page 35-36 -- Mysterious Dreams Warned Of Approaching Deaths
Page 37-39 - Benjamin Logan Rests At Family Cemetery On Bullskin Creek
PHOTOS: Grave Marker, Old Sketch
Page 40-43 - Siege Of Bryan's Station: Pioneer Fathers Prepared For Bitter Fight Against A Wild Army
PHOTO: Old Sketch
Page 44-45 -- The Sheltowee Trace: 268 Beautiful And Exciting Miles
PHOTOS: Footbridge, Sheltowee Trace Trail Marker, View Of Sheltowee Trace
Page 46 -- Female Helplessness: A Thing Of The Past
Page 47-48 -- Lone Jack School Was Erected Over 100 Years Ago In Bell County
PHOTOS: 1939-40 Second Grade Class Of Lone Jack School
Page 49-50 -- Fixer Community Of Lee County Now A Ghost Town Legend/Bits Of Kentucky History
Page 58-61 -- Justice Family Holds Carter Caves Close To Their Hearts
PHOTOS: John Fielding Lewis, II; J. F. Lews and Company Furniture Store; Cletus Justice; Carter Caves Superintendent
Page 62 -- Short Gleanings From Collins's 1878 Historical Sketches Of Kentucky: Little Known & Mostly Forgotten -- From One Of Kentucky's Most Noted History Books.
Kentucky Counties featured: Madison, Lawrence, Franklin, Hopkins, Gallatin, Ohio, Jefferson, Spencer, and Shelby
Page 64 -- Kentucky Explorer Book Page: Readers are invited to send in their books and other projects (pertaining to Kentucky) to appear on this page.
Books By Terri Robinson, Organizing Genealogy, Family History, Reprint Of The Robertson County Review, Poems to Enjoy, Virginia Adventurers, and The Heritage Council.
Page 66 -- Old-Time Recipes To Enjoy Conducted by Darlene Howard
Scalloped Cabbage, Potted Ham, Strawberry Soup, Indian Trifle, Custard Sauce, Pork Chops and Dressing, Chicken With Vegetables
Readers' Photos
Page 4-- Beldon Boys from Marion/Casey County.
Page 5 -- Old Muhlenberg County Jail.
Page 6 - Unidentified tin-type photo.
Page 7 -- Louisville Eastern Junior High (Jessamine County) Class of 1939.
Page 8 -- Tipton Family Reunion of 1993/Vernon Tipton
Page 9 -- Roy Vance holds unusual hoe.
Page 29 -- Brown Memorial School, Mt.Vernon, late 1800s.
Page 31-- Avawam School at Big Creek, Perry County, 1940s.
Page 33 -- L. B.Knight Motor Company, ca. 1925.
Page 34-- Wedding Day for Henry Alcorn and Louisa Tipton, 1887.
Page 36 -- Mystery photos, possibly from Elliott or Morgan County.
Page 38 -- Mine 30, Kenvir, Harlan County.
Page 42 -- James Edward Harp and Elenor Molloy Harp family, 1895.
Page 43-- Roadside Tavern at Sherman, Grant County.
Page 46 -- Tom and Marsha Shouse McCracken, 50th Anniversary, Rockcastle County.
Page 47-- 1939-40 Second Grade Class of Lone Jack School, Bell County.
Page 50 -- Unique Underpass in Knox County.
Page 62 -- Durbin Family of Grayson County, 1911.
Page 63-- Strong Branch School, Perry County, classes of 1931.
Page 64 -- Railroad Workers near Ravenna, Estill County.
Page 65-- Bronson Family, 1915, possibly Carter County.
Page 66 -- Family members at the funeral of Eli Newton, 1940, Lee County.
Page 70 -- Gray children of Rockcastle County, 1953/Ollie Melton, Clay County.
Page 71-- John Gilbert, Sr. Memorial Highway Marker, Clay County/Angie Payne Phillips and Ruth Payne Dorman, 1919/Tombstone of Anthony Hall, Revolutionary War Soldier, Letcher County.
Page 72 -- James William Mattingly, Civil War photo.
Page 73 -- Wedding Day for John F. Baxter and Nettie Oakley Baxter, 1931/Henry Clay Pendleton and Festus Pennington, 1911/Downing Family members, 1967, Menifee County.
Page 74-- Ernest Conner, 1957.
Page 75-- Horne Allen feeding hogs in Cumberland County, summer of 1940.
Page 76 -- Boyd Mosley, Berea, Madison County, ca. 1905.
Page 77 -- John Wesley Lake Family of Madison County, mid-1930s.
Page 78 -- Holt School, Breckinridge County, ca. 1942.
Page 79 -- Cast of the award-winning state radio play broadcasted over WHAS radio (Louisville).
Page 80 -- Adams Family, ca. 1941, Leslie County.
Page 81 -- Wilson Lakes, Willie Maupin, and Johnny Lakes; Jackson County, ca. 1920.
Page 82-- Wireman Family, ca. 1933/Raymond Creech, 1910, Bath County.
Page 83 -- Five generations, Hall Family, Harlan County.
Page 84-- Wedding Day, John Henry and Susan Frances Gearheart Stringer, 1909, Greenup County.
Page 85 -- Robert Pershing Wadlow (qualified as the tallest person in history at that time), Perry County, 1938.
Page 86 -- Cook Brothers, 1915.
Page 87 -- Mudlick School, Bell County, 1930s.
Page 88 -- Best friends, Combs, Perry County.
Page 89-- Neace family members at the John Bell Turner Cemetery, Breathitt County, 1952.
Page 90-- Dorothy Ratliff Murphy, 1919, Menifee/Morgan County.
Page 91 -- Wilson Family photos, 1952, Leslie County.
Page 92 -- Gosser-Bradshaw family, Russell County, late 1800s or early 1900s photo.
Page 93 -- Bernice Meadows and her uncle, Breathitt County, ca. 1935.
Page 94 -- Hatcher Grade School, Ashland, Boyd County, 1936-37.
Page 95 -- Webb girls of Lee County, 1940.
Page 96 -- William Remy Wheeler.
Page 97-- Brandenburg boys and Robert Handy/Sudie and Tom Blackwell.
Page 98 -- Lindsey Wilson (Adair County) Blue Raiders Basketball Team Of 1946.
Page 99-- Margaret Stotler and Dolly Inman, Barren County.
Page 102 -- Whitesburg High School Clay of 1943 Reunion.
Page 103-- The Luther Wright Family, early 1900s.
Page 104-- 1955-56 Junior High Basketball Team Of Madison Central Junior High School In Richmond, Kentucky.
Page 105 -- Merrimac School, Laurel County, 1938.
Page 106-- Hart Family, Bath County, 1929.
Page 107 -- Kiser and Prince family members, ca. 1925, Letcher County.
Page 108 -- Curt Barnett, Franklin County.
Page 110 -- Morris girls, 1940s, Madison County.
Other Features
Page 17 -- Kentucky Roadside History Markers - They Tell The Story Of Our State: McCall's Spring, Hebron Church
Page 22 -- Thoughts To Ponder From The Kentucky Philosopher
Page 28 -- Sketches of Kentucky's Great Outdoors: Nature Restocks In Kentucky
Page 52 -- Wise And Otherwise
Page 67 -- Word Puzzle: Muhlenberg County Soldiers
Page 72 -- Songs Kentuckians Were Singing 100 Years Ago: The Homeland
Page 53-54 Kentucky's 1879 State Gazetteer: A Look At Kentucky Towns
Allen Springs, Allen County; Bald Rock, Laurel County; Beattyville, Lee County; Columbus, Hickman County; Delaware, Daviess County.
PHOTOS: Paducah Wharf, McCracken County; Maysville, Mason County; Fort Thomas, Campbell County. (All photos in early 1900s.)
Page 51 Kentucky Genealogy Websites: Each month The Kentucky Explorer presents websites related to genealogy in Kentucky for our growing number of readers who use computers and the Internet.
Rockcastle County
Bourbon County Genealogical Society
Fulton County, Kentucky
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Page 56-57 Readers Share Postcard Views ca. 1910
Christian Church, Carlisle, Nicholas County
St. Elizabeth Hospital, Covington, Kenton County
Courthouse, Morehead, Rowan County
Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Company, Middlesboro, Bell County
Courthouse, Lexington, Fayette County
Post Office, Covington, Kenton County
Page 68-72 Kentucky Genealogy Help Line: Queries are published free up to 50 words as space is available.
Napier-Skaggs, Turner-Day, Pierce, Fannin, King, Miller, Jenkins-Gorham, Shepherd, Collins, Stacy-Campbell, Hopper-Durham-Terrell, Fouch, Claunch, Melton/Milton, Pendleton-Moore-Murphy, James-Sloan, Coomer-Gilbert, Gilbert, Woodcock, Price
Page 74-75 Family Reunions & Other Special Announcements
Readers Are Invited To Send In Announcements For This Column. It's Free.
Page 76-95 I Remember By Our Readers -- From All Over Kentucky
Grandpa Mosley
Childhood Memories
The Lake Family
Breckinridge County's Holt School
A Genuine Mountain Mama
Family Memories From Muhlenberg County
Living In Kentucky
Old Booger
Mother's Travels
My Dad
My Great Adventure
Page 96-97 Strictly Kentucky Genealogy Various materials to aid in Family History Research.
Wheeler-Borders
Brandenburg-Handy
Page 100-101 Readers Share Old Photos
Wordrup's Plant, Letcher County
George Barnett, Breathitt County
Blackey Missionary Baptist Church, Letcher County
Four Generations, Breathitt County
James Caleb Reams and Telitha Camilee Freeman's children, late 1800s, Laurel County.
Alvis Burnett Eliza Reams, Laurel County.
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