Page 10 -11 -- The Old Art Of Blacksmithing
PHOTOS: Barnetts/Salem Blacksmith Shop/Eight-mule hitch
Page 12-14 -- Milling Company Thrived When Smithfield Was A "Boom Town"
PHOTOS: Smithfield Roller Mills/Our Best Restaurant
Page 15-16 -- "Wild West" Atmosphere Witnessed At Curtis Jett Trial In Jackson
PHOTO: Curtis Jett
Page 17-20 -- Part II Of Two Parts: Isaac Huff Recalls Crimes And Disasters In Harlan County
PHOTOS: Isaac Huff/James Madison Huff and Mary Jane Crider Huff/Children at schoolhouse/Isaac Andrew Huff/L&N Railroad
Page 21-22 -- Old Louisville Amphitheater Auditorium Held Lavish Shows
PHOTO: Fourth Avenue in Louisville/View of Central Park
Page 23-26 -- Kentuckian Emilie Todd Helm: "Little Sister" Caused Quite A Stir At The White House In 1863
PHOTOS: Emilie Todd Helm
Page 27-30 -- Simon Kenton And Many Early Pioneers Were Of Celtic Descent
PHOTOS: Old sketch of Daniel Boone
Page 31-32 -- Old Home Remedies Were Once A Very "General Practice"
Page 33 - Mechanized Burley Tobacco Housing Attracted National Attention In 1964
PHOTOS: Burley tobacco crop/Rice Wills/Mechanized method of housing tobacco on Grasmere Farm in Fayette County.
Page 35 -- Crowd Gathered At Harrodsburg Track For Bicycle Races In 1893
PHOTO: River scene in Harrodsburg.
Page 37-40 -- Part II Of Two Parts: Governor Combs To Be Honored Wit Memorial In Powell County.
PHOTOS: Governor Bert T. Combs/Joe Bowen and Governor Bert T. Combs/ Bert T. Combs and Sara Walter
Page 41 -- Harry M. Pinson Was Mammoth Cave's Resident Photographer
PHOTOS: Mammoth Cave Advertising Car
Page 42-44 -- Kentucky Was Scene Of Famous 1806 Jackson-Dickinson Duel
PHOTOS: "Old Hickory" Andrew Jackson/Dueling pistols
Page 45-46 -- Two Armies Crossed Paths At The Mouth Of Wallins Creek
PHOTOS: Mounted Infantryman
Page 47 -- The Kentucky Bar In The 1850s
PHOTOS: John J. Crittenden
Page 48-49 -- Down The Backroads: Grandpa Was Almost Always Busy When He Sat On The Porch
PHOTOS: A Family Sketch
Page 58 -- Hopewell United Methodist Church Going Strong After 151 Years
PHOTOS: Reverend Willis Cooper/Hopewell United Methodist Church/Mary Martin and Connie Conley.
Page 60 -- Veteran Tells Of Happenings Not Often Thought Of A Part Of War
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.
Warren County, Carter County, Greenup County, Owsley County, Washington County, Fleming County, Bourbon County, and Jefferson County.
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.
Owens Family History
Books By Robert Stephens
A Trip To Beaver Creek
Page 65 -- My Favorite Place To Visit In Dear Old Kentucky Readers are invited to share, in 300 words or less, their favorite place to visit in Kentucky.
Wooton, Kentucky by Betty Ward, Sacramento, Kentucky
Page 66 -- Old-Time Recipes To Enjoy Conducted by Darlene Howard
Pickle Pepper Hash
Minced Cabbage
Apple Cookies
Cabinet Pudding
Beef Loaf
Macaroni With Corn
Other Photos
Page 4-- White family.
Page 5 -- Dudley (Perry County) Basketball Team - 1943-1944.
Page 6 -- William Brewer (Civil War veteran) and Mary Polly Neeley.
Page 7 -- Salyersville High School Band, 1936-1937.
Page 8 -- Wilburn Tenant ad Margaret Angel Holt.
Page 9 -- Johnson family members.
Page 14 -- Gosney Groceries, Grayson, Carter County.
Page 16 -- Mystery Photos: Wagers Store, Wagersville, Estill County.
Page 25 -- Railroad Bridge over Lake Cumberland.
Page 26 -- Pistol Packin' Women? Nannie McFarland Flint Brown and Daisy Risner, Magoffin County.
Page 29 -- William Morgan Click and Candace Baker family, Sandy Hook, Elliott County.
Page 32 -- Oliver George Daniel Thurman and daughter, Lucy Best Thurman, 1880s.
Page 40 -- House built by William H. Reynolds, ca. 1910, Greenville, Muhlenberg County.
Page 44 -- Kentucky Utilities Ice Department 1929, Middlesboro, Bell County.
Page 51 -- Chi Chi Dean, Kentucky Explorer Guard Duty.
Page 62 -- Oldham family in Cherokee Park, Louisville, 1938.
Page 63 -- White family members, 1953, Burtonville, Lewis County.
Page 64 -- Wilson Reunion, Helton, Leslie County, 1985.
Page 66 -- Phelps family, 1862.
Page 68 -- Hilza and Eli Tackett, Pike County.
Page 69 -- Lewis family/May Crawford, Bell County/Vina Riddle and Hennie Holbrook, 1920s, Neon, Letcher County.
Page 70 -- McDaniel family members, 1905, Carter County.
Page 72 -- Crayne School, Crittenden County, Kentucky, ca. 1932/Friend inside store owned by Bobby and Faye Gilbert, 1957, Greenup County.
Page 74 -- Willie Miller and unknown friend, Breathitt County, 1943.
Page 75 -- Douglas E. Asher and Jerry R. Asher, Pine Mountain, Harlan County.
Page 76 -- 1951-52 Owsley County High School Basketball Team
Page 77 -- Dennis Lee Sims, 1951, Lincoln County.
Page 78 -- Judge Robert Alexander Early, Corbin, Whitley County.
Page 80 -- Geneva Wilks Harrison and Charles Harold Harrison, Louisa, Lawrence County.
Page 81 -- Alma Gibson Parrigin, Green County.
Page 82 -- Berthenia Holmes Brewer, 1920, Harlan County.
Page 83 -- Milton Gray, Myrtle Gray, and Edith Gray; 1918, Clay County.
Page 84 -- Cox family members and others in Madison County.
Page 85 -- Susan Ann Earls Scott, before 1882.
Page 86 -- Royse and Hargett families at Ringo's Mill, Fleming County, ca. 1900.
Page 87 -- Carl Napier, 1917, Cawood, Harlan County.
Page 89 -- Robards family taken in 1911, Henderson, Henderson County.
Page 90 -- James Allen Creech hauling hay, 1930s in Elliott County.
Page 91 -- T. J. Sizemore and other family members, ca. 1943 at Town Branch across the river from Prestonsburg, Floyd County.
Page 92 -- George and Phene Osborne, 1938, Floyd County.
Page 94 -- Nancy Alexander McLeod, 1875, Bourbon County.
Page 95 -- Mount Eagle School, ca. 1932, Lee County.
Page 96 -- Fyffe family, 1940s in Morgan County.
Page 98 -- Students at Millersburg Military Institute, Bourbon County, mid-1930s.
Page 99 -- The Helton boys and cousins, possibly around 1862.
Page 102 -- Pollard Baptist Church congregation, Ashland, Boyd County.
Page 104 -- Baptism in Brush Green, Green County, 1938.
Page 105 -- Scout troop in Belfry, Pike County, between 1920-27.
Page 106 -- Lewis Morgan, Perry County.
Page 107 -- Elementary raining School, Richmond, Madison County, 1930.
Page 108 -- Coffey, Thompson, Robins, and Singleton family members on Singleton Mountain, Rockcastle County, 1941.
Page 110 -- Bertha Williams family, Floyd County, 1950/Earl Castle, Floyd County.
Other Features
Page 16 -- Sketches of Kentucky's Great Outdoors: Doves Over Kentucky
Page 61 -- Thoughts To Ponder From The Kentucky Philosopher
Page 30 -- Kentucky Roadside History Markers - They Tell The Story Of Our State: John W. I. Goodman; Moses Steep
Page 52 -- Wise And Otherwise
Page 67 -- Word Puzzle: Leading Nicholas County Men
Page 71 -- Songs Kentuckians Were Singing 100 Years Ago: My Old Kentucky Home
Page 53-54 Kentucky's 1879 State Gazetteer: A Look At Kentucky Towns And Their Establishments 124 Years Ago
Cleveland, Fayette County
Clay, Webster County
Daysville, Todd County
Deer Creek, Carter County
Arlington, Hopkins County
Clay pool, Warren County
Lowell, Gerard County.
McPherson, Letcher County.
Marine, Lewis County
PHOTOS: Russellville, Logan County; Main Street in Greenville, Muhlenberg County; Sonora, Harden County, Kentucky.
Page 51 Kentucky Genealogy Website: Each month The Kentucky Explorer presents website related to genealogy in Kentucky for our growing number of readers who use computers and the Internet.
Metcalf County Genealogical Site
Gerard County, Kentucky
West-Central Kentucky Family Research Association
Barren County, Kentucky, Military Hall of Fame
Nathan Stubble field
The Wilderness Road
Webster County Biographies
Guide To Kentucky Genealogy
If you have a website you would like listed, please e-mail us at: [email protected]
Page 56-57 Readers Share Postcard Views ca. 1910
Union Station Railroad Depot, Louisville, Jefferson County.
Central Park, Ashland, Boyd County.
Irvington, Breckinridge County.
Ashland National Bank, Boyd County.
Bowling Green, Warren County.
Main Street, Shelbyville, Shelby County.
Page 68-72 Kentucky Genealogy Help Line: Queries are published free up to 50 words as space is available.
Jarrell(s)-Pennington
Dickerson
Hawkins-Hopkins-Arnold
Fletcher Cemetery
Conner
Rice-Hackworth
Stewart/Stuart
Littleton
Riddle
Whitlock-Phillips
Richman-Vaughn-Trail
Power(s)
Lowe-Scarberry
Moppin/Maupin-Sanders
Baker
Smith-Sturgill
Hall
Deathridge
Page 73-74 Family Reunions & Other Special Announcements
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Page 75-95 I Remember By Our Readers -- From All Over Kentucky
Remembering Judge Early - Corbin, Kentucky
Life In Metcalf County
My Storehouse Memories
Newlyweds And The 1937 Flood
Glen Maynard, Woodcarver
Cobb Hill School
Early Television
Harvest Time
The Love Of The Game
Memories Of Little Red
Page 96-97 Strictly Kentucky Genealogy Various materials to aid in Family History Research.
Coleman-Adkins
Page 100-101 Readers Share Old Photos
The Logan "Bud" and Susan "Sis" Hoskins Family - Perry County, 1948
Adair County High School Basketball Team and Cheerleaders - 1954
Buckhorn (Knott County) Primitive Baptist Church on Ball Creek
Old house at Travellers Rest in Owsley County, which was built in 1893
Page 105 September Events To Enjoy
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