The Lawrence County Public Library Genealogy Department has created a podcast as a means of unique local preservation. Caleb Farley, LCPL Genealogy Coordinator, researches, hosts, and edits the podcast. To contact Caleb email: caleb@lcplky.org.
Discussion on Dr. Francis Elam Burgess, M.D., his home, and a selection of poetry.
History of the Lawrence County Potato Festival and the Big Sandy News.
Interview with Keith Chaffin about the Bicentennial Celebration, selected readings from Lawrence County: A Pictorial History by George Wolfford, and the History of Lawrence County.
Discussion on Fred M. Vinson, Louisa native and Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. Special thanks to the Eisenhower Presidential Library and the Robert H. Jackson Center for allowing us to use audio clips in our episode.
Discussion on Jake Isralsky, and some of the local funeral homes for Lawrence County.
DIscussion on the Big Sandy River, an interview with Jack Dickinson, author of River of Sand Bars, and the Louisa-Fort Gay Bridge.
Discussion on Captain Milton Freese, the Old Mill, and an article from the Big Sandy News about a large fire in Louisa.
Episode 5: Readings from Lawrence County History book on local veteran Howard F. Skaggs, discussion about the letter collection, and sampled readings from it.
Episode 3: Update on library grand opening, history of the Oddfellows Lodge in Fallsburg, KY, interview with Dr. Ronald Enders, readings from the Big Sandy News and Lawrence County History book, and a ghost story that turned out to be true.
Episode 3: Update on genealogy projects, William A. Cheek interview from the Kentucky Oral History Commission, Readings from the Lawrence County History book.
Episode 2: David "Chico" Prince, also known as the Laid Back Country Picker Oral History Interview, Readings from the Big Sandy News regarding music in the area.
Episode 1: LCPL Genealogy Resources, Joy Hillman Oral History Interview, Reading from the Lawrence County History book regarding Pud Marcum.