Lawrence County Public Library Genealogy Podcast

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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.

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    • Dec 1, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 34m AVG DURATION
    • 13 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Lawrence County Public Library Genealogy Podcast

    Episode 13 Hospitals of Louisa

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 48:41


    Brief history of the hospitals of Louisa.

    Episode 12 Dr. Francis Elam Burgess, M.D.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 27:23


    Discussion on Dr. Francis Elam Burgess, M.D., his home, and a selection of poetry.

    Episode 11 Potato Festival & Big Sandy News

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 26:32


    History of the Lawrence County Potato Festival and the Big Sandy News.

    Episode 10 Bicentennial Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 34:54


    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.

    Episode 9 Fred M. Vinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 36:53


    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.

    Episode 8 Jake Isralsky

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 26:30


    Discussion on Jake Isralsky, and some of the local funeral homes for Lawrence County.

    Episode 7 Big Sandy River

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 56:30


    DIscussion on the Big Sandy River, an interview with Jack Dickinson, author of River of Sand Bars, and the Louisa-Fort Gay Bridge.

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    Episode 6 Captain Milton Freese

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 17:49


    Discussion on Captain Milton Freese, the Old Mill, and an article from the Big Sandy News about a large fire in Louisa.

    Episode 5 Howard F. Skaggs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 23:52


    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 4 Halloween Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 35:30


    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 William A Cheek

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 43:56


    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 Prince

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 39:29


    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.

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    Episode 1 Joy Hillman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 33:12


    Episode 1: LCPL Genealogy Resources, Joy Hillman Oral History Interview, Reading from the Lawrence County History book regarding Pud Marcum.

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