Lee County Oral History
The project consists of recorded "fireside chat" sessions at the Lee County Public Library. Attendees will sit around the fireplace and tell stories about what it was like to grow up in Lee County. Topics to discuss include; education, farming, town life, industry, government, religion, technology and more! Stories will be posted here and will be available online to the general public for genealogy research, classroom history enhancement, or just for entertainment sake. Reproduction, distribution, the preparation of derivative works, pubic performances or displays of the following stories are strictly prohibited without written consent. All participates have signed media releases for the donation of the following recorded group sessions to the partnering agencies listed above including the Kentucky Oral History Commission, and EKU Department of Sociology.
LINKS: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Lee_County,_Kentucky_Genealogy
Kentucky Genealogy Trails: Lee County Genealogy and History
Download the Stitcher App on your smartphone to listen on the go. Lee County Oral History Podcasts/Stitcher
Kentucky Genealogy Trails: Lee County Genealogy and History
Download the Stitcher App on your smartphone to listen on the go. Lee County Oral History Podcasts/Stitcher
April 2017
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04/04/17
Edith Little talks about her first teaching job in 1952 at the one room school house in Fixer, KY. |
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04/04/17
Wesley Hobbs: Red River Gorge, Flint Knapping, Indian Artifacts 04/04/17
Weekend Family Visits, Heidelburg, African American Families in Lee County 04/11/17
Bob Smith Thanksgiving, preparing turkey, Daurterys Restaurant, cream pull candy, molasses 04/18/17
Daniel Boone's Connection, Nevlle Shackleford's Books, Roland Estes, Jesse James Connection, WWI Draft 04/18/17
Mrs. When, Kentucky River, Steam Boats, Ferrys, and Locks |
04/04/17
Bob Smith: Big Andy Ridge, Cox/Hobbs/Spencer Cemetery, Rock Houses, Big Andy Ridge named. 04/04/17
Red River Gorge, Gladie Center, Torrent Dance Hall, Nada Tunnel, Hemlock Lodge, Pine Ridge 04/11/17
Wakes, Funeral Traditions, John Hobert Brandenburg, William Bowling Funeral, Kansas Baptist Protesters, Raymond and Josephine Osborne Flower deliveries. 04/18/17 Murders and Spooky Stories 04/18/17
Log Homes and their Construction, Ed Hawkins, Caves, and the Oscar Morton Hanging |
04/04/17
Consolidating Schools, Glen Hollon Store, Jonas Hollon "Tales of the Cornfield" 04/11/17
Thanksgiving Traditions: Killing Hogs, Meal Items 04/18/17
Tanker Truck Explosion, Rockhouse Burials near Big Andy (Part II), JWF Williams, Caleb Horn 04/18/17
Indian Mounds and Ways of Life in Lee County, How Fixer originated and received its name, Ashland Oil Company, Home Remedies and Medicine Men 04/18/17
Glenn Rogers (Cross Country Killer) and his Capture |
May 2017
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05/02/2017
Pranks and Stories, Dumb Bulls, Happy Top History 05/02/2017
Doctor John Brodis, Doctor Evans, and Bobby Brandenburg |
05/02/2017
Halloween Traditions, Businesses of Beattyville 05/16/2017
Donnie Benton's childhood Story, Snow Storms of Beattyville 05/16/2017
Crop Duster airplane lands in a field in South Fork, Train transportation in Lee County, Transportation of Logs by the River |
05/02/2017
Florene Campbell, Vesty Francis, School Experiences and Violence 05/16/2017
Donnie Benton's childhood Story Part II, Highest point in Lee County, Shooting at the Lee County Circus |
June 2017
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6/6/2017
Heidelberg History, Passenger Trains, Shirley Reece's Childhood stories, Congleton Property in Lee County |
6/6/2017
First Settlers in Heidelburg from Germany |
6/6/2017
"Gritty Bread", Grist Mills, Railroad Stories |
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6/20/2017
How FFA has evolved, Teachers of Lee County High School |
6/20/2017
Alma Mater Origins, The importance of Pride |
6/20/2017
Tales of The Cornfield- Jonas Hollon Poor Mans Journals- Clenny Hollon |
August 2017
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08/01/2017
Fixer Explosion, Ashland Oil Company Christmas Parties, Maloney Ridge, Maloney Family, Herbert Hoover Visits Beattyville |
08/01/2017
Walkers Creek School, Heidelburg School and Businesses, Saint Helens School, Turkeyfoot Lumber Company and Railroad |
08/01/2017
Foods of Eastern Kentucky, "Fried Green Tomatoes", "Bean Stringings", "Apple Peeling Parties" |
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08/01/2017
Heidelburg Businesses, Nitroglycerin Wagon Explosion, Powderhouses |
08/01/2017
Cave Dwellers, Caves (Hawkins Cave, Cave Hollow, Ash Cave), How artifact hunting originated in Lee County, Funkhouser and Webb Archaeology |
September 2017
09/05/2017
Spending Scripts, Turkey Foot Lumber Company (Crestmont), Mine Collapses
Spending Scripts, Turkey Foot Lumber Company (Crestmont), Mine Collapses
