History Lesson

David Whealdon with the Kentucky Historical Society's Historymobile talks to Clark Middle School students about the impact Abraham Lincoln had on Kentucky and the nation's history. The Historymobile's visit Thursday morning was sponsored by the Bluegrass Heritage Museum.

Maggie Delaney told her life story of serving as an indentured servant in America in 1765 while her owner, “Parson John,” foreground, listened during a program for homeschoolers at the Clark County Public Library, top photo. Delaney is actually Carol Jarboe, and Parson John is her husband, Frank Jarboe of Woodburn, Ky. Jarboe told the students how difficult life was for indentured servants who came to America from Ireland, England, Scotland and Germany. Tanja Guyer listened to Jarboe with her children, Ann Guyer, 4, left, and Avonell Guyer, 10, middle photo.

The lesson, "Discoverimg the Past," was given by Bonnie Noplis at the November meeting of the First Settlers Homemakers Club at the Clark County Extension Office. She told the group that the wide variety of historic towns and cities throughout the state give a distinctive character to the communities. Included in her review of Winchester were the Sphar Building at 127 N. Main St., the McEldowney Building at 5 Cleveland Ave., and the Clark County Courthouse on the site of the original two-story, four-room log cabin built in 1794 at a cost of $16. Since that time, two other courthouses were built on this site, one in 1797 and another in 1822, followed in 1853 by the present courthouse.

Dear Editor, We would like to "thank our community" for helping us to celebrate the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. Many of you touched us and assisted us with our emotional high! Thanks! Among the many memorable moments were the Pre-Inaugura Gala sponsored by "A Change for 2009" Harrodsburg and the excellent history lesson/sermon there by Rev. C.B. Akins, pastor of Bracktown Baptist Church in Lexington. Centre College's annual MLKing program and the "Day On, Not a Day-Off" Challenge were special, in no small part due to the 79 college, high school and middle school students who participated in the Day-On activities.

The Centre Singers will present "Four Queens," a Christmas madrigal feast written by Centre professor Karin Ciholas. Set in 1545, highlights of the feast include period pageantry, instrumental and vocal music from the 16th century, a history lesson, and food. Peformances are 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1 and 3 and 5:30 p.m. Dec. 4 beginning in Old Carnegie for dinner and continuing on to Weisiger Theater. Tickets are $30/general, $25/senior citizens and children under 12. For tickets, call (859)

ROCKY TOP - Garrard County scouts received a history lesson Friday and Saturday during the first family campout of the year. Tiger, Bear, Wolf, Weblos and Eagle Scouts spent Friday night and part of Saturday at the farm of Steve Price in northern Garrard County. About 12 Civil War re-enactors and 15 scouts, plus their family members, received a front-row seat to learn about many aspects of the Civil War including how the soldiers lived, their artillery and the importance of the war to this area.

A multi-faceted history lesson greeted the guests of the Great American Dollhouse Museum's first-ever event held in conjunction with the Great American Brass Band Festival. Curator Lori Kagan-Moore talked to the more than two dozen attendees about both the history of the dollhouse museum and the annual festival, now in its 20th year. The event also included a museum tour, buffet-style lunch with entertainment from The Eastern Kentucky University Brass Quintet. Guests came from all over the country to the museum, many of them for the first time.

The remains of the Barber Grist Mill in Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve served as a backdrop for a history lesson by archeologist Chuck Niquette of Cultural Resource Analyst with a group of third-graders from Shearer Elementary School Thursday morning. Niquette was telling the students the history of the of the area and how the grist mill operated. Sixty-four students visited the preserve and Fort Boonesborough as part of their social studies on communities of the past.

Dear Editor, The lack of knowledge of our society concerning the separation of church and state never ceases to amaze me. Take David Wilson's letter concerning the Ten Commandments in The Kentucky Advocate on Sunday, Oct. 16. Here is a little history lesson. England, which is the country of whose people founded this country, was basically controlled by the Catholic church. Catholicism was the only religion, and many people were persecuted by order of the government and the church for going against that religion.

BOYLE Danville: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday Junction City: 5-7 p.m. Saturday Perryville: 5-9 p.m. Saturday LINCOLN Stanford: 6-8 p.m. Saturday Crab Orchard: 5-8 p.m. Saturday Hustonville: 5-7 p.m. Saturday GARRARD Lancaster: 6-8 p.m. Saturday MERCER Harrodsburg: 6-8 p.m. Saturday Burgin: 6-8 p.m. Saturday CASEY Liberty: 5-7 p.m. Saturday OTHER EVENTS...

Crab Orchard Elementary School students learned about the city's Civil War history with a visit to the local cemetery May 3. Lincoln County Property Valuation Administrator David Gambrel gave a Crab Orchard Cemetery Civil War tour to the fourth and fifth graders to complement their history studies. Numerous people buried at the cemetery fought in the Civil War - some for the Confederates and others for the Union. Some student weren't even aware that the cemetery existed and teacher Emily Manier said the experience allowed the children to learn about the town's history.

Many of the students from Bate Middle School in Danville will admit they don't know much about how their school got its name. “I think my dad might have talked about it before,” said sixth-grader Samantha Valko, one of the few brave enough to respond to a reporter's question about John Bate. Friday was a chance for students of all ages to learn about two of Danville's most significant black educators, including Bate, against the backdrop of what served as a school house for former slaves more than 200 years ago. Several classes from Bate and one from Danville Montessori converged on the Willis Russell House on East Walnut Street to learn about Russell and John Bate, both former slaves who went on to be teachers in Danville.

Boyle Landmark Trust will host an open house 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Willis Russell House on East Walnut Street.    Information will be available about Russell, who opened the first school in the early 1800s for black children in Danville. Charles Gray of Danville, who has been researching the life of Professor John Bate, will talk about Bate's life as an educator.  Other history and exhibits of the period will be on display, said Barbara Hulette, president of the Landmark Trust, which owns the Russell House.

Although she’d only been in Egypt for five months, Morgan Smith knew about Police Day, a two-year-old national holiday celebrated on Jan. 25.   She understood the day honored policemen who resisted British demands in 1952. But she also realized that Police Day 2011 would not be cause for celebration.  “‘A day of Anger’ is what they were calling it,” she said.  Egyptian anger did not subside after one day, though. It escalated into 18-days of protests, some of which Smith witnessed from her apartment window in Alexandria, Egypt.

BOYLE Danville: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday Junction City: 5-7 p.m. Saturday Perryville: 5-9 p.m. Saturday LINCOLN Stanford: 6-8 p.m. Saturday Crab Orchard: 5-8 p.m. Saturday Hustonville: 5-7 p.m. Saturday GARRARD Lancaster: 6-8 p.m. Saturday MERCER Harrodsburg: 6-8 p.m. Saturday Burgin: 6-8 p.m. Saturday CASEY...

Maggie Delaney told her life story of serving as an indentured servant in America in 1765 while her owner, “Parson John,” foreground, listened during a program for homeschoolers at the Clark County Public Library, top photo. Delaney is actually Carol Jarboe, and Parson John is her husband, Frank Jarboe of Woodburn, Ky. Jarboe told the students how difficult life was for indentured servants who came to America from Ireland, England, Scotland and Germany. Tanja Guyer listened to Jarboe with her children, Ann Guyer, 4, left, and Avonell Guyer, 10, middle photo.

Dear Editor, Last Saturday, I was a guardian on an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., with World War II veterans going to see the memorial finally dedicated to them after 60 years. They are truly the “Greatest Generation.” Some of them will never see it. Think about what they did. Where would we be if Japan or Germany had conquered us? Think about the quote on their T-shirts: “If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read it in English, thank a veteran.

HARRODSBURG — Men were in tights and women covered from head to toe in handmade clothing despite the 90-degree heat Saturday. Tents and teepees. Knives, rifles and crude tools. All these things and more are on display this weekend at Old Fort Harrod State Park, which is hosting its second annual Settlement and Raid celebration. People came from all over Kentucky to get a history lesson on what a day in “Harrod’s Town” during the 1700s was like. Spectators where able to walk around the village and inside the fort and see pioneers working on their trade, women cooking and making clothes.

Boyle County is getting three chances to rewrite its volleyball history in this week's regional tournament, and so far the Rebels are 2-for-2. But the one that still lies ahead is the one that matters most. Boyle will be the first area team to play for a regional championship when it hosts Southwestern tonight in the 12th Region Tournament final, and its players are hoping they can also become the first to win one. The Rebels got their chance after beating Pulaski County 25-23, 26-24 in a semifinal match Wednesday night.