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The Colonel E. G. Sebree house "Do you know anything about that big old house along Highway 41, east of Trenton?" a blog reader ...

Dinner Party Menu, 1892 On January 4, 1892, Mr. and Mrs. Sam E. Stegar of Trenton, Kentucky, had a Leap Year dinner party, Fifteen u...

Family transportation I suppose I've posted a dozen photographs of Mennonite buggies on this blog, but this is my very first phot...

Seen from Todd County Pilot Rock is one of our local landmarks, and I've photographed it from just about every road around here, I th...

A back-road in rural Todd County, Kentucky Rattlesnake Road, at its intersection with Allegre Road (Hwy. 171) Last winter, I posted a...

Time to turn around I took a backroad in northwestern Todd County today, and came upon the creek in the photograph above. I've cross...

Old-fashioned education While wandering the roads of southern Todd County (KY) a few days ago, I drove through an Amish community. I think t...

A scrap of Western Kentucky history Tonight at work, an elderly gentleman told me about an old book he owns. It's an antique paperback...

A visit to a unique country store and restaurant A few weeks ago, I was invited to lunch at Helen's Place, to help celebrate the 82nd ...

A light unto the Gentiles Driving home from Greenville a few weeks ago, I paused in Kirkmansville and photographed the United Methodist C...

A handsome 1830s building The historic Todd County Courthouse sets on the town square in Elkton, Kentucky. It was built in 1835-1836 to r...

Decking the halls outside Decorated for the season in Elkton, KY. This house and yard is decorated with exuberance, to say the least. I can...

Historical documents, images, and more A few minutes ago, I had to pull myself away from the Kentuckiana Digital Library (KDL) so I can...

How trains have shaped the history of Guthrie, KY Freshly painted locomotives in Guthrie, KY Railroads made Guthrie, Kentucky. Several maj...

Life in Christian County, Kentucky... The folks on the Hoptown Hall Forum have been discussing Pilot Rock lately, and that reminded me tha...

Life in Christian County, Kentucky... I posted a photo of a Mennonite buggy a couple of days ago and Erik asked in a comment, "Any id...

Life in The Upper South... More About Birds and Animals... And What I Think About It... A small elk herd is held in a series of pens, ...

All In The Family... Life in Christian County, Kentucky... After a night of heavy rain It pays to have connections, or I should say, "A...

Landmark in Todd and Christian counties Pilot Rock Pilot Rock is the highest point in both Christian and Todd Counties (in Kentucky) wit...

Life in Christian County, Kentucky... History and Old Stuff... The barn is still standing, but across the road, only the trees are left at ...