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Betty Overly Oral History
Betty Overly is a life-long Bourbon County native, born on January 20, 1939. Ms. Overly grew up on her family farm where she remembers attending Sunday school and going on weekend visits into Paris and Lexington to sell farm goods and shop. After…
Pat Simpson Oral History
Mrs. Pat Simpson, daughter of Spears and Sallie (Lockheart) Catesby, discusses her parents, the Quakers, activism, and growing up in Paris, KY.
Kay Collier McLaughlin Oral History
Kay Collier McLaughlin reflects on her life and Paris history in the 1940’s and 50’s. Recalling her father’s career as a Paris High School Football coach and later at the University of Kentucky. Born and raised in Paris, Kay had deep connections to…
Lee Nguyen Oral History
Mr. Lee Nguyen discusses his experience in immigration to America from Vietnam.
Nellie Jean Brown Oral History
Nellie Jean Brown moved from Harrison County, Kentucky at an early age and grew up in Brentsville in the countryside of Bourbon County. Her father was a sharecropper through the 1940s and 50s and Nellie recalls life on the farm with her mother and…
Shane Witt Oral History
Shane Witt, of the Historical Committee for the Ruddles Mills United Methodist Church, describes the 1820 founding of one of the oldest continuously attended churches in Bourbon County KY. The founding pastor, Josia Whittaker, was a Methodist circuit…
Pat Simpson Video History
Mrs. Pat Simpson, daughter of Spears and Sallie (Lockheart) Catesby, discusses her parents, the Quakers, activism, and growing up in Paris, KY.
Kay Collier McLaughlin Video History
Kay Collier McLaughlin reflects on her life and Paris history in the 1940’s and 50’s. Recalling her father’s career as a Paris High School Football coach and later at the University of Kentucky. Born and raised in Paris, Kay had deep connections to…
Betty Overly Video History
Betty Overly is a life-long Bourbon County native, born on January 20, 1939. Ms. Overly grew up on her family farm where she remembers attending Sunday school and going on weekend visits into Paris and Lexington to sell farm goods and shop. After…
Shane Witt Video History
Shane Witt, of the Historical Committee for the Ruddles Mills United Methodist Church, describes the 1820 founding of one of the oldest continuously attended churches in Bourbon County KY. The founding pastor, Josia Whittaker, was a Methodist circuit…
Estill Curtis Pennington Oral History
Estill C Pennington, an internationally recognized art historian, discusses early history of Paris KY and Bourbon County KY. Born and raised in Bourbon County, Estill recalls his early education and upbringing within a large Bourbon County family. He…
Kay Thomas Oral History
Note: Due to an audio malfunction, the first part of the July 11, 2023 interview was not recorded.
Remnants of a French Past: Long Silent Stories of Millersburg KY
Local author Randolph Runyon (Forever Belle, The Mentelles) and library staff member Cate Neilson present "Remnants of a French Past: Long Silent Stories of Millersburg, KY" at the Millersburg Branch of the Paris-Bourbon County Library.
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