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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…

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…

Note: Due to an audio malfunction, the first part of the July 11, 2023 interview was not recorded.

Mr. Lee Nguyen discusses his experience in immigration to America from Vietnam.

The Mace family owned a grocery store.

There are numerous pictures of this woman.

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…

"Grandfather inserted his photo, crafting his trade, I believe"
-- Lindrell Blackwell, grandson of Mr. Edwards

Mrs. Pat Simpson, daughter of Spears and Sallie (Lockheart) Catesby, discusses her parents, the Quakers, activism, and growing up in Paris, KY.

Mrs. Pat Simpson, daughter of Spears and Sallie (Lockheart) Catesby, discusses her parents, the Quakers, activism, and growing up in Paris, KY.

"Photo of my grandmother, her children Gloria. Leland, Talmenia and Loranzo and my mother Pheary who was unborn"
--Lindrell Blackwell