Shane Witt Oral History

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 rider. Built in 1820, burned in 1850, rebuilt in 1857 with locally produced materials funded by Wilmot Moore’s $4000, the Greek Revival church once permitted slaves to accompany their owners to services. The program for 150th Anniversary celebration includes the Steele Diary which documents early history.

Paris-Bourbon County Library and Historic Paris-Bourbon County/Hopewell Museum

Paris-Bourbon County Library

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MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 (.mp3)

English

March 26, 2019

Allison Cox

Shane Witt