Timeline Tuesday – Jan 12, 1898

From the Adair County News. This is “Severe Weather Preparedness Week” and in honor of that, I thought I’d post a clipping about a cyclone that passed through Adair County in January of 1898.  Barns were destroyed and homes were moved.  But after the storm had passed, residents went back to church and listened to [...]

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Timeline Tuesday – Jan 5, 1898

Printed on Jan 5, 1898 in the Adair County News, but written Dec. 23, 1897.  50th Wedding Anniversary of Benjamin and Elizabeth Vaughan.  Names included: Benjamin T. Vaughan, Elizabeth (Helm) Vaughan, Elmer Vaughan, Logan Vaughan, William H. Vaughan, John Vaughan, Bart Vaughan, Ruth (Vaughan) Depew, Mark Depew, Alice (Vaughan) Sharp, W.T. Sharp

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Timeline Tuesday – Dec. 22, 1897

From the Adair County News, the following names were included in the weekly letter from Jamestown:   E.O. Stone, Mrs. E.S. Falkenburg, Ida Triplett, Mrs. Acres, Emma Perryman, Mrs. O.B. Vaughan, Chas. Heyman, Berry Buster, Ella Payne, Willie Warren, Nona Winfrey, Mrs. James Wolford, S.A. Sampson, Sol Stone, Willis Acres, Judge Willis, Estus Barger, prof. N.W. [...]

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Timeline Tuesday – Dec. 8, 1897

From the Adair County News – Dec. 8, 1897 Russell County Kentucky names:   Mrs. G.G. Jones, Ethel Patterson, Arthur Carter, Isa Dowell, Mrs. S.A. Gann, W.L. Dowell, Haidee Rowe, Mrs. T.J. Winfrey, Mrs. J.C. Walford, Pro. J.W. Warren, Stanley Baugh, Dr. A. Baugh, J. Shelby Rowe, Rev. Bell

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Timeline Tuesday – Dec. 1, 1897

From the Adair County News.  Household hints from the day plus the news from Jamestown.  These are the Russell County names mentioned: Ethel Patterson, J.B. Patterson, Olga Gann, Charlie Dowell, Sidine Gann, Will Warren, Effie Falkenburg, Isa Dowell, S.A. Gann, W.L. Dowell, Mrs. G.F. Jones, S.A. Gann, Mrs. Texas Rowe, Haidee Rowe, Maggie Jones.

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Timeline Tuesday – Nov. 1897 Election Violence

The Presidential Election of 1896 was one of the most exciting elections in our history. Party loyalties were still fierce for the local elections of 1897 and violence was rampant.  At first, I only planned to post the first 2 clippings from the Adair County News from Nov. 3, 1897, but the following clippings from the next [...]

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Timeline Tuesday – Nov. 3, 1897

I currently have a copy of a microfilm for the newspaper “Adair County News” beginning with Nov. 1897 and I’m scanning articles or newsbits that are from Russell County, Kentucky.  I’ve also come across some obituaries from Adair County that I just felt like someone would love to have – especially if it’s a woman since they seem to be [...]

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