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Whenever he could get a little money saved up he would buy an option on a piece of land

Born poor in Paintsville, KY, by the time of his premature death, John C.C. Mayo (back row 2nd from left) had amassed a fortune of $20,000,000, making him KY’s wealthiest man.

pen & ink cartoon illustrating 'idleness'

July 7, 2016 Kentucky / Newspaper

She didn’t need a thing except to get interested in something

It is not money that is the root of all evil. It is idleness. Idleness leads to poverty, Idleness invites disease. Idleness breeds crime.

American Friends Service Committee banner

April 4, 2016 Child labor / Kentucky / Religious practices / Unions

Quakers and Bloody Harlan

The Quakers of the American Friends Service Committee fed Harlan County’s most desperately hungry children between fall 1931 and spring 1934.

March 17, 2016 Fighting Irish / Kentucky

Cead Mile Failte, says Kentucky

March 17 isn’t just any ordinary day in Kentucky. St. Patrick’s Day is time for Eastern Kentucky vs. State, corned beef & cabbage, & parades.

March 7, 2016 Kentucky / Paleontology

Human-Like Tracks in Stone are Riddle to Scientists

The human-like tracks were found in a sandstone formation known to belong to the Coal Age, about 12 miles southeast of Berea, KY.

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