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hibbard and mammoth cave photo he took
July 25, 2007 Caves and spelunking / Kentucky / Natural resource management

I heard rumors about the blind fish

The first day I arrived at the park, May 31, I heard rumors about the blind fish, especially that no authentic record was known of them here.

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daguerreotype of a peddler on foot, no date
July 17, 2007 Jews / Kentucky / Oral histories

A curious middle name

When I asked the oldest surviving member of my father’s family about the name, Uncle Charlie replied, “Pap was named after a Jewish peddler.”

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post mortem and dissection set 1870s
July 10, 2007 Appalachian scary tales / Doctors / Halloween / Kentucky

Doc Brown the Grave Robber

“Doc Brown the Grave Robber” is a story with a truth I never imagined when I was a boy. How often does a monster turn out to be a hero?

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137,489 garments with monetary value of $92,131.24
June 13, 2007 Kentucky / Works Progress Administration

Supporting her family

Kentucky organized Women’s Training Centers across the state between 1935-43 under the supervision of the Works Progress Administration.

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ball peen feathers blood
May 22, 2007 Farmers/farming / Kentucky / Oral histories

That looked like a BIG possum!

There’s a big old boar possum come in here. Couldn’t believe it. Didn’t know what it was. And in my chickenhouse out there he killed 16 hens.

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