Ginger Karrick Kincaid
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While Traveling to Lexington, Miss Jane Runs Out of Gas
Everybody seems to enjoy the sweet letters of Miss Jane Kincaid, so here is a new one. It was written on a Wednesday night in the late 40’s. She didn’t let running out of gas keep her from having a “very nice day” in the city! Dear Burl, Jr. We are just wondering if you… Continue reading
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Brigadier General James Virgil Thompson
Reposting in honor of Memorial Day and for D-Day, which is right around the corner. June 6th of this year marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the day when allied forces stormed the beaches of… Continue reading
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A Hometown Baseball Legend
Nathan Redmond and the Owingsville Giants baseball team. Continue reading
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Doctor Byron’s House Gets Built and Other Tidbits from Miss Jane.
From Miss Jane on Friday morning, June 3rd, 1949: Dearest Son, How are you this lovely morning? I got up early and put sulphur on my roses and Aunt May’s. We have had lovely roses, in all colors. It is really dry in some places in the county, for the last rain seemed… Continue reading
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The Owingsville Panthers
From the journals about a basketball team that he played on. He and his teammates would have been between 18 and 21. Prior to the 1935-36 basketball season, a group of young men organized a semi pro team. After much discussion regarding organization, uniforms, transportation, finances, and team name, it was apparent from our first… Continue reading
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Letter to the Herald-Leader about Frank Jones
Mike Fields, Staff Writer Lexington Herald-Leader Co. 100 Midland Avenue Lexington, KY 40508 Sir, Read your column Friday 19th and noted your piece about Jeremy Simpson and Mark Higgs. In 1969, Bath County had a great running back-Frank Jones. Frank was the leading scorer in Kentucky high school football that year. Jones scored 38… Continue reading
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Letters from Miss Jane and Betty Burton Manley
This week I have two letters to share with you. The first is one from Betty Burton Manley, who as a child lived across the street from the Kincaids with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Darnell. You can read her letter first and then Miss Jane’s, who, you will notice, encourages Burl to write Betty. ~Ginger… Continue reading
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A Letter From Donovan Darnell, Dated 1933
Donovan Darnell as a child. He would grow up to serve in WWII, graduate from Morehead State, teach Industrial Arts in Greensboro, N.C. and, most importantly, start a beautiful family (even though they do sometimes root for the wrong team in basketball!). Happy 2015! Our first post of this new year is an… Continue reading
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Another Letter from Miss Jane: “These are trying times unsettled.”
A super sweet letter from Miss Jane from the late 1940’s – hope you enjoy it! ~ Ginger … Continue reading
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Old Recipes
Just in time for Thanksgiving, here are some old recipes that might be of interest. Sorry if some of them seem incomplete, but this is how they are recorded in the old cookbooks from which I’m getting them. I guess it was a given that everybody would know what to do next. I’ll try to… Continue reading
Echoes of Owingsville 