Ginger Karrick Kincaid
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High School and the National Guard (William Owen Karrick Story: Part 3)
Salt Lick National Guard, 1927. Those identified are Captain Corbett Gullett, Corbet Copher, William Karrick, Jim Fawns, Herndon Dickerson, Hugh Karrick, Clifford Wells, Roger Karrick, Van Green, Billy Frizzell and Robert Clark. Salt Lick School, date unknown This week, we continue with our series of excerpts from my great-uncle’s memoirs – hope you’re… Continue reading
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1918 Flu and More (William Owen Karrick Story, Part 2)
The great flu pandemic hit during the last year of WWI. More people died from the flu than from the war. From the November 21, 1918 edition of the Owingsville Outlook More from my great uncle’s memoirs this week – in this excerpt, he writes about the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918. More… Continue reading
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From White Sulpher to Salt Lick (William Owen Karrick Story: Part 1)
Hugh Karrick, 1845-1925 (my great, great-grandfather) My (Ginger’s) great-uncle William Owen Karrick wrote about growing up in Salt Lick. For those of you who don’t know, my grandfather was Hugh Karrick of Salt Lick, and his brothers and sisters included Travis (father of Ann and Nan), Edsel… Continue reading
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More Old Receipts
Not a receipt but a campaign card for school superintendent, 1885. Receipt from the undertaker (last number in year is hard to read, but I think it says 1884). Brother & Goodpaster receipt, 1889. The name “Lacy” has been blotted over and “Brother” stamped above it. Receipt from T.F. Allen Meat and Ice Market,… Continue reading
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Circuses in Owingsville
Ticket for The Mighty Haag from the 1930’s (Photo from josephinesjournal.com). This week Don makes his blogging debut: In 1972, Daddy and I went to see the Clyde Beatty/Cole Bros. Circus in Lexington in the Turfland Mall parking lot. I was ten and had only been to see the lights, glamour and glitter of… Continue reading
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Carnivals in Bath County
The Whip (Image courtesy of Whiplake Hopatcong Historical Museum) This entry gave me a few giggles – I hope it gives you one or two as well. From the journals: Carnivals kept the roads hot in the 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, and even the 50’s traversing the state. They visited the towns of Bath County. … Continue reading
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A Book Review and a Bit of History
George Nicholas Owings Bascom, 1836-1862 “History has been hard on Bascom and his judgment, but there can be little doubt about his courage. . .” – Terry Mort, The Wrath of Cochise What do the Apache Wars of the American Southwest have to do with Owingsville, Kentucky? Well, actually quite a bit. In January of… Continue reading
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Old Owingsville Receipts
The weather finally prettied up a bit, so I was able to haul in another box of goodies from our storage building. What a treat to find these old receipts from the early 1900’s. I like the one from the telephone company the most. A 1910 telephone receipt – can you imagine? Shrout,… Continue reading
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Lyceum Courses
The Dixie Girls performed in Owingsville as part of a Lyceum course. Last week’s excerpt was about the Chautauquas that came to Owingsville, and this week we follow up on that. From the journals: Lyceum Courses!! What were they? Lyceum courses were the cold weather counterparts of the Chautauquas. They catered to the arts mostly,… Continue reading
Echoes of Owingsville 