Miss Jane’s Letters
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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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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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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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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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Miss Jane Tells About the Horse Show and a Domestic Disturbance
Another letter from Miss Jane from the late 1940’s. … Continue reading
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The X-Ray Mobile Comes to Owingsville
In the summers of the late 1940’s, Mr. Burl, Reuben Kincaid, Henry Ficklin, and R.W. (Reuben’s son) went out west to harvest bluegrass seed. Don will write more about the harvesting part a bit later, but what I want to share with you are the numerous letters Miss Jane (Mr. Burl’s mother) wrote to… Continue reading
Echoes of Owingsville 