Laurel's Legacies

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This episode profiles some of the people who were involved in the early years of the Laurel County Public Library and keeping it operating during those in spite of many challenges and difficulties – mostly financial difficulties – the library faced in the beginning, including:

Dr. John Moren

Alexander Joseph Howard

Mattye Reid Sewell

Emma Pearl Young

Ruby Hackney Carnahan

Charlotte "Lottie" Irene Lovelace Brock

Blanche Clemerson Moren

Elizabeth Hardin Catching

Mollie Ann Johnston Hardin

Emily Byers Dyche Buchanan

Mollie Young Smith

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The Laurel County Public Library celebrates two important milestones in 2025.

First, 110 years ago, in 1915, was the year the library was founded.

Second, 100 years ago, in 1925, the Laurel County Public Library became the Laurel County FREE Public Library, meaning patrons were no longer required to have a paid membership to borrow items from the library.

Listen to this podcast to learn more about these two very important events in the history of the Laurel County Public Library.

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Green Adam Settle was born in Jackson County, Kentucky, in 1859.

Among other things, Settle was a member of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. After the Spanish-American War he settled in London, Laurel County, Kentucky.

This episode tells of some of his experiences as a teacher before joining the Army, as a soldier while serving in the U. S. Army during the Indian Wars and the Spanish-American War, and his civilian life after his service in the military.

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This episode contains excerpts of newspaper articles from around the state and adjacent states which fill in some of the information from missing issues of Laurel County newspapers from March, 1907.

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Constable George Tedders, of the Laurel County Constable’s Office, was shot on Monday evening, May 3, 1886, and died the following morning, on Tuesday, May 4, 1886.

This podcast is the story of Tedders' murder, his assassin's arrest, trial, and sentence, as well as what we know about Constable Tedders and his family.

NOTE: The surname Tedders had numerous other spellings, including Tedors, Tutters, Tudors, and several others. The spelling used for this podcast is the spelling used by his children and the spelling that appears on his wife's tombstone.

This episode was written in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day, an observance in the United States that pays tribute to the local, state, and federal peace officers who have died, or who have been disabled, in the line of duty. 

Peace Officers Memorial Day is celebrated on May 15 each year. 

In May, 2024, Laurel's Legacies paid tribute to Deputy Sheriff William Harrison Reams of the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department, who was killed in 1854 while acting in the line of duty.

If you haven't listened to that episode, or if it's been a while since you listened to it and have forgotten the details, I encourage you to listen again, which you can do through the link on my website at www.dcestridge.com or at Laurel's Legacies

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This episode takes a look at a "fake news" story published in 1907 about a Laurel County Man who decided to sue some of the most powerful and influential newspaper in Kentucky for libel following the incident.

Apologies for this episode being posted a few days later than advertised. Life happens, and sometimes it gets in the way of deadlines. Sorry!

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This episode contains excerpts of newspaper articles from around the state and adjacent states which fill in some of the information from missing issues of Laurel County newspapers for January and February, 1907.

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This episode relates the story of the Black Brothers Bus Lines that operated in Laurel County and Central and Eastern Kentucky from 1928 to 1968.

It also tells the story of the lives of the three brothers who ran the bus company and their seven siblings who were not involved in the company but who played significant roles in their community.

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The Needle and Thread Club was a woman's club started in London, Kentucky, in 1907 and which was active for more than half a century.

Listen to learn more about the club and some of the women who were involved in it.

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The Tuesday Music Club was the precursor of the Woman's Club of London.

The Tuesday Music Club was founded in 1934, and the Woman's Club three years later, in 1937.

This episode explores the founding and success of the Tuesday Music Club and what led its members to transition into a woman-focused organization.

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