Lawrence County Public Library Genealogy Podcast

Brief history of the hospitals of Louisa.

Discussion on Dr. Francis Elam Burgess, M.D., his home, and a selection of poetry.

History of the Lawrence County Potato Festival and the Big Sandy News.

Interview with Keith Chaffin about the Bicentennial Celebration, selected readings from Lawrence County: A Pictorial History by George Wolfford, and the History of Lawrence County.

Discussion on Fred M. Vinson, Louisa native and Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. Special thanks to the Eisenhower Presidential Library and the Robert H. Jackson Center for allowing us to use audio clips in our episode.

Discussion on Jake Isralsky, and some of the local funeral homes for Lawrence County.

DIscussion on the Big Sandy River, an interview with Jack Dickinson, author of River of Sand Bars, and the Louisa-Fort Gay Bridge.

Discussion on Captain Milton Freese, the Old Mill, and an article from the Big Sandy News about a large fire in Louisa.

Episode 5: Readings from Lawrence County History book on local veteran Howard F. Skaggs, discussion about the letter collection, and sampled readings from it.

Episode 3: Update on library grand opening, history of the Oddfellows Lodge in Fallsburg, KY, interview with Dr. Ronald Enders, readings from the Big Sandy News and Lawrence County History book, and a ghost story that turned out to be true.