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1930 Eastern Progress Reveals Formal Opening of Auditorium
A friend of ours recently gave us a copy of the February 25, 1930 issue of The Eastern Progress, the student newspaper of Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College. The news of 62 years ago was interesting enough that we thought we would share some of…
1939 Reflected in the Paper
Here are three interesting news stories from May of 1939 as reported in the Richmond Daily Register.
On Monday, May 8, 1939, Richmond attorney C.C. Wallace, spoke to the Richmond Exchange Club at their weekly meeting at the Colyer's Tea Room on…
A Thumbnail History of Madison County
For those readers who are new in our community here is a thumbnail history.
Madison County was formed in 1785 out of Lincoln County and was number seven in line. It was a big county and gave up part of its territory to form Garrard, Estill,…
An Old House in Baldwin
The two writers of this column drove out to the Baldwin community the other day. It is a beautiful part of Madison County, with rolling hills and prosperous farms. You can see from Berea to Lexington from some of its high points. While there we…
April 3 Tornado Claimed Many Lives
This unsettled April weather reminds nearly anybody who lived here 20 years ago of the terrible tornado of April, 1974. Seven persons were killed here and millions of dollars of damage was done in Madison County in just a few minutes.
It was during…
Beginnings of Stateland Farm at EKU
Eastern Kentucky University has operated a college farm which specializes in registered , Holstein cattle since 1912, although few institutions of higher education have ever had such an enterprise.
Established in 1906 as a normal school, Eastern…
Bethlehem Baptist Recorded in History
S.J. Conkwright published his History of the Churches of Boone's Creek Baptist Association of Kentucky in 1923. Most of the churches are in Clark County, although members also came from Beattyville, Booneville, Irvine, and Nicholasville. A number of…
Big Hill and Mallory Springs
The Big Hill area is located in the far southern part of Madison County, to the east of Berea and at the foot of that huge hill at the Rockcastle County line. It is situated along an early pioneer trail used not only by settlers coming into the…
Boonesborough was First in Many Ways
Boonesborough was the first fortified station in Kentucky. Built in 1775, it survived Indian attacks in 1777 and 1778. At Boonesborough was convened the first legislature west of the Al-legheny mountains. At this first session, Daniel Boone…
Budget Demonstrates How County Schools Once Operated
The superintendent's annual budget report to the Madison County Board of Education for the 1932-33 fiscal year might seem a bit dull reading for many folks. However, that old document shows a lot about our county schools and how they were operated 60…
Campbellism at Union City
Alexander Campbell was a Scots Presbyterian, who became a Baptist, and then formed his own church, known today as the Disciples of Christ (Christian Church). Some of his followers use the name Church of Christ. Other denominations called them…
City Firehouse Once Served as Car Dealership
Several significant building projects took place in downtown Richmond in 1919. One was the construction of the Richmond Motor Co. building on West Main, now the home of Richmond Fire Department's Station No. 1.
The Richmond Motor Co. was formed in…
Clay's Other House
Much has been written about the Clay mansion, White Hall, in Madison County. It has been made a state shrine. But where did Cassius Marcellus Clay live while not at White Hall? He did spend some time in a tent while away at the Mexican War. He stayed…
