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Restore the Historic Markers

July 26, 2021 thekaintuckeean

In a column for the Jessamine Journal in 2015, I wrote about how historic markers shared Kentucky’s history. That 2015…

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Breaking the Bronze Ceiling

September 11, 2019 thekaintuckeean

Only 7% of the 5,193 monuments in the United States presently recognize women. A movement in Lexington, Kentucky is underway to build a monument here recognizing the contributions of women.

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: outofstate, womenshistory

Goodbye to the Cranes of CentrePointe

August 23, 2019 thekaintuckeean

The front page of today’s Herald-Leader proclaimed that the last crane which stood for years. The cranes (you’ll recall, there…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Centrepointe, Fayette, Fayette County

Killing Kaintuckeean

August 21, 2019 thekaintuckeean 9 Comments

An unchecked email has resulted in the Kaintuckeean domain and brand to go by the wayside. It’s a brand that…

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Lincoln Statue is On the Move

June 20, 2019 thekaintuckeean

Back in 2011, a couple of Mr. Social Security Eric C. Conn’s statues were profiled on this site. Turns out,…

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Tales from the Kentucky Room Podcast

June 3, 2019 thekaintuckeean

Peter Brackney sat down with Mariam Addarrat, a librarian with the Lexington Public Library, to discuss Lost Lexington. Later this…

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The Feminine County and General Pulaski’s Gender

April 17, 2019 thekaintuckeean

Counties and localities have historically been named after men. This is not a surprising fact for a society where women…

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Lost Lexington – Now in Hardback

April 1, 2019 thekaintuckeean

The publisher of Lost Lexington (The History Press) has licensed the book’s publication in hard copy. If your coffee table or…

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A Museum at the Stockyards

March 20, 2019 thekaintuckeean

On October 3, 1889, the Lexington Leader reported that the “Bluegrass Stock Yards buildings, the property of Carrithers & Beard, were…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Fayette, Fayette County

Springing Back

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Tobacco wagon at the University of Kentucky Experiment Farm. 1899. Source: University of Kentucky. As you’ve likely noticed, I haven’t…

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