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2012 Events Schedule
John Trowbridge -
April 19, 7:00 p.m.
Irvinton House Museum, Richmond Tourism
John is the Command Historian of the Kentucky National Guard and will be speaking to the Society about the War of 1812 as we commemorate the 200th anniversary of that war.
Kathryn Engle – May 31, 7 p.m.
Central Bank Community Room
“Local Memory, Community Collaboration”
Kathryn Engle discusses local memory and the importance of community collaboration in building local history.
Philip Seyfrit - August 4, 6:00 p.m.
Mt. Zion Church
Philip is the Historic Properties Director for Madison County and he will be speaking on the Battle of Richmond, which took place 150 years ago in late August, 1862.
William E. Ellis -
October 11, 7:00 p.m.
Central Bank Community Room
Bill is the University Historian of Eastern Kentucky University and author of the recently published History of Education in Kentucky. He will be discussing Kentucky humor. |
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The public was invited to attend the recognition ceremony of Earle Bryan Combs, former New York Yankee and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, as the eighth recipient of the Madison County Heritage Walk of Fame. The event was held Saturday, September 10th at 10:00 a.m. in front of the Madison County Court House. It was sponsored by the Madison County Historical Society. Society President Paul Rominger presided at the event. Craig Combs, grandson of Mr. Combs, shared memories about his grandfather.
You are invited to stop by to see the memorial plague, one of eight installed on the Madison County Heritage Walk of Fame.
More Information About Earle Bryan Combs
Kelli Carmean has chosen a Kentucky pasture slated for development as the setting for her book, Creekside, in which the interwoven story lines “link artifact and place, ancestors and descendants, past and present, and inspire us to explore the personal connections between them all in fresh and vital ways.” Richard W. Jefferies, University of Kentucky, offered a review, “In many ways, Creekside is as much about a sense of place as it is about people.” She is a local author and Professor of Anthropology at Eastern Kentucky University. You may order this tantalizing and interesting read from The University of Alabama Press.
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Dedication Earle Bryan Combs Marker September 10, 2011
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| Craig Combs, grandson of the late Earle B. Combs, at the Walk of Fame where his grandfather was honored with a plaque. |
Earle Bryan Combs |
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