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What’s in the Woods? – My dad’s memories of growing up without deer, turkey, bear, and elk in Salt Lick, KY.
In this post, my dad, Joe Karrick, writes about wildlife in Bath County. He told me a while back that he didn’t see his first deer until he was a teenager, and that really amazed me. I guess I found that so hard to believe because I take them for granted. I have seen them Continue reading
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My dad’s memories of stripping tobacco on the family farm in Salt Lick, Ky.
In this post, my dad, Joe Karrick, reflects on his memories of stripping tobacco. As he notes, tobacco was once grown on almost every Kentucky farm. Indeed, data from the USDA shows that in the 1950s, Kentucky had around 136,000 working tobacco farms, but by 2022 that number had dropped to 984. That decrease came Continue reading
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Hog Killin’ Weather
A few years ago, as I was looking at digitized copies of the Owingsville Outlook, I happened upon this interesting tidbit in which the writer states, “Hog-killing, Thanksgiving and Christmas to look forward to before the blue days of winter come on.” It struck me that “hog-killing” seemed a celebratory event, one on par with Continue reading
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A post to honor my late husband.
As people in my community and circle know, my husband, Don Kincaid, died on June 18th of this year after a long and often brutal battle against liver disease caused by auto-immune hepatitis. He was the bravest person I’ve ever known, lovingly ran a tight ship, and now I feel like I’ve lost my captain. Continue reading
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"Cap" Dawson’s Blacksmith Shop
In this entry, Mr. Burl writes about the blacksmith shops that were in Owingsville and specifically mentions “Cap” Dawson. In his book, The History of Bath County, John Adair Richards also mentions Cap Dawson. From the journals: Have you ever watched a blacksmith prepare a shoe for shoeing a horse? All of our Bath County Continue reading
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Christmases Past
From the journals of Burl Kincaid: In the early 1900’s, most Christmas shopping was done locally and from Sears & Roebuck and Montgomery Ward catalogs. There was very little traveling to neighboring towns or to Lexington because few people owned automobiles. Even though gasoline was very cheap, there was very little money. If a person Continue reading
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Fratman Hall
There used to be a place in Owingsville where actors would gather and put on grand performances. Seriously. From the journals: “Chick” is in there selling nuts and bolts, paints and varnishes, and most anything you need in the hardware line but what does that have to do with Fratman Hall? That’s right – Continue reading
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While Traveling to Lexington, Miss Jane Runs Out of Gas
Everybody seems to enjoy the sweet letters of Miss Jane Kincaid, so here is a new one. It was written on a Wednesday night in the late 40’s. She didn’t let running out of gas keep her from having a “very nice day” in the city! Dear Burl, Jr. We are just wondering if you Continue reading
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Brigadier General James Virgil Thompson
Reposting in honor of Memorial Day and for D-Day, which is right around the corner. June 6th of this year marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the day when allied forces stormed the beaches of Continue reading
Echoes of Owingsville 