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Highland Park Baptist Church History
Editor's Note: The following history of Highland Baptist Church, which is located in Heidrick, Kentucky, was published around 1990 in the church directory. On March 30, 2018, current pastor Jeffrey Branum provided the following updates: the new church building was built in 2001; the old church building is being used as a youth group activity center; and the church has acquired two new properties for future development.
Museum's Valentine speaks to DAR about Walker Park
Editors Note: The following article appeared in the Barbourville Mountain Advocate on March 1, 2018.
The Dr. Thomas Walker Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) met on Saturday, February 10, at Union College Student Center and enjoyed a delicious buffet breakfast provided by the Union College Food Service.
Knox County's 2018 Community Assessment Report
The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment recently conducted a community assessment for Barbourville and Knox County, Kentucky. The assessment was part of the Community and Economic Initiative of Kentucky.
Baker History - Middle Fork on Richland Creek
This link discusses the descendants of Rev. Andrew and Elizabeth Avent Baker who settled in the Middle Fork area on Richland Creek in Southeastern Kentucky.
Click link below to access Baker history website online:
The unveiling of Daniel Boone's statue in 2012
The museum's Doug Bargo recently came across this article about the unveiling of a new Daniel Boone state in Barbourville, Kentucky.
The article was published in the Columbia Magazine. The statue was unveiled on August 24, 2012. The Columbia Magazine is published monthly by the Knights of Columbus.
Here's the link:
The unveiling of the Daniel Boone statue
What Our Patrons Have to Say...
I am searching for old pictures of the Broughton Family- Job Broughton Lineage line-
Thank you,
Robert Broughton
Cleveland, TN
You file Drawer #3 that contains Broughton Genealogy- when could I come and study those files? Time and days-- I am the Great Grandson to James B. Broughton (1864-1917) I like to work on my family genealogy.
Thank you,
Robert D. Broughton
Golden Family Reunion, April 28-30, 2017. Please come!
Date: Friday, April 28, 2017, we will be at the Cumberland Inn, in Williamsburg, KY meeting in their Patriot meeting room from 5:00 - 9:30 PM. Plan to arrive on schedule. The hotel does offer a restaurant called the Patriot Steakhouse where everyone can dine and also food can be brought from the restaurant to the event rooms. No food from outside can be brought into the event rooms; it must be purchased from the hotel. A beverage service will be set up including coffee, tea, water and sodas. A copy machine will be available to share copies of your history with others. Bring your family history, pictures, stories and plan to have some fun with your BIG Family! We have the rooms until 9:30PM.
Date: Saturday, April 29, 2017, beginning at 8:30 AM and continuing until the last person leaves, plan to come (rain or shine) and spend the day at the actual Stephen Golden first settlement site and his resting place on Golden Creek. Please arrive before 12 noon so the prayer is not interrupted. Then we can begin our potluck meal together at 12:00 noon. Then afterwards a group picture can be taken of everyone.
Be sure and bring a food dish to share and your lawn chair for this outing. Also, bring your voice and music instrument and plan to play and sing the afternoon away after we dine! Also, please bring items to donate to the auction. The money collected at the auction and any cash donations will go towards taking care of the cost for the Friday night event, cemetery upkeep and the mailing/stamps for the newsletter. Funds go fast, so if you can't come and can donate some $ this would help greatly! After the outing all who would like to have dinner at the Patriot Steakhouse let me know so the reservation can be made and we can enjoy dinner together.
We might go cemetery visiting on Sunday! For more information call Carol Golden (865) 376-7141 or send an email to goldencj@msn.com
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