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Dawson’s Mill’s heyday at the turn of the 20th century
The site of Dawson’s Mill on Hanging Fork in the small community of Lytle was a place for ... Read more
Author: Brenda Edwards - Page 8 | The Advocate-Messenger
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Danville businessman opened a billiard parlor and bowling alley in the early 1900s
W.H. Silliman, a Danville businessman, opened a billiard parlor and bowling alley at 303 W. Main St. in ... Read more
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Advice for the new year — from 1895
By BRENDA S. EDWARDS Contributing columnist A column that ran in Advocate in Jan. 1895 gave some timely ... Read more
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Remembering the old-time Christmas days
“Who remembers the old-time Christmas days, the days of Christmas on the farm, in God’s free, open country ... Read more
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Letter from Santa to children of Danville published in The Kentucky Advocate in 1899
It’s usually children writing letters to Santa, but back in December 1899, it was the other way around. ... Read more
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Three recognized locally for work in preservation
Boyle Landmark Trust recognized three people Sunday for their work in historic preservation in Danville. Tim Montgomery got ... Read more
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Danville man wrote home from Britain during World War I
A.W. Timoney, who was associated with the Danville and Harrodsburg newspapers in the early 1900s, wrote letters to ... Read more
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Danville High School display anchor is from USS Cascade
Editor’s note: Research for this article was done by Andy Bryant, a DHS graduate and genealogist, and from ... Read more
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Corrections on Cheek family history
Information was incorrect in an article about James Adamson “Addie” Cheek and his wife, Margaret “Maggie” Logan McKee, ... Read more
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Kerr survived Battle of Perryville, but died of illness
A young soldier who joined forces in 1861 with a Confederate unit in Jackson, Tennessee, to fight for ... Read more
