Jackson County (Ky.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Annville Institute Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0043-SAA 043
Abstract
Annville Institute was an early outgrowth of the work begun in Jackson County, Kentucky, by the Women’s’ Board of Domestic Missions of the Reformed Church of America. In 1900, New York based missionaries, Cora A. Smith and Nora Gaut chose Mckee as the site of the first RCA Mission in Kentucky. By 1909, a Church and school had been established at Mckee and several Sunday schools elsewhere in the County. Rev. Issac Messler, Superintendent of RCA Kentucky work, had purchased a 75 acre tract...
Dates:
1900 - 1980
Annville, Kentucky
File — Box 5: Series Series 1
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains news releases, reports, brochures, flyers, small published and unpublished items, and other ephemeral materials documenting the history, events, customs and social lives of peoples in the Appalachian region of the United States.
Dates:
1900 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2010
Bessie Abrams' Song Lyrics Collection
Item
Identifier: BCA 0353
Scope and Contents
These are song lyrics written by Bessie Leigh Thacker Abrams 1902 – 1997. The lyrics, related sound recordings, and an academic research paper were donated to the Berea College Archives by Bessie's great-granddaughter, Ella Cope. The paper is about
Bessie and her song lyrics, exploring her songwriting process, family, and frustrated desire to publish her work. It was written as part of Ella Cope's Folklore studies at Indiana University.Bessie was married to Cephas Abrams and...
Dates:
2025