Pondering Kentucky: The Magazine, Issue 6,
Project: Glen Bastin's Pondering Kentucky Oral History Project
Interview Summary
George Wright, wildlife biologist from Princeton, talks about the Wild Turkey Restoration Project in 118 Kentucky counties [Fayette and Bourbon Counties do not have the right habitat]. Funded by the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Department.The development of the Bald Knob String Band.
Virgil Gilliam, Mayor of Mayfield, Kentucky. The Maplewood Cemetery's 16 life-size grave monuments erected by Colonel Henry Woolridge in memory of his family, his hunting dog, his horse "Fop", and 2 foxes.
Kentucky Auctioneer Championship finalists Bob Haley, Glen Birdwhistell, Miller Monarch, Randy Bush, and Sheila Ley.
Kentucky Fishing and Wildlife employee, John Wilson discusses the reel collection at the Kentucky Historical Society. Tom Joyner, a collector of antique Kentucky reels.
Rich Sutherland - The disappearance of "Kissing Bridges" (covered bridges) in Kentucky.
Liberty Boys, a gospel quartet with members from Graves and Marshall Counties, three time winner of the gospel quartet competition at the Kentucky State Fair. They have competed in the national gospel quartet competition five times.
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Sheila Ley
John Wilson
Virgil Gilliam
Tom Joyner
Rich Sutherland
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