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  1. Blessed Are They That Mourn

    Photographs from Blessed Are They That Mourn: Expressions of Grief in South Central Kentucky, 1870-1910, "Through the ages, survivors have experienced loss due to the deaths of their contemporaries. Between 1870 and 1910, the people of south central Kentucky (Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Monroe, Simpson and Warren counties) used significant expressions of grief. Combining oral history with primary correspondence, journals, scrapbooks a...

    Record Type: Photo

    Sc2019-10-33_(001
  2. Dress - KM2013.41.2

    Record Type: Object

    Dress, circa 1890-1910
  3. Edward L. Burchette Memorial Card

    Cumberland County memorial card that reads: IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF Edward L. Burchett Born Nov. 10, 1876. Died Dec. 30 1910. Age 94 yrs, 2 mo, 20 days. Gone but not forgotten Peaceful be thy slumber Peaceful in thy grave so low Thou no more will join our number, Thou no more our sorrows know. Yet again we hope to meet thee Where no farewll tears are shed. It is illustrated by doves, a book with quill, flowers and larger qu...

    Record Type: Archive

    Memorial Card from Cumberland County
  4. Honoring the Life of Patience L. C. Nave, 1931-2016

    Memorial program forthe funeral service of Patience Louise (Clement) Nave, 1931-2016, held at FIrst Baptist Church of RIchmond, Ky., on Monday, August 1,, 2016 at 6:00 PM Eastern. Son-in-law Rev. Bill Fort officiated and Mrs. Nave's three daughters sang three-part harmony beautifully. Includes order of worship, the scripture I Kings 18:36, her obituary, a photograph, the list of pallbearers, information about the additional service when her body ...

    Record Type: Archive

    Honoring the Life of Patience L. C. Nave, 1931-2016
  5. Malley Dona Cline

    Large black and gold memorial card for Malley Dona Cline, she was age 4 and died June 28, 1890. A hymn is attached: Call not back the dear departed, Anchored safe where storms are o’er; On the border land we left them, Soon to meet, and part no more. When we leave this world of changes When we leave this world of care We shall find our missing loved one In our Father's mansion fair. 63 x 35 cm.

    Record Type: Archive

    Malley Dona Cline
  6. Mourning envelope

    Envelope manufactured by Mermod, Jaccard & King, Broadway and Locust, St. Louis, Missouri, n.d. 1 item. 2 copies.

    Record Type: Archive

    Envelope
  7. Mourning envelope addressed to "Mrs. Mary A. Manson"

    Mourning envelope addressed to "Mrs. Mary A. Manson". (4.375" x 2.625")

    Record Type: Archive

    Mourning envelope addressed to "Mrs. Mary A. Manson"
  8. Papers - Ferguson, Lynne Marrs (Hammer), b. 1956

    Paper: "Where Have All the Flowers Gone: A Study of a Funeral Ribbon Quilt" written by Ferguson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

    Record Type: Archive

  9. Papers (Fresh, Mary A. Elizabeth (Logan), 1816-1894) - Fresh, Mary A. Elizabeth (Logan), 1816-1894

    Letter to Eliza Fresh, Auburn, Kentucky, from a niece, Anna, in Paducah, Kentucky. She writes of the death of her sister, Lizzie, from typhoid fever on 18 October, the circumstances of her death, and the family's sadness.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Fresh, Mary A. Elizabeth (Logan), 1816-1894)
  10. Papers (Jones, Howard Malcolm & Frances (Young) Jones) - Jones, Howard Malcolm

    Papers collected by Howard Malcolm Jones and his wife Frances (Young) Jones of Glasgow, Kentucky. The collection contains the papers of several families from Barren County, Kentucky, including the Eubanks, Huggins, Jones, Smith, Warder, White and Young. Collection also contains information about Barren County history and includes some Barren County Court records.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Jones, Howard Malcolm & Frances (Young) Jones)
  11. Papers (Moore, Mulligan, Brown, and Johns Families)

    This collection consists chiefly of correspondence of the Moore, Mulligan, Brown and Johns families, who are interrelated. The correspondence deals chiefly with family matters and events occurring in Trigg County, Kentucky and Allen County, Kentucky.

    Record Type: Archive

    B3, F6, item 43 MSS 219
  12. Papers (Ragland, Nancy (Stewart), 1861-1948) - Ragland, Nancy (Stewart), 1861-1948

    Letters, 22 March 1946 and 14 May 1947, of Nancy (Stewart) Ragland, Warren County, Kentucky, to her granddaughter Gwendolyn and her family in Quality, Kentucky, concerning household and family matters. A nephew's letter of 29 October 1948 describes his attendance at the funeral of "Aunt Nan" and his return home to Arkansas; he refers to several family members by first name only.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Ragland, Nancy (Stewart), 1861-1948)
  13. Papers (Volkerding Family)

    Letters written chiefly by Herman Frederick Wilhelm Volkerding, of Louisville, Kentucky, to his wife Mary Elizabeth (Hauber) Volkerding while traveling as a salesman for the John T. Barbee distillers. Volkerding pines for home and describes the scenery, hotels, amusements and rail travel in the western United States.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Volkerding Family)
  14. Quilt, Mourning - 2001.12.1

    Record Type: Object

    Funerary Ribbon Quilt Top
  15. Abraham Lincoln mourning ribbon
  16. Shawl - KM2013.41.1

    Record Type: Object

    Crochet shawl
  17. Woman in Mourning Gown

    Image of an unidentified woman, she is in mourning clothes with a locket at her neck; is associated with the Clagett family. Please help identify the person in this photograph, send information using the feedback button or by calling 270-745-5083. The photograph was made by John Williams of Shelbyville, KY.

    Record Type: Photo

    Woman in Mourning Gown

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