Letters Patent No. 279,411

Patent 279,411

UNITED STATES Patent Office.DAVID MCGLADERY, OF HAVILANDSVILLE, KENTUCKY.REIN-HOLDER.SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,411, dated June 12, 1883,Application filed March 10, 1883. (No model.) To all whom it may concern:Be it known that I, DAVID McGLADERY, Havilandsville, Harrison county, Kentucky, have invented a new and Improved Rein-Holder, of which the following is a full, …

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Mail Carrier Has Traveled 281,000 Miles

FALMOUTH, Ky., Aug. 5.-Frank King, who carries the mail from Havilandsville to Falmouth and return, has been working for the United States 40 years. He began carrying the mail on July 4, 1876, from Havilandsville to Robinson Station twice a week and continued for four years, and the next four years he made three trips …

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Interesting Bit of Kentucky History

An article in a recent paper told of a town being sold for $3,500. That village sale that might interest some of the older readers and be historical news for the young. In 1838 my grandfather, Robert S. Haviland, built a woolen factory at Havilandsville, where he and Alfred Warner of Fayette County comprised company …

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United Methodist Church

To friends and members of the Cloverport United Methodist Church; We are indebted to a number of people and several sources for the brief history we have of our church. Chief of these sources is Mr. Edward Gregory’s (1863-1939) writings of local history published in the Breckinridge News in 1922 and preserved by his daughter Mrs. Frank Smith. …

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History Tour with Grace Bandy

Historical Society Gets Vivid Imaginary Tour Of Cloverport October 23, 1985 by David W. Hayes Mrs. Grace Behen Bandy of Cloverport hosted the monthly meeting of the Breckinridge County Historical Society at her home on Tuesday. October 8. She gave the members and visitors present a vivid and imaginative walk through the city of Cloverport. …

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Start Own Breeding Herds in Harrison County

4-H CLUB MEMBERS ——————————— Start Own Breeding Herds in Harrison County ——————————— Five Harrison County 4·H Club boys have purchased Angus cows with calves at side as foundations for herds of purebred beef cattle. They are George Midden, James Gray, Robert Haviland, Joe Marsh and Joseph Midden. The calves all be fattened for the fat …

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John Gerhard “George” Midden

George Midden came to Harrison County from Delaware County, Ohio. I’ve found a few census records of his but the one I’m chasing right now is the 1910 record. I know he was in Cynthiana in 1910 but where. There are several newspaper articles mentioning George in that era. An interesting note: Death certificate has “George …

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Interesting Page

Sent to me by Bill Penn, this page talks about a Civil War time love story between Unionist Henry Haviland and his love interest Susan Scroggins, a secessionist (Sesech). Visit this page for a great read.

Website Relaunch

As you can tell, I am rebuilding the website. Mostly, moving from Joomla to WordPress. I will also be adding more stuff to this site. Mainly photos and an updated family file.

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