My husband’s family is from Kentucky. As a matter of fact, he is descended from Patrick Henry’s sister, and on his mother’s side, the family was in central Kentucky before the Lincolns.
So all the hoopla about Lincoln’s birth bicentennial has special meaning for our family.
Here are some links to join in the fun.
http://www.mercurynews.com/travel/ci_8876712
http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/articles/2008/04/10/turret/around_knox/knox09.txt
http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/articles/2008/04/02/news/news04.txt
Note: From 1978-1980 I worked as a reporter at the News Enterprise, and it still has a special place in my heart.