Group, the following message comes from our Betty Sellers and I just now realized it did not make it to the list. I will need to chat with Betty and get her address corrected. Adsmore Museum is located downtown Princeton and currently has a special presentation going on...wish I could go. Vicki ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Sellers - KYSEEKER" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 10:07 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} ADSMORE WAKE > I received my Cadiz Record today and there is an article on the Wake > recreated at Adsmore Museum... > > Nancy Trice called this to our attention a few weeks ago... > > Here is the article: > > Through February 10, 2002 Adsmore Museum recreates the wake of Nancy Belll > Kevil held in January of 1905. Grandmother Kevil has passed on to "seek the > last sleep and start of her journey towards the great beyond to reap the > glorious reward of the just, where free from suffering, life is one long > summer day." > > "This is one of Adsmore's most educational and authentic interpretations of > the late Victorian era. During this unusual tour we highlight the elaborate > etiquette regulating mourning dress, social customs, and other traditional > expressions of sympathy and grief appropriate to the period rather than the > home's artchitecture and decorative accessories," said Ardell Jarratt, > curator. > > The home's drapes are drawn, black crepe hangs at the entrances, black > wreathes dress the doors, and all the clocks have been stopped at the tim > eof Mrs. Kevil's death. Victorian costumed tour guides representing the > Methodist Ladies Aid Society, extend warm greetings to all visitors coming > to pay their respect to to the Smith-Garrett family. Family members mourn > her loss in the parlor alongside the draped casket and share the family > history with museum visitors. Mrs. Kevil was preceded in death by her > husband and six of her 12 children. She missed seeing her 80th birthday by > one day. > > Adsmore, built in 1857, became the home of prominent John Parker Smith > family in 1900. The house remained in the family until the 1984 death of > Katherine Garrett, the Smith's granddaughter and great-granddaughter of the > deceased. AT the time of Mrs. Kevil's passing in 1905, four generations > were living in the Greek Revival-style mansion. > > Adsmore Museum, 304 N. Jefferson, Princeton, Kentucky, is open Tuesday > through Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission if $5 for adults, $4.50 for > seniors 65 and older and $2. for children six to 12, with children under six > admitted free. > > Groupe rates are available for scheduled tours of 12 or more adults and > school groups. Call 270-365-3114 for more information. >