Hello to all: My research of my ancestors has brought to me to this list and I wish to share with you some of my discoveries as I try to establish what is true and what is myth! Perhaps some of you will find it of interest and, more importantly, for me... perhaps you can help me learn more. To start: Luke USHER was my gggg grandfather and Noble Luke USHER, his son, my ggg grandfather. A simple search online seems to indicate that the USHERs were 'prominent' in Lexington/and perhaps other places in KY.. in the early 1800s..especially in reference to the start of the theatre(theater). I am hoping those of you reading this message can point me to ANY interesting tidbits of their lives that can help me learn more. I just now looked at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyfayett/fayette.htm and see there are some details that I must check...but I thought I would post here first to let all know who I am researching..... I probably will be back with more specific questions......... Am hoping that my research of the USHER name will spark some interest...... Look forward to hearing from you. Thanks for any info... Judy in Canada
hello everyone I just moved to Lexington and bought my first house and decided to research my neighborhood area as I did my ancestors. (None from this area.. sorry!) I've already gone through the links on KYFayette website and gathered the all the information I could find from over there.. and don't know the next step to take. Has anyone researched previous owners of your property or your town? Any hints? I suppose I got the idea from watching "If Walls Could Talk" on HGTV. :) My deed has Joseph Dinelli as the purchaser of the property in 1904. I was able to find lots of interesting newspaper articles about him over on the Lexington Public Library site. He owned quite a few properties and rented them out. He was a confectioner and grocer.. was living with his daugher on N. Limestone in 1920 and died in 1930 when his horse and wagon were hit head on by an automobile near Winchester and 7th. He's buried next to his wife in Lexington Cemetary. While I was there I also learned a little bit about the history of the Charles Young Center and the park which I'm understanding was the old Goodloe property? I found that it was given to the African American community in 1930 after Dr David S Goodloe passed in 1925? I do live by Goodloe Street but they had that he actually lived on 3rd so I'm wondering if it was at one time a Goodloe estate/farm before it was split up into streets and homes were built? My street doesn't show up on the 1886 map but does on the 1896 map. The only other thing I could find on my specific property was a woman by the name of Mrs Bell Forest that lived here passing away in 1952... under "colored notes" (excuse the term) so far. If you have any history about Goodloe or Dinelli.. or even Bell Forest.. specifically any local gossip about the area I'm researching around the Midland and Winchester split between 3rd and Goodloe I'd appreciate it. Susan ____________________________________________________________________________________ TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/