Forgotten Passages

Crittenden County Kentucky history and genealogy.

Monday, October 20, 2025

Livestock Field Day Set At Quarry

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 This interesting article appeared in The Crittenden Press, June 8, 1972 Livestock Field Day Set At Quarry, By John Lucas Acting area ex...
Friday, October 10, 2025

The Old Folks Meet - 1897

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  Crittenden Press, July 22, 1897 The Old Folks Meet The old folks meeting at Sugar Grove Saturday was one of the most unique and joy...
Wednesday, October 1, 2025

The Gold Rush - Reunion of "Fortyniners"

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 On January 24, 1848, at Sutter's Mill in Coloma California, Jim Marshall saw a yellow object glistening in the mill race.  Picking it u...
Monday, September 22, 2025

AMERICAN LEGION, Ellis B. Ordway Post 111

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  The American Legion Formed Crittenden Press, November 7, 1919 It is well known by our readers that early this year a movement was se...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Singing School at Hood's School house and Shady Grove

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Hoods Singing School - 1911   Singing Schools in Crittenden County In the 1900s, singing schools were a significant part of American commun...
Monday, September 1, 2025

A Visit to Dycusburg in 1880

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   The Press advertising man, makes a visit to Dycusburg in 1880, he shares his visit with the paper. Dycusburg, the most business town in ...
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

W. F. Hogard Remember's Marion

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This interesting article was from The Crittenden Press, May 27, 1921, and titled "Marion".  It doesn't say the year that Mr. ...
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Brenda Travis-Underdown is the official historian of Marion and Crittenden County. Her columns appear regularly in the Crittenden Press, a weekly newspaper serving the community since 1879.
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