Forgotten Passages

Crittenden County Kentucky history and genealogy.

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Crittenden County Treasure Trails - 1951

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Some interesting facts published about our Crittenden County in 1951, taken from "Kentucky Treasure Trails."  Although some facts...
Monday, July 16, 2018

Beer Sold In Marion Restrauants 1933-1936

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March 1933 the sale of beer was legal in Kentucky.  Marion had a few restaurants that sold beer Marion City Council didn't intend...
Friday, July 6, 2018

Marion's New Buthcer Shop, June 2018

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Meat Markets What is so interesting about this new business is that Marion hasn't had a butcher shop or meat market since 19...
Thursday, June 28, 2018

Happy 100th Birthday To Marion Post Office, June 2018

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 Marion Post Office (on the right) from 1905 until 1918 when the new one was built and finished.  In 1912 an article in The Crittend...
Wednesday, June 20, 2018

A Visit To Old Colon School

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 Picture made in the 1970's by Braxton McDonald, as he gathered pictures of as many of the old school houses that were still stand...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Arminta "Mina" Wheeler, Crittenden's First Woman Superintendent

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Arminta "Mina" Wheeler, one of Crittenden County's Finest Miss Wheeler, superintendent of Crittenden County Schools from...
Friday, May 25, 2018

A Few Of The Crittenden County Heroes from the 83rd Division of the US Army, WWII

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Remembering some of our Crittenden County Fallen Heroes from World War II.  They gave their young lives for the freedom we have today.  M...
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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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