Welcome to this episode of “Laurel’s Legacies,” a podcast about Laurel County, Kentucky’s history, highlighting its people, places and events, presented by the Laurel County History Museum and Genealogy Center in London, Kentucky.
On Monday, May 11, 1896, a ceremony was held at the top of the hill on what is now West Fifth Street in London, a vantage point overlooking the town which was soon to become “A Light Set Upon A Hill.”
At 5 o’clock that evening, well-known London merchant, Mrs. Lucy J. Williams, used a brand-new, shiny steel shovel to break ground for the Sue Bennett Memorial School’s first building, tossing a shovelful of dirt from the construction site into the air as 200 people watched.
A few weeks later, on Tuesday, June 23, 1896, the cornerstone for the building was laid, accompanied by another impressive ceremony.
This episode traces the early beginnings of the Sue Bennett Memorial School from its conception in the heart of Miss Sue Bennett, through all the stages of its development to the groundbreaking and cornerstone-laying ceremonies.
It also takes a look at some of the people involved, most notably Miss Sue Bennett, Miss Belle Bennett, and Rev. John J. Dickey.
Please tell your friends about this podcast, presented by the Laurel County History Museum and Genealogy Center at Heritage Hills off Tom Jensen Highway in London.
The Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to acquire and preserve historical documents and artifacts related to the rich history of Laurel County and Southeastern Kentucky.
You can get directions to the museum and genealogy center on their website at laurelcokyhistorymuseum.org or call 606-862-1693. They’re open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and by appointment.
Welcome to this episode of “Laurel’s Legacies,” a podcast about Laurel County, Kentucky’s history, highlighting its people, places and events, presented by the Laurel County History Museum and Genealogy Center in London, Kentucky.
On Monday, May 11, 1896, a ceremony was held at the top of the hill on what is now West Fifth Street in London, a vantage point overlooking the town which was soon to become “A Light Set Upon A Hill.”
At 5 o’clock that evening, well-known London merchant, Mrs. Lucy J. Williams, used a brand-new, shiny steel shovel to break ground for the Sue Bennett Memorial School’s first building, tossing a shovelful of dirt from the construction site into the air as 200 people watched.
A few weeks later, on Tuesday, June 23, 1896, the cornerstone for the building was laid, accompanied by another impressive ceremony.
This episode traces the early beginnings of the Sue Bennett Memorial School from its conception in the heart of Miss Sue Bennett, through all the stages of its development to the groundbreaking and cornerstone-laying ceremonies.
It also takes a look at some of the people involved, most notably Miss Sue Bennett, Miss Belle Bennett, and Rev. John J. Dickey.
Please tell your friends about this podcast, presented by the Laurel County History Museum and Genealogy Center at Heritage Hills off Tom Jensen Highway in London.
The Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to acquire and preserve historical documents and artifacts related to the rich history of Laurel County and Southeastern Kentucky.
You can get directions to the museum and genealogy center on their website at laurelcokyhistorymuseum.org or call 606-862-1693. They’re open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and by appointment.