The Kentucky History Channel is an extension of The Kentucky History Podcast which is a narration and discussion of the History of Kentucky. Our great state has a lot of historical value to offer. If you want to join the conversation you can connect to us linktr.ee/Kyhistorypod. #kentucky #history #kentuckyproud
I was first raised in Paducah KY, named after Chief Paduc , I worked at the TVA plant Shawnee. We literally go arrow head hunting as a pass time. We still have Native barrial mounds you can see driving by. We just don't mess with them out of respect. The name of our state is indigenous.
I've been watching your videos hoping to see something about Hancock Taylor, Zachary Taylor's uncle. His was the first non native grave in Kentucky in 1773. He was buried by my fifth great Grandfather Abraham Haptonstall after they were attacked by Shawnee while out surveying in 1774. Taylor and Haptonstall were with James Harrod on the early trip surveying the Ohio River with Captain Bullitt before the founding of Harrodsburg and were the first, in 1769, along with Hancock's brother Richard to take the Mississippi river all the way to New Orleans. French explorers went down the river a hundred years earlier but only went as far as the delta, 376 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico. I have been compiling information on Abraham and Hancock who it seems from all accounts were very good friends. I have a lot more information if that is a story you would like to do a future episode. I've been enjoying your channel .Keep ' em coming.
I live down straight creek called Stoney Fork 3 miles from Harlan county line all my people are from Harlan and Leslie County and I would love to find my ancestors records
My grandfather William Holland was born in South Carolina in 1774 and he is buried in Princeton Kentucky 1843 so doesn't that make our Last name older than America.
Ahh, the Howard Zinn version of history... Native America was a peaceful utopia prior to European contact, and literally EVERYTHING bad is the fault of the "colonizers". That's not very useful, and it's not even history!
Most people do not realize or give this a second thought - The Kentucky and Southern Indiana region was the "Wild West" - The Louisiana Purchase opened up everything but The people who settled came through and spent a lot of time along 64 west -
I never believed native people didn't live in Kentucky. When I was much younger, i used to hunt for artifacts and the stuff i found led me to think that people did in fact live in Kentucky in a full time basis.
Is this really a question…… I think it’s obvious just based off yer average person that owns land in the right area and knows what to look fur. Take care
Good information, but please get a couple microphones and a mixer to make the audio understandable. The acoustics in that room are horrible. You shouldn't be more than 18 inches from most microphones, unless they are specialty microphones like a Shure 644 shotgun microphone. You don't need a fancy swing arm and spit guard like so many on RU-vid use. Just a Cardioid microphone on a short desk stand for each of you and a cheap mic mixer. If bought used, it could cost under $50.. Thre are cheap but usable knocks of famous Shure microphones for under $10 each, and an old Radio Shack or Shure mixer cab be found for about $25. You might even get one from a church or club hat upgraded their sound system. I did commercial sound and Broadcast engineering for many years so I favor the older, rugged and easy to use designs. I see that Ali Express has a clone of the SM57 microphone for under $5 right now.
This was great! So many wonderful historical artifacts. Does every county have a research/genealogy center? I know there's a tiny one at my main library, but I haven't gone in, because I figured they wouldn't have info on my family, since it's a different county.
Nothing like an effeminate Indian expert to postulate n the history of indigenous peoples. Most of these people claiming Indian blood need to look at possible Melungeon heritage.
My 9th great grandfather James Ramsey married Elizabeth "Betsy" Pittman in Harrodsburg in 1782. Later he was a private with Georger Rogers Clark in the Kaskaskia campaign and was at the Vincennes Fort Sackville campaign. I am wondering if he was in the Kentucky County militia?
What about a video about a KY congressman, senator, Vice-President of the U.S., second in electoral votes in the Presidential election of 1860, Confederate General, and Secretary of War for the CSA who was always the grandson of the secretary of state for the third president - John C Breckinridge? A man who gave everything he had for his state, his brothers, and a divided nation.
Excellent video guys. I think I saw a part two, but I'll have to watch that another day. I have A Failed Vision of Empire: The Collapse of Manifest Destiny, 1845-1872 by Daniel Burge on my goodreads list, but are there any other specific books on Taylor that you all would recommend? Thanks.
Im visiting Kentucky from April to July next year, and this will be my daily RU-vid channel until then. Do you have any Kentucky related podcast you can recommend ? Thank you for your videos. Greetings from Denmark.
MY step father's ancestor's were Shawnee, I found that he was also my 8th cousin twice removed :). We are both related to Nancy Feathers born abt 1738 and died 1824.
Giants did reside not only in KY but across the the whole country and world. They were on earth thousands of years ago. They were the offspring of angels and human woman.
As a land surveyor I love hearing surveying stories. We joke that Mount Rushmore is 3 surveyors and another guy. It was such a respected profession. Can’t wait to dig into your channel more. This is my first listen.
