Locust Grove

Locust Grove Cemetery Audio Tour

The Locust Grove Oral History Podcast is a four-part series featuring stories and conversations remembering those who are buried in Locust Grove, an African-American cemetery in Nicholasville, Kentucky.

For our fourth and final episode, join us for a self-guided audio tour of Locust Grove Cemetery, where you'll hear stories and memories about the following community members who are buried there:

Andrew McAfee
George Combs
Anna Bell Holloway Jackmon
Frank Cannon, Sr.
Ora Belle Hamilton Cannon
Lizzie Cannon
Emma Jean Guyn Miller
Dorothy Smith
Andrew Thomas Smith
Joe Pelman

For written directions and photos of the graves, download the Locust Grove Audio Tour Brochure.

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Anna Bell Holloway Jackmon

The Locust Grove Oral History Podcast is a four-part series featuring stories and conversations remembering those who are buried in Locust Grove, an African-American cemetery in Nicholasville, Kentucky.

"I wish I had stayed in the kitchen while she cooked." Juanita White remembers her mother, Anna Bell Holloway Jackmon (1912-1985), and shares some of her favorite dishes that her mother used to make.

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Dorothy and Andrew Smith

Locust Grove Oral History Podcast, Episode 2

The Locust Grove Oral History Podcast is a four-part series featuring stories and conversations remembering those who are buried in Locust Grove, an African-American cemetery in Nicholasville, Kentucky.

"They were committed to each other, and they were committed to family." In our second episode, Jennifer Smith and Anna Kenion talk about their parents, Dorothy (1930-2013) and Andrew Smith (1930-1993), sharing memories of their faith and love. They also discuss some of the challenges their parents faced, including their father's loss of sight.

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Ora Belle and Frank Cannon, Sr.

Locust Grove Oral History Podcast, Episode 1

The Locust Grove Oral History Podcast is a four-part series featuring stories and conversations remembering those who are buried in Locust Grove, an African-American cemetery in Nicholasville, Kentucky.

"You never give up teaching."
In our first episode, Frank Cannon, Jr. (pictured) speaks with us about his parents, Ora Belle Hamilton Cannon (1911-1998) and Frank Cannon, Sr. (1913-1988); their careers in Jessamine County Schools before and after integration; what it was like to attend Rosenwald-Dunbar School while his father was principal there; and more.

 

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