The Locust Grove Oral History Podcast

Locust Grove Cemetery Audio Tour

Locust Grove Cemetery [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Locust+Grove+Cemetery,+Nicholasville,+KY+40356/@37.8925393,-84.5786482,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88425fb245d0437f:0x41678b3b9d9a6f5b!8m2!3d37.8924961!4d-84.5762612?hl=en] is an African-American cemetery on state highway 169 in Nicholasville, KY. Join us for a self-guided audio tour, where you'll hear stories and memories about the following community members who are buried there: Andrew McAfee George Combs Anna Bell Holloway Jackmon [https://www.jesspublib.org/anna-bell-holloway-jackmon/] Frank Cannon, Sr. Ora Belle Hamilton Cannon [https://www.jesspublib.org/ora-belle-and-frank-cannon-sr/] Lizzie Cannon Emma Jean Guyn Miller Dorothy Smith Andrew Thomas Smith [https://www.jesspublib.org/dorothy-and-andrew-smith/] Joe Pelman For more information about the project, visit our website at www.jesspublib.org/locust-grove/ [https://www.jesspublib.org/locust-grove/].

Anna Bell Holloway Jackmon

"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.

Dorothy and Andrew Smith

"They were committed to each other, and they were committed to family." 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.

Ora Belle and Frank Cannon, Sr.

"You never give up teaching." Frank Cannon, Jr. 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.