My areas of research include state and local history topics, especially that related to Bowling Green and Warren County and the contiguous counties. In addition I have written about the Shakers located at South Union, Kentucky, architecture, textiles, history of the Commonwealth's libraries, and Western Kentucky University. I'm also interested in biographical studies of those who played significant roles in the Commonwealth's development.
Librarianship & Library History
Looking Back: Growing Pains for the Bowling Green Public Library, 1950-1961, DLSC Faculty Publications (2010)
Looking Back: Letters of Persuasion: Posturing for a Carnegie Library in Middlesboro, DLSC Faculty Publications (2009)
When making application for a Carnegie Library grant, proponents added letters of support. These letters...
A Bumpy Ride: The Story of Opening Owensboro’s Carnegie Library, DLSC Faculty Publications (2006)
A history of library services in Owensboro, Kentucky, the county seat of Daviess County. Article...
The Genesis of the Bowling Green Public Library, DLSC Faculty Publications (2004)
A history of library services in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the county seat of Warren County.This...
A History of the Montgomery County Public Library, DLSC Faculty Publications (2003)
A history of library services in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, the county seat of Montgomery County....
Textile History
Fulling Around: The Shaker Fulling Mill at South Union, Kentucky (with Donna C. Parker), DLSC Faculty Publications (1999)
The fulling mill was an essential component of any successful early-19th century woolen industry. Fullers...
“We Have Raffeled for the Elephant & Won!”: The Wool Industry at South Union, Kentucky (with Donna C. Parker), DLSC Faculty Publications (1997)
Wool, next to cotton, is perhaps the most important of all textile fibers. Like most...
A Thread of Evidence: Shaker Textiles at South Union, Kentucky (with Donna C. Parker), DLSC Faculty Publications (1996)
Textile production was one of the many routine tasks performed in the early American home....
Sericulture, Silk and South Union Shakers (with Donna C. Parker), DLSC Faculty Publications (1993)
Kentucky Shakers were particularly adept at the process of producing silk. Kentucky's temperate climate was...
Flax Production at South Union, Kentucky (with Donna C. Parker), DLSC Faculty Publications (1992)
From 1810 to 1849, through several tedious processes, the Shakers cultivated flax and manufactured linen...
State & Local History
Recommended by Duncan Hines (with Donna C. Parker), DLSC Faculty Publications (2008)
Businessman, salesman, kitchen inspector, lover of comfortable lodgings, and connoisseur of good food - -...
A Century of Symphony: Bowling Green Western Symphony Orchestra, DLSC Faculty Publications (2008)
The Bowling Green Western Symphony Orchestra reached its centennial year in 2008. This monograph celebrates...
Woodburn, Kentucky, DLSC Faculty Publications (2003)
This brief article examines the history of Woodburn, Kentucky, a small rural hamlet located in...
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Hatfield-Gaines Family, 1834-1981 (MSS 2275), MSS Finding Aids (2010)
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2275. Chiefy receipts, deeds, wills, and other legal...