Farmington Musings
DBGreenFocusing on the stories from Historic Farmington in Louisville, Kentucky plus some other interesting comments on history
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The Mystic (repeat)
Wood cut depicting the November 12, 1833 meteor shower by Adolf Vollmy
Reverend Samuel Osgood visited Farmington in the 1830s. Most people today have no idea who Reverend Osgood was. But the good Reverend was well-known throughout America...
What’s In a Name? (repeat)
The names of the enslaved people at Farmington in 1840. This list is posted in the Visitor’s Center at Farmington
Have you wondered how Morocco got his name?
He was probably NOT named by his mother. Morocco was likely named by Joshua Fry,...
The Work To Be Done (repeat)
Hemp brake at Farmington. Morocco may have been assigned to operate this machine used in extracting hemp fibers from the stalk.
A few years ago the directors and staff at George Washington’s Mount Vernon created a program focusing on the e...
A Feeling of Discomfort (repeat)
I have reproduced the picture above with trepidation. In the 1930s a farmer uncovered the tombstone shown in the photograph while plowing in a field that is today part of the subdivision bordering the current Farmington property. In case yo...
Morocco
John Rutherford watercolor painting showing Farmington’s main house as it appeared in 1820.
I am going to ask your indulgence this week, and probably for a few weeks, as well. I started down the trail looking for material about Mary Speed...
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I retired from teaching history after 42 years. I currently serve as a volunteer docent at Farmington Plantation, home of Joshua and James Speed, their family, and dozens of enslaved people in Louisville.
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