Kentucky Ancestors

While visiting cousins in KY, two of my sisters (R & B) and I also went to some of our ancestors’ burial plots.

Grandma O’s parents are in Rock Springs Cemetery.

Grandpa O’s father is in Orange Cemetery (thanks S). It is located in Butler County, KY - near & East of Davis Crossroads on Highway 629 - also known as "New Orange Cemetery" & "Newt Orange Cemetery".

Grandpa O’s brother is in the Quality Missionary Baptist Church Cementery (Forgytown, Butler County, KY).

Grandpa O’s sister and her husband are in Smith Cemetery in Logan County. It was interesting to learn than Rube's real name was William Ruby Anderson - even his tombstone is not accurate. Some of their "neighbors" are from the Revolutionary War period, including one of George Washington's guides.


Despite the rain and tornado warnings we made our “visits”. ~K

Geocaching in KY

On Sunday evening R, B and I along with K & J successfully found 3 of 3 geocaches near Russellville, KY.

The first two were along trails in the Baker Natural Area: (http://nacdnet.com/resources/presentations/se_region/kentucky.ppt)

“Three Forks”

“Wild Flowers”

I’m sure this would have been more obvious in a different season – some great photos in the link above.

A nearby upscale subdivision held a third geocache entitled “Big Rock”.
Can you tell the titles are frequently great clues?

I think the “first-timers” enjoyed these hunts and might pursue geocaching as an additional hobby. ~K

For more information visit http://www.geocaching.com/; there are also some nice introductory YouTube videos I have used with 5th graders:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=PBjuPko2tog&feature=related - explains GPS and then some
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nqCvcwTK37w - great intro to geocaching
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeYvFEe5hIg - how to find a geocache
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3S3ntqVm_Uc&feature=related - Basics – slide show format – no narration
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KDSBXSofsck&feature=related -what does a geocache look like
GPS unit we used – Garmin Venture HC – recommended features if considering purchasing a unit: high-sensitivity receiver, color display, geocaching mode, capable of downloading coordinates from geocaching.com