Bonnie Strassell - Owen County Historical Society

The glass light fixture on the ceiling in the foyer presented a challenge for the little boy.
No matter how high he jumped, his fingertips couldn’t quite reach its smooth surface.
It wasn’t until the lad’s family had moved away and then returned to live in the white house on Main Street that the youngster, who had grown a bit, could accomplish this feat.

This Owen county memory was shared by Gene Rose who lived in the Hartsough home in his youth.

She was known as the “White Tornado” and “Road Runner.”
No one is sure whether she ever shouted “beep, beep” as she streaked past, but her energy was boundless, and when she went places her feet hit the ground running. It was as if life was so full she didn’t want to miss any part of it.

It seemed to be just another old wooden spoon, yet the tiny cracks that traversed the worn handle added to the spoon’s character and emphasized the wood’s rich hues.
The wooden spoon had served generations of Owen countians, and despite its age, was poised as if ready to stir a pot of simmering soup or scrape out the last remains of fried potatoes from an iron skillet.
Wooden spoons were a necessary part of Kentucky frontier life.

They stood side by side in a long row. Many looked similar but each carried features that were unique. Several were over 100-years-old, and yet their appearance was as vibrant as the younger ones.
Although today they have been replaced by advanced technology, their stories remain and are engrafted into history.
In the 1800s, men from several different countries were working on an invention to transmit the sound of the voice over wire.
The gentleman credited as the inventor of the first practical telephone was Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell.