It is always an exciting moment when a forgotten treasure is discovered when someone is cleaning out or reorganizing an attic or basement. Whatever this treasure may be, it is so exciting and interesting that it just has to be shared. The finder tells her family and friends that they just won't believe what she found sitting in a box in her house, and those friends share her enthusiasm and amazement too. Just like the person cleaning out her attic, we are excited and enthusiastic around here because we are doing a little reorganizing and have found treasures and tidbits to share with our library friends.
Since the library was opened in 1904, librarians have been collecting letters, newspaper clippings, and other articles and papers of local interest. These collected papers have grown over the decades to fill hundreds of folders and make up our Family Files and Kentucky Files. We have decided that after 103 years it is time to evaluate the condition and content of these files. Our archivists are going through every file folder to see what is in it and to inspect its contents for damaged and misfiled items. They have found several local history treasures that they are dying to share with our patrons. As fragile and damaged items are being copied onto acid-free archive-quality paper, handwritten letters and histories are being transcribed, and the files themselves are being cross-referenced to other relevant materials in the Kentucky and Family File collections, our librarians expect to find many more astonishing facts and stories about Henderson and the people who have lived here.
We will be periodically posting the most interesting or unusual stories on this blog under the heading, "Revisiting Henderson's Past." As they are posted, we invite and encourage you to take a few minutes to learn a thing or two about our hometown and all the little treasures she's kept hidden here at the library.
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