ASHLAND —
The Jesse Stuart Foundation will host an open house Aug. 10 to celebrate the 106th birthday of the late author and Kentucky Poet Laureate.
The event is from 1 to 6 p.m. at the foundation’s headquarters at 1645 Winchester Ave. and features the author of a currently popular book about the Hatfield and McCoy feud. Admission is free.
Open house activities include special sales of vintage linens and glassware; door prizes; refreshments; live performances of traditional Appalachian music performed by JSF board members Carl and Buzzy Leming; and multi-author book signings. Authors include:
‰F. Keith Davis, “The Feuding Hatfields & McCoys” (with Dr. Coleman C. Hatfield, Woodland Press).
‰Jack D. Ellis, “Missing Christmas: My Life in the Depression & WWII;” “Kentucky Memories: Reflections of Rowan County 1856-2006;” “Alpha M. Hutchinson: The Biography of a Man and His Community;” “Patriots & Heroes: Eastern Kentucky Soldiers of WWII;” “Morehead Memories: True Stories from Eastern Kentucky,” (all published by the JSF).
‰James M. Gifford, Jesse Stuart: An Extraordinary Life (with Erin R. Kazee, JSF) and Greenup County Pictorial History (Arcadia Publishing)
‰Mark Maynard,”Teamwork: Ashland’s 1961 Championship Basketball Season” and “Mark My Words: Tales of Brandon Webb, O. J. Mayo, and Other Sports Legends of Northeastern Kentucky.” (both published by the JSF).
‰Ruby Miller, “Simply Delicious Desserts,” (JSF).
‰Edwina Pendarvis, “Raft Tide and Railroad: How We Lived and Died,” (Blair Mountain Press); “Between Two Worlds: A Biography of Pearl S. Buck” (with Christina St. Clair, Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press); “Joy Ride in Human Landscapes” (Bottom Dog Press); and “Like the Mountains in China,” (Blair Mountain Press).
‰Jarrod E. Stephens, “Family Field Days” and “The Road Less Graveled,” (both published by Oaktara).
Two authors will discuss their forthcoming books to be published by the Jesse Stuart Foundation in the fall: Lewis Nicholls, “A History of Greenup County, Kentucky” and”Sam Piatt, Men of Valor: WWII Veterans from Southern Ohio” and “Eastern Kentucky Tell Their Combat Stories.”
For more information about the Open House on Aug. 10, call the Jesse Stuart Foundation at (606) 326-1667 or visit the website at .jsfbooks.com.
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