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Doors: Mr. Ben White, and Roley-Casey Creek Program a success By Mike Watson The Adair County Genealogy & History Research Center and the Adair County Genealogical Society's July 12th "Saturday Session" was a tremendous program. A departure from the usual Saturday Sessions, which are teaching-learning classes on how to study our local history and family history, this presentation, "Doors", was a double-header, of sorts. It began with a "Tribute to Mr. Ben White of Knifley Grade School" and morphed into "Remembering the Roley/Casey Creek Community" of Adair County. Mr. Steven Ray, who is a dynamic speaker and historian, entertained and informed his audience with his experiences of coming to the area as a youngster with his family--his father was the new minister. He was introduced to an educational path that has never ceased to expand. He was a student at Knifley School and elaborated on interactions with Mr. Ben White, the real backbone of the school. Mr. White's nephew and other family members were present and participated in the program. Mr. Ray included a history of the Roley and Casey Creek Community, the Walker Store, and the Post Office. Two of the Walker sisters were present. One lives in Florida and the other in Tennessee. Many other attendees were from near and far and delighted in the many stories of Mr. Ray. After the program Mr. Ray and the Walker sisters presented the Research Center with three important historical items: 1) A ledger with attendance lists from Roley Christian Church, covering the years 1966-1990; 2) Casey Creek Post Office ledger, register of money orders, 1909-1956; 3) Casey Creek Postal Account Book, 1887-1892. These ledgers are available for researchers at the Genealogy & History Research Center. Mr. Ray also presented the Research Center with an 8x10 photograph of Mr. Ben White, taken while he was employed by the Adair County School System. This photo will be placed in the permanent collection of the Research Center. The Adair Genealogy & History Research Center is located at 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. For more information, contact Mike Watson at 270-380-1024, adairgenealogy@gmail.com. This story was posted on 2025-07-16 12:21:29
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