The Montpelier Diamond
2025-01-07 - Washington, D.C. - Photo by Pen
I was excited to find something from our neck of the woods on display on a recent visit to the Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.
The placard reads, simply, "Diamond, Cabin Fork Creek, Montpelier, Kentucky." When I searched the internet for more context, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the late great JIM had already covered the subject with some thorough research, in an article posted to Columbia Magazine way back in 2011: JIM: History notes on the Montpelier Diamond.
(Also on display in the Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals is a slice from the meteorite that fell in Edmonton, KY, in 1942. Another slice of the Edmonton Meteorite is on display in the Field Museum in Chicago, IL.) Comments | Permalink
2025-01-07 - Washington, D.C. - Photo by Pen
I was excited to find something from our neck of the woods on display on a recent visit to the Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.
The placard reads, simply, "Diamond, Cabin Fork Creek, Montpelier, Kentucky." When I searched the internet for more context, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the late great JIM had already covered the subject with some thorough research, in an article posted to Columbia Magazine way back in 2011: JIM: History notes on the Montpelier Diamond.
(Also on display in the Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals is a slice from the meteorite that fell in Edmonton, KY, in 1942. Another slice of the Edmonton Meteorite is on display in the Field Museum in Chicago, IL.) Comments | Permalink
Spotted on Adair/Metcalfe County line
2025-01-07 - Adair County, KY - Photo from personal collection
Darla Burris shared this special moment from her trip with Donnie to Bowling Green over the weekend. She writes, "At the Adair County / Metcalfe County line one of these Eagles was by the road the other one was in the tree. The one by the road flew back to the tree, quite the unusual sight."
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2025-01-07 - Adair County, KY - Photo from personal collection
Darla Burris shared this special moment from her trip with Donnie to Bowling Green over the weekend. She writes, "At the Adair County / Metcalfe County line one of these Eagles was by the road the other one was in the tree. The one by the road flew back to the tree, quite the unusual sight."
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Garden Club sharing gifts with elders
2025-01-07 - Metcalfe County, KY - Photo from Kim Harwood, Executive Director, Edmonton Metcalfe Chamber of Commerce
Documenting good works - the Edmonton Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce gives a shout out to the Metcalfe County Garden Club as they delivered Christmas gifts to the residents of Harper's Home on the Columbia Road, Edmonton. Garden club members pictured at the delivery of the gifts were Pam Hines, Priscilla McDonald, and Frankie Pfile. Comments | Permalink
2025-01-07 - Metcalfe County, KY - Photo from Kim Harwood, Executive Director, Edmonton Metcalfe Chamber of Commerce
Documenting good works - the Edmonton Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce gives a shout out to the Metcalfe County Garden Club as they delivered Christmas gifts to the residents of Harper's Home on the Columbia Road, Edmonton. Garden club members pictured at the delivery of the gifts were Pam Hines, Priscilla McDonald, and Frankie Pfile. Comments | Permalink
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