Adair County Genealogical Society

04/04/2026

A century ago novelty post cards were popular for all holidays. From my collection.

04/03/2026

The Adair County Genealogical Society will meet in regular session on Monday, April 6th, 2026 for a wonderful program given by our own Darlene Franklin Campbell.

Darlene will speak to us on a topic of much interest: Native Americans in Kentucky History.

Our speaker is a noted author, researcher, artist, and historical interpreter as well as a retired teacher.

Come out to the Adair Genealogy & History Research Center, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, at 5pm Central Time on Monday, April 6th for a fascinating presentation!

More information: adairgenealogy@gmail.com or 270-380-1024 or contact us via facebook on our page: Adair County Genealogical Society

04/01/2026

Lanterns & Tombstones Tours—2026

Lanterns & Tombstones Cemetery Tour, coming Friday, April 3rd at 7 pm CT.

The first installment of the Fifth Season of Columbia City Cemetery Walking Tour will take place Friday night, April 3.

Dave Thomas and Mike Watson will lead participants through various parts of the more than two century year old graveyard, pointing out bits of interesting lore along the way.

This is a walking tour through the historic cemetery and participants are encouraged to wear sturdy shoes, bring a jacket if it is cool, and your enthusiasm. Small flashlights will be provided to aid you in winding your way on the Tour.

The Tour will take place each month throughout the year—April through September, culminating with the annual Silent City Tour of 2026 in October. Each month the Tour and narration will be different from previous months.

There will be two “On-the-Road” Tours again this year—in May and August… Stay tuned for the cemetery locations as those plans are still in the works.

There will be some specific information repeated each month for emphasis and to inform those who have not previously attended.

The Tour will form at the edge of the Judicial Center parking area at Merchant and Monroe Streets, and will proceed up the drive to the Historic Cemetery. We will return to the same location. Please do not park in the cemetery.

Hope to see you there!

For more information: Watson.kentucky@gmail.com; or call the Research Center, 270-380-1024.

Mike Watson and Dave Thomas.

04/01/2026

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03/30/2026

03/28/2026

Interested in supporting the Mark Twain Storytelling Festival? Then consider sponsoring us! In this post you can find the Sponsor Tier List, with three levels that have more and more benefits each time. We’re also happy to personalize to you or your business, to make this relationship one that you feel you are getting the most out of! Not to mention, there is an extra benefit for the first person to sponsor us at the highest level, so if you’re interested reach out quick 👀

If interested in sponsoring us, please email at marktwainstorytelling@gmail.com, brockr@lindsey.edu, or mayor@cityofcolumbiaky.com.

We are so thankful for any and all support, in any format it comes in. If interested in other ways of donating, whether by food truck, sponsoring a specific portion of our event (t-shirts, a storyteller, programs and poster, etc.), or just volunteering your help, please reach out and let us know! We appreciate you all.

03/28/2026

28 March 1905

Janice Holt Giles was born on this date.

Knifely, Adair County, Kentucky