Steven Rodgers Book Design
Steven Rodgers Book Design
Olivie Hill Public Art Mural
Adair Bath Bell Boyd Breathitt Carter Casey
Clark Clay Clinton Cumberland Edmonson Elliott Estill Fleming Floyd Garrard Green Greenup Harlan Hart Johnson Knott Knox Laurel Lawrence Lee Leslie Letcher Lewis Madison Magoffin Martin Mason Menifee Montgomery Morgan Owsley Perry Pike Pulaski Rowan Russell Wolfe
Jackson Lincoln McCreary Monroe Powell Rockcastle Russell Wayne Whitley
Design & Development
By Gloria Stepp Design
Architecture
Artists
Historical Music Recordings
Oral Histories
Public Art
Carter County StatisticsKentucky PostSecondary Education Profile (CPE) .PDF file
Fedstats
Architecture back to top
Carter Caves Pictograph Photos
Olive Hill vicinity
Olive Hill, KY
Artchitecture: Prehistoric
Kitchen, Van, HousePhotos
S of Grayson off KY 7
Grayson, KY
Artchitecture: Unknown
Olive Hill C & O Depot Photos
Railroad St. S side, W of jct. with Plum St.
Olive Hill, KY
Artchitecture: Prairie School
Saltpeter Cave Photos
Caves State Resort Park
Olive Hill, KY
Artchitecture: Unknown
Art and Craft Supplies back to top
Flashback Framing Store
Northeastern Kentucky Heritage Museum
1385 Carter Caves Road
Olive Hill
(606) 286-6012
Artists back to top
Marie Braden P.O. Box 386
Soldier, KY 41173
Elizabeth Short
Painter
Olive Hill, KY
Phyllis Parsons
Garnet Stamper
Painter
Grayson, KY
Louella Davis
Painter
Grayson, KYRonnie Easterling
Photographer
Olivia Hill, KY
Lisa Middleton
Crafter
Grayson, KY
Richard Short
Bob Stapleton
Flashback Framing Gallery
Larry Carroll, Owner
Acrylic painting-historical themes and places, hand-painted signs,
prints and holiday cards
Willis Bond
Folk woodcarver
Started Ashland Woodcarvers Group in Jesse Stewart building
on Winchester Avenue
Ashland, KY
(606) 286-2652
Woodcarver
Grayson, KY
Arts Instruction back to top
Carter County School District Carter Elementary Linda Ferris, Art Faculty Olive Hill ElementaryLinda Ferris, Art Faculty Prichard Elementary Darlene Ferguson, Art Faculty Heritage ElementaryAngela Kimbler, Art Faculty Star Elementary Darlene Ferguson, Art Faculty Upper Tygart ElementaryAngela Kimbler, Art Faculty East Carter Middle School West Carter Middle SchoolSonja Kiser East Carter High SchoolWest Carter High School Janena Reynolds, Art FacultyFUNdamental Art Class Tuesday evening from 5:30-7:00 during regular school yearFree to K-6 students and their familiesArts Organizations back to topOlive Hill Commission on Cultural Heritage Carter County Art GuildDisplay and Selling Venuesback to top The Chicken CoopCarter Caves Resort ParkMountain Memory Weekend Third weekend in March
Carter Caves State Resort Park Carter County Art Club Anna Robinson Memorial Art Show Saturday before Memorial Day Carter County Homemaker's Christmas Craft Fair Third weekend in November at East Carter Middle School Gymnasium Shoney's Restaurant Grayson (sells work and prints of local artists) Horton and Browns Store GraysonThe Loom Room 2477 St. Hwy 1704
606-286-6629 SUNNY Inc. Donated paintings for new homes built by Habitat for Humanity in Grayson Rayburn Arts and Crafts Owner: Pat Rayburn
2612 State Highway 1662 (Flat Fork Road)
Olive Hill, KY
Country primitive gift shop featuring arts, crafts, antiques, collectibles
606-286-2875 Bush’s Ribbon Rose Florist 127 W. Main Street
Grayson, KY
Offers quilted throws, afghans with monograms, birdhouses, churches
General Resources back to top
Carter County (Kentucky Atlas and Gazatteer)
Grayson Tourism and Convention Commission
Historical Music Recordings back to top
“Ain’t A Lovin’ Nobody,” fiddle tune played by Cecil Crank with Watt Handschu playing guitar, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Black Fork Blues,” fiddle tune played by Cecil Crank, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Bring Me a Leaf from the Sea,” fiddle tune played and sung by Cecil Crank, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Carless Love,” fiddle tune played and sung by Cecil Crank, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Chicken Reel,” fiddle tune played by Cecil Crank with Watt Handschu playing guitar and Cora Lee Crank playing spoons, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Coon Dog,” fiddle tune played and sung by Cecil Crank with Watt Handschu playing guitar, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Cory Hill Waltz,” fiddle tune played by Cecil Crank with Watt Handschu playing guitar, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Cotton-Eyed Joe and Pretty Polly,” tune played on Gourd Fiddle by Denny Slone, recorded at the Mountain Heritage Festival in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Cumberland Gap,” fiddle tune played and sung by Cecil Crank with Watt Handschu playing guitar, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Dance All Night with a Bottle in My Hand,” fiddle tune played and sung by Cecil Crank, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Forked Deer,” fiddle tune played J.P. Fraley and accompanied by Annadeene Fraley on guitar, recorded at the Mountain Heritage Festival in 1971, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Forty Yards of Calico,” fiddle tune played and sung by Cecil Crank, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“High on the Mountain,” fiddle tune played and sung by Cecil Crank with Watt Handschu playing guitar, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Ida Red,” fiddle tune played by Cecil Crank, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Jack of Diamonds,” fiddle tune played by Cecil Crank, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Just Because,” fiddle tune played by Cecil Crank, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Katy Hill,” fiddle tune played J.P. Fraley and accompanied by Annadeene Fraley on guitar, recorded at the Mountain Heritage Festival in 1971, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Lost Indian,” fiddle tune played by Cecil Crank with Watt Handschu playing guitar, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Molly Darlin’,” folk song sung by Annadeene Fraley accompanied by J.P. Fraley on fiddle and vocal, recorded at the Mountain Heritage Festival in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“No Corn on Tigert,” fiddle tune played and sung by Cecil Crank with Watt Handschu playing guitar, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Old Joe Clark,” fiddle tune played and sung by Cecil Crank, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Old Oaken Bucket,” fiddle tune played by Cecil Crank, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Over the River Charlie,” fiddle tune played and sung by Cecil Crank with Watt Handschu playing guitar, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Poor Lulie,” fiddle tune played and sung by Cecil Crank, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Red Wing,” fiddle tune played by Cecil Crank with Watt Handschu playing guitar, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Sally Goodin’,” fiddle tune played by Cecil Crank, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Sourwood Mountain,” fiddle tune played and sung by Cecil Crank, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Stag-O-Lee,” fiddle tune played by Cecil Crank with Watt Handschu playing guitar, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Susan’s Gone,” fiddle tune played by Cecil Crank, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Swingin’ In the Lane,” fiddle tune played and sung by Cecil Crank, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Train Forty-Five,” fiddle tune played by Cecil Crank, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Weary Blues,” fiddle tune played and sung by Cecil Crank with Watt Handschu playing guitar, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“What Ya Gonna Do with the Baby-O,” fiddle tune played and sung by Cecil Crank with Watt Handschu playing guitar, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Will There Be Any Stars in my Crown,” fiddle tune played by Cecil Crank, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Willow Garden,” fiddle tune played by Cecil Crank, recorded by Barbara Kunkle in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“You Give Me Your Love and I’ll Give You Mine,” folk song played and sung by Annadeene Fraley and accompanied by J. P. Fraley on the fiddle, recorded at the Mountain Heritage Festival in 1973, Barbara Kunkle Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
Oral Histories back to top
Willis Bond, Carver Interview By Nathan Kiser
The Kentucky Oral History Commission Documented the history of Kentucky's 120 counties (Carter County is included in 11 interviews of this collection). These oral histories feature a range of topics and were recorded beginning in 1976.
Finding Aids to Collections in the Archive of Folk CultureKENTUCKY COLLECTIONS
IN THE ARCHIVE OF FOLK CULTURE
Compiled by: Gregory Jenkins, Joseph C. Hickerson, and Ann C. Taft
Series Editor: Ann Hoog
Revised: December 2010
AFC 1958/003: Virgil Sturgill RecordingsOne 10-inch tape of songs and personal reminiscences from Kentucky and North Carolina sung and told by Virgil L. Sturgill, originally of Sutton's Branch, Kentucky. Recorded at the Library of Congress by Robert B. Carneal, July 1957. (includes AFS 11,328) (2 hours; LWO 2586; additional tape copy on LWO 5111 reel 380A) [catalog record]
Summary: Songs, some accompanied by dulcimer, and personal reminiscences from Kentucky and North Carolina sung and told by Virgil L. Sturgill, originally of Sutton's Branch, Kentucky.
http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700404
AFC 1958/013: Virgil Sturgill Recording of Julia B. Kiser
One 7-inch tape of "The Murder of Lottie Yates," sung by Julia B. Kiser of Gregoryville, Kentucky. Recorded in Olive Hill, Kentucky, by Virgil L. Sturgill, 1957. Also includes songs and narration by Virgil L. Sturgill, originally of Sutton's Branch, Kentucky. (includes AFS 11,398) (10 minutes; LWO 2585; additional tape copy on LWO 8171 reel 39)
[catalog record]
Summary: Recording of a murder ballad, "The Ballad of Lottie Yates," sung by Julia B. Kiser of Carter County, Kentucky; plus other songs and narratives by Virgil Sturgill. The collection includes the text of the ballad and an article, "The Murder of Lottie Yates," by Virgil L. Sturgill, Kentucky Folklore Record, 5, no. 1, pp. 61-64, plus a copy of a letter from Sturgill, 1957.
http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700407
AFC 1971/006: Reuben R. Powell / Renfro Valley Tape ClubOne 7-inch tape of songs and tunes of the Renfro Valley Homecoming, recorded June 1970, and excerpts from the American Folk Song Festival in Olive Hill, Kentucky, recorded 1968. Gift of Reuben R. Powell. (includes AFS 14,428) (2 hours; LWO 6378)
[catalog record]
http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655218
Public Art back to top
Olive Hill History Wall (Old Olive Hill High School)
Olive Hill Statue of Liberty Replica
Bronze Globe
By Stephen Tirone at Olive Hill Elementary
Carter County Citizens For Veterans Park in Grayson Veterans Mural painted by: The Northeast Work-Force Investment Act (WIA) youth, under the direction of Project Supervisor Larry Carroll
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