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"A
Centennial History of the Kentucky School for the Deaf," written by
Charles Fosdick, had been reprinted from the original.
(Kentucky Standard Press, 1923, reprinted 2009, 154 pp. $30.00
Charles P. Fosdick’s A Centennial History of the
Kentucky School for the Deaf chronicles the first 100 years of
Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD), the first state-supported school for
the Deaf in the United States. After its founding in 1823, the
schools’ trustees searched in vain for a teacher who would venture to
Kentucky. In 1824 they sent a 17-year-old Centre student, John Adamson
Jacobs, to the American Asylum in Hartford, Connecticut to train with the
leading educators of the Deaf, Thomas Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc. In
1825 Jacobs returned to lead the school as teacher and later,
superintendent, until his death in 1869.
These 100 years found school leaders and students
weathering cholera outbreaks and Confederate raids. In 1862 teachers and
students helped bury the dead after the Battle of Perryville. By 1921
over 2,500 students had enrolled at KSD. The majority came from rural
backgrounds and returned to agricultural employment
Long out of print, Fosdick's history has been
reprinted by the KSD Alumni Association and the Jacobs Hall Museum
Committee. For information about purchasing this hardback edition,
call Bill Melton, KSD Campus Manager (859-936-6755) or email Rhonda Bodner
(Rhonda.bodner@ksd.kyschools.us).
Boyle County Cemetery
Books Are Available.
The Boyle County Genealogical Association still has a few
available copies of The Boyle County, Kentucky, Cemetery Records
1792-1992. This hardback book has information concerning over 22,000 burials
during the years 1792-1992 in the Boyle county cemeteries. An
addendum to the book has corrections and additions to the first printing.
For ordering information see the Merchandise Section of this web site.
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