Records, 1939-1981.

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Records, 1939-1981.

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These documents relate to the history of the Henderson Settlement School. Materials include an unpublished history, "The Parson of Middle Laurel Fork" by Don Haynes Eddy; a transcribed oral history tape; copies of the KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN MISSIONS (1950s-1970s), the settlement's newspaper; copies of Parson Frakes' sermons; and a published history of the school. Also included are slides (ca. 700) of local scenery, the settlement, and particularly the buildings of the old school (1939-1973).

ca. 700 slides.

Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office

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Frakes, Hiram M. 1888-1975.

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Eddy, Don Haynes.

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Methodist Church (U.S.)

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Henderson Settlement School (Frakes, Ky.)

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Historical note: Henderson Settlement School, in Frakes, Kentucky, was established in 1925 by Hiram M. Frakes, a Methodist minister from Indiana. Long associated with the United Methodist Church, the school provided elementary and secondary education for Appalachian children in the Middle Laurel Fork valley region of Bell County. Profits from a campus farm were used to finance students' tutition and board. In 1930 the first 4-H Club in the country was established at the ...