A Local Legend Johnstons
The Little Colonel Tribute
to the late author Staff
Report (November 2007) The Oldham County Historical Society
will hold a special exhibit on The Little Colonel from Nov. 17 through
Feb. 16, 2008. Titled The Little Colonel: A Romantic Vision of
Life Long Ago in Oldham County, the exhibit is sponsored by the
society, the Pewee Valley Historical Society, the University of Louisville,
Western Kentucky University, and Samuel Culbertson Mansion Bed and Breakfast.
Take a trip through the world of the Little Colonel who
resided in the town of Lloydsborough (Pewee Valley). Author Annie Fellows
Johnston based many of the characters in her endearing Little
Colonel tales on people who lived in Pewee Valley at the turn
of the 20th century. Exhibits and events will be offered in La Grange,
Bowling Green, Louisville and Pewee Valley. 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8, 2008: Annie Fellows
Johnston portrayed by Sue Lynn McDaniel, Oldham County History Center,
La Grange. Includes a cash bar and appetizers. Tickets are $13 for History
Center members; $15 for non-members. Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008: The Little Colonel
of Lloydsborough, a 30-minute play by the Little Colonel Players
at the Playhouse on Mt. Mercy Drive at 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4
p.m. Tickets are $5 adults; $2 children. An open house tours of Tanglewood
and Bemersyde, home of Presbyterian minister Peyton Hoge, at scheduled
for 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.. Appraisal Fair at St. James Episcopal Church,
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets are $5 per item for up to three items per
person. Food available; Little Colonel gift boutique at
Pewee Valley Womens Club, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008: The Little Colonel
of Lloydsborough, a 30-minute play by the Little Colonel Players
at the Playhouse on Mt. Mercy Drive, 11 a .m. and 1:30 , 3 p.m. and
4 p.m. Tickets $5 adults; $2 children. Chili lunch at Town Hall sponsored
by the Pewee Valley Fire Department; Little Colonel gift
boutique at Pewee Valley Womens Club, 1-4 p.m. Little Colonel luncheon prepared
by the Womens Guild of Pewee Valley Presbyterian Church, where
Annie Fellows Johnston was a member. Featured will be authentic Little
Colonel era recipes and an exhibit of Little Colonel
memorabilia from the Herdt family, who knew Annie Fellows Johnston,
her daughter Mary and Kate Matthews and will be on hand to answer questions. Ticket to The Little Colonel of Lloydsborough. Guided bus tour. Annie Fellows Johnston (1863-1931) began writing as a
child, but her writing did not become an economic necessity until her
husband, William Johnston, died, leaving her the sole support of her
three stepchildren. It was during an 1894 visit to her stepchildrens
relatives in Pewee Valley that Annie was inspired to pen The Little
Colonel, published in 1895. For more information, visit www.LittleColonel.com or www.oldhamcountyhistoricalsociety.org. Or call the historical society at (502) 222-7115. |
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