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reat news came to Jeffersontown in April with the announcement of the Veterans Memorial Park Amphitheater & Boardwalk Project being selected as the 2020 Merit Award Recipient with the American Society of Landscape Architects for Kentucky. Taylor Siefker Williams Design Group in conjunction with Joseph & Joseph Architects created the spectacular music and event venue park as Phase II of the master plan, reclaiming an old wastewater treatment plant and transforming it into an oasis for relaxation, family activities, bicycle and pedestrian trails and a wonderful pedestrian boardwalk overlooking the beautiful waters of Chenoweth Run Stream. The Grand Lawn features a serpentine wall as a place to sit and read or watch games of frisbee or take a walk with loved ones and pets. Trellis swings provide picturesque park views and the many public enhancements built into the plan. Construction of this phase will begin once site preparation and engineering design are completed and have gained City Council approval to make this community asset a reality. “We are delighted with the outcome of the park design and the talent and creativity Taylor Siefker Williams and Joseph & Joseph brought to our park,” said Mayor Bill Dieruf. “I want to thank the Jeffersontown City Council for its continued support of the Veterans Park Master Plan Design and look forward to the community enjoying this park for years to come,” Dieruf added. “As we look to the future of Jeffersontown, this project will attract residents and businesses that desire a great place to live, work and play.”

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FEST! JULY 2 EVENT FEATURES FIREWORKS, MUSIC AT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK The City of Jeffersontown’s SummerFest is back in 2021! And it’s featuring new offerings. The event will be held Friday, July 2, from 5 to 9:30 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park, 10707 Taylorsville Road. There is no cost to attend. SummerFest 2021 will include live entertainment, local food trucks and a fireworks show that begins at dusk. The family-friendly event is open to the public. “This year’s SummerFest will be a great way to celebrate our country’s founding,” said Mayor Bill Dieruf. “We’re glad to be hosting fun events like this one again.” 6 / JEFFERSONTOWN MAGAZINE / JUNE 2021

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PARK PHASE II PLAN GETS DESIGN AWARD VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK AMPHITHEATER & BOARDWALK PROJECT FEATURES • Open air amphitheater with picturesque performance lawn will become an outdoor destination for orchestra concerts and other musical and theatrical performances. • Elegant event venue with panoramic view of the Grand Lawn and the historic Olmsted Stone Arch Bridge. • Elevated Boardwalk & Overlook with swing trellis seating and public engagement areas to enjoy the cascading waters of Chenoweth Run Stream. • Bicycle and pedestrian trails linking the Historic Gaslight Square District to Freedom Wall at Veterans Memorial Plaza. • Repurposing an existing building for a new concessions and restroom facility that will enhance visitors’ experience while they enjoy the public spaces. • Multi-use pavilion overlooking the Grand Lawn for special events, festivals and family picnics. • Garden-like native plantings shape the many features of the park, which make the area a pleasant and delightful place to relax.

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EMERGING FROM A LONELY YEAR for the inevitable loneliness that the elderly most certainly face. Even in normal times, many of them are unable to get out and about due to their physical or emotional limitations. How isolating that must be.

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The thing I miss most is hugging. I get that not everybody is a touchy-feely kind of person. I, however, am sustained by the embrace, particularly during difficult times. I remember several years ago after my mom died, I felt lost and broken. Craving comfort, I called a friend and simply asked, “Can you come over and give me a hug?”

On the radio recently, a deejay was saying, “When this pandemic is over, I’m going to party hard!” I think we will all partake in our own version of that party. For some, the festivities will involve singing, dancing and whooping it up. For others, it’ll be walking side-by-side with a friend, perhaps stopping for a bite to eat at a cafe. For Alex, it’ll be revisiting those nursing homes with his pooch by his side. As for me, I’ll be hugging the grocery store clerk.

Over the course of the last year, we have found ways to connect virtually, which is “Years ago I used to take my dog and visit better than nothing, but there’s something nursing homes once a week, but then life to be said for face-to-face interactions. got busy and the regular outing fell by the They’re just inherently more intimate, Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing wayside,” Alex told me. “But I tell you what more meaningful. They are the ones we Photography Provided when this pandemic is over, I’m going to get remember. The ones we cherish. Several The pandemic has caused a number of back to visiting the elderly.” years ago, my best friend called me in tears emotions, including confusion, concern, with news that her marriage was on the panic, pain, anxiety, anger - the list goes on. It makes sense that we’re feeling lonely, rocks. I dropped what I was doing, hopped One positive response to the pandemic, because the nature of many of our friendships in my car and drove 90 minutes to meet her however, has been the act of reflection, as has adjusted during the COVID crisis. so we could hug it out, talk it through, and it has been almost impossible not to spend Whether we know it or not, friendships are start the healing. I don’t think we could have time contemplating how life once was, how vital to our health and well-being. covered the same ground had we not been different it is now, and how it might look in in the same room. the future. According to Lydia Denworth, author of the book “Friendship,” loneliness is as deadly There is a difference between being alone At the start of the shutdowns in the spring as cigarette smoking or obesity. “Friendship and feeling lonely. Alone is a state that we of 2020, a certain portion of the population is a matter of life and death,” she writes in may enjoy and even seek out. Loneliness, on felt a collective sigh of relief, as we were the book. “It is carried in our DNA, in how the other hand, leaves us feeling distressed, forced to take a break from our normal we’re wired. Social bonds have the power to disheartened and depressed. According to routines. We embraced the chance to take shape the trajectories of our lives, and that “Psychology Today,” research has shown a breather and were thankful to suddenly means friendship is not a choice or a luxury that loneliness poses serious threats to wellhave something that, for many, was a foreign - it’s a necessity that is critical in our ability being and long-term physical health. This is concept - alone time. to succeed and thrive.” because humans crave connection. Without having to run to appointments, meetings, classes, events, rehearsals and other extracurricular activities, we found ourselves taking a personal inventory of what we should change. Some vowed to get moving as they biked or walked off built-up stress. Others took up baking, sewing or some other project that always seemed to get pushed to the back-burner, like assembling that 1,000-piece puzzle of the ocean. No matter who you are or what your situation was, we all, at one point or another, experienced this one universal feeling - loneliness. I was recently talking to a friend, Alex, who shared how he had a newfound appreciation

During the pandemic, however, doctors have repeatedly told us the importance of keeping our distance from others, and no matter how you do the math, you can’t hug someone while standing 6’ apart. I told my husband, “After I’m inoculated, I’m getting a T-shirt made that says, ‘I’ve been vaccinated. Hug me!’”

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When many out-of-staters think of Kentucky, three things likely come to mind - fried chicken, the Derby, and bourbon. Bourbon stands out most to James and Brittany Penny, two Kentucky natives who met at ages 17 and 12 respectively, through a program called NSBE Jr. (National Society of Black Engineers). 12-year-old Brittany, in bottle-cap glasses, told 17-year-old James that they were going to get married. He laughed it off as cute, but nothing to put stock in. As fate would have it they reconnected years later, and after 10 years of friendship they were wed. Together they formed 2 Cents Inc. - a clever play on their last name. The company puts out their signature drink, The IX Bourbon Whiskey. When asked why they decided to create a new bourbon, the answer is simple and direct: “We love bourbon.” The idea came while being new parents. Their baby, who was 3 months old at the time, was keeping them up at all hours of the night. They got to talking one night, and after a few more conversations the idea was born. They were throwing parties anyway, and they took pride in their signature cocktails, so they figured they should take it a step further. They love bourbon so much,

they purchased nine barrels. With care and precision, they blended the barrels together to make their own unique spirit. This was a more sound and economical decision than distilling their own bourbon, which would have been a huge capital expenditure. “There’s a potential problem if you don’t get a master distiller right out of the gate, and you don’t have a lot of capital, and you end up with a particularly younger tasting spirit,” James says. “Both of us being from Kentucky, bourbon is something you really can’t get wrong on your first attempt, so we wanted to put out a product that we knew was going to be good. We sourced some bourbon, blended it together, and came up with this very, very smooth and unique flavor profile, and we’re running with that.” It turns out that a lot of people in the bourbon industry do exactly what the Pennys are doing - sourcing great and unused bourbon from another company and going from there. But why The IX Bourbon? What sets them apart from their competitors? Firstly, the main reason for the name is that they conceived the idea on the ninth year of their marriage, when their first daughter was born. She also happened to be born in 2020, 10 / JUNE 2021

the year the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. “Everything was just chaotic - you can’t see people, you can’t visit your loved ones, you lost a loved one, or if someone you knew was sick, you can’t physically go and visit with them in the hospital,” James says. “It was really a dark time. Part of the inception of this brand is that we wanted to do something that brings people together, and so when everybody starts to come together in 2021, they can come together around a unique spirit. Our mission at 2 Cents is, we want to create spirits that celebrate everybody, because while not all spirits are created equal, all people are. We wanted to have something that people could commemorate around, because everybody loves a good bourbon.” As far as distinguishing themselves from competitors, James takes great pride in the fact that his wife is the CEO and president of the company. “Not only is it black owned, but it’s female owned,” he says. The biggest factor that sets them apart from competitors, James says, is that they’re operating under the branding pitch of rising above being first. “We feel like in the world today in 2021, we keep seeing all these articles about the first

Owners James and Brittany Penny black student-body president at Harvard in 2021, or the first black female pro baseball coach in 2021,” he says. “We think it’s laughable in a society where everybody is supposed to be equal that black folks, or LGBTQ folks, or hispanic folks, or women, are still celebrating firsts. Our monicker is to rise above being first. We need to really be a society that’s trenched in equality, to where people can move in these spaces equally where everybody has the same amount of equity and opportunity. We’re coming out of the gate with a product that celebrates and talks about us coming together as a people.” James says that in the bourbon industry, though everybody supposedly shares the sentiment of equality, it’s not always practiced. “There’s not a lot of equity in the bourbon industry,” he says. People have been responding favorably to the couple’s product and their mission,

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That’s what the branding of our bourbon is about, and also the branding of our company. We want to push the conversation James explains that he has a background in and commiserate around something project engineering, a profession that is 95% everybody loves about Kentucky, which is male. Kentucky bourbon.” “For years you have a man doing a job, and a woman gets the same job and she’s the first woman to ever be in this role,” he says. “We say in our mission that we want to celebrate everybody, because we’re all created equal.

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The couple was on a podcast recently with a group of bourbon connoisseurs based in Texas, and they raved over it. Despite tons of great bourbon flowing throughout Kentucky, James has preferred Old Forester for a long time. “Because of some of the harshness of some bourbons, I sometimes mix with ginger ale,” he says. The IX Bourbon, he proclaims, is one of those few bourbons for which “you don’t need sodas, and you don’t even need ice. You can just drink it right out of the glass. It’s super smooth. It doesn’t have that harsh bite at the end. It just gives you that little bit of warmth so that you know it’s there.” “I’m very upset that we have to sell it, because I would just keep it and drink it myself for the rest of my life - it’s that good,” he adds.

James is so passionate about bourbon in general that he believes it’s not a competition between one brand or another. He’s not in it to outsell another brand. Instead, his belief is that there’s enough good bourbon in the Bluegrass state for everybody to drink it all up. The pandemic kept many people apart through last year, and when we were together, James says, there was much unrest. He and Brittany want The IX Bourbon to be a talking piece. “We want everybody to take a break and relax,” he says. “Enjoy where you’re at in your space, because The IX Bourbon is about you not having to wait your turn to be recognized. Just be good to each other and enjoy the spirit.” For additional details and ordering info, visit TheIXBourbon.com.

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“These people were well-known in the community,” Lee says. The Crusade was a major televised event, in part because there were only three local television stations. Operators from Southern Bell answered telephones in the basement beneath the stage, watching dust fall from the rafters when tap dancers performed above their heads. Many of these operators, even after their retirement, continued to volunteer for the Crusade in later years. Writer / Carrie Vittitoe Photography Provided

“There’s a lot of history and tradition that goes along with the WHAS Crusade for Children,” says Dawn Lee, president and CEO of the nonprofit organization.

local parents of children with cerebral palsy decided to organize a United Cerebral Palsy Parade of Stars Telethon. At that time, television was the latest technology. Barry Bingham, who was the owner of the Courier-Journal and WHAS radio and television stations, and Vic Sholis, the television station’s general manager, supported the telethon, but Lee says they were disappointed that the money generated didn’t stay in the community.

The 1954 Crusade raised $157,000, which was below the $200,000 telethon goal. Crusade leadership decided then that it would no longer have a stated goal for the telethon.

“They said, ‘This is a community charity Even though Lee has been in her role for - the community is going to do whatever more than a decade, she says she still often they can. There’s no reason for them to feel feels like the new girl because so many disappointed,’” Lee says. Crusade staff members and volunteers have been there so much longer. When she first began, she asked local fire departments what “Part of the money went to cover overhead, the most important thing was that she could part of the money went to a national office do to support them in their Crusade efforts. in New York, and the remainder then helped children here in our community,” she says. “They said, ‘To stay out of the way,” she says with a laugh. Bingham and Sholis decided to start the Lee has tried to abide by those instructions, serving as a cheerleader for fire departments and trying to find new ways to appeal to a community that is very different from what it was in 1954, when the WHAS Crusade for Children officially began.

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Gratitude is defined as the quality of being thankful, or readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. Do you rise out of bed each morning filled with gratitude, and then immediately grab a pen and paper and jot down your expressions of gratitude? Chances are you don’t have that kind of morning routine, but local author Chris Palmore does, and this sort of exercise was instrumental on the journey to getting his first book published, “Dear Gratitude: An Anthology.” When talking with Palmore, it is undeniable how much passion and appreciation he has for his past, present and future, and all of the pieces that come together that help serve as a path for his life. Regarding the path for writing his book, it began with saying thank you to his beloved mother via Facebook in celebration of his 35th birthday. “I am fully aware that I wasn’t always the easiest person to love, but she always made me feel loved,” he says. “I just wanted to tell her all this on my birthday.” While we typically receive gifts on our

birthday, Palmore woke on his birthday morning, turned the table a bit, and gave a gift to his mother. Luckily for Palmore he always had a strong relationship with his mother, and father too, but there was something about the magic of this message to his mother that would lead to a pivotal change in his life. He had moved his mother with a few simple words on the computer screen. Unfortunately, his mother died a few months later, but his gift to her would change his destination.

who offer their thoughts and expertise in gratitude, including author and mentor Thomas Koulopoulos, president and founder of the Boston-based think tank Delphi Group.

These words of deep appreciation and gratitude, rooted in love, would form the foundation of Palmore’s new cause - to share the virtues of the expression of gratitude.

That’s all well and good in theory, but where does one begin, especially when one isn’t really a writer? Lucky for Palmore, he has a wealth of knowledgeable authors at his fingertips.

Palmore had already been an avid listener of podcasts and programs that dealt with a similar subject, and he began to dig deeper into the medium, eventually getting to know some well-known podcasters and authors of self-help guides and books. Eventually Palmore tried his hand at his own podcast, “Gratitudespace Radio,” where he serves as a self-proclaimed gratitude creator. Through his podcasts, he and others share stories and practicums for sharing and expressing gratitude. He has a deep well of contributors and friends 26 / JUNE 2021

As a fan of Koulopoulos, Palmore took a chance and connected with him via Twitter, and got a response. He began a friendship, and a suggestion from Koulopoulos that Palmore write a book prompted him to do just that.

“Thomas suggested that I write 500 words a day for six months,” Palmore says. “Before I knew it the six months flew by, and at the end I found myself with a document having over 100,000 words.” Not wanting to write a book about gratitude in the same style as others before him, Palmore set out to find an editor who shared his vision of what the end product would look and feel like. Through a series of connections, such as friend and author Bobby Kuntz, and a little luck, within another

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six months Palmore found Noosha Ravaghi. Upon reading through Palmore’s rough drafts and notes, Ravaghi knew how the book should be developed and designed. “She did take the time to read what I had written, and she felt that the book should

be around 100 pages long, shareable and digestible,” Palmore says. “Readers like having something that they don’t have to commit to in one sitting. She further suggested that perhaps I have other people contribute their own stories and essays for

the book, highlighting their own take on gratitude.” “Through contacts and outreach, such as asks of popular social media sites like Twitter and LinkedIn, we were able to find 50 people who were willing and excited

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to share what they were grateful for and their interpretations of gratitude,” Palmore continues. “Gratitude is different for each person, very personal, and we felt that having a wide variety of people’s own accounts and stories would have a wider reach to the audience, assuring that there would be something contained within that would just click and allow the reader to be even more fully engaged in the purpose and character of the book.” Palmore describes the speed at which the book came together as remarkable. “From finding my editor to the publishing of the book was a mere four months,” he says. “I believe part of this quick turnaround is because the sharing of gratitude is a quantifiable act. Some expressions are habitual or reflexive, such as opening the door for a person or saying thank you, but it is within the intentional gratitudes, such as the essays found within ‘Dear Gratitude,’ that one can get a feel or insight to the

writer’s emotions and feelings.” What of the success of Palmore’s book? “We have extended our family of gratitude writers from areas around the world,” he says. When asked how this was done, Palmore says word of mouth was crucial. “The book is a way of planting gratitude seeds that will blossom, grow and flourish,” he says. “I consider myself a gratitude catalyst, and I do this by listening to and talking with people. While sometimes we are able to have face-to-face conversations, the anthology is yet another medium for these stories of gratitude and for some it may be a source of healing.” Palmore says his book provides a resource of encouragement to readers. “As part of my podcasts I have shared with my audience some best practices as it

pertains to the gratitude attitude,” he says. “I believe that this book does something similar, but in a written format.” What does the author and podcaster do when he is not writing or interviewing a cavalcade of people through a worldwide outreach? “Well, I am recently married,” he says with a large grin. “Shortly after my mother’s passing in 2016 I took a trip to Mexico to clear my head and figure out what was next. I pretty much lived there for three months. During that time I met Rosio, a resident of Bogotá, Columbia, who happened to be there as a getaway after the passing of her beloved grandfather. We met through a dating application and enjoyed spending time together for the two weeks that she was in Mexico before going back home. I knew that this was a short-term relationship and saw no future in it based on our geographical locations, and didn’t think too much of it until, out of the blue, Rosio

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reached out to see if I was still in Mexico and if I’d be interested in seeing her again. I was still there and very much wanted to see her again.” “When we both went our separate ways again, we stayed in contact and would alternate the locales that we would rendezvous at, such as Columbia and the states,” Palmore continues. “When we decided to get married it was a long, arduous process, but luckily our respective governments finally gave the green light and we were married in November 2020.” A piece of 2020 to be grateful for, to be sure. We asked Palmore what was next for him, and he bounced with news that the next piece of his anthology, “Dear 2020: Letters to a Year That Changed Everything,” is available for purchase on Amazon now. Written in a format similar to his first book, Palmore has around 40 stories and

submissions from people who share their perspective and take on the events and culture from the year 2020, and how the year has affected their embrace of gratitude. Like before, there was a worldwide and social media-wide ask for stories to be submitted. “We had so many great stories to read, it was hard to pare it down to the 40 that we do have,” Palmore says. While some of the contributors also submitted their work in the first book, many of the stories are from new sources, one of them being Rosio. “As I am excited for this new book, I am always looking for new and exciting ways to create the gratitude space that I enjoy creating,” he says. “Perhaps I’ll have gratitude pop-up booths at weddings, farmers markets or with corporations where I just set up and invite people to share what they are grateful for while I record

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their stories. These can then be shared with those they love, or given back to them as a reminder to be grateful when we sometimes forget to be. I am always thinking of something and am always eternally grateful.” For more information or to contact Chris, visit gratitudespace.com.

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LEAVE IT TO BEAVERS Writer / Curtis Carman

Recently, evidence of one of nature’s most industrious mammals has been seen along Floyds Fork and its tributaries. This mammal, the largest rodent in North America, is an herbivore and is known for its engineering skills. Yup, you guessed it, the beaver! Tree stumps displaying textbook beaver chewing skills have been found near Creekside Center in Beckley Creek Park (near PNC Achievement Center), off Boone Bottoms Trail in Turkey Run Park, and off Riparian Ramble Trail in Broad Run Park. Beaver are called nature’s engineers—and for good reason! The American Beaver, or castor Canadensis, is one of the only creatures besides humans that alter their physical landscape. While humans build roads, bridges, and buildings, beaver build dams on creeks using cut logs, branches and mud that impede streamflow to flood the surrounding landscape. The beaver are literally creating habitat for themselves. Beaver are clumsy critters on land but are graceful swimmers. By damming a stream and flooding a riparian forest forming a pond, beaver are able to move better to gather food and are more able to escape predators like coyotes and fox. These rodents are fantastically adapted for engineering and swimming. The beaver’s

trademark front teeth glow a pumpkin orange and, no, it is not because they don’t brush them! The orange on their front teeth is iron that has replaced calcium making their teeth strong and capable of felling trees of 6”-36” in diameter. Cutting down trees and floating them downstream enables beavers to construct dams and the lodges in which they live. Lodges often house multiple families of monogamous beaver and their kits. Lodges are only accessible through underwater entrances giving them another layer of defense against predators. They also use their flat tail to slap the surface of the water making a loud clapping noise warning other beaver of potential danger in the area. Thick, oily fur allows beaver to stay warm and dry even in the winter months. Webbed back feet help beavers swim at a clip of almost five miles per hour, and clear, membrane eyelids function as goggles. Since beavers are mammals, they breathe oxygen from the air but can hold their breath for up to 15 minutes. Small skin flaps in their nose close when the beaver dives keeping water out and oxygen in. To date, we have not found any beaver dams in The Parklands, most likely due to the flood regime of Floyds Fork. Flooding occurs too often and is too violent for damns to survive on the fork. Most likely, the beaver have been harvesting trees for food. Along with leaves and aquatic vegetation, beaver eat the cambium layer of trees. The cambium layer is the thin, living layer of trees just beneath the bark that transports water and nutrients. Beaver prefer softwood species like cottonwood and willow but cut down many different species. So the next time you are walking or riding near or paddling on Floyds Fork keep an eye out for cut trees or possibly even beaver themselves!

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If possible, find an accountability partner for those items in your routine that may be difficult to check off.

As we near the end of 2020 and start to plan and hope for a better and brighter 2021, I challenge all of us here in Louisville to create new routines, which will better ourselves and in turn help us inspire others to do the same.

Establishing a new routine is always difficult to do, but once the routine becomes commonplace, it gets easier to move through all those things that are good for us that we may not always want to do.

Carve out time when possible for exercise, spending quality time with the family and friends, reading, giving back in some way, learning to cook a new meal, spending time outdoors and learning to be still.

I suggest creating a new routine. Routines can be good or bad, depending on what they entail. Put together a routine that is realistic, yet pushes you to move outside your comfort zone.

Many times, folks become complacent and years may go by with no change in routine. They keep hoping for the best and can envision a greater version of themselves, but only periodically take steps to make it a reality.

Have a regular time to start and end your day. Constantly changing your sleep pattern

Without a complete overhaul of one’s routine and a commitment to stick with the

It can take weeks or even months before a new behavior becomes automatic and habits are formed, so when you start a new routine with new things, don’t’ be discouraged when it feels like a struggle. Keep at it and eventually, it will become easier and the fruits of your positive routine labor will start to ripen.

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Locally Minded TOM OWEN HAS DEEP REVERENCE FOR LOUISVILLE HISTORY

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It would not be hyperbole to say that most of Kentuckiana either knows of or has had direct contact or experiences with longtime resident and local historian Tom Owen. Known to tool around town either on foot or on a bike, Mr. Owen has been a fixture in Louisville for 70 years, give or take. Having been raised in Louisville, a young Tom began his adult life studying divinity at Kentucky Wesleyan University and

then Boston Theology in the 1960’s. His studies took him to churches in McLean and Daviess Counties in Kentucky as well as in Louisville where he served as pastor for Summit Heights Methodist Church for three years. He also served as a pastor for a Fire District as well, to where he would often be seen riding his bike to his post. After completing seminary at Methodist Theological School in Ohio and now married to Phyllis with a family, Tom was becoming and needing to be centered. He

began school at the University of Louisville and earned a Masters in History with a dual focus in Library Services. Apparently that course of action paid off as he began working at U of L in 1968. Soon after Tom attained his Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky and became a full professor of American History in the early 1970’s. Aside from his teaching of American History he was also an Instructor for Black Studies at U of L which began in the 1970s, the first coursework of its kind at the University at that time.

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WHILE HE DOESN’T TEACH CLASSES ANYMORE, HE CAN STILL BE SEEN IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE ARCHIVES, RESEARCHING DOCUMENTS AND ARTIFACTS THAT DATE AS FAR BACK AS THE 13TH CENTURY.

Not being one to be sedentary, Mr. Owen decided to run for office. In 1990 he threw his hat into the ring to serve on the Board of Alderman. The gamble paid off. He served as an Alderman until 1998. Then again from 2002 to 2016. Now if you think that after 25 years of service would allow for Mr. Owen to take a break. Nothing could be farther from the truth. If nothing else, he is even busier than before.

Although he is not in public office, he still serves as an advisor to anyone who asks. And while he doesn’t teach classes as he used to, he can still be seen in the U of L archives, looking and researching documents and artifacts that date as far back as the 13th Century. When asked about some of the information that can be found at the U of L Archives, which was established in 1974. Mr. Owen was all too happy to oblige sharing

that the Archives contain over 2.5 million photographs as well as countless manuscripts and pieces of memorabilia that record and mark the history of the University. There are also hundreds of rare books and paraphernalia that are kept in a climate-controlled environment. Tom has been the guardian of these pieces of history since 1975. It should also be noted that while Mr. Owen has been an archivist, he oversaw the transfer of City of Louisville paper documents dating back to 1782,

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Louisville’s beginnings, to microfiche, for ease of research, procurement and documentation. While Mr. Owen has written forwards and recommendations for a number of books and stories that have graced our local bookstores, there is one that he actually put his name to - The photographic history of the Belknap Campus. You may ask what does Tom do when he isn’t teaching or elbow deep in yellowing paper? You could very well see him lead a historic tour of a part of Louisville, often via bicycle. Since his youth, Mr. Owen has been an advocate of pedal and foot power. In fact, he and his wife share one car. These tours were even incorporated into his teaching where he would assign to his students that they would have to research and tour a part of the city that they aren’t familiar with and present their discovery as if they had lived there their whole life.

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While Tom had been used to 75-80-hour weeks, he admits that he has cut back to 50, allowing for more rest and family time. And it doesn’t take long for new projects to materialize within those hours. As Tom is renowned for his acumen for history and the story-telling behind it he is often sought out by agencies and companies that look for historical pieces of information. Recently a national news source reached out to Mr. Owen to discuss redlining and similarities between Louisville and Baltimore. He’s also discussed our heat island and the affect it has on the environment.

facilitates approximately 80 events a year, which include his walking/biking tours, but also work with Leadership Louisville’s Focus Louisville program which grooms local and emerging leaders within the community. What is it about Louisville that has kept Tom here? He says that it is within this community that he is deeply rooted, simply because of the stories that he was raised on. It is through the stories of his mother, who moved to Kentucky to find work in the Eastern Kentucky Coal Fields, but then making her way to a brighter future in Louisville with her sister. It is through his mother’s drama filled storytelling that helped to shape Tom’s insatiable curiosity and ability to delve into research and the explanation of such.

And believe it or not, Tom has moved to video as he hosts a program on You Tube called Hometown Louisville with Tom Owens. On it he shares all kinds of tidbits and nuggets of information about our Derby The topics of his walks and seminars are varied and interesting to be sure, but one City. that he wasn’t sure how it was going to be taken is one that he does called “Trace the Mr. Owen surmised that he attends/

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