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ithin and near the city of St. Matthews are some of the most significant and historic houses of Jefferson County. Many built over 100 years ago, with a few over 200, these landmark residences have withstood the test of time. The following is a brief history of these remarkable dwellings. BULLITT-OXMOOR HOUSE, 720 Oxmoor Avenue, built 1791: Alexander Scott Bullitt was a nephew of Captain Thomas Bullitt, who in 1773 was a land surveyor of the Louisville region. Alexander married Mary Churchill Prather, after the death of his first wife, Priscilla Christian, who was a niece to Revolutionary War patriot Patrick Henry. Henry was Governor of Virginia in the 1770s and 1780s when Kentucky was part of Virginia. Alexander also served as Kentucky’s first lieutenant
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governor and is the namesake of Bullitt County. This “country estate” has been expanded and renovated numerous times over the past 230 years. Slave cabins still exist on the property. It is owned by the Thomas Walker Bullitt Perpetual Charitable Trust. The Filson Historical Society periodically holds events here that are open to its membership and sometimes the public. CHRISTIAN-ARTERBURN LOG CABIN, 201 Bullitt Lane, c. 1785: William Christian was an officer in the French and Indian War, and Revolutionary War. His wife, Anne, was sister to Patrick Henry. Their daughter, Priscilla, married Alexander Scott Bullitt, who built the nearby BullittOxmoor House. William and Rachel Arterburn acquired the Christian property in 1830. The Arterburn descendants once
owned large tracts of land along Shelbyville Road. “SPRINGFIELD”/TAYLOR HOUSE, 5608 Apache Road, c. 1790: Owned by Richard and Sarah Taylor, this was the childhood home of the 12th President Zachary Taylor. Due to Taylor’s military and political career, he and his wife, Margaret, did not live there most of their life, but several of their six children were born here. The house was severely damaged in a tornado on April 3, 1974. It was restored by Hugh Hayne, who was the acclaimed editorial cartoonist for the Courier-Journal newspaper. It is one of the few presidential homes that are privately owned. “RIDGEWAY”/MASSIE HOUSE, 4095 Massie Avenue, 1804-1805: Colonel Henry Massie married Helen Scott Bullitt,
the daughter of Alexander Scott Bullitt. Architectural historian Rexford Newcomb calls Ridgeway “Kentucky’s finest example of federal domestic architecture.” VEECH HOUSE, 125 Indian Hills Trail, c. 1833: A Federal T-style house, it was owned by Alexander and Olivia Veech. It was inherited by their son, Richard, who transformed the property into the Indian Hill Stock Farm where he raised cattle, trotting horses and potato crops on the 500 acres. LEWIS-OECHSLI HOUSE, 4070 Westport Road at Ridgeway Avenue intersection, c. 1850s: Built by Dr. John Lewis, it was later acquired by Joseph and Mary Oechsli. It was recently beautifully restored and is currently occupied by a financial services business. CHENOWETH HOUSE, 255 Chenoweth Lane near Ormond Road, 1869: Owned by Dr. Henry and Helen Chenoweth. Helen was grand-daughter of Alexander Scott Bullitt. One of Dr. Chenoweth’s most notable medical cases involved investigating the infamous Herr-Snook wedding deaths of 1891. Up to 26 people died including the groom, Winfred Snook. It was ultimately determined that the chicken salad served at the reception had spoiled, resulting in food poisoning.
Springfield/Taylor House he could implement it. His friend, Frederick Law Olmsted, went on to build it and many other parks including Louisville’s park system. This house has served as the Inn at Woodhaven in recent years.
BURKSWINCHESTER HOUSE, 615 Breckenridge Lane, mid-1850s: Accessed from Winchester Place, this magnificent house BROWN-MONOHAN HOUSE, 400 is mostly hidden by Mallard Creek Road, c. 1810-1820: Now more recent residential the community house to the Mallard Creek development. It is a residential development, it was built by two-story brick structure farmer James Brown. It is noted for its in Italianate style with Flemish bond brick construction. It was bracketed eaves, and later owned by Edward Monohan Sr., who James and Matilda Burks was one of the founders of the Bank of St. were the original owners. Matthews. Their farm stretched south past the Watterson BROWN-WOODHAVEN HOUSE, 401 Expressway and west South Hubbards Lane, 1853: Theodore to Taylorsville Road. Brown inherited half of his father James William Winchester Brown’s farm. He built this attractive Jr. later purchased the design based on a pattern from a book by property and subdivided Andrew Jackson Downing. Downing was it. This house recently an acclaimed landscape and residential had a significant fire but architect in the mid-1800s. He proposed the has since been lovingly concept of a central park in New York City restored. in the early 1850s, but tragically died before
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“REALTOR” HOUSE, 4004 Norbourne Boulevard, 1930-1931: Originally built inside the old armory (now known as Louisville Gardens), it was the winner of a house design contest sponsored by the local realtor association. The designer was a young Stratton Hammon, who would go on to be one of the city’s top residential architects. After it was dismantled, it was relocated to the current site. Hammon credits this house as giving him the foundation for his successful architectural career, which began in the depths of the depression. Several notable houses have since disappeared over the past few centuries, such as pioneer and surveyor John Floyd’s cabin at Floyd’s Station in the vicinity of the Jamestown apartments off Breckenridge Lane; James Breckinridge’s mansion on the west side of today’s Bowman Field; Thomas Cannon’s farmhouse near Lexington Road; and architect Norman Sweet’s modern house on Ormond Road.
Realtor House From a president and colonial patriots to farmers, doctors and architects, these iconic residents have left a lasting legacy through their homes that we pass by on a regular basis. Their former properties have since been developed into scenic neighborhoods that current residents now call home in St. Matthews. Partial sources of information for this article were obtained from the book “Historic Jefferson County” published by Jefferson County government in 2000, and the book
“St. Matthews: The Crossroads of Beargrass” by Samuel W. Thomas in 1999. Steve Wiser, FAIA, is a local architect, historian and author of over 12 books on Louisville architecture and history. His books can be found at Carmichael’s bookstores or on his website, wiserdesigns. com. Wiser also gives free history talks at the St. Matthews library. His email is wiserfaia@outlook.com.
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he Waterfront Botanical Gardens in Louisville provides urbanites a respite from the city’s everyday hustle and bustle. Its mission, as stated on the organization’s official website, is “to cultivate urban botanical gardens that educate, inspire, and enhance appreciation of the relationship between plant life and a healthy environment.” The area where the garden now sits was once part of a larger neighborhood known as The Point. “In the mid-1800s, The Point was filled with beautiful summer homes where prosperous French families from New Orleans would spend their summers as the weather was cooler here,” says Megan Bibelhauser, director of marketing and communications. “In the late 1800s/early 1900s, the area was heavily devastated by floods, destroying the homes.” Due to the devastation of the area from the flood of 1937, the site became an unofficial dump, with wild pigs roaming for food. People would discard ash and hot coals, igniting other trash in the Ohio Street Dump, as it was later named. In the late 1960s, Interstate 71 was completed, passing right by the unsightly refuse.
Louisville, so in 1973 it closed,” Bibelhauser says. “A very stringent eight-year closing plan took place. Part of that plan was a dirt fill cap of approximately 25 feet, along with monitoring the water quality of the nearby Beargrass Creek. From then on, it was just a large mounded field.” In 1993, Botanica was created as an umbrella organization for the local gardening community to help enlighten, entertain and educate the community about the botanical world. In 1999, active Botanica member Helen Harrigan left a $1.5 million trust to build a botanical garden and conservatory in Louisville. In 2009, Botanica chose the former Ohio Street Dump as the site for the new garden. In 2019, the area officially became known as the Waterfront Botanical Gardens. The three-phase master plan for the 23acre site includes an education center, classrooms, a Japanese garden, Hillside Theatre, a visitor center, an arboretum and many green garden spaces. Currently the organization has developed about three of the 23 acres.
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Classrooms,” Bibelhauser says. “Those are sort of the hub of our educational, horticultural and events programming. We rent out the space for special events, so we do lots of weddings and lots of corporate events. We also have lots of adult education programs and youth programs. Of course we’ve got our horticulture team, and so they’ve also got their space.” Adult programming includes horticulture and gardening, art and design, science and environment, health and wellness, nature photography, city and waterway history, and distance tours and trips. Youth and family programming includes gardens story time, field trips, outreach programs, Scouts programs, Sprouts camps, and virtual learning programs. “We offer a broad array of advanced registration adult programs,” Bibelhauser says. “It might be anything from a garden walk and talk with one of our horticulturists learning about what is in the garden. We’ve even partnered with the Japan-America Society of Kentucky to bring Japanese cultural programs like Japanese calligraphy or sushi-making classes. Our classes aren’t just about gardening. Our beautiful range of programs can open up a lot of creative and artistic outlets.”
The second phase of the master plan includes the Tree Allée (a paved walkway lined with benches and 24 American Dream swamp white oak trees), the Japanese Garden and the Beargrass Creek overlook. Bibelhauser says the area also consists of an entry garden, children’s garden and visitor center. The final or third phase will be the conservatory, since it’s a large undertaking. Currently there isn’t a timeline for all stages to be finished, due to a need for additional funding. Bibelhauser says the Japanese Garden is now slated to open in 2025. There is no cost to visit and wander the Waterfront Botanical Gardens. However, fundraising is paramount to keep the urban oasis growing and advancing. Funds are raised through memberships, paid adult and youth programming, event space rentals, hosted events, donations, sponsorship opportunities, memorial gifts, and gifts of stocks or securities.
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“We’ve already done so much, but we cannot continue to grow and thrive without the generous help of the community,” Bibelhauser says. “If you look at the Graeser Family Education Center, there are these beautiful vertical wooden beams. You can sponsor one of the beams and have your name put on the building - or the same with benches in the gardens, or on a brick on the Beargrass Creek pathway. There are so many ways to support our mission.” Ticket purchases for Music in the Gardens is another creative way the
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Waterfront Botanical Gardens team funds its goals. The outdoor concert series includes live music, cheese and charcuterie from Cultured, and beverages. They also offer a holiday event called Gardens Aglimmer during the winter season.
The Graeser Family Education Center also serves as an event venue and can hold up to 250 guests. Bibelhauser says the thoughtful, immersive design with all-glass walls makes guests feel as though they’re in the gardens while being indoors.
“We are always trying to find opportunities to bring people out to the gardens,” Bibelhauser says. “We like to offer fun, engaging events so they visit us and then be connected to the organization’s larger vision. Music in the Gardens is held every month from May to October. Once a month we bring in a local or regional band or artist of different genres.”
“The beautiful thing about it is, weatherpermitting, guests can hold their wedding ceremony outdoors in the gardens and then the reception in The Graeser Family Education Center, so they get the best of both indoors and outdoors,” Bibelhauser says. “We also host various corporate events including luncheons and conferences.”
From a landfill that human beings sullied to a landmark garden, the Waterfront Botanical Gardens provides a timeless cultural asset to the residents of Louisville for many years to come. Bibelhauser says they envision the space becoming a well-known, growing asset to the southern Indiana and Kentucky areas. “We’re providing this engaging and kind of ever-changing mix of activities for all kinds of audiences,” Bibelhauser says. “We want this to be a place where anyone feels welcome and comfortable visiting. We hope to deepen the community’s knowledge and appreciation of plants and nature in our urban botanical garden. I think that part is
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s a newly divorced single mom of two children, Melanie Driscoll had to find a new way to navigate life. One day a friend suggested she check out an audiology program at the University of Louisville (Uof L). At the time, Driscoll had an elderly neighbor - a former military man who would come over with his wife every weekend to play cards. “He had hearing aids that were always squealing, and his wife was always fussing about it,” said Dr. Driscoll, who also had another friend with a little girl who was born deaf. “She had a cochlear implant when she was 2 years old. Having these connections to two different people with hearing issues let me know I was headed down the right path pursuing audiology as a profession.”
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After getting her doctoral degree, she worked for a year at Uof L coordinating the auditory processing disorders program for children before opening Eastpoint Audiology in 2016. The team at Eastpoint Audiology includes Kathleen, Amy, Kerrie, Tiffany, Sophie, Hope, Casey, and
Jean. Dr. Driscoll said her team gives her inspiration every day and she enjoys watching each of them grow as they work with patients. “Without them I would never have been able to accomplish all that we’ve accomplished.” “As a team, we look at the patient’s overall quality of health because hearing loss affects many aspects in life,” Dr. Driscoll said. “Research has found a link between hearing loss and diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and depression, among other things. Since hearing loss is the number-one modifiable risk factor for dementia when identified and addressed, Dr. Driscoll and her team decided to have patients complete a cognitive screening. In the early 2000’s, an over-the-counter (OTC) hearing device came on the market.
However, patients would get frustrated with how quickly it stopped working, or that it never worked the way they anticipated. Buying an OTC hearing device means that there’s no one to help them get a good fit (which is important for good hearing) or troubleshoot any issues with it. “Back then, most OTC hearing devices were just amplifiers. Are you willing to put something in your ear and run the risk of damaging your hearing? Besides, how do you know you don’t just have wax in your ear?” said Dr. Driscoll. Though OTC hearing devices are now more reliable, that doesn’t mean they are for everyone. “If you have moderate to severe or profound loss, you’re not going to be a good candidate for OTC hearing devices.” said Driscoll. “Our goal is to educate patients as to what these devices actually do.” Dr. Driscoll’s favorite audiology stories involve the ones in which her patients cry when they are fitted for their hearing-aid. “It’s such a drastic difference because they usually have a significant degree of hearing loss.” said Dr. Driscoll. “Just yesterday, two of my audiologists completed an in-home visit and the lady cried tears of joy because she was so happy that she could finally hear her loved ones’ voices again.” In September 2021, Driscoll found a way to help more people in the community. She opened Simetria Fall Prevention Center, where patients with vertigo and balance issues are seen. Patients may have benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, which occurs when crystals become loose in the inner ear. They may suffer from other vestibular issues (episodes of dizziness described as rocking, spinning, floating, swaying, internal motion and lightheadness) or traumatic brain injuries. The end goal is to pinpoint what is causing the balance problem. “Does it have to do with the vestibular system?” said Dr. Driscoll. “Does it have to do with their vision? Is it something with their medications interacting, or an
issue like diabetic neuropathy where they can’t feel their feet? It’s like a puzzle, and we’re trying to gather all the pieces of the puzzle to figure it out.” “If someone is dizzy every day and we’re able to pinpoint what’s causing it, whether it is something simple or more complex, we can get them headed in the right direction to resolve the issue, to get them on the path
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to a better quality of life,” said Dr. Driscoll. “That’s our purpose.” When patients come into Eastpoint Audiology, they can grab a coffee from the coffee station, and on their way out they get a cookie. “We don’t always know what’s going on in our patients’ lives before they walk through our door,” said Driscoll. “Our goal is to make sure when people leave, they are better for having come to our office.” Driscoll appreciates how important that is, as she is grateful for her family. In her free time, Driscoll likes to travel, particularly taking cruises and going to the beach. “I don’t even care if I get in the water,” she said. “I love the waves, the sunshine and the sand.” As a Uof L alumni, Dr. Driscoll has mentored many Audiology doctorate
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students. In 2017, Dr. Driscoll established the inaugural “Bright Futures” initiative for all Uof L Doctor of Audiology graduates. Each year since 2017, graduates are presented with otoscopes, an essential tool which helps give the graduates a successful start to their career and links them to the community of successful Uof L Doctor of Audiology alumni. Eastpoint Audiology is located at 731 Speckman Road, across from Southeast Christian Church, in Louisville. For more information, call 502-215-3860 or visit eastpointaudiology.com. Simetria Fall Prevention Center is located at 729 Speckman Road, next door to Eastpoint Audiology. For information on Simetria Fall Prevention Center, call 502-539-5000 or visit simetriafpc.com.
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On a wall in the administration building at Bowman Field, Louisville’s first commercial airport, hang the photos of notable men who have been involved, in some capacity, with the location; even Charles Lindbergh’s picture is there. At the end of the hallway hangs a photo from the 1940s that doesn’t match the others - a photo of three women in military fatigues. It was this single photo that intrigued Dana Walker Lindley a few months before the COVID-19 pandemic began. “I had been [at Bowman Field] a couple of weeks or months 20 | March 2024 | TownePost.com
before COVID struck, and I had noticed that there were these pictures of all these men,” Lindley says. “There’s a rich history of this airport. At the very end of the hallway there is one picture of three women looking up, and I remember seeing that at the time. I thought, ‘I wonder why these women are here,’ but I didn’t do anything about it until COVID. Then I’m sitting on my front porch and we’re stuck at home and had some time, and I just started researching it.” What she found amazed her. The photo dates from the 1940s, when World War II was raging. The United States had officially entered the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Army Nursing Corps recruited nurses with a goal of bringing the pre-Pearl Harbor number (1,000) to an astounding 60,000. “[They] started bringing in nurses from all over the country,” Lindley says. A special program was started to train air
evacuation, or flight, nurses to retrieve and treat wounded soldiers in C-46, C-47 and C-54 transport planes headed for hospitals. There was much to learn in the few weeks of training. “When you put people in airplanes, things change in the body in terms of how you evaluate them, treat them - there are all sorts of repercussions about being in an airplane when you treat people,” Lindley says. Besides learning new procedures, nurses also dealt with a changing environment. She says the planes were like “big tanks that flew, and they were very, very hot if they were on the ground in a tropical climate - no air conditioning, of course, no bathrooms, and no modern convenience on these planes at all. What you had on the planes were bodies strapped to the wall, lots of bodies, maybe 20, 25, maybe 30 injured men strapped to a wall. You and a handful of other people were responsible for treating them the entire trip until you could deliver them to a hospital where they would be safe.” Because doctors stayed on ground ready for surgeries, these nurses took on the responsibility of leadership as well. “In most cases, the nurses were the medical person in charge,” Lindley says. Along with the heavy responsibility, the aviation nurses also faced a challenging lack of supplies. “The nurses were on the planes caring for these patients,” Lindley says. “They never had a satisfactory medical bag. You just used whatever was in your bag, and your bag didn’t have much.” Lindley found that, despite the monumental impact Bowman Field’s nurses had, today’s Louisville community knew little about the story. Having worked for Better Homes and Gardens, and having written before (including a number of published essays), she decided to write a novel based on what she had found, featuring fictitious air evacuation nurses.
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The idea for “Ascension: Portrait of a Woman” was born, and preliminary research began. “It was interesting to read the Courier Journal,” Lindley reflects. “I read it cover to cover for 1943 and got all sorts of useful information out of that. I was able to download the actual training manual that governed from the Army Air Corps that govern Bowman Field during that time period. I had to know what were the uniforms like, what were the classes that they took, what was the layout of the field, what buildings were there.” She also read firsthand accounts of two nurses - rare documents, since, “like so many people in World War II, [many nurses] did not come back and tell their story,” Lindley says. “I spent about a year researching everything I thought that I needed to know until I felt confident that I had good information in my
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head,” she says. “Of course I had notes too. Then I just started writing. [I spent] hundreds of hours rewriting to make it the best I can make it because that, to me, is what your obligation as a writer is. I hope it makes Louisville proud. I think it’s a very rich part of Louisville, Bowman Field in particular. Our community came together and really supported a very important mission that really made a difference, and they did it really well. I think we should be proud of that.”
for?’” Lindley says. “It doesn’t have to be World War II. There are infinite ways for us to show our courage, so how can we do that?”
“As far as the individual reader, I hope it inspires people to just always think about, ‘What can I contribute? [Where] can I show my courage? What can I stand up
And she certainly has. The special photo at Bowman Field, with three nurses looking up at the skies they were soon to fly in, may be only one photo; yet because of it, the stories of air evacuation nurses are becoming known. Through painstaking research and diligent care, Dana Walker Lindley is reminding today’s generations of the one that came before: that of “ordinary women who signed up for an extraordinary job,” she says.
“[It] was an honor to write about these women, and I believe that these women who served then and those who serve now, were really amazing for their sacrifice and their courage,” she adds. “So I was really just honored to be able to tell their story.”
“Ascension: Portrait of a Woman” is available at Carmichael’s Bookstore and at amazon.com.
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or over two decades, Families for Effective Autism Treatment (FEAT) has sought to actively support and fund programs that help individuals navigate an autism diagnosis. FEAT was founded in 1999 by a group of families searching for answers to their children’s complex medical problems and educational needs. Since then, the nonprofit organization has continued to expand its reach in the Louisville area while being a reputable source of comfort for a number of families. With the rate of individuals diagnosed with autism on the rise, the need for help with this developmental disability continues to be a high priority. “At the time, autism wasn’t as prevalent as it is today so there wasn’t insurance to cover expenses,” said FEAT Executive Director Melanie West. “We were still learning about what autism is. FEAT was formed because they saw a need for early intervention. We’ve been providing support education
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for families and individuals on the autism journey. All year long we have various programs geared towards that goal.” FEAT reaches individuals mainly by networking and word of mouth. Doctors and medical providers often will recommend FEAT’s services, and the
organization routinely posts updates on its social media channels. “We’ve been around for so long, we network with providers,” West said. “We have relationships with Norton doctors and those who are doing evaluations. They get referred to us. A lot of people find us organically. It’s gotten to the point that so many people know about us, it’s a referral program. We pride ourselves on community partnerships and we think we’re a stronger force when you do that.” According to the CDC, one in every 36 children is now diagnosed with autism, an increase from even two years prior, when the rate was one in every 44. FEAT offers a number of programs to support those families and raise awareness for autism, including an annual gala and 5K, both of which involve reaching out to all members of the local community for support. The calendar is full of one-off and recurring
events, including swim classes, holiday parties and nights out for parents. Other initiatives include the Best Buddies program, which matches teens and young adults with autism to a peer from Trinity High School, University of Louisville and Bellarmine University, via a very detailed application process. There’s also the Dreams in Motion summer camp, the only eight-week educational, therapeutic and recreational summer camp for children and teens with autism in the Louisville Metro area.
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“We’ve offered the swim program for two decades and we’ve already expanded it to Oldham County to serve more families and individuals,” West said. “The swim program is really important because autism is one of the leading causes of drowning. Individuals see water as therapeutic and they’re naturally drawn to it, but they don’t see the dangers.”
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increased drastically over time, there are also a number of misconceptions about what the diagnosis truly means. There is a wide spectrum when it comes to autism, and early intervention is crucial in discovering the best way to move forward. “Years ago, what they were portraying about autism, it wasn’t that accurate,” West said. “They were showing the worst-case scenarios and that’s not really the case anymore. There is such a spectrum. You could meet someone and not even know they had it unless they told you. Then you have others on the other end that might be nonverbal. Intervention is key, and physical, occupational and speech therapy are critical, especially in the early days. The awareness of educating the community is important so if they see these signs in their loved one, they can act and get help. We can really help the symptoms.” Supporting autism treatment is personal for West, as two of her nephews are
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“Our goal is to continue to fill whatever the need is and to serve the autism community,” West said. “Even what we’re doing now could look different down the line. There could be a need for a new program, so we’re always trying to think what is the current need and what we can do to help. We want to offer the education and support while expanding on new programs.” Additional info can be found at featoflouisville.org.
West said FEAT measures impact in a number of different ways, getting feedback regarding hopes for the program’s future. The team is continually looking for ways to expand, and hopes to reach more individuals in the coming years.
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ust about everyone can agree that meditation is good for you. It is a great way to calm the mind, reduce reactivity to stress, and promote overall well-being. But if you ask people how their own practice is going, many will say “I don’t have time,” or “I can’t sit still,” or “I’m not good at it. I can’t seem to empty my mind.”
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The truth is, meditating does not have to mean sitting on a cushion for an hour and banishing all thoughts from your brain. Starting a meditation practice and reaping the benefits is easier than you might think.
WHY START MEDITATING?
Reasons to start meditating usually involve a desire for greater peace of mind, more living in the present moment, and even improved health. Ironically, spending some time in quiet reflection actually helps you connect more with other people. Meditation creates compassion for yourself and for others. You become more emotionally resilient and better able to separate feelings from facts. Together, these skills have a positive impact on your relationships with other people. “Mindful meditation has been truly revolutionary for me,” says Sarah Davasher-Wisdom, president and chief executive officer of Greater Louisville, Inc. “I highly recommend it for anyone wishing to develop a greater sense of internal serenity or a stronger understanding of self.” Meditation also helps in the following ways: Focusing on slower, deeper breathing can cause your brain to release endorphins, reduce stress hormones and lower your heart rate. When you feel like you’re going 100 miles an hour, being able to stop the rush for even a short time can help you regain a sense of control. Slowing down gives you time to think more deliberately and creatively. Instead of habitually reacting to a situation, when you notice that there’s a gap between the stimulus and your response, you have a better chance of choosing an appropriate and innovative course of action. Feeling a sense of peace spreads to the rest of your life. Once you’ve learned to slow down and take a few minutes to observe your mind during meditation, you can begin to experience this same sense of peace as you move throughout your day.
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WHAT IF MEDITATING IS TOO HARD?
Experiencing the benefits of meditation has a lot to do with managing your expectations. You might secretly hope mindfulness is going to be a tranquilizer that instantly calms your mind, but mindfulness doesn’t come automatically to most of us. It takes practice, so don’t allow the flittering mind to become a problem. It might be annoying, but it’s just what minds do. On average (an unofficial estimate), beginning meditators can pay attention to something for about 1.2 seconds, then the mind darts off or attention fades away. Father Joe Mitchell, a Passionist priest who founded the Earth & Spirit Center, explains more. “When you sit to meditate and try to focus on the breath, you’ll notice how quickly the mind gets lost,” he says. “In fact, your awareness will probably get lost over and over again. Don’t get upset. This is the normal default setting of the untrained
mind. During meditation you get a firsthand glimpse of how incredibly busy the mind is.” You might have discovered how easy it is to obsess about things and replay the past from a biased perspective. It’s also common to anxiously imagine what the future might or might not be like. What a beginning meditator soon realizes is that the mind is focused on almost anything except what’s happening right now. As soon as you discover your mind has wandered, don’t try to banish the thought. Let go of entanglement with the thought or emotion and refocus your attention on the breath. Take delight in letting go. Relish the freedom of not being kidnapped by a thought or emotional scenario. The goal is not to stop the flow of thoughts. Thoughts are bound to keep arising. What you are putting effort into is avoiding becoming carried away by them and instead returning to the breath.
WHAT’S INVOLVED IN STARTING A PRACTICE?
Any healthy step you take is more likely to “stick” if you can make it a habit. “Increasing your motivation can make a big difference,” says Tony Zipple, Ph.D. “Building any habit benefits from some ‘nudges’ like visual reminders, support from friends and family, and small rewards. We can also increase motivation by taking a moment to pay attention to the good things we get from meditation, like the feeling of calm and centeredness.” Mitchell suggests setting aside a specific time to practice each day. It’s helpful to keep in mind your reason for meditating. Is it about reducing particular stressors, or cultivating a sense of calm that enables you to ride the roller coaster of daily life? Think about what it looks and feels like to reach your goal. How enjoyable is your life with less anxiety? How does it feel to respond rather than react to difficult situations? Keep
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Here’s how to do it: 1. Find a space where you can sit
Do the best you can. Your focus is on cultivating the habit of mindfulness meditation, not getting it perfect.
or stand comfortably. This could be at your desk, in your car - anywhere that’s quiet.
2. Close your eyes and take a
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“Most of us had very little instruction growing up about how to relate with equanimity to our thoughts and feelings,” says Karen Newton, MPH, an instructor at the Earth & Spirit Center. “We often learn hypervigilance, worry, and problemsolving skills. It’s not surprising that we believe we have to pay attention to all our thoughts. So, it is really important to get connected with solid teachers when you’re learning to meditate. Plus, there’s big value in starting with a group where you can hear about other people’s experience, and how they’ve handled the challenges that come with starting this practice of changing our relationship to both thoughts and feelings.” However, there’s a short form of meditation you can try on your own: a one-minute meditation that takes just 60 seconds to focus your mind and breathe deeply. This practice can be done anywhere, at any time, making it a convenient tool for managing stress reactivity and anxiety throughout the day.
deep breath in through your nose, breathing deeply and feeling the abdominal muscles expand.
3. As you breathe out, slowly
exhale through your mouth and let go of tension or stressful thoughts.
4. Repeat this breathing pattern
for 60 seconds, doing your best to focus on your breath sensations, noticing that thoughts arise but you can gently return to breath awareness, over and over.
5. When the minute is up, take
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Incorporating one-minute meditation into your daily routine is a simple and effective way to promote mental and physical health. Taking 60 seconds to breathe deeply and focus your mind can make a world of difference.
HOW MEDITATION INFLUENCES THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
“If you can be successful at never making a problem out of whatever occurs during meditation, you can be a successful meditator,” Mitchell says. Then, you start to take this skill into your daily life. “The moment you step out of the raging stream of thoughts with awareness, your experience of them changes,” he says. “You’re learning to observe thoughts with the calm dispassion of a bystander. You witness a thought or feeling but don’t attach to it. Simply observe it and let it pass down the stream.” What you practice in meditation becomes a new way of living - mindful living. You’re training your mind to practice seeing your emotions and what’s really happening, without participating in them. Becoming a detached observer allows you to make decisions based on facts without the confusion of emotions in the way. Spending short periods of time practicing this detachment helps you start incorporating this approach into your day. Your cultivation of mindfulness doesn’t have to be restricted to the meditation chair or cushion. Throughout the day, bring your full awareness to whatever you are doing walking from your car, standing in line at the grocery, eating lunch, drinking water, showering, talking on the phone. Be present to whatever you’re doing as you do it.
The Earth & Spirit Center is located at 1924 Newburg Road in the Highlands in Louisville, on a 27-acre campus and nature preserve. There is a wide variety of meditation, social justice, Earth-care programs and classes offered each spring and fall, including Camp Odyssey offered in the summer for elementary-school kids. In addition, the Center team has created the Institute for Applied Mindfulness that customizes mindfulness practices for organizational leaders and leadership teams. Please visit earthandspiritcenter.org to learn more and to register.
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very town has a history, and as such, will always contain certain memorable structures that remain indelibly etched in the minds and hearts of its citizens. Time marches on and tends to take those unforgettable structures right along with it, piece by piece, as they deteriorate with age. Typically, well-meaning citizens band together and try their hardest to preserve these precious landmarks, but quite often, all their hard work comes to naught, as not every structure can age gracefully and withstand the ravages of time. Local residents will easily recognize one such notable place that disappeared several decades ago - the Floore House. The large red-brick, two-story, federal-style building, at 10216 Taylorsville Road was
named for J.W. Floore, who purchased the house in 1894, and whose descendants maintained ownership of it until 1975. Even at the time Floore purchased the site, it already had a very extensive history. The house was built on a three-acre tract of land in 1823 for Conrad Tracenrider, who had purchased several lots on the town square in the early 1800s. It had 12-foot ceilings, 14-inch-thick brick walls, and a two-story open gallery on the rear wing. A wool-carding mill may have been on the property as early as 1814, since one is associated with a man named George Evinger, who owned surrounding land, and William Tucker was known to have later operated a carding mill at that location. Tracenrider emigrated to Floyd County, Indiana, around 1827, and in 1837 it is
recorded that Tucker purchased the land and machinery for the carding mill from John Hikes. In 1860 the site entered a new phase of existence when the local trustees and businessmen decided to organize a boarding school called Jefferson College. Each man contributed $50 to $250 toward the purchase price of the three acres. A school was built on the site, and the two-story, red-brick home served as the dormitory for Jefferson College. Unfortunately, by 1871 the school was in financial trouble, owing almost $1,200 to George W. Welsh for management of the college. The trustees sought out a buyer for the property, and evidently found one, but he did not intend to continue the school. Because of this, the heirs of Tucker sued TownePost.com | March 2024 | 35
the trustees, claiming the deed stated the land would be used for school purposes. The trustees filed a counter-suit and were granted full title by the court, with the authority to sell the property to whomever they pleased. The trustees kept the school going until 1873, when they sold it to Harrison Arterburn.
when it faced its greatest challenge yet.
By this point the home was more than 150 years old and beginning to show its age. On April 6, 1974, the Historical Society Southeastern Jefferson County installed a historical marker in front of the Floore house. Members of the Historical Society had placed the marker in front of the home The school was razed around 1880, although because Marshall Floore Sr. had passed away the previous August, and they wanted the house was left standing. The property to see the house preserved in case his heirs eventually passed to Jacob Hummel, decided to sell the land. whose heirs sold it to P.B. Kendall. In 1894 it became the property of Jordan White In March of 1975, a real estate agent Floore, although he did not move in until 1903. The house remained in possession of named Ronald Snyder signed a contract to purchase the Floore home for $127,000. members of the Floore family until 1975,
This caused a bit of consternation, because several others had shown an interest in acquiring the property. Local businessman Reid Martin wanted to buy it and develop the back end of the property, and then upon his death, deed the house to for a museum. Snyder ended up with the site but had no intention of restoring the old home, because it was economically unfeasible for him. He estimated such costs to be about $40,000 to $50,000, and stated that he had bought the property for investment purposes, but that he would only sell to the city or a nonprofit. The City Council, for its part, refused to pay for restoration of the building unless they were assured that they would not only have
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In 1985, the property was purchased with the intent of creating a family practice and medical center. At that time the house was demolished to make way for the new facility, and the rest, as they say, is history.
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Meanwhile, time began to slip by, and the house continued to fall into disrepair. By 1979 Snyder said the house had some major
structural issues and that it would now cost $80,000 to $100,000 to restore it. A couple of doctors had planned to buy the property and tear down the house to make way for a more modern office structure, but that deal fell through due to lack of financing. The Historical Society pointed out that there were tax advantages and possible federal matching funds to help restore the property, but it was still going to take a lot of money to try to salvage the old house. Snyder was beginning to question what could be done
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In 1980 the Jefferson County Office of Historic Preservation sponsored an open house in the hope that someone would undertake the renovation and adapt the Floore House for reuse. Several months later the house was still up for sale, and Snyder was trying to get it on the National Register of Historic Places to make sure it would be preserved. He even offered to lower the price of the house to $90,000 for anyone who would sign an agreement to restore the place. Snyder figured at that point, it would cost close to $150,000 to restore the old house.
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