Wednesday, May 12, 2010

DR. PHILLIPS' BIRTHPLACE


Lena Madesin Phillips was born in Nicholasville, south of Lexington, Kentucky. The sign stands on Highway 27, (business route) going south from downtown.

DIED IN FRANCE, BURIED IN KENTUCKY


Dr. Phillips died during a trip to Europe in 1955. She was born in 1881. The inscription on her tombstone reads: A NEW COMMANDMENT I GIVE UNTO YOU THAT YE LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

Other members of the family.



Maple Grove Cemetery

Maple Grove Cemetery, north part of Nicholasville.

SIGN AT CORNER OF YARD


The sign marks the birthplace of Dr. Lena Madesin Phillips

FALL SCENES



We were in Kentucky in the autumn.

A CLOSER VIEW


The house faces east (if I have my directions straight).

THE PHILLIPS' HOME


The Phillips home, now in private ownership, sits on a light rise above the town.