by David Green | Mar 28, 2025 | Blog
The plantation called Farmington was established by John Speed. We know that Speed had taken ownership of Farmington by 1809 through examining tax records for Jefferson County. In a letter to his business partner, William Pope, Speed claims that his family was...
by David Green | Mar 23, 2025 | Blog
I may be going further back into Speed family history than is needed. I have found, though, that while investigating topics for these blogs I discover things so interesting that it is impossible not to talk (or write) about them. So it is with the Speed family. ...
by David Green | Mar 4, 2025 | Blog
This is an invitation to you to join a discussion of the book James: A Novel by Percival Everett. The staff, volunteers, and board members are always trying to extend Farmington’s community engagement. One of the ways we have done this is to join a group called...
by David Green | Mar 3, 2025 | Blog
In my last blog I talked about Gary Lee Williams’ Ph.D. dissertation that recounted the connections between Abraham Lincoln and Joshua and James Speed. Most of that discussion dealt with Lincoln and Joshua. Before I leave the topic of Lincoln’s Kentucky Friends, I...
