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...
by David Green | Feb 27, 2025 | Blog
I had not planned on writing about this topic. In fact, I am actually doing some reading and investigation about the life of John Speed, the patriarch of Farmington who will be my topic in the future. Sometimes, though, a person goes in unanticipated directions;...
by David Green | Feb 17, 2025 | Blog
There are several interesting questions that arise from the story about how Joshua and Lincoln first met. One is whether or not Joshua and Lincoln had previously known one another. Is it a normal occurrence for a person to invite a total stranger to share a room? ...
by David Green | Feb 15, 2025 | Blog
I began writing this series of posts thinking it would be pretty simple. What I have discovered is that I can get lost in the weeds trying to uncover what seemed a “simple” quest. The story of how Speed met Lincoln was recounted by Joshua on multiple occasions. ...
