library and research microfilms now at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library in Z
West Liberty. Original papers are located in the Special Collections Department
of the University of Kentucky Library in Lexington.
This encomium to our parents is dedicated to my brother and sister-in-law,
Lucien and Jane Reagin Congleton, on the occasion of their fiftieth wedding,
anniversary. Their lives together encompass fifty enriching years of applied
responsibility to their family and fellowman.
Others who contributed time and ef`f`ort in helping to gather and properly
assemble the material are Dr. Thomas H. Appleton Jr., of the Kentucky Historical
Society; Hallie Day Bach Blackburn and Dr. Thomas Edwards Templin of
Lexington; Helen Price Stacy, W. Lynn Nickell, and Henrietta McKinney of West
Liberty; and Tom and Effie Congleton’s grandchildren--Bill, Robert, and Lucia.
Their fourth grandchild, David, died in 1987.
In addition, a special note of gratitude is due our young friend Hongqing
Xu, without whose computer expertise, patience, and persistence these words
would never have made it onto these pages.
Helen Congleton Breckinridge
September 4, 1993
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