Garden Club of Lexington records

Abstract

The Garden Club of Lexington records (dated 1916-2017; 5.85 cubic feet; 15 boxes, two scrapbooks, 1 map folder) primarily comprise notebooks, photographs, scrapbooks, slides, and pamphlets that document the club's meetings, the Ashland Garden, and club events.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Garden Club of Lexington records
Date
1916-2017 (inclusive)
Extent
5.85 Cubic Feet
Subjects
Ashland (Lexington, Ky.)
Gardening.
Gardening -- Societies, etc.
Gardens -- Kentucky -- Lexington.
Scrapbooks
Women -- Kentucky -- Societies and clubs
Garden Club of Lexington (Lexington, Ky.)
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into five series by format: Audiovisual, Minutes, Records, Publications, and Scrapbooks.
Finding Aid Author
Kaitlyn Moran
Preferred Citation
2019ms063: [identification of item], Garden Club of Lexington records, 1916-2017, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Biography / History
The Lexington Garden Club was formed in March 1916 by twelve avid gardeners. In 1924, the group was invited to join the Garden Club of America, the first in Kentucky. The club went on to sponsor the membership for the the Paducah Garden Club in 1929 and the Glenview Garden Club of Louisville in 1932. The purpose of the Garden Club of Lexington is to promote the knowledge and love of gardening and protect the environment. The Garden Club of Lexington hosted many national and regional events including the meeting of the Presidents Council of the Garden Club of Americas (1928), the Southren Zone meeting (1957), zone VII garden tours, and flower shows. In 1950, the Henry Clay Foundation asked the club to create a garden on the grounds of Ashland, the Henry Clay estate. Members have been tending the gardens since, and in 2005 they received an Historical Preservation Award for their years of stewardship.
Scope and Content
The Garden Club of Lexington records (dated 1916-2017; 5.85 cubic feet; 15 boxes, two scrapbooks, 1 map folder) primarily comprise notebooks, photographs, scrapbooks, slides, and pamphlets that document the club's meetings, the Ashland Garden, and club events. The notebooks and scrapbooks document the gardens, club meeting minutes, and annual reports over the years. Also included are postcards, copies of the club's two cookbooks, and copies of books written by club members about gardens and gardening.

Restrictions on Access and Use

Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Use Restrictions
The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.

Contents of the Collection

Audiovisual, 1951-2016, undated

Scope and Contents

The Audiovisual materials series (1951-2016) comprises photos, slides, DVDs, and a tape that document Ashland Garden projects, broadcasts, and club events.

1951-1953

Women with dried arrangements, 1951

  • Box 8, item 1
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Ashland Garden, 1953

  • Box 8, item 2
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Gardens in autumn, 1953

  • Box 8, item 3
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Flowers, 1953

  • Box 9, item 1-2
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Central Kentucky Tour of Homes and Gardens, 1952

  • Box 10, item 1
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1957-1959

Garden, 1957

  • Box 8, item 4
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Garden club party, 1957

  • Box 8, item 5
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Mrs. Edward Emerson, Mrs. T. Wylie Kinney, and Mrs. Nicholas R. DuPont with box lunches, 1957

  • Box 8, item 6
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Mrs. Herman G. Place and Mrs. Spence S. Carrick with box lunches, 1957

  • Box 8, item 7
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Mrs. Richard Crutcher and Mrs. Perry Hamilton admiring wildflower arrangement, 1957

  • Box 8, item 8
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Mrs. Virginia Clark Hagan and Miss Sallie Johnston at Garden Club of America dinner, 1957

  • Box 8, item 9
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Women at picnic, 1957

  • Box 8, item 10
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Garden Club members with Garden Tour sign, 1958

  • Box 8, item 11
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Garden Club having tea, 1959

  • Box 8, item 12
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Brick wall, 1957

  • Box 9, item 3
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Brick wall and path, 1958

  • Box 9, item 4
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Path, 1957

  • Box 9, item 5-6
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Sundial, 1957

  • Box 9, item 7
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Ashland residence, 1958

  • Box 9, item 8
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Brick wall in winter, 1958

  • Box 9, item 9
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Garden, 1958

  • Box 9, item 10
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Garden cottage, 1958

  • Box 9, item 11
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Grass walk, 1958

  • Box 9, item 12
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Lawn and tree, 1958

  • Box 9, item 13
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View of house from herb parterre, 1958

  • Box 9, item 14
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Southern Zone Meeting- Mrs. Harry B. Tilton and Mrs. Robert L. Ashe, 1957

  • Box 10, item 2
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1960-1961

Dot Crutcher at Ashland Garden gates, 1960

  • Box 8, item 13
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Fall Festival, 1960

  • Box 8, item 14-15
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Fall Festival at Loom and Needle- Kitty Ray, Louise Ray, and Anne Turner, 1960

  • Box 8, item 16
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Sallie Johnston and Virginia Hagan selling dried arrangements, 1960

  • Box 8, item 17-18
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Women outside of Ashland Garden Gifts, 1960

  • Box 8, item 19-20
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Women with dried arrangements, 1960

  • Box 8, item 21
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Women with dried arrangements at Fall Festival, 1960

  • Box 8, item 22
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Women with refreshments, 1960

  • Box 8, item 23
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En route to Hawaii meeting- Virginia Hagan, Louise Ray, 1961

  • Box 8, item 24
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1971-1973

Anne Campbell, 1973

  • Box 9, item 15
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Dot Crutcher and Harriet Holladay, 1973

  • Box 9, item 16
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Flower arrangement, 1973

  • Box 9, item 17
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Mrs. Caroline Redding, 1973

  • Box 9, item 18
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Mrs. John Barrow (right), 1973

  • Box 9, item 19
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Mrs. John Sherman Cooper, 1973

  • Box 9, item 20-21
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Women and bookshelves, 1973

  • Box 9, item 22
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Fall Festival at Shakertown - Table arrangement by Mrs. John Barrow, 1971

  • Box 10, item 3
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Fall Festival at Shakertown - Table arrangement by Mrs. Richard Schubert, 1971

  • Box 10, item 4
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Garden Club working in Ashland Gardens, 1971

  • Box 10, item 5
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Mrs. James Morris and Mrs. Job Turner outside of Ashland Garden Gifts, 1971

  • Box 10, item 6
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1979-1986

Pineapple statue in garden, 1979

  • Box 8, item 25
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Plant, 1985

  • Box 9, item 23
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Floral arrangements, 1985

  • Box 9, item 24-25
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Floral arrangement, 1986

  • Box 9, item 26-29
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1989-1990

Alyce Hoskins and Mo Ethington accepting entries for flower show, 1989

  • Box 9, item 30
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Anne Gay and Nancy Bishop tidying up, 1989

  • Box 9, item 31
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Helen Breckenridge and Sallie Johnston, 1989

  • Box 9, item 32
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Historic Tree Preservation exhibit, 1989

  • Box 9, item 33
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Jessica Bell, 1989

  • Box 9, item 34
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Linda Carey working on tea table, 1989

  • Box 9, item 35
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Orchid display, 1989

  • Box 9, item 36
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Woman at flower show, 1989

  • Box 9, item 37
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African violet display, 1989

  • Box 10, item 7
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Ashland, 1989

  • Box 10, item 8-9
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Betty Bos carrying bricks, 1989

  • Box 10, item 10
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Flower show entries, 1989

  • Box 10, item 11-13
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Judges making entrance to flower show, 1989

  • Box 10, item 14-15
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Pat Green hanging curtains, 1989

  • Box 10, item 16
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Plant in terrace pot, 1989

  • Box 10, item 17
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Ashland garden, 1990

  • Box 10, item 18-19
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Bronze baby, 1990

  • Box 10, item 20
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Garden gates, 1990

  • Box 10, item 21
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Southeast borders, 1990

  • Box 10, item 22
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1993-1994

Women on pathway, 1993

  • Box 9, item 38
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Bent over in flowers, 1994

  • Box 9, item 39
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Dot Crutcher, Anne Gay, and Libby Brown in garden, 1994

  • Box 9, item 40
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Floral arrangement, 1994

  • Box 9, item 41-43
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Frank and Millie White, 1994

  • Box 9, item 44
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Garden, 1994

  • Box 9, item 45
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Garden party, 1994

  • Box 9, item 46-51
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Garden path, 1994

  • Box 9, item 52
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Kay Steffee with rake, 1994

  • Box 9, item 53
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Madam Sander Chairman with flowers, 1994

  • Box 9, item 54
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Northeast border, 1994

  • Box 9, item 55
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Northwest garden border, 1994

  • Box 9, item 56
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"Rose Garden at Ashland", 1994

  • Box 9, item 57
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Table setting, 1994

  • Box 9, item 58
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"The Lead Water Trough at Ashland", 1994

  • Box 9, item 59
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"The Sundial", 1994

  • Box 9, item 60
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Woman in flower beds, 1994

  • Box 9, item 61
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Woman tending garden, 1994

  • Box 9, item 62
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Woman working in garden, 1994

  • Box 9, item 63
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Women bent over in marigolds, 1994

  • Box 9, item 64
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Women on garden bench, 1994

  • Box 9, item 65
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Women with bushes, 1994

  • Box 9, item 66
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Women working in garden, 1994

  • Box 9, item 67
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Floral arrangement, 1994

  • Box 10, item 23-35
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Floral arrangement on hat, 1994

  • Box 10, item 36-48
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Friends of McConnell Springs project, 1994

  • Box 10, item 49
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Jessica Nicholson and Alyce Hoskins, 1994

  • Box 10, item 50
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Jessica Nicholson and Delia Kessinger, 1994

  • Box 10, item 51
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Judges at zone meeting, 1994

  • Box 10, item 52
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Missy Lange, 1994

  • Box 10, item 53
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Missy Lange and Mo Ethington, 1994

  • Box 10, item 54
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Sara Lavelle, Kathy Dalton, and Mott Nicol, 1994

  • Box 10, item 55
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Tabitha Freeman and Helen Goddard, 1994

  • Box 10, item 56
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Table setting, 1994

  • Box 10, item 57-66
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Women at zone meeting, 1994

  • Box 10, item 67
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Zone meeting, 1994

  • Box 10, item 68-70
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Bill Fauntain, John Michler, and Tabitha Freeman, 1994

  • Box 10, item 71
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1997

Betty Kenan working in garden, 1997

  • Box 10, item 72
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Ginny May, 1997

  • Box 10, item 73
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Janie Romaine Pappas in garden, 1997

  • Box 10, item 74
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Jessica Nicholson, 1997

  • Box 10, item 75
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Jessica Nicholson and Janie Romaine Pappas, 1997

  • Box 10, item 76
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Linda Carey with shovel, 1997

  • Box 10, item 77
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Woman working in garden, 1997

  • Box 10, item 78-79
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Women working in garden, 1997

  • Box 10, item 80
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1998

"A Corner of the Garden", 1998

  • Box 9, item 68-69
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"A Magical Garden", 1998

  • Box 9, item 70
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"Ashland Garden", 1998

  • Box 9, item 71
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"Ashland's Dogs", 1998

  • Box 9, item 72
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"Benches in the Garden at Ashland", 1998

  • Box 9, item 73
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"Bench in the Garden at Ashland", 1998

  • Box 9, item 74
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Bonnie and Delia Kessinger, 1998

  • Box 9, item 75
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"Cat Flight in Ashland Garden", 1998

  • Box 9, item 76
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Charcoal drawing of garden gates, 1998

  • Box 9, item 77
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Floral arrangement, 1998

  • Box 9, item 78-79
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Garden party, 1998

  • Box 9, item 80-83
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"Gypsy", 1998

  • Box 9, item 84
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Melodye Kinkead, Barbara Young, and Elise Boyd, 1998

  • Box 9, item 85
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"Moonlight in the Garden of Henry and Lucretia", 1998

  • Box 9, item 86
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"Nature's Quilt", 1998

  • Box 9, item 87
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"Peonies and Forget-me-nots", 1998

  • Box 9, item 88
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Randy Kemper, Jessica Bell, and Bob Milward, 1998

  • Box 9, item 89
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"Round the Bend", 1998

  • Box 9, item 90
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Study of herb garden, 1998

  • Box 9, item 91
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"Summer Morning at Ashland", 1998

  • Box 9, item 92
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"The Cottage at Ashland", 1998

  • Box 9, item 93
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"The Prettiest Flower is Louis Bower", 1998

  • Box 9, item 94
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"Wall and Gate, Ashland", 1998

  • Box 9, item 95
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"White Beauty", 1998

  • Box 9, item 96
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Ashland garden, 1998

  • Box 10, item 81
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Peony beds, 1998

  • Box 10, item 82
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John Michler receiving Certificate of Appreciation, 1998

  • Box 10, item 83
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Linda Carey presents John Michler with Certificate of Appreciation, 1998

  • Box 10, item 84
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Magnolia tree, 1998

  • Box 10, item 85
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Rose garden, 1998

  • Box 10, item 86
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Topiaries, 1998

  • Box 10, item 87-88
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2000-2001

Jane Baugh, 2001

  • Box 9, item 97
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Women at flower show, 2001

  • Box 9, item 98
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Libby Brown scrubbing pot with toothbrush, 2000

  • Box 10, item 89
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Anne and Charles Kraus, 2001

  • Box 10, item 90
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Bettie Bos Haggin, 2001

  • Box 10, item 91
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Betty Kinkead, 2001

  • Box 10, item 92
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Bitsy Tenney Ruch and Irma Johnson, 2001

  • Box 10, item 93
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Check-in at flower show, 2001

  • Box 10, item 94
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Children in front of ferris wheel of arrangements, 2001

  • Box 10, item 95
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Dottie Cordray and Jane Stilz, 2001

  • Box 10, item 96
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Dry Stone Conservancy, 2001

  • Box 10, item 97-100
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Elizabeth Wagner, Anne Arvin, and Callie Keller, 2001

  • Box 10, item 101
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Ellen Chapman, 2001

  • Box 10, item 102
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Ferris wheel of floral arrangements, 2001

  • Box 10, item 103
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Floral arrangement, 2001

  • Box 10, item 104-112
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Floral arrangements, 2001

  • Box 10, item 113-114
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Flower show, 2001

  • Box 10, item 115-119
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Flowers in bottles, 2001

  • Box 10, item 120
  • Box 11, item 1-2
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Garden party, 2001

  • Box 11, item 3-5
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Irma Johnson, 2001

  • Box 11, item 6
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Janie Pappas and Mott Nicol, 2001

  • Box 11, item 7
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Janie Pappas and ferris wheel of arrangements, 2001

  • Box 11, item 8
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Jessica Nicholson and Sarah Davis, 2001

  • Box 11, item 9
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John Michler, 2001

  • Box 11, item 10-11
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Joy Hinkle and Sarah Davis, 2001

  • Box 11, item 12
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Kentucky hemp, 2001

  • Box 11, item 13
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Libby Brown cleaning up, 2001

  • Box 11, item 14
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Mott Nicol, 2001

  • Box 11, item 15
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Passers and clerks at flower show, 2001

  • Box 11, item 16
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Potted plants, 2001

  • Box 11, item 17
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Roses, 2001

  • Box 11, item 18
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Sarah Davis with ferris wheel of arrangements, 2001

  • Box 11, item 19
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Table setting, 2001

  • Box 11, item 20
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Wagon of plants, 2001

  • Box 11, item 21
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Women at flower show, 2001

  • Box 11, item 22-24
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Flower show photos, 2001

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 28
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2002-2003

Dixie Belle at Shakertown, 2002

  • Box 11, item 25
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Garden Club on Dixie Belle, 2002

  • Box 11, item 26
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Jessica Nicholson, zone meeting, 2002

  • Box 11, item 27
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Mary Montague and Joy Hinkle, 2002

  • Box 11, item 28-29
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Nancy Bishop, Jane Stilz, and Jessica Nicholson at zone meeting, 2002

  • Box 11, item 30
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On Shakertown boat, 2002

  • Box 11, item 31-32
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Bronze baby, 2003

  • Box 11, item 33
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Grass walk, 2003

  • Box 11, item 34
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Peonies in bloom, 2003

  • Box 11, item 35
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Peony beds, 2003

  • Box 11, item 36
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Rose garden, 2003

  • Box 11, item 37
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Sundial in rose garden, 2003

  • Box 11, item 38
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2004-2005

Anne Campbell, 2004

  • Box 11, item 39
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Betty Kenan and Sue Glover, 2004

  • Box 11, item 40
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Charlotte Turner and Kathy Brewer, 2004

  • Box 11, item 41
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Christmas tea, 2004

  • Box 11, item 42-44
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Dot Crutcher and Betty Tenney, 2004

  • Box 11, item 45
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Garden party, 2004

  • Box 11, item 46-49
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Julianne Campbell at the Crutcher Preserve, 2004

  • Box 11, item 50
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Kathy Brewer and Dot Crutcher, 2004

  • Box 11, item 51
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Luanne Milward, 2004

  • Box 11, item 52-53
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Martie Mayer, Lauren van Balen, and Edie Gess, 2004

  • Box 11, item 54
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Propagation seminar, 2004

  • Box 11, item 55-56
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Sue Glover, 2004

  • Box 11, item 57
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Sue Glover and Anne Gay, 2004

  • Box 11, item 58
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The Crutcher preserve, 2004

  • Box 11, item 59-61
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Women at party, 2004

  • Box 11, item 62-63
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Women eating on porch, 2004

  • Box 11, item 64
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Beekeeping program, 2005

  • Box 11, item 65
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Christmas tea, 2005

  • Box 11, item 66-69
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Ginny May, Betty Kenan, and Mo Ethington, 2005

  • Box 11, item 70
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Lucy Breathitt and Phil Craft at beekeeping program, 2005

  • Box 11, item 71
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Mary Louise Fisher, Martie Mayer, and Edie Gess at Christmas tea, 2005

  • Box 11, item 72
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Table settings, 2005

  • Box 11, item 73-75
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Women at party, 2005

  • Box 11, item 76
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Women with table arrangement, 2005

  • Box 11, item 77
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2008-2010

Ashland garden, 2008

  • Box 11, item 78
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Bush and Edie Gess, 2008

  • Box 11, item 79
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Flowers, 2008

  • Box 11, item 80
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Hands and voodoo roses, 2008

  • Box 11, item 81
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Leslie Baldwin, 2008

  • Box 11, item 82
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Mott Nicol, Jessica Nicholson, and Callie Keller at annual meeting, 2008

  • Box 11, item 83
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Sundial, 2008

  • Box 11, item 84
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Topiaries, 2008

  • Box 11, item 85
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Voodoo roses, 2008

  • Box 11, item 86-87
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Wheelbarrow of soil conditioner, 2008

  • Box 11, item 88
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Women behind hedge, 2008

  • Box 11, item 89
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Women in Ashland garden, 2008

  • Box 11, item 90
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Women in garden, 2008

  • Box 11, item 91-92
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Women working in garden, 2008

  • Box 11, item 93
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Jenia Nicholson and Janie Pappas, 2010

  • Box 11, item 94
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2013/2016

Coffee Tree Propagation Project- Hawkins Schnabel, Isabel Brunker, and Sims Fister, 2016

  • Box 11, item 95
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Coffee Tree Propagation Project- McMillan Fister and Connor Duzyk, 2016

  • Box 11, item 96
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Zone meeting 2013 awards banquet photo proof sheets and DVD, 2013

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 18
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Undated

Gardens in autumn, undated

  • Box 8, item 26
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Garden Club parade float, undated

  • Box 8, item 27
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Garden gates, undated

  • Box 8, item 28
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Garden gates in winter, undated

  • Box 8, item 29
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Hedges, undated

  • Box 8, item 30
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Lexington Flower Show, undated

  • Box 8, item 31-42
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Mrs. Albert D. Farrell, Mrs. Dorothy Humphries, and Mrs. T. A. Hagan at meeting, undated

  • Box 8, item 43
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Mrs. John Crosby, Mrs. Henry Holladay, and Mrs. J. B. H. Henderson in Ashland garden, undated

  • Box 8, item 44
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Mrs. Lorraine Seay, Mrs. Cooper Ragan, and Mrs. James Park with box lunches, undated

  • Box 8, item 45
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People laughing together, undated

  • Box 8, item 46
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Sundial, undated

  • Box 8, item 47
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Topiaries at Ashland Garden, undated

  • Box 8, item 48
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Tulips, undated

  • Box 8, item 49
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Wheelbarrow of bouquets, undated

  • Box 8, item 50
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Women and grass walk, undated

  • Box 8, item 51
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Women and sundial in garden, undated

  • Box 8, item 52
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Women and trees, undated

  • Box 8, item 53
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Women in Ashland garden, undated

  • Box 8, item 54
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Women in Ashland gift shop, undated

  • Box 8, item 55
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Women in garden, undated

  • Box 8, item 56
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Women in gift shop, undated

  • Box 8, item 57
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Women in lawn path, undated

  • Box 8, item 58
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Women lighting candles, undated

  • Box 8, item 59
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Women on path, undated

  • Box 8, item 60
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Women outside of Ashland Garden Gifts, undated

  • Box 8, item 61-62
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Women selling dried arrangements, undated

  • Box 8, item 63
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Women sitting in chairs in garden, undated

  • Box 8, item 64
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Women with embroidery, undated

  • Box 8, item 65
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Women with garden tour and open house sign, undated

  • Box 8, item 66
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Anne Turner with beverage, undated

  • Box 9, item 99
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Artwork of Ashland Garden, undated

  • Box 9, item 100-107
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Artwork of Ashland Garden animals, undated

  • Box 9, item 108
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Artwork of floral arrangement, undated

  • Box 9, item 109
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Artwork of flower beds, undated

  • Box 9, item 110
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Artwork of flowers, undated

  • Box 9, item 111
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Artwork of garden gates, undated

  • Box 9, item 112-113
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Artwork of garden path, undated

  • Box 9, item 114
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Artwork of grass walk, undated

  • Box 9, item 115
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1928 program, undated

  • Box 11, item 97
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Ashland garden, undated

  • Box 11, item 98-101
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Ashland, undated

  • Box 11, item 102
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Ashland garden herb parterre, undated

  • Box 11, item 103-105
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Barbara Young and Mott Nicol, undated

  • Box 11, item 106
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Benches and ash tree, undated

  • Box 11, item 107
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Boxwoods, undated

  • Box 11, item 108
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Bronze baby, undated

  • Box 11, item 109
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Bronze baby in distance, undated

  • Box 11, item 110
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Bronze child, undated

  • Box 11, item 111
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Bronze child in snow, undated

  • Box 11, item 112
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Bush-lined path, undated

  • Box 11, item 113
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Central allée, undated

  • Box 11, item 114
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Christmas tea, undated

  • Box 11, item 115
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Composition, undated

  • Box 11, item 116
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Cotton candy arrangement, undated

  • Box 11, item 117
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Drawing of garden parterres, undated

  • Box 11, item 118
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Ellen Chapman, undated

  • Box 11, item 119
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Floral arrangement, undated

  • Box 12, item 1-51
  • Box 14, item 24-42
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Floral arrangement and table setting, undated

  • Box 12, item 52
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Floral arrangement by Dottie Cordray, undated

  • Box 12, item 53
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Floral arrangement on chair, undated

  • Box 12, item 54
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Floral arrangement on hat, undated

  • Box 12, item 55
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Floral arrangements, undated

  • Box 12, item 56-58
  • Box 14, item 48-49
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Floral arrangement under painting, undated

  • Box 12, item 59-61
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Floral composition, undated

  • Box 12, item 62-72
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Flower arrangement, undated

  • Box 12, item 74-80
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Flower arrangement and tea set, undated

  • Box 12, item 81
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Flowerpot, undated

  • Box 12, item 82-84
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Flowers, undated

  • Box 12, item 85-88
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Flowers along garden path, undated

  • Box 12, item 89
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Flowers along path, undated

  • Box 12, item 90
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Flower show, undated

  • Box 12, item 91-94
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Flowers in lead bird bath, undated

  • Box 12, item 95-97
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Garden border, undated

  • Box 13, item 1
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Garden gate, undated

  • Box 13, item 2
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Garden gates, undated

  • Box 13, item 3
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Garden hedges, undated

  • Box 13, item 4
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Garden in snow, undated

  • Box 13, item 5
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Garden party tables, undated

  • Box 13, item 6
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Garden path, undated

  • Box 13, item 7-13
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Garden wall, undated

  • Box 13, item 14
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Garden with bronze baby in distance, undated

  • Box 13, item 15
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Glass bottles, undated

  • Box 13, item 16
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Grass walk, undated

  • Box 13, item 17-19
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Herb and vegetable parterre, undated

  • Box 13, item 20-21
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Herb parterre and lime tree, undated

  • Box 13, item 22
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Inez Johnson, undated

  • Box 13, item 23
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Inez Johnson, Anne Turner, and Helen Breckenridge, undated

  • Box 13, item 24
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Lexington Flower Show, undated

  • Box 13, item 25
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Libby Brown, Jessica Nicholson, and Callie Keller, undated

  • Box 13, item 26
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McConnell Springs information, undated

  • Box 13, item 27
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Men arranging stones, undated

  • Box 13, item 28
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Newspaper clipping, undated

  • Box 13, item 29
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Painting and floral arrangements, undated

  • Box 13, item 30
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Pansies, undated

  • Box 13, item 31
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Peonies, undated

  • Box 13, item 32-34
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Peony garden, undated

  • Box 13, item 35
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Picnic, undated

  • Box 13, item 36-38
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Plants, undated

  • Box 13, item 39-42
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Potted plants, undated

  • Box 13, item 43
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Rose, undated

  • Box 13, item 44
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Rose plants, undated

  • Box 13, item 45
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Roses, undated

  • Box 13, item 46-47
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Saving the redwoods in 1943, undated

  • Box 13, item 48
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Side gate by dogwood, undated

  • Box 13, item 49
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Snow-covered bushes, undated

  • Box 13, item 50
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Southeast garden border, undated

  • Box 13, item 51-52
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Southeast garden borders, undated

  • Box 13, item 53
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Tablescape, undated

  • Box 13, item 54-55
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Table setting, undated

  • Box 13, item 56-62
  • Box 14, item 98-100
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The Roadside Bulletin volume 6, undated

  • Box 13, item 63
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Topiaries, undated

  • Box 13, item 64-65
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Tree, undated

  • Box 13, item 66
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Trees and hedges, undated

  • Box 13, item 67
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Walkway and bushes, undated

  • Box 13, item 68
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Woman with floral arrangement, undated

  • Box 13, item 69
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Women at flower show, undated

  • Box 13, item 70
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Women at picnic, undated

  • Box 13, item 71
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Women at picnic, undated

  • Box 13, item 72
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Women at meeting, undated

  • Box 13, item 73-74
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Women outside of Ashland Garden Gifts, undated

  • Box 13, item 75
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Women with Ashland Garden Gifts sign, undated

  • Box 13, item 76
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Women with presentation, undated

  • Box 13, item 77
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Yellow monarch butterfly, undated

  • Box 13, item 78
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Yellow monarch on orange flower, undated

  • Box 13, item 79
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Artwork of grass walk, undated

  • Box 14, item 1
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Artwork of rabbits at garden table, undated

  • Box 14, item 2
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Artwork of snow-covered hedges, undated

  • Box 14, item 3
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Artwork of sundial, undated

  • Box 14, item 4
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Artwork of teepees, undated

  • Box 14, item 5
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Artwork of woman in Ashland garden, undated

  • Box 14, item 6
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Ashland garden, undated

  • Box 14, item 7-11
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Benches and ash tree, undated

  • Box 14, item 12
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Betty Kenan digging, undated

  • Box 14, item 13
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Betty Kenan raking leaves, undated

  • Box 14, item 14
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Birdbath, undated

  • Box 14, item 15
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Blue ash tree, undated

  • Box 14, item 16
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Bob Graves, undated

  • Box 14, item 17
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Bronze baby, undated

  • Box 14, item 18
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Callie Keller and Bruce and Mott Nicol, undated

  • Box 14, item 19
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Digging for blue ash tree, undated

  • Box 14, item 20
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Dog drinking from birdbath, undated

  • Box 14, item 21
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Duncan Machinery Movers, undated

  • Box 14, item 22
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Ellen Chapman, undated

  • Box 14, item 23
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Floral arrangement and tea set, undated

  • Box 14, item 43-44
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Floral arrangement in teacup, undated

  • Box 14, item 45
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Floral arrangement on garden table, undated

  • Box 14, item 46
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Floral arrangement on table, undated

  • Box 14, item 47
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Floral composition, undated

  • Box 14, item 50
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Flower bed, undated

  • Box 14, item 51
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Garden, undated

  • Box 14, item 52
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Garden beds, undated

  • Box 14, item 53
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Garden bench, undated

  • Box 14, item 54
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Garden border, undated

  • Box 14, item 55
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Garden Club members, undated

  • Box 14, item 56
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Garden gates, undated

  • Box 14, item 57
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Garden gates in snow, undated

  • Box 14, item 58
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Garden hedges, undated

  • Box 14, item 59
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Garden party, undated

  • Box 14, item 60
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Garden table and chair, undated

  • Box 14, item 61
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Ginny May tilling soil, undated

  • Box 14, item 62
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Hackberry tree, undated

  • Box 14, item 63
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Hackberry tree cut down, undated

  • Box 14, item 64-65
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Helen Breckenridge in the peony beds, undated

  • Box 14, item 66
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Henry Clay's garden, undated

  • Box 14, item 67
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Holly parterre, undated

  • Box 14, item 68-69
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Janie Pappas with Mary Allen Greathouse, undated

  • Box 14, item 70
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Janie Romaine Pappas with camera, undated

  • Box 14, item 71
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Jessica and John Bell, undated

  • Box 14, item 72
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Jessica Nicholson and Alyce Hoskins planting, undated

  • Box 14, item 73-75
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Kathy Dalton, undated

  • Box 14, item 76
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Kim DeCamp and Nancy Bishop, undated

  • Box 14, item 77
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Lead bird bath, undated

  • Box 14, item 78-79
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Lyda Givens, Matt Nichols, Janie Pappas, undated

  • Box 14, item 80
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Martha Hillenmeyer and Inez Johnson, undated

  • Box 14, item 81
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McConnell Springs diagram, undated

  • Box 14, item 82
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Northeast border, undated

  • Box 14, item 83-84
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Painting, undated

  • Box 14, item 85
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Pat Green and Jane Baugh, undated

  • Box 14, item 86
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People with umbrellas in garden, undated

  • Box 14, item 87
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Snow-covered bushes and tree, undated

  • Box 14, item 88
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Southeast garden border, undated

  • Box 14, item 89
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Southeast garden borders, undated

  • Box 14, item 90
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Southwest borders, undated

  • Box 14, item 91-93
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Spring meeting and flower show judging school program, undated

  • Box 14, item 94
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"Summer Morning at Ashland", undated

  • Box 14, item 95
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Sundial, undated

  • Box 14, item 96-97
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Uprooting blue ash tree, undated

  • Box 14, item 101
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Woman arranging flowers, undated

  • Box 14, item 102
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Woman sitting against tree, undated

  • Box 14, item 103
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Woman with floral arrangement, undated

  • Box 14, item 104
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Women, undated

  • Box 14, item 105
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Women and trees, undated

  • Box 14, item 106
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Women around table, undated

  • Box 14, item 107
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Women at gas station, undated

  • Box 14, item 108
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Women walking in garden, undated

  • Box 14, item 109
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Women with floral arrangement, undated

  • Box 14, item 110
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Flower beds photo, undated

  • Box 2019ms063-05, folder 10
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Slides, 1990, undated

Child statue slides, undated

  • Box 7, carton 1
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Ashland Garden slides, undated

  • Box 7, carton 2-4, 6
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Raven Run slides, 1990

  • Box 7, carton 5
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Motion-picture, 2003, undated

"Kentucky Life" The Garden Club of Lexington Ashland Garden Project DVD, undated

  • Box 15, item 1
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"Kentucky Life" Ashland Garden vhs tape, 2003

  • Box 15, item 2
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Minutes, 1916-2016

Scope and Contents

The Minutes series includes the official record of proceedings at Garden Club of Lexington meetings. The minutes include financial reports and details club activities like setting up a flower show.

First meeting minutes, 1916

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 1
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Minutes, 1917-1919

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 3
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Minutes, 1920-1921

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 4
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Minutes, 1921-1923

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 5
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Minutes, 1924-1928

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 11
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Annual meeting minutes, 1924-1961

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 12
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Minutes, 1928-1931

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 14
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Minutes, 1931-1933

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 16
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Minutes, 1935-1938

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 18
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Minutes, 1939-1946

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 22
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Minutes, 1947-1951

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 1
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Minutes, 1952-1956

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 4
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Minutes, 1957-1959

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 11
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Minutes, 1960-1965

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 13
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Annual meeting minutes, 1962-2016

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 19
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Minutes, 1965 June-1971

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 21
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Minutes, 1973-1981

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 25
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Minutes, 1985-1988

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 10
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Minutes, 1989-1992

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 19
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Minutes, 1993-1995

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 21
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Minutes, 1996-1997

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 23
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Minutes, 1998

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 24
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Minutes, 1999-2000

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 25
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Minutes, 2001-2002

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 31
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Minutes, 2003-2004

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 4
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Minutes, 2005-2006

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 6
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Minutes, 2007-2008

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 9
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Minutes, 2009-2010

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 13
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Minutes, 2011-2013

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 15
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Minutes, 2014-2016

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 20
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Records, 1916-2017, undated

Scope and Contents

The Records series (1916-2017, undated) primarily comprises project notebooks, event documents, stewardship of Ashland Garden plans and ephemera like postcards. Also included are membership rosters, the articles of incorporation, and reports given by the club.

Garden Club history, 1916-1985

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 2
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Yearbooks, 1921-1988

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 6
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Notebook no. 1, 1922-1939

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 7
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Lexington Flower Show, 1923-1933

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 8
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Notebook no. 2, 1923-1959

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 9
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Lexington Flower Shows, 1923-1942, 1973

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 10
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Reports, 1926-1960

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 13
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Yearbooks and membership rosters, 1930-1992

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 15
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Memorial resolutions, 1935-2014

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 19
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Garden Club admissions questionnaires, 1936-1944

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 20
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Notebook no. 1, 1937-1943

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 21
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Notebook no. 5, 1950-1957

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 2
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Ashland Garden maps and illustrative plans, 1951

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 3
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Ashland Garden (photocopies), 1953

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 5
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Garden Club of Lexington, 1953-1960

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 6
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Garden work, 1956-1961

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 7
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Members' photo and news clippings, 1957

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 8
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Thank you letters, 1957

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 9
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Invitations to home dinners, 1957

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 10
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Notebook no. 5, 1959-1979

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 12
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Notebook no. 2, 1960-1973

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 14
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Garden Club bulletins, 1961-1962

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 16
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Reports, 1961-1977

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 18
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Notebook no. 5, 1966-2005

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 22
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Notebook no. 2, 1974-1985

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 1
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History of the Garden Club of Lexington 1916-1978, 1978

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 2
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Reports, 1978-2000

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 3
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Lexington Garden Club Flower Show, 1985

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 9
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Notebook no. 3, 1986-2013

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 11
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Floral Obsessions, 1988-1989

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 12-13
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"Garden Club of Lexington saves 400 year-old bur oak", 1989

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 14
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Historic Preservation Commission 1989 Presentation Award, 1989

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 16
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Ashland garden postcards, 1991

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 18
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The Garden Club of Lexington calendar, 2000

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 26
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Guidelines for membership, 2001

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 29
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"Take Me to the Fair" Flower Show winners, 2001

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 30
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Reports, 2001-2004

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 1
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Applications for Public Relations Award, 2002-2007

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 2
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Blooms from an English Garden, 2003

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 3
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Garden Club of America bulletin, 2004

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 5
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Reports, 2005-2008

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 7
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Garden Club of America bulletin, 2009

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 11
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Reports, 2009-2016

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 14
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Ashland Garden maps and landscape plans, 2013

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 17
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Notebook no. 3, 2013-2017

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 19
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Membership Directory 2016-2018, 2016

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 22
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Holiday cards, 2016

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 23
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Summary for archives, 2014-2016

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 24
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Information gathered by Kier DeCamp for History of Ashland Garden, 2017

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 25
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Documentation for historical marker, 2016

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 26
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Garden Club of Lexington Honors Louis Hillenmeyer III, Hillenmeyer Nurseries, and 4 Generations of Hillenmeyer Women at a Picnic on the Grounds of Ashland Estate, 2016

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 27
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100 Years, 2016

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 28
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Public relations for Ashland Garden, 2016

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 29
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Ashland landscape plan (photocopy), undated

  • Box 2019ms063-05, folder 1
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Newspaper clippings (photocopies), undated

  • Box 2019ms063-05, folder 2
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Southern zone meeting of the Garden Club of America (photocopy), undated

  • Box 2019ms063-05, folder 6
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Ashland Garden Gift Shop advertisement, undated

  • Box 2019ms063-05, folder 7
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"Garden Gate" table linen collection, undated

  • Box 2019ms063-05, folder 8
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Newspaper pages, 1960, 1992

  • Box 6, folder 7
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Ashland Garden maps and landscape plans, undated

  • Folder 1
  • Box 6, folder 13
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Photo print of Ashland Garden, undated

  • Box 6, folder 14
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Publications, 1931-2017, undated

Scope and Contents

The Publications series is comprised of brochures, books, and pamphlets created by the Garden CLub of Lexington. The series also includes The Bloomin' News, the club's regular newsletter published since 1972, copies of the club's two cookbooks, and copies of books written by club members about the garden.

A Visiting Pilgrimage to Notable Estates of the Blue Grass by the Garden Club of Lexington (copy), 1931

  • Box 2019ms063-01, folder 17
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Collecting and Curing Materials for Winter Bouquets, 1961

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 15
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More Doings of the Cat Who Lives at Ashland, 1964

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 20
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I Take Your Hand, 1969

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 23
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The Bloomin' News, 1972-1988

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 24
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Garden Club pamphlets, 1978-2014

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 4
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The Colonel's Lady (photocopy), 1981

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 5
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Letters to Lucretia: The Story of Lucretia Hart (Mrs. Henry Clay), 1983

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 6
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Bluegrass Winners: A Cookbook, 1985

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 7-8
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Gypsy, The Cat who lived at Ashland, 1989

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 15
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The Bloomin' News, 1989-1999

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 20
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A Bouquet Garni, 1995

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 22
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The Bloomin' News, 2000-2005

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 27
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The Bloomin' News, 2006-2011

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 8
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Entertaining with Bluegrass Winners Cookbook, 2008

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 10
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The Winner's Circle - Hoofbeats Through Thyme, 2009

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 12
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The Bloomin' News, 2012-2014

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 16
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The Bloomin' News, 2015-2017

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 21
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Entertaining with Bluegrass Winners Cookbook, undated

  • Box 2019ms063-04, folder 30
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Garden at Ashland brochure, undated

  • Box 2019ms063-05, folder 3
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I Take Your Hand, undated

  • Box 2019ms063-05, folder 4
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Garden parterre scrapbook, undated

  • Box 2019ms063-05, folder 5
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The Cat Who Lives at Ashland, undated

  • Box 2019ms063-05, folder 9
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Scrapbooks, 1927-2017, undated

Scope and Contents

The Scrapbooks series comprises albums created by Garden Club of Lexington members. The album contents include notable documents, newspaper clippings, special event ephemera and photos. Primarily the scrapbooks showcase garden shows and competitions hosted by the club.

Scrapbook, 1927-1932

  • Item 1
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Scrapbook, 1931-1959

  • Item 2
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Scrapbook, 1961-1977

  • Box 2019ms063-02, folder 17
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Victorian Obsessions Flower Show scrapbook, 1989

  • Box 2019ms063-03, folder 17
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Scrapbook pages, 1934-1961

  • Box 6, folder 1
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Scrapbook pages, 1957-1985

  • Box 6, folder 2
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Scrapbook pages, 1959-1960

  • Box 6, folder 3
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Scrapbook pages, 1960-1961

  • Box 6, folder 4
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Scrapbook pages, 1960-1971

  • Box 6, folder 5-6
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Scrapbook pages, 1961-1966

  • Box 6, folder 8
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Scrapbook pages, 1984-2005

  • Box 6, folder 9
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Flower show scrapbook pages, 2001

  • Box 6, folder 10-11
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Scrapbook pages, 2005-2017

  • Box 6, folder 12
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