Honoring our Mentors:

The Living Treasures Project

In 2007 The Oldham Era and Oldham County History Center launched The Living Treasures Program that publicly recognizes people who have generously served our community with kind hearts and good deeds. Their oral histories and photographs are recorded, archived and made available to the public at the Oldham County History Center. We also have an extension collection of Veterans Oral Histories!

 

Each month a nominee is selected and featured in a one page spread in the Oldham Era which is a local newspaper in Oldham County. Eleven nominees are selected and then honored in a January reception at the Oldham County History Center.

The Living Treasures program in Oldham County is modeled after the New Mexico Living Treasures Program that was founded by peace activist and minister Mary Lou Cook, along with friends, in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1984. Inspired by Gandhi’s advice, ‘You must be the change you wish to see in the world,’ the group wanted to do something that wasn’t being done- express appreciation for the important contributions of our Elders. Modeled after traditions from Japan, it is a simple concept of honoring those who make a difference in our communities. We’re working on uploading them all. Check back for more oral history!

Oldham KY Living Treasure
Living Treasure Oldham KY
Living Treasure Oldham KY
Living Treasure Oldham KY

Nominate an Oldham Living Treasure

To qualify for nomination the nominee must have some connection with Oldham County- either as a past or current resident or native of the area. The nominee should demonstrate qualities such as civility, respect, authenticity, spirit, continuity, integrity, peace, inspiration, kindness, simplicity, wisdom, courage, serenity and love. Submit a letter, 300-500 words, describing why the nominee should be a Living Treasure recipient. There is no age requirement for this program-it covers a wide range of ages focusing on mentorship and example of the individual. Email us or mail the letter to: Living Treasure, Oldham County History Center, 106 N. Second Ave., LaGrange, KY 40031

Our Living Treasures

# Living TreasureNameMonthYear
188Richard LuceFebruary2024
189Steve BowenMarch2024
190Steve Greenwell April2024
191Russ Morris May2024
192Amalia Espinoza June2024
193Janette Chapman July2024
194Reta Ann Underwood August2024
195Deborah Clemmons September2024
196Steve Sparrow October2024
197George “Lee” Parrish November2024
198Vicki Kinser December2024
177Gustave Holmes Daeuble February2023
178Bettie Miller March2023
179Charlie Oldham April2023
180Jerry Crosby May2023
181Magaly Delvalle June2023
182Dorothy Abernathy July2023
183Bob Thompson August2023
184Jim Zimmerman September2023
185Terry Chambers October2023
186Darlene Elzy November2023
187Mike Foster December2023
166Lucy Ricketts February2022
167Raymond Simpson March2022
168Donna Sabo April2022
169Iva Davis May2022
170Michael Brown June2022
171Martina Gonzales July2022
172Jean Knight August2022
173Shirley Smith September2022
174Mary Frances Allen October2022
175Barby Williams November2022
176Kevin Reardon December2022
155Shirley Sills February2021
156Tommy Bachman March2021
157Lynn Mason April2021
158Richard Coleman Reynolds May2021
159Walter GalesJune2021
160Carol Anne Clore Lorenz July2021
161Patty Webb August2021
162Charlie Tidd September2021
163Jo Cornell October2021
164Michael Uber November2021
165David Deibel December2021
144Ken Schwedler February2020
145Vivian Wright March2020
146Nina Bonnie April2020
147Bob Jones May2020
148Ann Carter June2020
149John Jeffries July2020
150Barbara Swinney August2020
151Carla Muckey Crush September2020
152Lea Nachtman October2020
153Vickey Grace November2020
154Walter Dietsch December2020
133Judy Horton Smith February2019
134Norman Brown March2019
135Hazel White April2019
136Steve Trummer May2019
137Clara May Miller Wyatt June2019
138Dennis Summitt July2019
139Allen Kiekhefer August2019
140Diane Downing September2019
141Jack & Jo Miles October2019
142Clyde Powell November2019
143Virginia Turner December2019
122Dee Craig February2018
123Donald Whitehouse March2018
124Bobby Brown April2018
125Shirley Hull Hardesty O’Bryan May2018
126Richard Carey June2018
127Robert Steele July2018
128Robert Brent August2018
129Denise Watts-Wilson September2018
130Phil Green October2018
131Cheryl Sabin November2018
132Ruth Ann King Beard December2018
111Anna Kreymborg February2017
112Joyce Griffin March2017
113Elbert Riley April2017
114Gene Hicks May2017
115James Sweatt II June2017
116Ericka Wardlow July2017
117Genie Fortunato August2017
118Bob Simpson September2017
119Horace Harrod October2017
120Shirley Edward Hinkle November2017
121Ed Staats December2017
100Louis Dwight Powell February2016
101Jane Clark March2016
102Austino Salinas April2016
103Coozie Husband May2016
104Bob Blakemore June2016
105Don Josif July2016
106Francis Walters August2016
107Jim Day September2016
108Joan Ritter October2016
109Alan Northcutt November2016
110Norma Wilson December2016
89Nancy Timmons February2015
90Dot Smith March2015
91Jim Roberts April2015
92Louise Morris May2015
93Bob Fowles June2015
94Jan Jasper July2015
95Fred Becker August2015
96Mary Broecker September2015
97Jo Ross October2015
98Ernie Henson November2015
99Angus MacLean December2015
78Herbet Hendron February2014
79Brad Clifford March2014
80James Lewis April2014
81Eugene Earnst May2014
82Bob Arvin June2014
83Howard Griffin July2014
84Claudine Finn August2014
85Harold Smith September2014
86Jean Hall October2014
87Robert Young November2014
88Noralee Moock December2014
67Larry McMillin February2013
68Clarice Chambers March2013
69Waldi Gault April2013
70Beverly McCombs May2013
71Pat Sibley June2013
72Nancy Crass July2013
73Donna RussellAugust2013
74Helen Bryant September2013
75Georgia Hampton October2013
76Cindy Green November2013
77Bush Straughn December2013
56Paulette Carey February2012
57Johnny Glauber March2012
58Nancy Oglesby April2012
59Fred Balke May2012
60Leta Barrow June2012
61Susana Williams July2012
62Ollie Howard August2012
63Barney Barnett September2012
64Betty Stoess October2012
65Jimmie Oldson November2012
66Dennis Deibel December2012
45Euline McIntyre Texas February2011
46Les Snyder March2011
47Dan Taylor April2011
48Elsie Clausen Roberts May2011
49Flora Thomas Lewis June2011
50Barbara Hoffman Riley July2011
51Ann Brown August2011
52Bob Fortunato September2011
53Billie Clark October2011
54Diane Booker November2011
55Eugene Feagan December2011
34Iva Barbee Morse February2010
35Wendell Moore March2010
36Earl Franklin Orr April2010
37Lou DeVincentis May2010
38Faye Elizabeth Sword Owens June2010
39Sonny English July2010
40Charles Bottorff August2010
41John Barbour September2010
42Martha Elizabeth Long October2010
43Bill Herdt November2010
44Julia Thomason Baker December2010
23Ann Smiser February2009
24Ruby Duncan March2009
25Lizzie Anthony Jumper April2009
26Cornelia Hampton Nay May2009
27Bob Grimes June2009
28Mabel Adams Tingle July2009
29Doris Davis LeFan August2009
30Harry Booker September2009
31J.W. Hall Jr. October2009
32Virginia McWilliams Stoess November2009
33Anne Fields December2009
12Martha Manby February2008
13Nancy Cassady Doty March2008
14Bill Tucker April2008
15George Parrish Jr. May2008
16Emma Laura Johnson June2008
17Robert McMakin July2008
18David MonroeAugust2008
19Marjorie Applegate September2008
20Al Klingenfus October2008
21Ethel Cox Eldridge November2008
22Bill Kirby December2008
1David Carter February2007
2Jean Kay Radcliffe March2007
3Robert HehlApril2007
4Ann Dick May2007
5Dorothy Dowe June2007
6Bob Johnson July2007
7Dot Carraco August2007
8Vince Fanelli September2007
9Ida Mae Beaumont October2007
10Paul Bowling November2007
11Charlie Prather December2007