1 00:00:00,666 --> 00:00:02,066 Coming up on Kentucky Life... 2 00:00:02,366 --> 00:00:04,666 Journey into Mammoth Cave to unlock stories 3 00:00:04,900 --> 00:00:07,166 left on the walls by Civil War soldiers. 4 00:00:07,766 --> 00:00:09,566 Visit Kentucky Wool Works 5 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:11,533 where a passion for sustainability 6 00:00:11,766 --> 00:00:14,533 and sheep farming combined for some amazing works. 7 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,300 Learn more about the Frazier History Museum 8 00:00:17,533 --> 00:00:19,300 where the world meets Kentucky, 9 00:00:19,633 --> 00:00:21,833 and savor a unique culinary fusion 10 00:00:22,066 --> 00:00:23,833 of local and Afghan cuisine 11 00:00:24,133 --> 00:00:26,800 at Owensboro's Windy Hollow Biscuit House. 12 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:30,066 All that's next on Kentucky Life. 13 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,400 [intro music playing] 14 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:49,566 Hey, everybody and welcome to Kentucky Life. 15 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:51,200 áI'm your host, Chip Polston. 16 00:00:51,466 --> 00:00:53,733 áNow today I'm here with the Kentucky Life crew 17 00:00:53,966 --> 00:00:57,266 áat the Frazier History Museum in downtown Louisville. 18 00:00:57,666 --> 00:01:00,100 á It's billed as where the world meets Kentucky, 19 00:01:00,333 --> 00:01:01,433 á where you can learn about everything 20 00:01:01,666 --> 00:01:03,566 from great state rivalries, 21 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:05,433 think cats and cards on that one, 22 00:01:05,700 --> 00:01:09,033 to seeing George Washington's actual long rifle. 23 00:01:09,333 --> 00:01:10,966 We'll learn more about all this in a moment. 24 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,833 áBut first, deep in the heart of Kentucky 25 00:01:14,066 --> 00:01:15,566 álies a world-renowned site 26 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:18,366 áthat many of us are familiar with, Mammoth Cave. 27 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:20,166 And not too long ago, 28 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:23,133 I got to go on a remarkable adventure there. 29 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:25,766 You see Mammoth Cave holds a treasure trove 30 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,066 of human histories dating back literally thousands of years. 31 00:01:29,433 --> 00:01:31,200 But from the Civil War era, 32 00:01:31,433 --> 00:01:34,300 graffiti was left behind on cave walls 33 00:01:34,533 --> 00:01:36,866 from both Confederate and Union soldiers. 34 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,500 And we got to see how researchers 35 00:01:39,766 --> 00:01:42,400 are taking what was scratched on cave walls 36 00:01:42,633 --> 00:01:44,500 more than 150 years ago 37 00:01:44,866 --> 00:01:46,900 and through some modern day detective work 38 00:01:47,233 --> 00:01:49,333 are finding the stories of soldiers 39 00:01:49,566 --> 00:01:51,133 who left their names behind. 40 00:01:51,533 --> 00:01:54,500 [music playing] 41 00:02:05,766 --> 00:02:06,733 Well, here we are outside 42 00:02:06,966 --> 00:02:08,766 of the main historic entrance to Mammoth Cave. 43 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:09,966 This is Joe Douglas. 44 00:02:10,300 --> 00:02:12,300 He's a professor of History at Volunteer State College. 45 00:02:12,533 --> 00:02:14,033 Joe, thanks for being our guide today. 46 00:02:14,366 --> 00:02:15,733 You're welcome, Chip. I'm glad to be here. 47 00:02:15,966 --> 00:02:17,966 So, folks are probably used to seeing 48 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,966 stalactites and stalagmites when they go down into caves. 49 00:02:21,333 --> 00:02:23,300 We're gonna see graffiti today. 50 00:02:23,533 --> 00:02:25,866 How common is something like that to be able to be seen? 51 00:02:26,366 --> 00:02:27,500 Well, historic graffiti 52 00:02:27,733 --> 00:02:29,333 áis actually fairly common in caves, 53 00:02:29,566 --> 00:02:33,066 ábut Mammoth Cave has some of the best and a lot of it, 54 00:02:33,466 --> 00:02:35,600 and people would write their names in the cave. 55 00:02:36,433 --> 00:02:38,400 Not accepted today, don't do this today. 56 00:02:38,633 --> 00:02:39,766 -Chip: Right. -But in the past, 57 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:40,966 people did do that. 58 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:42,700 And if it's more than 50 years old, 59 00:02:42,933 --> 00:02:44,766 the Park Service considers it historic 60 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:47,966 and we are interested in who those people were, 61 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:49,166 why they were here, 62 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:50,366 what they did when they were here. 63 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,666 So the cave itself really did gain prominence 64 00:02:52,900 --> 00:02:54,700 around the time of the Civil War. 65 00:02:55,033 --> 00:02:56,766 Why were soldiers in the cave? 66 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:58,633 What was the draw for them to be down there? 67 00:02:58,966 --> 00:03:00,066 The cave was famous. 68 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:02,000 By that period of time, 69 00:03:02,233 --> 00:03:04,266 many people were coming to the cave already. 70 00:03:04,833 --> 00:03:07,866 We estimate probably 4,000 to 5,000 visitors were here 71 00:03:08,100 --> 00:03:09,066 in the summers normally. 72 00:03:09,300 --> 00:03:12,100 It had a lot of cultural and personal significance 73 00:03:12,333 --> 00:03:13,400 to the people who came here. 74 00:03:13,633 --> 00:03:14,600 So they were here, they just wanted 75 00:03:14,833 --> 00:03:15,900 to go check it out because they heard about it. 76 00:03:16,133 --> 00:03:17,733 They heard about it. They wanted to see it. 77 00:03:17,966 --> 00:03:20,100 They wanted to write home to their parents and others 78 00:03:20,366 --> 00:03:21,333 that they had seen the cave. 79 00:03:21,766 --> 00:03:23,966 And they were also a little bit possessive. 80 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:26,666 It was a site that was so famous. 81 00:03:26,900 --> 00:03:28,466 It would be prestigious 82 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,266 if your side, the Union or the Confederate, 83 00:03:31,533 --> 00:03:32,666 controlled it, owned it, 84 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:34,800 could show it, and that sort of thing. 85 00:03:35,033 --> 00:03:36,000 Well, I want to go check it out. 86 00:03:36,233 --> 00:03:37,200 -You ready to go? -I'm ready. 87 00:03:37,433 --> 00:03:38,400 -Let's do it. -Let's go. 88 00:03:38,966 --> 00:03:41,933 [instrumental music playing] 89 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:50,166 Chip: So, Joe, Civil War soldiers 90 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,966 who had lived in the regimented life of camp, 91 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:55,566 then they came upon a place like this, 92 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,100 what was that like for them to go from that camp life 93 00:03:58,333 --> 00:03:59,933 to actually being in a cave like this? 94 00:04:00,233 --> 00:04:01,600 It was really great for them 95 00:04:01,833 --> 00:04:04,466 because it was a break, a diversion away from the, 96 00:04:04,700 --> 00:04:06,433 as you said, regimented life of camp. 97 00:04:07,366 --> 00:04:09,366 And it was different from the landscapes 98 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:10,633 that they were going through. 99 00:04:10,866 --> 00:04:12,900 It was just an unusual space. 100 00:04:13,300 --> 00:04:14,433 They really enjoyed it. 101 00:04:14,666 --> 00:04:17,233 It had interesting curiosities to look at. 102 00:04:17,633 --> 00:04:20,600 [instrumental music playing] 103 00:04:24,466 --> 00:04:25,433 Chip: Why is this, 104 00:04:25,766 --> 00:04:27,666 as a result, historically important? 105 00:04:27,900 --> 00:04:30,066 And how different is it from a paper document 106 00:04:30,300 --> 00:04:31,600 or something that you might come across? 107 00:04:31,833 --> 00:04:34,566 What they write tends to be a little bit different 108 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:35,766 than in a paper document. 109 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:37,600 It tends to be spontaneous. 110 00:04:37,900 --> 00:04:39,700 It also tells us 111 00:04:39,933 --> 00:04:41,533 sort of what the soldiers were thinking 112 00:04:41,766 --> 00:04:43,233 at a particular time. 113 00:04:43,500 --> 00:04:45,933 It must be remarkable for local Kentuckians 114 00:04:46,166 --> 00:04:48,933 who can come in here and see their great, great grandfathers 115 00:04:49,166 --> 00:04:50,366 or grandmothers, 116 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:51,700 because women came in the cave too, 117 00:04:51,933 --> 00:04:53,566 see their names written on the wall. 118 00:04:59,433 --> 00:05:02,266 Chip: So, Joe, what was the real motivation 119 00:05:02,500 --> 00:05:04,833 for soldiers to want to leave their mark in the cave? 120 00:05:05,066 --> 00:05:07,266 Did they just want to say hello and that they'd done it 121 00:05:07,500 --> 00:05:08,900 or was there a bigger motivation there? 122 00:05:09,300 --> 00:05:11,233 Joe: Yes, they're trying to simply show, 123 00:05:11,466 --> 00:05:12,433 I am here. 124 00:05:12,733 --> 00:05:14,066 It's also a mark of achievement 125 00:05:14,300 --> 00:05:16,166 -like, I made it back this far. -Right. 126 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:17,666 Joe: But then there's more than that, 127 00:05:17,966 --> 00:05:20,366 instead of identifying with the hometown, 128 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:22,266 they're identifying with the regiment 129 00:05:22,500 --> 00:05:25,300 like the Indiana or Illinois or Kentucky regiment 130 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:26,566 that they're serving in. 131 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:30,333 The Confederate names are more concentrated 132 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,000 because they generally did not have guides. 133 00:05:33,266 --> 00:05:35,000 - They came in unaccompanied. -Chip: Okay. 134 00:05:35,266 --> 00:05:36,233 Joe: So they tended to go 135 00:05:36,466 --> 00:05:38,566 to the easy-to-get-to large areas. 136 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,100 -Chip: Right. -Joe: Later, the Union soldiers 137 00:05:41,333 --> 00:05:42,466 did employ guides. 138 00:05:42,833 --> 00:05:44,733 And so they're in some of the more remote 139 00:05:44,966 --> 00:05:46,333 and distant areas. 140 00:05:47,166 --> 00:05:50,133 [dramatic music playing] 141 00:06:01,133 --> 00:06:05,200 So this is Thomas Quirk, says, Lexington, 142 00:06:05,433 --> 00:06:08,100 then it says, Morgan's Squadron 1862. 143 00:06:08,666 --> 00:06:10,966 Later, he becomes a scout, a trusted scout, 144 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:12,866 reported directly to General Morgan 145 00:06:13,300 --> 00:06:15,600 and they called it Quirk's Scouts. 146 00:06:16,333 --> 00:06:19,700 And we found these two Confederate soldiers 147 00:06:19,933 --> 00:06:23,466 who are clearly identifiable and they put their unit. 148 00:06:24,266 --> 00:06:26,633 And this other one even wrote, Rebel Soldier. 149 00:06:26,866 --> 00:06:30,000 This is prepared, so this is planned or pre-planned, 150 00:06:30,266 --> 00:06:33,066 he definitely darkened the surface with the oil lamp. 151 00:06:33,566 --> 00:06:35,300 So you have the Confederates 152 00:06:35,533 --> 00:06:39,233 and then now the Union soldier in the same spot contesting it. 153 00:06:39,500 --> 00:06:40,533 Chip: Separated by feet, 154 00:06:40,766 --> 00:06:42,066 - basically. Wow. -Joe: Mere feet. 155 00:06:42,766 --> 00:06:44,700 Joe, how personally fulfilling is it 156 00:06:44,933 --> 00:06:46,833 when you have that eureka moment back here 157 00:06:47,066 --> 00:06:48,133 when you find a name 158 00:06:48,366 --> 00:06:49,833 and you're able to actually put that together 159 00:06:50,066 --> 00:06:52,233 with the historical record and learn who that person is? 160 00:06:52,466 --> 00:06:55,166 It's very exciting. It is like a detective story. 161 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:58,600 We find the name, then we try to locate who they are. 162 00:06:58,833 --> 00:07:00,633 Then we try to build a biography of them. 163 00:07:00,866 --> 00:07:04,266 The Union soldiers are frankly easier to identify 164 00:07:04,500 --> 00:07:05,733 than the Confederate soldiers. 165 00:07:06,033 --> 00:07:07,333 We have the hotel register 166 00:07:07,566 --> 00:07:09,033 from the later stages of the war 167 00:07:09,266 --> 00:07:10,800 and they would write their hometown 168 00:07:11,033 --> 00:07:12,000 or where they were going, 169 00:07:12,266 --> 00:07:14,033 and so we have additional information. 170 00:07:16,333 --> 00:07:18,833 And you said they would take basically an oil lamp 171 00:07:19,066 --> 00:07:20,800 and use the flame from the oil lamp 172 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:23,800 and guide that along to kind of delineate 173 00:07:24,033 --> 00:07:25,233 what the thing was they were trying to draw. 174 00:07:25,466 --> 00:07:26,933 Joe: That's right. So they had oil lamps 175 00:07:27,166 --> 00:07:28,166 with chimneys on them 176 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,133 and you could use that to leave the mark where you wanted it. 177 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:32,633 You could use candles. 178 00:07:32,866 --> 00:07:34,366 Some of them would actually use torches. 179 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,500 And of course, pencils were easy to carry, 180 00:07:37,733 --> 00:07:39,766 widely available by the time of the Civil War, 181 00:07:40,066 --> 00:07:41,966 and so you see a lot of pencil marks as well. 182 00:07:48,500 --> 00:07:50,933 Joe, how is it that we can still see 183 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:52,433 pencil marks 184 00:07:52,733 --> 00:07:54,400 that are close to 200 years old? 185 00:07:54,633 --> 00:07:55,733 And some of these other markings 186 00:07:55,966 --> 00:07:56,933 that are here in the cave, 187 00:07:57,166 --> 00:07:58,333 they look like they were done yesterday, 188 00:07:58,566 --> 00:07:59,633 but they're several 100 years old. 189 00:07:59,766 --> 00:08:00,900 Why can we still see those? 190 00:08:01,466 --> 00:08:02,933 Joe: We're far enough in the cave now 191 00:08:03,166 --> 00:08:04,866 that this is a very stable environment, 192 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:06,666 the temperature doesn't fluctuate, 193 00:08:06,900 --> 00:08:08,233 the humidity doesn't fluctuate. 194 00:08:08,466 --> 00:08:11,666 There's no exposure to sunlight or UV. 195 00:08:11,900 --> 00:08:14,433 There's no rain, there's no erosion. 196 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,866 And so it will remain down here, 197 00:08:17,466 --> 00:08:18,900 I mean, almost indefinitely. 198 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:21,433 They are a record, a historical, 199 00:08:21,666 --> 00:08:23,233 and frankly genealogical record, 200 00:08:23,466 --> 00:08:24,966 -which has often been ignored. -Wow. 201 00:08:27,333 --> 00:08:28,600 Of the thousands of names 202 00:08:28,833 --> 00:08:30,366 written on the walls in Mammoth Cave, 203 00:08:30,766 --> 00:08:34,833 researchers have identified more than 40 Civil War soldiers 204 00:08:35,066 --> 00:08:37,766 with many more waiting to be discovered. 205 00:08:39,333 --> 00:08:42,133 Shon Wylie and Kathy Meyer became friends 206 00:08:42,366 --> 00:08:44,033 over a shared love of sheep 207 00:08:44,266 --> 00:08:46,333 as sheep farmers are want to do. 208 00:08:46,766 --> 00:08:49,133 What came next though was an idea for a company, 209 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:52,500 Kentucky Wool Works, that illustrates their passion 210 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:53,900 for sustainability 211 00:08:54,133 --> 00:08:56,200 and the reclaiming of discarded things. 212 00:08:56,566 --> 00:08:59,100 Now, Sean and Cathy believe in responsible farming. 213 00:08:59,433 --> 00:09:01,466 They believe in reusing materials 214 00:09:01,700 --> 00:09:03,166 destined for a landfill. 215 00:09:03,533 --> 00:09:06,200 And of course, they believe in sheep. 216 00:09:13,500 --> 00:09:18,133 Shon: To me, natural fiber only gets better with age. 217 00:09:18,366 --> 00:09:19,633 áWhy throw it away? 218 00:09:19,866 --> 00:09:21,666 áLet's just repurpose it. 219 00:09:21,900 --> 00:09:26,066 Let's create something new out of something old, 220 00:09:26,300 --> 00:09:28,000 the fabric is so beautiful. 221 00:09:28,966 --> 00:09:30,500 Kathy: The way to be profitable 222 00:09:30,733 --> 00:09:32,833 for a farmer is to be sustainable. 223 00:09:33,266 --> 00:09:35,933 And there's really no other livestock 224 00:09:36,266 --> 00:09:39,866 in the world that is anymore sustainable than the sheep. 225 00:09:56,266 --> 00:09:57,833 Shon: I'm come checking on Heather. 226 00:09:58,900 --> 00:09:59,933 Actually, it's good. 227 00:10:00,666 --> 00:10:04,233 This is the first rinse here. 228 00:10:06,066 --> 00:10:07,900 Where are these two in the process? 229 00:10:08,133 --> 00:10:10,833 They have already gone through the rinse 230 00:10:11,066 --> 00:10:13,533 and then gone through, so I drained them. 231 00:10:15,833 --> 00:10:16,800 [dog barking] 232 00:10:17,766 --> 00:10:18,733 [birds chirping] 233 00:10:19,500 --> 00:10:23,266 Shon: So my background was as a journalism major 234 00:10:23,500 --> 00:10:25,333 and then I worked for several years 235 00:10:25,566 --> 00:10:26,766 in the racing industry. 236 00:10:27,766 --> 00:10:30,400 When my husband and I decided to add sheep 237 00:10:30,633 --> 00:10:32,266 into the mix on our farm, 238 00:10:32,500 --> 00:10:35,600 we went to the UK's UProfit program 239 00:10:35,833 --> 00:10:38,566 and we were immediately hooked up with Kathy, 240 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:41,700 who we were told was our very local expert. 241 00:10:43,866 --> 00:10:47,100 I like mentoring new sheep people. 242 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:52,466 I have about 43 years of sheep production, 243 00:10:54,233 --> 00:10:57,600 dos and don'ts filed away in my head. 244 00:10:59,366 --> 00:11:02,166 áAnd after we talked about it 245 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:04,366 á and talked about the possibilities, 246 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:06,566 we decided that we needed to, 247 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,933 to take this leap and do this business 248 00:11:10,166 --> 00:11:11,833 and educate people. 249 00:11:12,066 --> 00:11:15,400 And by golly, we have done that. 250 00:11:19,566 --> 00:11:20,533 Shon: This is what it looks like 251 00:11:20,766 --> 00:11:22,533 coming directly off of the sheep. 252 00:11:25,066 --> 00:11:29,000 Kathy: What we do here is we repurpose natural fibers 253 00:11:29,233 --> 00:11:31,400 that would otherwise end up in landfills. 254 00:11:32,033 --> 00:11:34,666 Old blankets that people send to Goodwill, 255 00:11:34,900 --> 00:11:36,433 that's a treasure to us. 256 00:11:37,233 --> 00:11:40,833 We can take a wool blanket with some moth holes 257 00:11:41,066 --> 00:11:44,766 and turn it into a dog coat or a... 258 00:11:45,933 --> 00:11:47,833 What we decide to call this, Angela? 259 00:11:48,066 --> 00:11:49,233 A Japanese shawl? 260 00:11:49,466 --> 00:11:50,600 Yeah, it's a Japanese shawl. 261 00:11:50,900 --> 00:11:52,033 It's a circle shawl. 262 00:11:52,266 --> 00:11:54,400 -A Japanese circle shawl. -Mm-hm. 263 00:11:54,900 --> 00:11:58,166 We can combine that natural fiber 264 00:11:59,033 --> 00:12:02,933 and that fabric that was headed for the landfill 265 00:12:03,333 --> 00:12:06,366 and make a product that is very wanted 266 00:12:06,900 --> 00:12:11,733 by people who are conscious about the environment. 267 00:12:13,333 --> 00:12:14,866 Shon: So we're here in the basement 268 00:12:15,100 --> 00:12:16,233 of McIntyre Hall, 269 00:12:16,466 --> 00:12:19,133 which is one of the very historic buildings 270 00:12:19,366 --> 00:12:22,233 on the campus of what used to be 271 00:12:22,466 --> 00:12:24,333 the Millersburg Military Institute 272 00:12:24,566 --> 00:12:26,833 and is now known as Mustard Seed Hill. 273 00:12:27,066 --> 00:12:30,866 Mustard Seed Hill is part of Community Ventures' 274 00:12:31,366 --> 00:12:35,333 revitalization effort of Millersburg, the whole town. 275 00:12:35,666 --> 00:12:37,800 When they renovated the building, 276 00:12:38,333 --> 00:12:41,666 they specifically created the space for us 277 00:12:41,900 --> 00:12:43,533 with floors that can get wet, 278 00:12:43,766 --> 00:12:46,500 a commercial sink where we can process our fleece. 279 00:12:46,733 --> 00:12:50,833 And yeah, the fact that that we're in the business 280 00:12:51,066 --> 00:12:56,266 of sustainable natural fiber and reclaiming fabrics 281 00:12:56,500 --> 00:12:58,566 does go hand in hand with a town 282 00:12:58,800 --> 00:12:59,933 that is being reclaimed. 283 00:13:01,233 --> 00:13:02,200 [birds chirping] 284 00:13:05,100 --> 00:13:06,066 [sheep bleating] 285 00:13:06,633 --> 00:13:07,600 Away. 286 00:13:11,133 --> 00:13:14,266 Actual sustainability to me is a product 287 00:13:14,500 --> 00:13:18,433 that is naturally occurring 288 00:13:18,833 --> 00:13:21,700 and there's not much more naturally occurring 289 00:13:22,166 --> 00:13:24,333 than the wool on the back of my sheep. 290 00:13:25,133 --> 00:13:26,100 Stay! 291 00:13:27,366 --> 00:13:32,666 They're the most efficient converters of grass, water 292 00:13:33,100 --> 00:13:37,133 to meat, milk and fiber that there is on the planet. 293 00:13:38,700 --> 00:13:40,066 And that is my job. 294 00:13:40,666 --> 00:13:43,600 I manage all these little factories 295 00:13:43,833 --> 00:13:48,500 that turn periodic rain and soil 296 00:13:48,733 --> 00:13:53,333 and then grass into meat, milk and fiber. 297 00:13:57,233 --> 00:13:59,166 Shon: I would say in this day and age, 298 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,133 it's even more important to teach the next generation 299 00:14:02,366 --> 00:14:03,866 about sustainability. 300 00:14:04,100 --> 00:14:06,733 And so we do have special days, 301 00:14:07,266 --> 00:14:09,833 one of which is what we call Shepherd's Day 302 00:14:10,166 --> 00:14:11,966 where we invite people in, 303 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:14,266 especially people who are new to the business 304 00:14:14,500 --> 00:14:16,333 or thinking about being in the business 305 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:17,966 [indistinct chatter] 306 00:14:18,500 --> 00:14:19,466 [sheep bleating] 307 00:14:19,933 --> 00:14:23,033 Shon: We very much want to see other producers 308 00:14:23,266 --> 00:14:25,266 and farmers succeed. 309 00:14:25,566 --> 00:14:28,433 This is carded, all the fibers are aligned. 310 00:14:28,666 --> 00:14:31,133 You can spin it right from this, 311 00:14:31,366 --> 00:14:33,466 you can pull off a strip, draft it. 312 00:14:33,700 --> 00:14:36,866 We do tend to have like a greater good in mind 313 00:14:37,100 --> 00:14:40,366 for the sheep themselves, the survival of the wool breeds 314 00:14:41,366 --> 00:14:44,433 and the survival of farmers in this day and age. 315 00:14:49,133 --> 00:14:52,233 Everything's made out of wool from our sheep. 316 00:14:52,866 --> 00:14:54,900 Shon: It's sort of a labor of love 317 00:14:55,133 --> 00:14:59,633 to start out with a sheep that then has a lamb 318 00:15:00,066 --> 00:15:02,900 that then grows up to be shorn. 319 00:15:03,566 --> 00:15:07,000 And then we take its fleece, we wash it, 320 00:15:07,233 --> 00:15:10,400 we card it, we spin it, we felt it, 321 00:15:10,966 --> 00:15:14,266 and we combine it with other reclaimed fabrics 322 00:15:14,500 --> 00:15:16,300 and we make something useful from that. 323 00:15:16,533 --> 00:15:18,566 I really think there's a lot of beauty in that. 324 00:15:21,166 --> 00:15:26,400 Kathy: It's just a nice way to make a living with nature. 325 00:15:27,833 --> 00:15:29,733 And I consider myself very lucky 326 00:15:29,966 --> 00:15:31,033 to be able to do that. 327 00:15:32,300 --> 00:15:36,000 And it's just my passion. 328 00:15:39,500 --> 00:15:40,433 [bleating] 329 00:15:41,966 --> 00:15:43,700 Why do we do all this work, Shon? 330 00:15:43,933 --> 00:15:44,966 Well, you gotta do something. 331 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:47,566 You gotta be here, might as well do sheep. 332 00:15:48,300 --> 00:15:49,233 [chuckles] 333 00:15:50,900 --> 00:15:52,800 So this is the Bourbon Bottle Hall 334 00:15:53,033 --> 00:15:54,466 here at the Frazier History Museum. 335 00:15:54,700 --> 00:15:59,100 320 produced in Kentucky Bourbons on display here. 336 00:15:59,333 --> 00:16:00,400 It really is something to see, 337 00:16:00,700 --> 00:16:02,233 but there's a little bit of a secret 338 00:16:02,500 --> 00:16:03,466 at play in this room 339 00:16:03,700 --> 00:16:05,000 that not many people know about. 340 00:16:05,300 --> 00:16:07,033 But we're gonna let you in on it right now, 341 00:16:07,900 --> 00:16:08,866 check this out. 342 00:16:19,333 --> 00:16:21,566 So we've made it through the secret passageway 343 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:24,400 and now we're in the speakeasy here at the Frazier, 344 00:16:24,700 --> 00:16:26,633 joined by Al Capone, 345 00:16:26,866 --> 00:16:29,400 as you see over here, as well as Casey Harden. 346 00:16:29,633 --> 00:16:30,900 She's Senior Director of Engagement. 347 00:16:31,133 --> 00:16:32,400 Casey, thanks so much for being here with us today. 348 00:16:32,633 --> 00:16:33,600 It's my pleasure. Thank you. 349 00:16:33,833 --> 00:16:35,900 So, why is Al Capone in this speakeasy? 350 00:16:36,133 --> 00:16:37,700 áWell, most people don't realize 351 00:16:37,933 --> 00:16:39,866 áhe actually has a tie to Louisville. 352 00:16:40,266 --> 00:16:41,733 áHe used to come down from Chicago 353 00:16:41,966 --> 00:16:43,266 and stay in the Seelbach. 354 00:16:43,500 --> 00:16:45,100 And if you go over to Seelbach now, 355 00:16:45,333 --> 00:16:48,000 you can see the booth he stayed in, the room he stayed in. 356 00:16:48,233 --> 00:16:49,466 And if you come into our speakeasy 357 00:16:49,700 --> 00:16:50,900 here at the Frazier, there's a video 358 00:16:51,133 --> 00:16:53,200 that tells the whole story about his connection. 359 00:16:53,433 --> 00:16:55,433 áThat's really cool. And now, you all started 360 00:16:55,666 --> 00:16:58,533 áas a very specific type of museum 361 00:16:58,766 --> 00:16:59,966 áhere at the Frazier when you launched 362 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:02,566 and that role though has evolved over the years. 363 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:04,566 Tell me where you started and where you are now. 364 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:05,966 When the Frazier Museum started, 365 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:07,466 it actually was an arms museum, 366 00:17:07,700 --> 00:17:10,100 which means that our museum was made up of, 367 00:17:10,333 --> 00:17:12,100 you know, guns and armories and knights, 368 00:17:12,933 --> 00:17:15,300 because that was Mr. Frazier's passion. 369 00:17:15,533 --> 00:17:16,600 He loved the history of it. 370 00:17:16,833 --> 00:17:19,200 He loved the decorative nature of the guns. 371 00:17:19,433 --> 00:17:22,166 And so we were telling history through that technology. 372 00:17:22,633 --> 00:17:25,433 We're a young museum, you know, in the sense of it 373 00:17:25,666 --> 00:17:29,066 and we really listen to the people of our city 374 00:17:29,300 --> 00:17:30,266 and the people of our state 375 00:17:30,500 --> 00:17:31,966 to really understand what they wanted. 376 00:17:32,333 --> 00:17:35,633 And the evolution led us to telling Kentucky history. 377 00:17:35,866 --> 00:17:37,833 And you still have some of the armaments here, 378 00:17:38,066 --> 00:17:40,433 including one piece that's really cool. 379 00:17:40,666 --> 00:17:44,933 You've got George Washington's original long rifle. 380 00:17:45,166 --> 00:17:46,233 What's the story behind that, Casey? 381 00:17:46,466 --> 00:17:47,666 It is a crazy story. 382 00:17:47,933 --> 00:17:51,300 So, Mr. Frazier acquired the rifle in 2003, 383 00:17:51,766 --> 00:17:53,600 but obviously, the history goes way back. 384 00:17:53,833 --> 00:17:55,933 The gun was created for President Washington 385 00:17:56,333 --> 00:17:57,633 in 1791. 386 00:17:58,300 --> 00:18:00,266 And we don't really know what happened to the gun, 387 00:18:00,500 --> 00:18:02,300 as he had it, you know, did he use it? 388 00:18:02,533 --> 00:18:03,500 Was it decorative? 389 00:18:03,733 --> 00:18:05,933 But it was found in the 1920s 390 00:18:06,433 --> 00:18:08,000 in a small town in Pennsylvania. 391 00:18:08,233 --> 00:18:11,033 So side note, check yard sales, check your attic, 392 00:18:11,266 --> 00:18:13,366 check all the places for that lost history, right? 393 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:14,566 You might have a George Washington gun. 394 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:17,500 You might have something of precious value. 395 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:20,500 So it transitioned hands in the 1920s 396 00:18:20,733 --> 00:18:22,666 and ended up being on display at Independence Hall 397 00:18:22,900 --> 00:18:25,000 in Philadelphia until the 1970s. 398 00:18:25,700 --> 00:18:29,533 It was taken off display, changed hands again until 2003 399 00:18:29,833 --> 00:18:31,100 -when Mr. Frazier purchased it -Right. 400 00:18:31,333 --> 00:18:32,800 because of that American history 401 00:18:33,433 --> 00:18:35,533 and had it on display here at the Frazier. 402 00:18:35,766 --> 00:18:36,733 It really is a neat piece. 403 00:18:36,966 --> 00:18:38,600 And besides you all being a museum, 404 00:18:38,833 --> 00:18:39,800 you're the start 405 00:18:40,033 --> 00:18:41,466 of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail as well. 406 00:18:41,700 --> 00:18:42,666 Tell me how that ties up. 407 00:18:42,900 --> 00:18:44,533 So if you're here visiting Kentucky, 408 00:18:44,766 --> 00:18:46,100 wanting to go on the Bourbon trail, 409 00:18:46,466 --> 00:18:47,600 you would come to the Frazier. 410 00:18:47,833 --> 00:18:49,233 We have a beautiful Welcome Center 411 00:18:49,466 --> 00:18:52,100 that has videos and contents to guide you. 412 00:18:52,533 --> 00:18:53,966 You could come into the museum 413 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,166 and visit our Spirit of Kentucky exhibit, 414 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,466 which we're in right now, and try and find the speakeasy. 415 00:18:59,700 --> 00:19:02,566 But our staff is so educated on the Bourbon trail, 416 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:03,833 they'll be able to help you plan 417 00:19:04,066 --> 00:19:05,533 which distilleries you want to go to, 418 00:19:05,933 --> 00:19:07,700 is there Kentucky history you want to look at as well? 419 00:19:07,933 --> 00:19:08,900 So we're here for it all. 420 00:19:09,133 --> 00:19:10,100 Chip: It's a great launch point. 421 00:19:10,333 --> 00:19:12,333 So why is it so important for the Frazier 422 00:19:12,566 --> 00:19:15,133 to be a repository of history here in Kentucky? 423 00:19:15,700 --> 00:19:17,600 Kentucky history is so diverse. 424 00:19:18,133 --> 00:19:20,266 It's such a long, rich history 425 00:19:20,566 --> 00:19:23,800 and we want it to be a place that people can go, 426 00:19:24,033 --> 00:19:27,300 where the world meets Kentucky, where we can be a place from, 427 00:19:27,633 --> 00:19:29,633 people from the United States or all over the world 428 00:19:29,866 --> 00:19:31,300 can come and learn about Kentucky history. 429 00:19:31,566 --> 00:19:32,533 Great. Casey Harden, 430 00:19:32,766 --> 00:19:34,266 Senior Director of Engagement here at the Frazier. 431 00:19:34,500 --> 00:19:36,133 Thanks so much for letting us be a part of all this today. 432 00:19:36,366 --> 00:19:37,333 Well, it was our pleasure. Thank you. 433 00:19:37,566 --> 00:19:38,700 And it's fun to hang out with Al, too, right? 434 00:19:38,933 --> 00:19:40,033 It is, it is. He's a fun guy. 435 00:19:44,933 --> 00:19:46,100 Here's a puzzle for you. 436 00:19:46,333 --> 00:19:48,233 Where in Kentucky can you check out 437 00:19:48,466 --> 00:19:51,400 a collection of old school western movie memorabilia? 438 00:19:51,700 --> 00:19:54,700 Order a hot serving of my two favorite food groups, 439 00:19:54,933 --> 00:19:55,900 biscuits and gravy, 440 00:19:56,266 --> 00:19:59,633 and be served some of the most authentic Afghan food around 441 00:19:59,866 --> 00:20:01,300 all in the same place? 442 00:20:01,666 --> 00:20:03,233 Well, the answer might surprise you. 443 00:20:03,466 --> 00:20:06,833 It's inside the Windy Hollow Biscuit House in Owensboro. 444 00:20:07,333 --> 00:20:09,666 There, a partnership between Windy Hollow 445 00:20:09,900 --> 00:20:11,566 and three Afghan refugees 446 00:20:11,866 --> 00:20:15,733 is introducing locals to the taste of Afghan cuisine 447 00:20:16,166 --> 00:20:19,466 and creating some lifelong friendships in the process. 448 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:23,366 [music playing] 449 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:30,400 Evelyn: Windy Hollow Biscuit House came about 450 00:20:30,633 --> 00:20:34,066 after thinking a long time about the restaurant we have. 451 00:20:34,300 --> 00:20:35,733 So we have Windy Hollow Restaurant 452 00:20:35,966 --> 00:20:39,566 that's now been open 59 years. 453 00:20:40,133 --> 00:20:41,066 áThat's what I grew up doing. 454 00:20:41,533 --> 00:20:43,333 áI grew up in the restaurant business. 455 00:20:43,566 --> 00:20:45,366 áI've had other businesses out at Windy Hollow. 456 00:20:45,866 --> 00:20:47,500 áHallie grew up in the restaurant. 457 00:20:47,966 --> 00:20:50,433 Hallie: We kind of took it over from my grandparents, 458 00:20:50,666 --> 00:20:52,066 Hal and Deanna Miller. 459 00:20:52,300 --> 00:20:55,266 A lot of people, this reminds them of way back when -- 460 00:20:55,500 --> 00:20:57,633 it just reminds them of their childhood 461 00:20:58,000 --> 00:20:59,666 and their family. 462 00:20:59,900 --> 00:21:02,433 So we wanted to carry on that legacy. 463 00:21:02,966 --> 00:21:06,766 Evelyn: For the last 27 years, we've been Sundays only 464 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:08,300 and I wanted to do something else 465 00:21:08,766 --> 00:21:11,433 as I was getting ready to retire from my job. 466 00:21:11,833 --> 00:21:14,500 So after two or three years, 467 00:21:14,733 --> 00:21:16,900 we opened as Windy Hollow Biscuit House 468 00:21:17,133 --> 00:21:18,933 to serve breakfast, brunch and lunch. 469 00:21:20,033 --> 00:21:22,733 Years ago when I was working for a nonprofit, 470 00:21:24,066 --> 00:21:26,600 the first Burmese refugees were coming into town 471 00:21:26,833 --> 00:21:28,533 and Bowling Green had a significant number 472 00:21:28,833 --> 00:21:30,766 áand then they started coming here as well. 473 00:21:31,066 --> 00:21:32,033 áAnd that was the first time 474 00:21:32,266 --> 00:21:34,000 áthat we had gotten refugees like that. 475 00:21:34,266 --> 00:21:36,033 And then in 2021 476 00:21:36,266 --> 00:21:38,400 when the Afghan refugees came through, 477 00:21:38,633 --> 00:21:40,433 I didn't know anything about it. 478 00:21:41,100 --> 00:21:42,900 The only thing I knew about Afghanistan 479 00:21:43,133 --> 00:21:44,200 was what we read in the headlines 480 00:21:44,433 --> 00:21:46,600 and I'll just be honest, none of it was good, right? 481 00:21:46,833 --> 00:21:49,233 I mean, you just felt, you felt bad for everybody 482 00:21:49,466 --> 00:21:52,866 that was trapped in a situation that they couldn't get out of. 483 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:54,800 I just honestly did not know much 484 00:21:55,033 --> 00:21:57,166 about Afghans or Afghanistan, 485 00:21:57,900 --> 00:22:01,266 their culture or anything until I met Khaibar. 486 00:22:03,300 --> 00:22:06,533 áWe are the first Afghan arrivals here in Owensboro. 487 00:22:07,433 --> 00:22:09,000 There was no preparation for me. 488 00:22:09,566 --> 00:22:12,300 I landed in Kabul like a day before the collapse. 489 00:22:12,766 --> 00:22:16,266 I took my family to Turkey and I left them there 490 00:22:16,500 --> 00:22:18,366 because the situation was getting bad. 491 00:22:18,933 --> 00:22:20,066 So I had to go back 492 00:22:20,300 --> 00:22:24,100 and I was working at that time with Mercy Corps International. 493 00:22:24,500 --> 00:22:26,566 áI was not expecting that I'm going 494 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:28,966 áto the United States or anywhere. 495 00:22:29,233 --> 00:22:31,566 But when I landed in Kabul, everything was changed. 496 00:22:32,866 --> 00:22:34,833 The US Embassy agreed for us 497 00:22:35,066 --> 00:22:37,000 to come to the International Airport of Kabul. 498 00:22:37,333 --> 00:22:39,733 We had to go there, one in the morning, 499 00:22:39,966 --> 00:22:41,833 three in the morning, specific location. 500 00:22:42,066 --> 00:22:45,500 But the crowd was so big and we were not allowed. 501 00:22:45,733 --> 00:22:47,066 We were beating and the shootings 502 00:22:47,300 --> 00:22:48,333 and all those things. 503 00:22:48,566 --> 00:22:50,233 And luckily, it was the last attempt 504 00:22:50,466 --> 00:22:52,633 that we did and we entered into the airport 505 00:22:52,866 --> 00:22:55,666 and then all the way to Germany 506 00:22:55,900 --> 00:22:57,933 and then from Germany to Washington DC, 507 00:22:58,166 --> 00:23:00,833 and then from Washington DC, Virginia, and then Owensboro. 508 00:23:02,033 --> 00:23:04,433 I started working for the Catholic Charities, 509 00:23:04,733 --> 00:23:06,100 of those were diocese. 510 00:23:06,966 --> 00:23:08,633 The colleagues were taking me around 511 00:23:08,866 --> 00:23:11,066 for the restaurants just to show me the town. 512 00:23:11,300 --> 00:23:12,733 My colleague Alex took me 513 00:23:12,966 --> 00:23:14,833 to the Windy Hollow Biscuit House 514 00:23:15,066 --> 00:23:17,800 and I had breakfast and I met Evelyn. 515 00:23:18,266 --> 00:23:19,766 I know Tariq since 10 years 516 00:23:20,366 --> 00:23:22,100 because we grew up in the same city. 517 00:23:22,333 --> 00:23:23,900 So one day we were talking in the office 518 00:23:24,133 --> 00:23:25,800 and chatting and I said, "Yes, Tariq. 519 00:23:26,700 --> 00:23:28,600 He had a restaurant and you wanna open 520 00:23:28,833 --> 00:23:30,200 another restaurant here in Owensboro, 521 00:23:30,933 --> 00:23:32,266 can we have him there?" 522 00:23:32,966 --> 00:23:34,100 That's when we met Tariq. 523 00:23:34,900 --> 00:23:36,100 He started working for us 524 00:23:36,333 --> 00:23:38,033 and he wanted to work the front of the house. 525 00:23:38,533 --> 00:23:40,800 It was probably a couple of weeks before I said, 526 00:23:41,033 --> 00:23:42,666 "Oh, what did you do in Afghanistan?" 527 00:23:42,900 --> 00:23:43,933 And he said, "I owned a restaurant." 528 00:23:44,166 --> 00:23:46,133 So I was like, "Oh, well, you should cook for us." 529 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,100 And they did cook for us one night 530 00:23:49,333 --> 00:23:50,766 and we set up like three tables 531 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:53,266 and they had food all across all the tables. 532 00:23:53,566 --> 00:23:55,100 And so we had talked about 533 00:23:55,333 --> 00:23:56,666 since we're not using the building at night, 534 00:23:56,900 --> 00:23:58,866 wouldn't it be great to have them come in 535 00:23:59,100 --> 00:24:00,866 and do something at night? 536 00:24:01,100 --> 00:24:03,866 And it was, it really happened kind of that casually. 537 00:24:04,466 --> 00:24:05,433 [music playing] 538 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:11,100 Khaibar: The authentic Afghan food I would say, 539 00:24:11,500 --> 00:24:15,466 it is between like the Iranian and Indian food. 540 00:24:15,700 --> 00:24:19,133 We take some masalas, garam masala from India 541 00:24:19,366 --> 00:24:21,766 and we take some coriander and mint from Iran. 542 00:24:22,300 --> 00:24:25,900 I can describe it like a Middle Eastern comfort food. 543 00:24:26,433 --> 00:24:29,300 Yeah. So, not spicy. 544 00:24:29,700 --> 00:24:31,333 -Yeah. -Not spicy, 545 00:24:31,566 --> 00:24:32,733 that's the Asian type. 546 00:24:32,966 --> 00:24:34,600 It's Mediterranean. 547 00:24:35,066 --> 00:24:36,033 Yeah, Mediterranean. 548 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:38,300 Khaibar: Africans eat a lot of rice. 549 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:41,866 We have lamb, beef, potatoes, 550 00:24:42,233 --> 00:24:46,033 the vegetables, okra, eggplant, cauliflower. 551 00:24:46,366 --> 00:24:48,666 Evelyn: It's almost like an Americanized version 552 00:24:48,900 --> 00:24:50,333 of something that you didn't know 553 00:24:50,566 --> 00:24:51,533 that you might like. 554 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:53,733 And by that, I mean, it's not over spice. 555 00:24:53,966 --> 00:24:55,700 I mean, Americans like a steak to taste like a steak, 556 00:24:55,933 --> 00:24:57,266 not like the seasoning they put on it. 557 00:24:57,666 --> 00:24:59,633 Well, their lamb tastes like lamb 558 00:25:00,066 --> 00:25:01,233 and it tastes like onions. 559 00:25:01,566 --> 00:25:04,300 I've had people say, well, I just like roasted potatoes. 560 00:25:04,733 --> 00:25:05,666 We have that. 561 00:25:05,900 --> 00:25:09,033 Well, they have rosh, which is roast beef 562 00:25:09,500 --> 00:25:11,566 - and potato and a tomato. - Yep. 563 00:25:11,900 --> 00:25:14,000 So it doesn't have a lot of brown gravy on it. 564 00:25:14,333 --> 00:25:15,733 It doesn't have any brown gravy on it, 565 00:25:15,966 --> 00:25:18,000 but it is roast and it is a potato 566 00:25:18,300 --> 00:25:20,500 -and it is delicious. -Very good. 567 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:23,133 Evelyn: There was an instant connection 568 00:25:23,366 --> 00:25:26,933 with Khaibar and Tariq, and of course, Edris. 569 00:25:27,266 --> 00:25:28,600 They're kind of like my little brothers 570 00:25:28,833 --> 00:25:30,566 that I really just wanna hug all the time 571 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:31,933 and I want to pinch their cheeks 572 00:25:32,166 --> 00:25:33,133 every once in a while. 573 00:25:33,366 --> 00:25:36,166 And I just want them to do good -- 574 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:38,933 and they are, they don't need my help to do well 575 00:25:39,166 --> 00:25:40,933 and to cook well and to run a restaurant, 576 00:25:41,366 --> 00:25:43,100 but they've made our lives 577 00:25:44,433 --> 00:25:46,900 richer from knowing their cultures 578 00:25:47,133 --> 00:25:50,300 and learning and understanding. 579 00:25:50,700 --> 00:25:53,566 I wanna be part of their success in America. 580 00:25:54,033 --> 00:25:55,766 Somebody was a part of our success 581 00:25:56,066 --> 00:25:57,966 and my family's success over the years 582 00:25:58,200 --> 00:25:59,766 and I wanna be a part of their success. 583 00:26:00,500 --> 00:26:02,466 Owensboro, the Owensboro community, 584 00:26:02,966 --> 00:26:05,633 the first impression from the United States 585 00:26:05,966 --> 00:26:08,566 that we have, it has been great. 586 00:26:09,366 --> 00:26:11,566 All the communities, the nonprofits, 587 00:26:11,933 --> 00:26:13,333 the resettlement agencies, 588 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:15,500 the Islamic Center and the churches, 589 00:26:15,900 --> 00:26:19,733 all of them has been very much supportive and welcoming. 590 00:26:20,500 --> 00:26:22,600 No other places when I go outside this place 591 00:26:22,833 --> 00:26:26,200 give me that peace that Owensboro is giving me. 592 00:26:26,766 --> 00:26:28,933 They appreciate our presence. 593 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:30,366 That is what 594 00:26:31,233 --> 00:26:32,600 is very much important for us. 595 00:26:33,266 --> 00:26:36,233 [music playing] 596 00:26:44,166 --> 00:26:46,400 Well, we've had a great day exploring the treasures 597 00:26:46,633 --> 00:26:48,266 of the Frazier History Museum. 598 00:26:48,500 --> 00:26:49,666 And if you're wondering where it is, 599 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:51,033 it's right across the street 600 00:26:51,266 --> 00:26:53,733 from the big giant Louisville Slugger baseball bat. 601 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:55,433 You've been on main street in Louisville, 602 00:26:55,666 --> 00:26:56,633 you know what I'm talking about? 603 00:26:56,933 --> 00:26:59,333 Many thanks to everyone here for letting us share 604 00:26:59,566 --> 00:27:01,400 this remarkable treasure with you today. 605 00:27:01,633 --> 00:27:03,400 But for now, I'll leave you with this moment. 606 00:27:03,933 --> 00:27:08,033 I'm Chip Polston, cherishing this Kentucky life. 607 00:27:10,133 --> 00:27:13,100 [instrumental music playing]