VERSAILLES, Ky. (LEX 18) — Two juniors at Woodford County High School have given a household a misplaced memento.
The two have been lately serving to clear up particles at Huntertown Community Interpretive Park. They have been centered on an space the place Fred Jackson used to reside. While eradicating particles, they discovered a World War II canine tag engraved with the identify Fred Jackson.
“I liked my father,” stated Ron Jackson, Fred’s son. “I like what he did for us as kids. And the best way he taught us methods to be males. And work ethics.”
Fred’s sister, Geraldine Jackson Berry, lived on the property not removed from the place the canine tag was discovered. She had lived there for about 17 years. She, together with different members of the family available to obtain the canine tag, are past grateful to have a chunk of their household historical past returned.
Sioux Finney has helped lead the challenge to protect the world and park. She says there may be a lot historical past within the space, particularly with the individuals who lived on the market, that she felt the necessity to protect it.
“When I began to study in regards to the tales of the individuals and meet a few of the former residents and as a historian, that is price preserving,” Finney stated.
The household thanked the scholars and Finney for conserving this watchful eye and returning this memento.
