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2015 - Henderson KY Payne Family Visit

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8/2/2015 - Sunday Drove to Henderson KY to Becky's Aunt Sara-May's home.  We enjoyed talking to Sara-May and family.  Daughter Lynda and Son Rickie came over with there families.  They ordered pizza for us all.  Interesting talking about Becky's family. 8/3/2015 - Monday Drove to  John James Audubon - Kentucky State Parks in Henderson KY.  Becky's Dad worked developing the Park with the CCC crew 1540 in 1938. John James Audubon History Established October 3, 1934  Work began on the John James Audubon State Park on October 3, 1938. The Civil Conservation Corps (CCC) Number 1540 constructed cabins, gardens, shelter houses, picnic areas, a lake, trails, and a museum. The Audubon Memorial Museum is an impressive structure designed as a replica of a Norman-French inn to honor Audubon’s French heritage. Architects Donald Corley representing the WPA and Barnard Stebbins of Kentucky designed the museum building. The structure has a round tower ...