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WKMS News Preservation and Restoration Series

WKMS News Preservation and Restoration Series

Many residents of the Four Rivers region devote their time to restoring and preserving our history.  WKMS Reporters set out to meet some of those residents to produce the stories you'll find below.

We get background on Kentucky's role in the forgotten war of 1812, then we meet a man who's devote much of his time to restoring honor by way of headstones to veterans of that war.

Reporters Angela Hatton and Heidi Couch report on ways people in our region revert to the "old ways" to make sweet sorghum molasses and healthy teas and salves.

Casey Northcutt and Shelly Baskin report on the little talked about history history of Burlesque and Moonshine.

We also learn about ancient Native American Mounds in our region and how Murray State is preserving recorded conversations from nearly 45 years ago.