Traces with Patricia Hudson (2026)
Patricia Hudson joins David to discuss her acclaimed historical fiction novel Traces. Traces is a retelling of the Boone saga through the eyes of his wife Rebecca, and their two daughters Susannah and Jemima. They talk about the choice to tell the Boone women’s stories through historical fiction, the depth of research that went into the book, and how difficult it can be to trace women’s stories through the historical record. Traces is available for checkout from the library and for purchase from your favorite bookstore.
Patricia is one of the featured speakers at the Kentucky Genealogy and History Conference hosted by Lexington Public Library on August 6th and 7th, 2026. Registration opened for the conference on June 1st, 2026. You can register on the conference website.
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Tales from the Kentucky Room is hosted by David Bryant and produced by Erin West.
David is the Manager of Central Library, and has worked many years in the Kentucky Room. After several guest host spots, David moved to full time host of Tales from the Kentucky Room in 2025. Local History and Genealogy are passions of his, and he's excited to share them with our audience.
Erin is the Virtual Services Librarian. She's worked for Lexington Public Library since 2003 and began her work with audio editing in 2012 while working at the Northside Branch. Erin enjoys listening to history, true crime and tv show recap podcasts.
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