Area residents are invited to attend a special presentation by Fredericktown nurse and best-selling Amazon author, Kim Sloan, BSN, on Wednesday evening, October 9, at 7:30 p.m., to be held at the Knox County Historical Society Museum, 875 Harcourt Road, Mount Vernon.
Since 2017, both Kim and her husband, John, have been traveling the United States as Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Room travel Registered Nurses. Their lives were to change dramatically, however, in February, 2020, when they extended their assignment at a small town hospital in Southern Georgia that was to become a major epicenter for COVID, and where they would see more death in a few months than in all their prior years of nursing combined.
For the next two years Kim’s regular posts on Facebook kept her family and friends educated on the status of the pandemic. With special attention given to patient care and confidentiality, her posts provided an authentic view of what an ICU nurse experienced throughout the worst pandemic her generation had seen.
Earlier this year, Kim published her book, Memoirs from the Frontlines of COVID: Four States, Two Years, One Pandemic, which includes hundreds of her daily postings that recount her story for us all. Amazon has recently listed it as a major best-seller online.
Her Museum program will include a beautifully illustrated PowerPoint presentation, followed with an opportunity for questions and comments. The program is free and open to the public, and all persons interested in both early and recent history are invited to attend, and to stay awhile afterward to view our many Knox County Museum exhibits. For more information visit the website at www.knoxhistory.org , or call 740-393-5247, and visit the Museum on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 2 until 4:00 through November 30.
This is one of the best kept secrets of Knox County. If you're a local history enthusiast, you should definitely check out the museum. The museum director is very knowledgeable and can tell you just about anything you'd want to know about the county. If he doesn't know the answer, he can help you find out.
This is the best local history society/museum I have ever visited. You will get a personal tour of the immense number of fascinating items, including Paul Lynde's T-Bird, a very unique quilt collection, just to name a few. This is a "don't miss" opportunity if you are traveling through the area!
Neat little county museum which has plenty of local history and a little something for everyone! Paul Lynde was from the town, and they have a nice little section (including a beautiful car he owned) on his life. So much to see - no "one" type of exhibit. From frocks, to rocks, to cars, to computers, to a large stained glass window from a church, to steam powered tractors, to antique toys... the list goes on.
Jim is very knowledge about Knox County and very dedicated to the museum. If you have any questions about the history of the area, stop by to see him. Going through the museum can be slightly overwhelming because their is such a large collection. It has an antique shop feel to it rather than a museum. You never know what treasures you will stumble upon. If you have a particular interest (factories in the area, telephones, wars, the famous people of Knox county, Native American history of Knox County, etc.), ask where to find it-Jim knows where everything is. :) Some of our favorite discoveries so far have been the doll houses, the clothing of the lady doctor, the play bricks, the Dan Emmit collection, the old jail cell, the catalog-style displays, and the classic car.