Susan Bennett as Jane Todd Crawford
2026-06-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University
Susan Bennett of Lexington, Kentucky, depicts medical pioneer Jane Todd Crawford at the inaugural Mark Twain Storytelling Festival, held Saturday, June 20, 2026, at Lindsey Wilson University's V.P. Henry Auditorium.
A Virginia native, Crawford was living in Green County, Kentucky, when she and her husband, Thomas, rode 60 miles on horseback to Danville, Kentucky, to allow Dr. Ephraim McDowell to perform the world's first successful ovariotomy on her on Christmas Day 1809. Comments | Permalink
2026-06-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University
Susan Bennett of Lexington, Kentucky, depicts medical pioneer Jane Todd Crawford at the inaugural Mark Twain Storytelling Festival, held Saturday, June 20, 2026, at Lindsey Wilson University's V.P. Henry Auditorium.
A Virginia native, Crawford was living in Green County, Kentucky, when she and her husband, Thomas, rode 60 miles on horseback to Danville, Kentucky, to allow Dr. Ephraim McDowell to perform the world's first successful ovariotomy on her on Christmas Day 1809. Comments | Permalink
Richard Phelps as Col. William Casey
2026-06-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University
Columbia resident Richard Phelps depicts Col. William Casey, a Virginia native and Revolutionary War hero who led the first group of settlers into what is now Adair County. Casey was also Mark Twain's maternal great-grandfather. Comments | Permalink
2026-06-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University
Columbia resident Richard Phelps depicts Col. William Casey, a Virginia native and Revolutionary War hero who led the first group of settlers into what is now Adair County. Casey was also Mark Twain's maternal great-grandfather. Comments | Permalink
Darlene Franklin Campbell as Jane Lampton Clemens
2026-06-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University
Columbia resident Darlene Franklin Campbell tells the story of Columbia native Jane Lampton Clemens, the mother of Mark Twain, at the inaugural Mark Twain Storytelling Festival, held Saturday, June 20, 2026, at Lindsey Wilson University's V.P. Henry Auditorium. Comments | Permalink
2026-06-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University
Columbia resident Darlene Franklin Campbell tells the story of Columbia native Jane Lampton Clemens, the mother of Mark Twain, at the inaugural Mark Twain Storytelling Festival, held Saturday, June 20, 2026, at Lindsey Wilson University's V.P. Henry Auditorium. Comments | Permalink
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