Hardin Country Historical Monthly Meeting and Ancestral Trails Co Sponsor

Speaker: Lisa Woods

Program: Memories of a Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1932-2022

This program is presented by Lisa Woods, a Kentucky Chautauqua Speaker from the Kentucky Humanities Organization. This program is the results of a grant provided to ATHS and Hardin County Historical Society to celebrate America’s 250 birthday by the Kentucky Humanities.

Lisa will be dressed as Loretta, she provides a story telling the life of Loretta. Her story will cover Loretta’s childhood in Butcher Holler, Kentucky. Her marriage to Oliver or “Doolittle “who moved her across the country to Washington at the tender age of 15. In Washington, she began as a singer in modest venues with a borrowed guitar and bold determination.

Her first hit, “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl”, marked the beginning of a career defined by fearless storytelling. After relocating to Nashville, she joined the Grand Ole Opry and signed with Decca Records, becoming a household name. Loretta’s deeply personal songs gave voice to all working-class women and their everyday struggles—with themes that tackled marriage, motherhood, ambition and heartache.

Loretta never lost touch with her Appalachian roots, often returning to the tiny cabin of her youth. Her groundbreaking hit “Coal Miner’s Daughter” remains a defining anthem—not just of her life story, but of country music’s capacity to tell real stories that mattered.

The Hardin County Historical Society has meals catered to their meetings, if you are interested in purchasing a meal, Meal is $20 per person. Dinner starts at 6:30 pm, the program will begin 7:15 EDT. RSVP 270-369-7874.Payment expected that evening.