Author: Reggie Van Stockum

Ronald R. Van Stockum, Jr. is a lawyer, teacher, biologist, writer, guitarist, and recently an actor living on his family's old farm in Shelbyville, Kentucky. He has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Santa Clara University, and a Masters and PhD. in Biology from the University of Louisville. He also has his Juris Doctorate in Law from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. He practices law from offices in Shelbyville, Kentucky concentrating his legal practice in environmental law. His biologic research is in historical phytogeography. Dr. Van Stockum, Jr. has published numerous books, articles, and short stories in the areas of law, science, and creative writing. Eighteen of his titles are available on Amazon in hardback, softback, and Kindle formats.

Surrounding™ Glasgow

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SURROUNDING GLASGOW Glasgow, Kentucky. How to reach this hidden oasis? I recommend this route for your driving pleasure, riding down Highway 31 East in Central Kentucky. So get off Interstate Highway 65 at Elizabethtown and take the Lincoln Parkway [Highway 61] down to Hodgenville. Then turn south, at that famous city square with the statue [...]

“Surrounding Brandenburg”

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SURROUNDING BRANDENBURG Meade County, Kentucky is like a pirate's treasure.  A golden chest of hidden history clothed in science and culture, and lying within the ancient coastline of its miles of Ohio River frontage.  The Promised Land drawing buffalo and people to that defining border's stopping point. Three hundred and twenty-five square miles.  That's a [...]

LITHIUM, THE THIRD ROCK FROM NOTHING!

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LITHIUM, THE THIRD ROCK FROM NOTHING! "In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth" [Genesis 1, KJV].  But what is that stuff made of?  Well, to start from nothing, at least in this Godly firmament, you need the guide that science provides.  The Periodic Table.  And that is where lithium fits in.  For [...]

BATHSHEBA, ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S GRANDMOTHER

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 BATHSHEBA, ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S GRANDMOTHER  One of them.  Lucy Hanks, from Virginia, is the other [more on her family later]. Bathsheba Herring Lincoln was the wife of our Abe's grandfather.  He was killed in Kentucky by Native Americans in 1786.  Abraham, father of Thomas, and father of our Abraham. Bathsheba, like the biblical mother of King [...]

The Other Abe and his son Mordecai

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THE OTHER ABE AND HIS SON MORDECAI History lies just down the road.  The turnpike of rolling time that runs right through your own lifeline.  The one right there in front of your door.  In my case, it is Shelbyville Road, originally cut by Squire Boone [Daniel's brother] in the late 1700s.  An escape route [...]