Nichols, Edna Bloyd
- Name(s)
- Edna Bloyd Nichols
- Edna Raine Bloyd
- Date of Birth
- August 23, 1902
- Date of Death
- December 1985
- Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky
- Buried at the Magnolia Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Magnolia, Kentucky
- Residence(s)
- Hodgenville, LaRue County, Kentucky
- Education
- Employment
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Writer
- Historian
- William Bloyd-Bloyed of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and Green County, Kentucky and His Descendants byPublication Date: 1980William Bloyd (d. 1809) immigrated to the eastern shore of Maryland from Scotland. His wife was Barsheba Lord. They moved to South Carolina and then to Green County Kentucky. Descendants lived in the South and in California, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and elsewhere.
- History of First Baptist Church [Hodgenville, Kentucky], 125th Anniversary, 1838-1963 byPublication Date: 1963"As published in the August 8, 1963 issue of the Herald-News, Hodgenville, Ky."
- The Link, v.11, no.18, May 4, 1967, First Baptist Church, Hodgenville, Ky byPublication Date: 1967Housed at the James P. Boyce Centennial Library, Louisville, Kentucky. "Contains a paragraph concerning microfilmed records of the church presented by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nichols. Bound with this: Clipping from the LaRue county herald news, Thursday, May 11, 1967, concerning the microfilmed records of the church. 1 leaf : ill."
- Matters Relating to Larue County, Kentucky byPublication Date: [1971]Manuscript/Archival Material. Housed at the James P. Boyce Centennial Library, Louisville, Kentucky. Notes: "Benjamin Lynn (variously spelled: Lin, Linn, Lynn) was Indian fighter, soldier, hunter, farmer, early preacher; from whose name the Nolin Creek, Nolin Association of Separate Baptists, etc. take their name. He and James Skaggs gathered the South Fork Church."
Nichols, Lester M.
- Name(s)
- Lester M. Nichols
- Les Nichols
- Date of Birth
- December 28, 1913
- Date of Death
- January 8, 2004
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Residence(s)
- Hanover, New Hampshire
- New York City, New York
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Education
- Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1940
- Life Events
- Married Edith Nichols, two children
- Employment
- Lester M. Nichols Associates, Louisville, Kentucky, 1955-1993
- Professor, Latin American Institute, New York City, New York
- Professor, New School for Social Research, New York City, New York
- Assistant to the President, City College, New York City, New York
- Press officer in Europe during World War II, under General George S. Patton
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Journalist
- Writer
- Educator
- Professor
- Fund-raiser
- Impact: The Battle Story of the Tenth Armored Division byISBN: 9780898393033Publication Date: 2000-01-01Biography, history. First published in 1954. 325 pages; illustrations. Contents: The beginning of the end -- March, maneuver and shoot -- The capture of Metz -- The Battle of the Bulge -- Bloody Bastogne -- The Saar-Moselle triangle -- The capture of Trier -- Sweeping the Wittlich Corridor -- Race to the Rhine -- Rhine to the Neckar River -- The Battle for Crailsheim -- Divide and conquer: Kocher River to the Danube -- The last kilometer: from the Danube to the Alps -- The occupation.
Confessions of a Name Dropper by ISBN: 9781563115332Publication Date: 2000-01-01Confessions of a Name Dropper is an insider's account of some of the most significant men and moments in American history. Veterans will be especially drawn to Nichols' revealing look at the heroic exploits of the 10th Armored Tiger Division...from their "days of white hell" to the nights in "bloody Bastogne" and beyond. Nichols also writes of his contact with notable figures like General Patton, Roy Rogers, Jimmy Durante, Jackie Robinson, and Vice-President Ted Agnew. Contents include a special tribute to the work of organizations like the American Red Cross, the Kentucky Hotel-Motel Association, and the Kentucky Heart Association.- War Diary: Dartmouth's Class of 1940 in World War II byPublication Date: [1990]Biography; 109 pages; illustrations; portraits.
- You Are the West Point Story: A Guide to Public Information at West Point for Cadets, Staff, Faculty and Personnel of All Supporting Agencies byPublication Date: 1952"Prepared by Major Lester M. Nichols;" 20 pages.
- Women in Transition: A Sociological Study of the Changing Role of Women During the Span of Years From 1920-1940 byPublication Date: 1940Manuscript; archival material. Senior honors thesis from Dartmouth College.
Nichols, Rhonda Hornback
- Name(s)
- Rhonda Hornback Nichols
- Rhonda M. Hornback
- Date of Birth
- c.1969
- LaRue County, Kentucky
- Residence(s)
- LaRue County, Kentucky
- Hardin County, Kentucky
- Education
- Life Events
- Married William M. Nichols, 1999
- Employment
- Field(s) of Activity
- Occupation(s)
Larue County by ISBN: 9780738544083Publication Date: 2007-04-11In 1843, LaRue County was named after John LaRue, an early settler in the area. Hodgenville, the county's largest town, was established in 1818 and later became the seat in 1843. LaRue County is best known as the birthplace and childhood home of Abraham Lincoln; he was born on February 12, 1809, at the Sinking Spring Farm. In 1909, in honor of Lincoln's centennial birthday, New York sculptor Adolph A. Weinmann created a life-size statue of the 16th president, which still stands in the Hodgenville square. Today the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site and Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home at Knob Creek are popular tourist attractions. From a national icon to the local farmer, generations of people have called LaRue County home and have nurtured a strong sense of community.
Nickell, Estelle B.
- Name(s)
- Estelle B. Nickell
- Estelle Boles Nickell
- Date of Birth
- July 6, 1913
- West Forest, Tennessee
- Date of Death
- November 6, 2007
- Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
- Buried at Walter Cemetery, Grassy Creek, Morgan County, Kentucky
- Residence(s)
- West Forest, Tennessee
- West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky
- Lexington, Fayette County, Tennessee
- Education
- M.A., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1958
- B.S. in Home Economics, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, 1935
- Life Events
- Married Roy Nickell, two children
- Employment
- Teacher, Home Economics, 33 years
- Morgan County High School, 26 years
- Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, 7 years
- Teacher, Home Economics, 33 years
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Teacher
- Writer
Nickell, J. Wendell
- Name(s)
- J. Wendell Nickell
- James Wendell Nickell
- Date of Birth
- January 26, 1914
- Morgan County, Kentucky
- Date of Death
- November 30, 1983
- West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky
- Residence(s)
- West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky
- Education
- Life Events
- Married Ella Kathleen Turner; two children, including writer Joe Nickell
- Employment
- Postmaster, West Liberty, Kentucky
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Postmaster
- Writer
- Editor
- Morgan County, Ky. Cemetery Record: More Than a Century of Inscriptions ... selected from 600 cemeteries byPublication Date: 1984Second printing; arranged alphabetically except for last nine pages.
- Will Abstracts (and Related Records), Morgan County, KY., Before 1900 byPublication Date: 1982Includes index. Contents: Death dates before 1856 -- Index to Will book 1 (1855-67) --Abstracts of wills from Will book 1 -- Abstracts of wills, 1866-1900 -- List of executors & administrators, 1856-91 -- Inventories & settlements, 1891-1900 --Appendix: Will of Edmund Wells.
Nickell, Joe
- Name(s)
- Joe Nickell
- Joe Herman Nickell
- Date of Birth
- December 1, 1944
- West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky
- Residence(s)
- West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada
- Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
- Education
- Ph.D. in English, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1987
- M.A., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1982
- B.A., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1967
- Life Events
- Member of the Historical Confederation of Kentucky
- member of the executive committee, 1988-1995
- Member of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
- technical consultant, 1984-1988
- member of the executive council, 1988-2005
- Married Diana Gawen Harris, 2006; one child
- Son of author and postmaster J. Wendell Nickell
- Member of the Historical Confederation of Kentucky
- Awards and Recognitions
- Award for the promotion of science in popular media, 3rd Annual Independent Investigative Group Awards, 2009
- Co-recipient of the Robert P. Balles Prize in Critical Thinking, CSICOP (now CSI, Committee for Skeptical Inquiry), 2005, 2012
- Isaac Asimov Award, American Humanist Association, 2004
- Distinguished Skeptic Award, Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, 2000
- Research fellowship, Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, 1988
- Employment
- Associate Dean, Center for Inquiry Institute,
- Senior research fellow, Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (now Committee for Skeptical Inquiry), Amherst, New York, 1995-
- Instructor, technical writing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1980-1985
- Freelance investigative writer, 1976-
- Museologist, Dawson City Museum, Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada, 1975-1976
- Private investigator, Toronto, 1973-1975
- Professional stage magician, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1968-1973
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Paranormal investigator
- Writer
- Magician
- Educator
- Speaker
Inquest on the Shroud of Turin by ISBN: 9781573922722Publication Date: 1998-07-01Sacred relic or medieval hoax? Relic? Icon? Hoax? This authoritative book about the Shroud of Turin applies the methods of science and scholarship to the cloth many believe wrapped Jesus' body in the tomb. Sorting through the controversies surrounding the shroud, Dr. Nickell traces the historical, iconographic, forensic, physical, and chemical evidence, and examines the latest radiocarbon dating tests. Updated version. First published in 1982.
Looking for a Miracle: Weeping Icons, Relics, Stigmata, Visions & Healing Cures by ISBN: 9780879758400Publication Date: 1993-09-01Not a critique of religion, Looking for a Miracle is a careful investigation of the evidence relating to specific claims. Among the numerous strange events, powers, and objects discussed are the Shroud of Turin, magical icons, mystical relics, and Pentecostal Powers, such as "speaking in tongues".
Relics of the Christ by ISBN: 9780813124254Publication Date: 2007-03-16Religious relics, defined as "either portions of or objects connected with the body of a saint or other holy person," are among the most revered items in the world. Christian relics such as the Holy Grail, the True Cross, and the Lance of Longinus are also the source of limitless controversy. Such items have incited people to bloodshed and, some say, have been a source of miracles. Relics inspire fear and hope among the faithful and yet are a perennial target for skeptics, both secular and Christian. To research the authenticity of numerous Christian relics, Joe Nickell takes a scientific approach to a field of study all too often tainted by premature conclusions. In this volume, Nickell investigates such renowned relics as the Shroud of Turin, the multiple heads of John the Baptist, and the supposedly incorruptible corpses of saints, first examining the available evidence and documented history of each item. From accounts of true believers to the testimony of the relics' alleged fabricators, Nickell then presents all sides of each story, allowing the evidence to speak for itself. For each relic, Nickell evaluates both the corroborating and contradictory bodies of evidence and explores whether the relic and attributed miracles can be reconstructed. In addition to his own experiments, Nickell presents findings from the world's top scientists and historians regarding these controversial objects of reverence and ire, explaining the circumstances under which each case was examined. Radiocarbon dating and tests to determine the validity of substances such as blood or patina indicate a variety of possible origins. Nickell even reveals some of the techniques used to create archaeological forgeries and explains how investigators have exposed them. Each relic is a mystery to be solved; guided by the maxim, "extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof," Nickell seeks only the truth.
The Science of Miracles: Investigating the Incredible by ISBN: 9781616147419Publication Date: 2013-05-07Drawing on his more than 40-years of experience in paranormal investigation, the author uses on-site examinations, lab experiments, and other detective methods to uncover the facts behind some of the world's most incredible miracle claims.
Camera Clues: A Handbook for Photographic Investigation by ISBN: 9780813191249Publication Date: 2005-06-10In Camera Clues, Joe Nickell shares his methods of identifying and dating old photos and demonstrates how to distinguish originals from copies and fakes. Particularly intriguing are his discussions of camera tricks, darkroom manipulations, retouching techniques, and uses of computer technology to deceive the eye. Camera Clues concludes with a look at allegedly "paranormal" photography, from nineteenth-century "spirit photographs" to UFO snapshots. First published in 1994.
Crime Science: Methods of Forensic Detection by ISBN: 9780813120911Publication Date: 1998-12-17The O.J. Simpson trial. The Lindbergh kidnapping. The death of Marilyn Monroe. The assassination of the Romanovs. The Atlanta child murders. All controversial cases. All investigated with the latest techniques in forensic science. Nationally respected investigators Joe Nickell and John Fischer explain the science behind the criminal investigations that have captured the nation's attention. Crime Science is the only comprehensive guide to forensics. Without being overly technical or treating scientific techniques superficially, the authors introduce readers to the work of firearms experts, document examiners, fingerprint technicians, medical examiners, and forensic anthropologists. Each topic is treated in a separate chapter, in a clear and understandable style. Nickell and Fisher describe fingerprint classification and autopsies, explain how fibers link victims to their killers, and examine the science underlying DNA profiling and toxicological analysis. From weapons analysis to handwriting samples to shoe and tire impressions, Crime Science outlines the indispensable tools and techniques that investigators use to make sense of a crime scene. Each chapter closes with a study of a well-known case, revealing how the principles of forensic science work in practice.
Detecting Forgery: Forensic Investigation of Documents by ISBN: 9780813191256Publication Date: 2005-06-10Detecting Forgery reveals the complete arsenal of forensic techniques used to detect forged handwriting and alterations in documents and to identify the authorship of disputed writings. Joe Nickell looks at famous cases such as Clifford Irving's "autobiography" of Howard Hughes and the Mormon papers of document dealer Mark Hoffman, as well as cases involving works of art. Detecting Forgery is a fascinating introduction to the growing field of forensic document examination and forgery detection. First published in 1996.- Pen, Ink and Evidence: A Study of Writing and Writing Materials for the Penman, Collector, and Document Detective byISBN: 9781584560173Publication Date: 2000-04-01This reprint (with corrections) of the 1990 first edition traces the development of writing and writing materials from the ancient cuneiform tablet to today's ballpoint-scribbled memo. It explains the materials and history of everyday practice in writing and typing, especially in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Real or Fake: Studies in Authentication by ISBN: 9780813125343Publication Date: 2009-07-17Will the rare autographed baseball your great-uncle gave you put your children through college? Is your grandmother's chest of drawers really a seventeenth-century antique, or merely a reproduction? A leader in forgery detection and forensic investigation, Joe Nickell reveals his secrets to detecting artifacts items in Real or Fake: Studies in Authentication. Detailing how the pros determine whether an Abraham Lincoln signature is forged or if a photograph of Emily Dickinson is genuine, Nickell provides the essential tools necessary to identify counterfeits. In this general introduction to the principles of authentication, Nickell provides readers with step-by-step explanations of the science used to detect falsified documents, photographs, and other objects. Illustrating methods used on hit shows such as Antiques Roadshow and History Detectives, Nickell recommends that aspiring investigators employ a comprehensive approach to identifying imitations. One should consider the object's provenance (the origin or derivation of an artifact), content (clues in the scene or item depicted), and material composition (what artifacts are made of), as well as the results of scientific analyses, including radiographic, spectroscopic, microscopic, and microchemical tests. Including fascinating cases drawn from Nickell's illustrious career, Real or Fake combines historical and scientific investigations to reveal reproductions and genuine objects. Nickell explains the warning signs of forgery, such as patching and unnatural pen lifts; chronicles the evolution of writing instruments, inks, and papers; shows readers how to date photographs, papers, and other materials; and traces the development of photographic processes since the mid-nineteenth century. Lavishly illustrated with examples of replicas and authentic objects inspected by Nickell, Real or Fake includes case studies of alleged artifacts including Jack the Ripper's diary, a draft of the Gettysburg Address, notes by Charles Dickens, Jefferson Davis's musket, and debris from the Titanic.
Adventures in Paranormal Investigation by ISBN: 9780813124674Publication Date: 2007-11-09Tales of alien abductions, miraculous relics, and haunted castles have attracted believers and skeptics across the globe for centuries. Paranormal investigator Joe Nickell tackles the world's most seemingly inexplicable myths in Adventures in Paranormal Investigation. With four decades of experience in the field, Nickell employs skepticism and scientific analysis to pull truth from the mires of false evidence and trickery that surround both old and new legends and mysteries. Unlike authors who engage in hype and sensationalism in order to foster or debunk myths, Nickell approaches each case with a rational and scientific approach intended to find the truth. Occam's Razor -- all things being equal, the simplest solution is the best one -- is a principal instrument in his investigative toolbox, as well as the belief that it is the claimant's responsibility to provide the extraordinary proof required in such extraordinary cases. Adventures in Paranormal Investigation features Nickell's on-site explorations in unusual phenomena. Among the forty unique cases, Nickell examines mysteries ranging from snake charmers who purport to hold influence over the reptiles, to the Holocaust victims who reportedly haunt a gas chamber in Dachau, to Lake Simcoe's resident lake monster Igopogo in Canada. In addition to the case studies, Nickell analyzes how the propensity to fantasize can affect human perceptions of and belief in paranormal activity and how his personal experience with the paranormal was altered when intuition led to the discovery of a daughter he didn't know existed. More than just another myth-busting text, Adventures in Paranormal Investigation brings together reason and scientific analyses to explain both the phenomena and the role of human perception therein, establishing Nickell as the foremost paranormal investigator of our time.
CSI Paranormal: Investigating Strange Mysteries by ISBN: 9781937998004Publication Date: 2012-03-01A manual for investigation, discussing methodology and evidence, logic, ethical concerns, investigative strategies, and more, including the application of forensics and "fauxrensics," plus numerous case studies.
Entities: Angles, Spirits, Demons, and Other Alien Beings by ISBN: 9780879759612Publication Date: 1995-03-01Guardian angels, demonic spirits, extraterrestrial visitors--are these entities figments of the imagination, or is there evidence for their existence? Famed psychic detective Joe Nickell answers these questions in his lively book.From the "Newberry Demon" of 1679 and the strange phenomena produced by 19th-century spiritualist mediums to such modern enigmas as alien abductions, bigfoot sightings, and the bizarre mystery of Atlanta's "House of Blood," Entities examines eyewitness accounts and other evidence for strange beings worldwide. Without dismissing or advocating any particular view, Nickell takes a detective's approach to controversial claims, shedding light on dozens of otherwise perplexing mysteries. This book will challenge, anger, amuse, and fascinate but, most importantly, it will enlighten. Believers and skeptics alike will benefit from the careful analysis that appears on every page.
Missing Pieces: How to Investigate Ghosts, UFOs, Psychics, & Other Mysteries by ISBN: 9780879757298Publication Date: 1992-05-01Offers information on checking out various types of mysterious anomalies, including UFO sightings, ghost hauntings, psychic feats, and other events. This book features tactics and techniques that you can use to get at the truth. It also addresses why otherwise intelligent people often accept paranormal claims without question.
Mysterious Realms: Probing Paranormal, Historical, and Forensic Enigmas by ISBN: 9780879757656Publication Date: 1992-11-01Investigative writer Joe Nickell and forensic analyst John F. Fischer probe ten tantalizing mysteries that, for decades, have defied rational analysis and convinced many people that supernatural events really do happen. Using their skills and experience in historic document examination and forensic research, Nickell and Fischer carefully scrutinize the evidence for a variety of strange historical, paranormal, and forensic phenomena.- The Outer Edge: Classic Investigations of the Paranormal byPublication Date: 1996A collection of articles.
Psychic Sleuths: ESP and Sensational Cases by ISBN: 9780879758806Publication Date: 1994-03-01Do psychics have special powers, allowing them to succeed where ordinary police work fails? How often do the police actually enlist psychics in solving crimes, and what do they really think of these paranormal "experts"? These are just some of the questions discussed in this illuminating study of those who supposedly use extrasensory powers to help solve crimes. Famed paranormal investigator Joe Nickell assembled a psychic "task force" of experienced researchers - investigative writers, professional magicians, private detectives, and paranormal investigators - and challenged them to examine the claims of a famous paranormal crimebuster. Among the "psychic sleuths" examined are Greta Alexander, Dorothy Allison, Gerard Croiset, Peter Hurkos, Phil Jordan, Rosemarie Kerr, Noreen Reiner, and Bill Ward. Noted psychologist James E. Alcock offers an assessment of the psychics' claims in light of the investigative reports. Nickell's distinguished team of investigators includes Michael R. Dennett, Professor Kenneth Feder, Henry Gordon, Jim Lippard, Ward Lucas, Professor Michael Park, Stephen Peterson, Dr. Gary Posner, and Professor Lee Roger Taylor. Psychic Sleuths will excite the curiosity of both skeptics and believers, and all who are puzzled by psychic claims and paranormal mysteries.
Real-Life X-Files: Investigating the Paranormal by ISBN: 9780813122106Publication Date: 2001-10-24As a former private investigator and forensic writer, Joe Nickell has spent much of his career identifying forged documents, working undercover to infiltrate theft rings, and investigating questioned deaths. Now he turns his considerable investigative skill toward the paranormal, researching the most well-known and mysterious phenomena all over the world -- spontaneous human combustion, UFO visitations, auras, electronic poltergeists, and many, many more -- with an eye toward solving these mysteries rather than promoting or dismissing them. Real-Life X-Files: Investigating the Paranormal examines the cases of over forty paranormal mysteries. Using a hands-on approach, Nickell visits the scene of the so-called unexplainable activity whenever possible and attempts to physically duplicate the miraculous. Whether he's inflicting stigmata on himself or recreating the liquefying blood of Saint Januarius, Nickell does whatever necessary to eliminate the probable before considering the supernatural. What is left is that much more fascinating. Nickell reports on familiar legends from American history such as the supernatural events surrounding Abraham Lincoln's death and the supposed crash landing of an alien spacecraft near Roswell, New Mexico. He closely examines claims of the miraculous, from rose petals bearing the likeness of Jesus to photographs of a "golden door" to heaven. Controversial mysteries such as clairvoyance and "spirit painting," haunted places, and freaks of nature are just a few of the many topics covered. Suspenseful, engrossing, funny, and grounded in scientific methodology, Real-Life X-Files provides real explanations for the "paranormal" activities that have intrigued human beings for centuries.
The Science of Ghosts: Searching for Spirits of the Dead by ISBN: 9781616145859Publication Date: 2012-06-26Are ghosts real? Are there truly haunted places, only haunted people, or both? And how can we know? Taking neither a credulous nor a dismissive approach, this first-of-its-kind book solves those perplexing mysteries and more--even answering the question of why we care so very much. Putting aside purely romantic tales, this book examines the actual evidence for ghosts--from eyewitness accounts to mediumistic productions (such as diaphanous forms materializing in dim light), spirit photographs, ghost-detection phenomena, and even CSI-type trace evidence. Offering numerous exciting case studies, this book engages in serious investigation rather than breathless mystifying. Pseudoscience, folk legends, and outright hoaxes are challenged and exposed, while the historical, cultural, and scientific aspects of ghost experiences and haunting reports are carefully explored. The author--the world's only professional paranormal investigator--brings his skills as a stage magician, private detective, folklorist, and forensic science writer to bear on a topic that demands serious study.
Secrets of the Supernatural: Investigating the World's Occult Mysteries by ISBN: 9780879756857Publication Date: 1991-10-01Mysterious happenings. Famous apparitions. Things that go bump in the night. Since earliest times, public fascination and popular imagination have focused on phenomena known as "supernatural." But extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. When mysteries and coincidences seem too remarkable to be true, reason demands careful investigation and analysis of the facts rather than the invocation of "unknown forces." Utilizing their experience as professional crime-solvers, authors Joe Nickell and John F. Fischer delve into the labyrinth of the unknown armed with open minds and the remarkable array of information sources and scientific methods available to the modern investigator. Examined are such classic enigmas as the haunting of Mackenzie House (Toronto's rebel statesman is said to tread noisily upon the stairs of his historic home); the question of the "Crystal Skull" (the "grand-daddy of all crystal balls"); the case of "The Two Will Wests" (two prison inmates with the same name, identical features, and similar fingerprints); plus bleeding doors, phantom pictures, restless coffins, disappearing footprints, human fireballs, and miraculous portraits - a fascinating panoply of mind-bogglers, riddles, and ambiguities. The methods, procedures, and sources used by Nickell and Fischer to solve these "mysteries" included forensic and microchemical analysis, controlled testing, archaeology, instrumental analyses, iconographic studies, genetics, deductive logic, photography, art history, pathology, engineering, genealogy, police records, and plain common sense. Neither a mere collection of stories nor a categorical debunking, this book goes beyond the spine-tingling to focus on details of available evidence, appropriate investigative strategies, and convincing explanations for these intriguing "occult" mysteries. The answers provided may disappoint the determined believer in the supernatural - but the solutions, and the fascinating methodology used by the authors, are as unique and interesting as the perplexing cases on which they are based.
Ambrose Bierce Is Missing by ISBN: 9780813154176Publication Date: 2014-07-15What constitutes historical truth is often subject to change. Through ingenious detection, the accepted wisdom of one generation may become the discredited legend of another -- or vice versa. In this wide- ranging study of historical investigation, former detective Joe Nickell allows the reader to look over his shoulder as he demonstrates the use of varied techniques in solving some of the world's most perplexing mysteries. All the major categories of historical mystery are here -- ancient riddles, biographical enigmas, hidden identity, "fakelore," questioned artifacts, suspect documents, lost texts, obscured sources, and scientific challenges. Each is then illustrated by a complete case from the author's own files. Nickell's investigation of the giant Nazca drawings in Peru, for example -- thought by some to provide proof of ancient extraterrestrial visitations -- uses innovative techniques to reveal a very different origin. Other cases concern the 1913 disappearance of writer and journalist Ambrose Bierce, the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, the truth about the identity of John Demjanjuk ("Ivan the Terrible" to Polish death camp victims), the fate of a lost colonial American text, the authenticity of Abraham Lincoln's celebrated Bixby letter, and the apparent real-life model for a mysterious character in a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In reaching his solutions, Nickell demonstrates a wide variety of investigative techniques -- chemical and instrumental analyses, physical experimentation, a "psychological autopsy," forensic identification, archival research, linguistic analysis, folklore study, and many others. His highly readable book will intrigue the scholar and the history buff no less than the mystery lover.
Lake Monster Mysteries: Investigating the World's Most Elusive Creatures by ISBN: 9780813123943Publication Date: 2006-05-05For centuries, eyewitnesses around the world -- from America to Africa, Argentina to Scotland -- have reported sightings of dark, mysterious creatures in area lakes that surface briefly, only to quickly disappear. While the most famous lake monsters of Loch Ness and Lake Champlain have gained international notoriety, hundreds of lakes around the world are said to shelter these shadowy creatures. Lake Monster Mysteries is the first book to examine these widespread mysteries from a scientific perspective. By using exhaustive research and results from firsthand investigations to help separate truth from myth, the authors foster our understanding of what really lurks in the cold, murky depths. Benjamin Radford and Joe Nickell are considered to be among the top lake monster authorities in the world. Here they share unique insights into many of the world's best-known lake monsters. They interview witnesses and local experts and discuss the different types of lake monster sightings, delve into possible explanations for those sightings, and examine hoaxes, evidence claims, and legends surrounding the monsters. The authors have also conducted groundbreaking fieldwork and experiments at the lakes and have examined recent photographic and sonar evidence. Incorporating newly-revealed information and up-to-date developments in the cases they present, professional monster hunters Radford and Nickell plunge into both the cultural histories of these creatures and the scientific inquiries that may hold the key to these mysteries.
The Mystery Chronicles: More Real-Life X-Files by ISBN: 9780813123189Publication Date: 2004-04-23With a foreword by James Randi Paranormal investigator Joe Nickell has spent more than thirty years solving the world's most perplexing mysteries. This new casebook reveals the secrets of the Winchester Mystery House, the giant Nazca drawings of Peru, the Shroud of Turin, the "Mothman" enigma, the Amityville Horror house, the vicious goatsucking El Chupacabras, and numerous other "unexplainable" paranormal phenomena. Nickell has traveled far and wide to solve cases, which include a weeping icon in Russia, the elusive Bigfoot-like "yowie" in Australia, the reputed power of a headless saint in Spain, and an "alien hybrid" in Germany. He has gone undercover -- often in disguise -- to reveal the tricks of those who pretend to talk to the dead, accompanied a Cajun guide into a Louisiana swamp in search of a fabled monster, and gained an audience with a voodoo queen. Superstar psychic medium John Edward, pet psychic Sonya Fitzpatrick, evangelist and healer Benny Hinn, and many other well-known figures have found themselves under Nickell's careful scrutiny. The Mystery Chronicles examines more than three dozen intriguing mysteries. Nickell uses a hands-on approach and the scientific method to steer between the extremes of mystery mongering and debunking. His investigative skills have won him both acclaim and controversy during his long career as one of the world's foremost paranormal investigators.
Secrets of the Sideshows by ISBN: 9780813123585Publication Date: 2005-09-09The carnival sideshows of the past have left behind a fascinating legacy of mystery and intrigue. The secrets behind such daring feats as fire-eating and sword swallowing and bizarre exhibitions of human oddities as "Alligator Boys" and "Gorilla Girls" still remain, only grudgingly if ever given up by performers and carnival professionals. Working alongside the performers, Joe Nickell blows the lid off these mysteries of the midway. The author reveals the structure of the shows, specific methods behind the performances, and the showmen's tactics for recruiting performers and attracting crowds. He also traces the history of such spectacles, from ancient Egyptian magic and street fairs to the golden age of P.T. Barnum's sideshows. With revealing insight into the personal lives of the men and women billed as freaks, Nickell unfolds the captivating story of the midway show.
Tracking the Man-Beasts: Sasquatch, Vampires, Zombies, and More by ISBN: 9781616144159Publication Date: 2011-03-22A noted investigator of the paranormal explores the historical, geographical, and cultural reaches of various "manimals" and other humanoid entities--among them such monster men as Gigantopithecus and Neanderthals; hairy man-beasts like Sasquatch and the elusive de Loys' Ape; supernatural beings, including werewolves, vampires, and devil men; and supposedly spaceship-borne entities like Mothman and the Roswell humanoids. This book takes the reader on expeditions into wilderness areas, explores historical contexts, and brings folkloric and iconographic evidence to bear on a category of mysteries as old as humanity.
Unsolved History: Investigating Mysteries of the Past by ISBN: 9780813191379Publication Date: 2005-06-10What constitutes historical truth is often subject to change. Joe Nickell demonstrates the techniques used in solving some of the world's most perplexing mysteries, such as the authenticity of Abraham Lincoln's celebrated Bixby letter, the 1913 disappearance of writer and journalist Ambrose Bierce, and the apparent real-life model for a mysterious character in a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Nickell also uses newly uncovered evidence to further investigate the identity of the Nazi war criminal known as "Ivan the Terrible." Originally published: Ambrose Bierce is missing and other historical mysteries, Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©1992.
The Magic Detectives: Join Them in Solving Strange Mysteries by ISBN: 9780879755478Publication Date: 1989-09-01Educational studies indicate a critical lack of scientific awareness in children and young adults. Is it because science is no longer perceived as challenging, interesting, or just plain fun? Looking for scientific facts can be as enjoyable as "playing detective". Joe Nickell realized that a mere series of debunking stories might hold a child's interest, yet not kindle the development of critical skills. If children could be fully involved in the investigation of strange occurences . . . if the investigations could have all the thrill of a ghost story yet reinforce rational over irrational thought, and science over superstition . . . then the book as a whole would be an appealing introduction to logic, critical analysis, and the scientific method in action. In The Magic Detectives, Nickell presents thirty "paranormal" investigations in the form of brief mystery stories. Clues are embedded in each story; at the end of each account, the child can turn the book upside down to reveal the conclusion that professional "magic detectives" have already reached. Included are examinations of the "mummy's curse," bigfoot, haunted stairways, the Amityville Horror, the Loch Ness monster, poltergeists, and more. The "note to teachers" which follows the text of the book recommends that The Magic Detectives be used as an illustrative aid for teaching valuable skills to young people. Nickell makes specific suggestions for assignments, and includes a list of references consulted which can serve as a list for further reading.
Wonder-Workers!: How They Perform the Impossible by ISBN: 9780879756888Publication Date: 1991-11-01How was Joaquin Argamasilla able to see through metal? How did Daniel Home float through the air - high enough to hit his head on the ceiling? How was Evangeline Adams able to predict the future? Could these people actually perform the impossible? Wonder-Workers! reveals the secrets of these and seven other famous magicians, psychics, and mediums. Investigative writer Joe Nickell tells their stories and examines their claims in the light of science to learn whether they truly did possess powers beyond the range of nature and normal human experience. Dr. Nickell (himself a wonder-worker) guides young readers through these amazing stories, encouraging them to question the unbelievable and discover the truth behind some of the world's greatest mysteries.
The Kentucky Mint Julep by ISBN: 9780813122755Publication Date: 2003-04-11Written by Kentuckians for Kentuckians, Faces of Kentucky is a comprehensive history of Kentucky designed for young students. The state's story comes alive as never before through the images and life stories of the diverse people of the Commonwealth. The product of a collaboration of the state historian of Kentucky and an award-winning teacher (both native Kentuckians), Faces of Kentucky approaches learning as a voyage of discovery. Numerous illustrations, thought-provoking questions, and historical mysteries to be solved seek to challenge young readers and to help them think about their state, themselves, and their future. Features: Timelines from early history to present Discussion questions; Over 250 photographs; 25 Maps; Primary Documents; Teacher's Guide with companion CD for use in the elementary school classroom.
The UFO Invasion: The Roswell Incident, Alien Abductions, and Government Coverups. by ISBN: 9781573921312Publication Date: 1997-04-01A compilation of the major investigations and inquiries into alleged UFO sightings, crashes, abductions, and coverups that have been reported in the pages of the "Skeptical Inquirer."
- Joe Nickell at WikipediaWikipedia is a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
Something about the Author; Volume 167 by ISBN: 9780787687915Publication Date: 2006-05-24An easy-to-use source for librarians, students and other researchers, each volume of this series provides illustrated biographical articles on approximately 70 children's authors and artists. The series covers more than 10,000 individuals, ranging from established award winners to authors and illustrators who are just beginning their careers. Entries cover: personal life, career, writings and works in progress, adaptations, additional sources and photographs. Also available is a cumulative author index, published in odd-numbered volumes.- Wade Hall's Kentucky Desk: Interviews with James C. Klotter and Joe Nickell (04-21-92) byPublication Date: 1992VHS videocassette; housed at the W. L. Lyons Brown Library at Bellarmine University, Louisville, Kentucky
Nickell, W. Lynn
- Name(s)
- W. Lynn Nickell
- Lynn Nickell
- William Lynn Nickell
- Wm. Lynn Nickell
- Date of Birth
- Residence(s)
- West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky
- Education
- Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky, 1949
- Life Events
- Served in the United States Air Force, 1951-1956
- Married Leatha Nell Blair Nickell; two children
- Awards and Recognitions
- Named Outstanding Citizen of Morgan County, Kentucky
- Employment
- Rural letter carrier, Morgan County, Kentucky, 1956-
- Served in the United States Air Force, 1951-1956
- Athletic teacher and coach, high schools (various)
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Rural letter carrier
- Historian
- Writer
- Ella's Scrapbook byPublication Date: 1988History; 292 pages, illustrations. Newspapers clippings collected by Ella Blair; compiled and printed by W. Lynn Nickell.
- Hanging Justice: Complete Militrary Trial of Pvt. John Jackson Nickell, 1864 byPublication Date: 1997History; 351 pages, illustrations. Military trial of Pvt. John Jackson Nickell.
- The Mayflower byPublication Date: [no date]
- The Morgan County Phoenix: A History of W.P.A. Schools in Morgan County, Kentucky byPublication Date: 1994History; 175 pages, illustrations. "A history of the W.P.A. schools in Morgan County, Kentucky, through photographs, school board records and Licking Valley Courier articles."
- Panthers, Devils and Cougars: Encyclopedia of Morgan County Kentucky Basketball, 1921-1992 byPublication Date: 1992History; with illustrations (photographs).
- Paul Gilley: The Ghost Writer In the Sky: The Story of Paul Gilley of Maytown, Kentucky byPublication Date: [2012]History, biography; 191 pages, illustrations.
- Selections From Morgan County History: Sesquicentennial Volume byPublication Date: [1973]History; illustrations.
- U.S. Postal Service, Morgan County, Kentucky, 1822-1990: Offices and Postmasters byPublication Date: 1992History; 130 pages; illustrations.
- World War II Revisited byPublication Date: 2003History; 340 pages. "Articles from the Licking Valley Courier from 1940 thru 1946 and other stories relating to WW II in Morgan County, KY."
- The Changing Faces of West Liberty: A Pictorial History byISBN: 9780935680447Publication Date: 1988-01-01Pictorial history; 223 pages; chiefly illustrations; maps.
- The Last Train to Jackson: A Pictorial History of Cannel City, Kentucky byPublication Date: 1991Pictorial history; 142 pages, chiefly photographs, map. The beginning; Cannel Development Company and Kentucky Block Cannel Coal Company.
- Morgan Country's Relentless Spirit: West Liberty Rebuilds After a Devastating Tornado on March 2, 2012 byPublication Date: 2013Pictorial history; 213 pages, illustrations, map.
- Morgan County, Kentucky: A Picture Album byPublication Date: 1995Pictorial history; 416 pages; illustrations on endpapers.
- Riding the Blue Goose: With Stops at Wrigley and Lenox byPublication Date: 1993Pictorial history; 186 pages; illustrations, photographs, maps. A pictorial history of the Lenox and Morehead & North Fork Railroads in Kentucky.
- Marriage License, Morgan County, Ky., 1900-1950 byPublication Date: 1994
Niedermeier, Lynn E.
- Name(s)
- Lynn E. Niedermeier
- Date of Birth
- 1956
- Residence(s)
- Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
- Education
- Life Events
- Employment
- Archival assistant, Kentucky Library and Museum, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Archivist
- Writer
- Selected Works of Lynn E. Niedermeier byPublication Date: [various]Digitized. Link provided to Western Kentucky University's TopSCHOLAR database.
Eliza Calvert Hall: Kentucky Author and Suffragist by ISBN: 9780813124704Publication Date: 2007-10-05Born Eliza "Lida" Calvert in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Hall experienced the upheaval of both the Civil War and family scandal. As Hall struggled to balance her writing career with the duties of a nineteenth-century wife and mother, suffragist Laura Clay was lobbying for every woman's right to vote. Hall joined the battle, writing fearlessly in support of suffrage and equality. While her passionate essays served as a direct appeal for this cause, her creative writing also carried a feminist spirit, celebrating the strength, humor, love, and art of the common woman.- Mt. Moriah Cemetery: A History and Census of Bowling Green, Kentucky's African-American Cemetery byPublication Date: 2002Genealogy, registers; 247 pages; map.
- "That mighty band of maidens": A history of Potter College For Young Ladies, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1889-1909 byPublication Date: 2001History; 235 pages; illustrations, map, portraits.
Nietzel, Michael T.
Photo: Missouri State University
- Name(s)
- Michael T. Nietzel
- Mike Nietzel
- Date of Birth
- September 9, 1947
- Residence(s)
- Wheaton, Illinois
- Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
- Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
- Springfield, Missouri
- Education
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 1973
- Masters degree, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 1972
- B.A., Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, 1969
- Life Events
- Employment
- President, Missouri State University, Springfield Missouri, 2005-2010
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1973-2005
- Provost, 2002-2005
- Acting Provost, 2001-2002
- Dean of The Graduate School, 1997-2001
- Psychology professor, 1973-2005
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Professor
- Writer
Introduction to Clinical Psychology by ISBN: 9780132695497Publication Date: 1998-01-12Fifth edition; third printing. Designed to provide a thorough survey of the field that is equally accessible to students with a general interest as well as to those with professional aspirations, this text presents a scholarly portrayal of the history, content, professional functions, and the future of clinical psychology. *NEW-Features totally new chapters on... - Forensic Psychology. - Health Psychology. - Evaluation of Clinical Interventions. *NEW-Reorganizes coverage of clinical intervention, opening with an overview of the forms of intervention in Chapter 7-including new material on psychological rehabilitation-and shifting coverage of evaluation of interventions to Chapter 9. *NEW-Groups discussion of all psychotherapy approaches into a single chapter for a more efficient treatment of the fundamentals. *Reviews and describes the history of clinical psychology in an unbiased manner by examining three theoretical perspectives - Psychoanalytic, behavioral, and phenomenological *Makes extensive use of case material and real-world applications to illustrate each theoretical approach
Introduction to Clinical Psychology by ISBN: 9780130980823Publication Date: 2002-08-23Sixth edition. For junior/senior and graduate-level courses in Clinical Psychology. Designed to provide a thorough survey of the field that is equally accessible to students with a general interest as well as to those with professional aspirations, this text presents a scholarly portrayal of the history, content, professional functions, and the future of clinical psychology.
Psychology and the Legal System by ISBN: 9780534365448Publication Date: 2001-07-25Fifth edition. This engrossing text examines the legal system through the use of psychological concepts, methods, and research results. It seeks to clarify the basic dilemmas that persist in the legal system and looks at the ethical, moral, legal, and psychological "gray areas" of the law, including coverage of such topics as: competence to stand trial, pretrial publicity and resulting changes in venue, criminal profiling, civil case law and civil procedures, the rights of children, capital punishment, the psychology of criminal trials, the insanity defense, expert forensic testimony, and analysis of eyewitness identification and line-up procedures. This thoroughly updated edition balances discussion of the legal system with psychological theory, concepts, and research.
Abnormal Psychology by ISBN: 9780205147212Publication Date: 1997-07-01Abnormal psychology is the subject of this monograph. It focuses on developmental psychopathology, including coverage of infancy, childhood and adolescence. Case histories begin each chapter, while chapters close with leading authorities discussing specialist areas.- Behavioral Approaches to Community Psychology byISBN: 9780080203768Publication Date: 1977-01-01Pergamon general psychology series, 63; 448 pages; illustrations.
- Crime and Its Modification: A Social Learning Perspective byISBN: 9780080238784Publication Date: 1979-10-01Pergamon general psychology series, 77; 301 pages; illustrations.
- Psychological Consultation in the Courtroom byISBN: 9780080309552Publication Date: 1986-05-01Psychology practitioner guidebooks; 197 pages.
Wrightman's Psychology and the Legal System by ISBN: 9780840031822Publication Date: 2010Contents: 1. Psychology and the law: Choices and roles. 2. The legal system: Issues, structure, and players. 3. Psychology of Crime. 4. Psychology of Police. 5. Crime investigation: Witnesses. 6. Evaluating Criminal Suspects. 7. Between arrest and trial. 8. Forensic assessment in juvenile and criminal cases. 9. Forensic assessment in civil cases. 10. The trial process. 11. Jury representativeness and selection. 12. The jury: Decision processes and reforms. 13. Psychology of victims of crime and violence. 14. Psychology of punishment and sentencing. 15. Juvenile and adult corrections.
Coming to Grips with Higher Education by ISBN: 9781475838428Publication Date: 2018-10-01The American university faces many challenges. It has become too costly and inefficient. It fails too many students. It spends too much time and money on matters that should not be its priorities. It clings to policies and practices that need to go away. And it is too disconnected from the students and communities it must serve. This book proposes several changes to standard policies in our colleges and universities that will sharpen their missions, redirect funding to the highest priorities, improve student learning and attainment, redefine faculty engagement, slow down spending on amenities, and reduce the excesses of intercollegiate athletics. The recommended reforms remain true to the essential academic values embraced by the academy, but at the same time they recognize and respond to the new realities facing higher education.
Degrees and Pedigrees: The Education of America's Top Executives by ISBN: 9781475837070Publication Date: 2017-08-22The book answers the questions of how and where America educates its leading chief executive officers. Where are America's top executives educated? What do they study? Do they typically attend the nation's most elite colleges? Or do they, like millions of other students, choose colleges because of reasons like proximity, cost, and state pride? How important are advanced degrees to their success? Is the MBA a prerequisite for becoming a CEO? I address these questions based on a study of 344 of the country's highest profile CEOs selected to represent a wide range of organizations and businesses. The book will establish a theme that the majority of America's most high-powered CEOs did not attend elite colleges/universities or earn an MBA or graduate from highly selective institutions. Certainly, a significant number did so and were advantaged by the opportunity, but more often they were able to fashion for themselves a high-quality education at a rich array of institutions - public and private, regional and flagship, small and large, religious and secular. What proves more important than what colleges these leading executives attended, is the kinds of deep relationships and mentored experiences they developed. I illuminate these experiences through several vignettes in each chapter.
Private Eyes: One Hundred and One Knights: A Survey of American Detective Fiction, 1922-1984 by ISBN: 9780879723293Publication Date: 1985-01-01Private Eyes is the complete map to what Raymond Bhandler called the mean streets, the exciting world of the fictional private eye. It is intended to entertain current PI fans and to make new ones.
- "Change for Provost Mike Nietzel"News release from the University of Kentucky Public Relations; March 4, 2005.
Niles, John Jacob
Photo: John Jacob Niles Center Page
- Name(s)
- John Jacob Niles
- Date of Birth
- April 28, 1892
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Date of Death
- March 1, 1980
- Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
- Buried at St. Hubert's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky
- Residence(s)
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Lyon, France
- Paris, France
- Cincinnati, Ohio, c.1920-1925
- New York City, New York, c.1925-
- Boot Hill farm, Clark County, Kentucky, 1936-1980
- Education
- Honorary Doctorate of Music, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Music, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Music, Schola Cantorium, Paris, France
- Music, University of Lyon
- DuPont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville, Kentucky, 1909
- Life Events
- Founded Boone-Tolliver Records, 1953
- Married Rena Lipitz, 1937
- Served as a pilot in the United States Army during World War One, 1917-1918
- Awards and Recognitions
- Inducted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame, 2021
- Inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame, 2006
- Inducted into the DuPont Manual High School Hall-of-Fame, 1998.
- The John Jacob Niles Gallery and Center for American Music, University of Kentucky, is named in his honor and displays traditional instruments he handcrafted.
- He performed at the White House in 1938
- Employment
- United States tour, 1938-
- Music Director, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, North Carolina, 1936
- Toured with singer Marion Kerby, c.1933-
- M.C., Silver Slipper Night Club, New York City; also worked part-time as a horse tender and gardener, c.1925-1933
- Worked for Burroughs Adding Machine Company, Kentucky Appalachian region; collected folk songs while traveling, c.1909-1917
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Musician
- Folklorist
- Composer
- Folk singer
- Folk-music collector
- Writer
- Appalachian Photographs of Doris Ulmann byISBN: 9780912330006Publication Date: 1971-05-01" ... These eloquent photographs of our vanishing American peasantry, ridiculed by the middle class as hillbillies, disclose a character that is altogether humbling ... To look at the lined, weathered faces of Christopher Lewis, Ella Webster, and Mrs. Bird Patten is to be reminded of the humanity and rooted communal life of these Southern Americans who are counted now simply as bureaucratic statistics in the poverty program. The recovery of Doris Ulmann's portraiture is typical of Jargon's cultural husbandry."[4].
- Folk Ballads for Young Actors byPublication Date: 1962Juvenile audience; 32 pages, audio disc. Includes the music of the ballads and teaching suggestions with related material, fingering.
- Folk Carols for Young Actors byPublication Date: 1962Juvenile audience; 32 pages. Includes the music of the carols.
- Mr. Poof's Discovery byPublication Date: [1947]Fiction; juvenile audience; 17 pages, illustrations.
- One Man's War: The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille byPublication Date: 1929Personal narrative, "by Lieutenant Bert Hall and Lieutenant John J. Niles."
- The Anglo-American Carol Study Book: Containing English Carols in Their Early Traditional Form and Surviving Versions Traditional in the United States byPublication Date: 1948Musical score; for voice and piano. Schirmer's American Folk-Song Series, set no. 26.
The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles by ISBN: 9780813109879Publication Date: 2000-08-24A legend in the folk music community, John Jacob Niles enjoyed a lengthy career as a balladeer, folk collector, and songwriter. Ever close to his Kentucky roots, he spent much of his adulthood searching for the most well-loved songs of the southern Appalachia. The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles brings together a wealth of songs with the stories that inspired them, arranged by a gifted performer. This new edition includes all of the melodies, text, commentary, and illustrations of the 1961 original and features a new introduction by Ron Pen, director of the John Jacob Niles Center for America.- Ballads, Carols, and Tragic Legends From the Southern Appalachian Mountains byPublication Date: c.1937Musical score; for voice and piano. Schirmer's American Folk-Song Series, set no. 18.
- John Jacob Niles' Song Book for Guitar byPublication Date: 1963Musical score; with words and chord symbols.
John Jacob Niles: Christmas Songs and Carols: 12 Selections, Including 6 New Arrangments of Appalachian Carols by ISBN: 9781423436959Publication Date: 2008-06-01(Vocal Collection). This collection includes new arrangements for voice and piano of six songs originally published in Ten Christmas Carols from the Southern Appalachian Mountains, collected by John Jacob Niles, as well as familiar classics composed by Niles. The recorded performances will help all become familiar with these new settings. All selections are appropriate for student singers as well as more experienced singers for use in Christmas services. Contents: The Carol of the Birds * The Cherry Tree * Down in yon forest * The Flower of Jesse * I wonder as I wander * Jesus, Jesus, rest your head * Jesus the Christ, is born * Lulle Lullay * See Jesus, the Saviour * The Seven Joys of Mary * Sweet little boy Jesus * What Songs Were Sung.- The Niles-Merton Songs: Opus 171 and 172 byISBN: 9780916656164Publication Date: 1981-10-01Musical score; 95 pages.
- Seven Kentucky Mountain Songs: As Sung By Marion Kerby and John J. Niles byPublication Date: c.1929Musical score; for voice and piano. Schirmer's American Folk-Song Series, set no. 8.
- The Shape-Note Study Book: Selected From "The Sacred Harp" (1844) and "The Southern Harmony" (1835) byPublication Date: 1950Musical score; "For group unison singing with piano or organ accompaniment"--Page 3. "In place of the original four, five, or seven shape-notes, conventional notation has been adopted"--Page 3. Schirmer's American Folk-Song Series, set no. 27.
- Singing Soldiers byPublication Date: 1927A collection of war songs of the United States Army; 171 pages, illustrations, music.
The Songs of John Jacob Niles: For Voice and Piano by ISBN: 9780793525843Publication Date: 1990-03-01(Vocal Collection). 35 songs by Kentucky-born John Jacob Niles, one of the most loved American vocal composers, whose songs are a staple of contest solo lists. 11 songs have been added for the 2015 expanded edition. Includes Gambling Songs and a collection of Niles' Appalachian Carols, as well as a preface by and biographical notes on the composer. New in the 2015 Revised and Expanded edition: The Blue Madonna * Calm is the Night * Careless Love * Reward * Wayfaring Stranger * The Cherry-Tree * Lulle Lullay * Down in yon forest * Jesus the Christ is born * The Seven Joys of Mary * See Jesus the Saviour Complete Table of Contents: The Black Dress * Black is the color of my true love's hair * The Blue Madonna * Calm Is the Night * Careless Love * The Carol of the Bells * Evening * The Flower of Jesse * Go 'way from my window * I wonder as I wander * Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head * The Lass from the Low Countree * Little Black Star * The Lotus Bloom * My Lover is a farmer lad * Reward * Ribbon Bow * The Robin and the Thorn * Sweet little boy Jesus * Unused I am to lovers * Wayfaring Stranger * What Songs Were Sung * When I get up into Heaven * The Wild Rider * The Rovin' Gambler * The Gambler's Lament * The Gambler's Wife (By-Low) * Gambler, don't you lose your place * Gamblyer's Song of the Big Sandy River * The Cherry-Tree * Lulle Lullay * Down in yon forest * Jesus the Christ is born * The Seven Joys of Mary * See Jesus the Saviour "These two lovely volumes for high and low voice are the result of years of growing scholarship around the work of a composer often slighted...We are fortunate indeed to have this latest generous edition, offering as it does a wealth of material for recital and pedagogic purposes. The inclusion of Niles's own notes from the original edition are particularly moving."-- Journal of Singing- Songs of the Hill-Folk: Twelve Ballads From Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina byPublication Date: 1934Musical score; for voice and piano. Schirmer's American Folk-Song Series, set no. 14.
- Ten Christmas Carols From the Southern Appalachian Mountains byPublication Date: c.1935Musical score; for voice and piano. Schirmer's American Folk-Song Series, set no. 16.
Early American Ballads, 1938
Early American Carols & Folk Songs, 1940
American Folk Lore - Vol. 3, 1941
Early American Carols, 1946
American Folk Love Songs, 1953
American Folk & Gambling Songs, 1956
John Jacob Niles, 50th Anniversary Album, 1956
I Wonder as I Wonder: Carols and Love Songs, 1957
An Evening With John Jacob Niles, 1959
Folk Festival at Newport, vol. 3, 1959
The Ballads of John Jacob Niles, 1960
John Jacob Niles Sings Folk Songs, 1964
My Precarious Life in the Public Domain, 1965
John Jacob Niles Folk Balladeer, 1965
The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1945 - Vol. 2, 1967
The Best of John Jacob Niles, 1967
Folk Festival of the Smokies, Vol. 1
I Wonder As I Wander: The Life of John Jacob Niles by ISBN: 9780813125978Publication Date: 2010-09-24Biography; 371 pages, illustrations, map, music, portraits. "The enigmatic figure of John Jacob Niles, collector, songwriter, composer, and scholar, receives its due in this new biography from Pen (director, John Jacob Niles Ctr. for American Music, Univ. of Kentucky)."--Library Journal.- A Journey with John Jacob Niles: A Memoir of My Years with Johnnie byISBN: 9780917519086Publication Date: 2001"and the Thomas Merton collaboration"--Cover. Occasional papers (University of Kentucky. Libraries), no. 13. 169 pages; illustrations.
- The John Jacob Niles Cookbook: With Special Recipies by Mary Tippy Mullins byPublication Date: 1996Introduction by Rena Niles ; edited by Molly Rannells, with Rob Baker & E' Corbin Crutcher. Copies signed by Mary Tippy Mullins.
- John Jacob Niles papersHoused at the University of Kentucky, Special Collections Research Center. Scope and content: "The John Jacob Niles papers (dated 1905-1984; 63.45 cubic ft.; 220 boxes) contain correspondence, musical and literary manuscripts, and other materials written or collected by John Jacob Niles. Much of the correspondence is between Niles and his music publisher, G. Schirmer, Inc. Original drafts of Niles choral works, instrumental pieces, orchestral oratorios, song arrangements, and other musical compositions total approximately thirteen cubic feet. A significant portion of these materials is unpublished. The papers contain an interesting series of photographs, including several taken of Niles by well-known photographers such as Van Deren Coke, Alfred Eisenstaedt, George Kossuth, and Doris Ulmann. There are also original photographs taken at the 1903 launching of Orville and Wilbur Wright's airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. There are also a number of World War I era shots of Niles' flying group, The Lafayette Escadrille, and various Niles family pictures. Other important items include the diaries and notebooks Niles used to record the folk songs, his World War I scrapbooks, autobiographical notes and drafts, original plays, radio scripts, and manuscripts of his published books. Miscellaneous materials include greeting cards and printed material on Anglo-Saxon balladry."
- The John Jacob Niles Photographic CollectionHoused at the University of Kentucky, Special Collections Research Center. Scope and content: "The collection consists of 1596 photographs, centered on the life and work of John Jacob Niles and the members of his family. Many of the photos of were used for concert publicity shots. Niles was photographed by famous photographers as well and included are works by Van Deren Coke, Alfred Eisenstaedt, George Kossuth, and Doris Ulmann. In addition, the collection contains photos of early zeppelins and airplanes, and even includes some photos of the Wright brother's first flight. There is a collection of photos from an album produced by the Royal Flying Corps, depicting a fire in Salonika, Greece. The oversized collection of nearly 80 photos and portraits represent Niles at various stages of his life and in many different surroundings. Most were used for publicity campaigns."
- Max Morris collection on John Jacob NilesHoused at the University of Kentucky, Special Collections Research Center. Scope and content: "The Max Morris collection on John Jacob Niles (dated 1976; 0.1 cubic feet; 6 items) consists of six color 35mm slides of John Jacob Niles during an unidentified performance."
- Dorothy Frisch collection on John Jacob NilesHoused at the University of Kentucky, Special Collections Research Center. Scope and content: "The Dorothy Frisch collection on John Jacob Niles (1929, 1944-1983, undated; 0.45 cubic feet, 2 boxes) comprises sheet music by John Jacob Niles; printed materials, including advertisements and performance programs; correspondence; Christmas cards; newspaper clippings; a photograph of an unidentified woman playing the autoharp; and a hardcover first edition of The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles. The The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles was used as a scrapbook and contains programs, newspaper articles, photographs, and Christmas cards concerning John Jacob Niles."
- Josephine Geritz collection on John Jacob NilesHoused at the University of Kentucky, Special Collections Research Center. Scope and content: "The Josephine Geritz collection on John Jacob Niles (dated 1937-1952, 0.3 cubic feet; 21 items) comprises sheet music in handwritten and facsimile form that document folk music from the Appalachian Region adapted by composer John Jacob Niles. All material, except two, is the work of John Jacob Niles. Many of the scores are dedicated to Josephine Heintz Geritz, rehearsal pianist for the LA Philharmonic and friend of John Jacob Niles. Niles gifted the scores to her while he stayed at her house in the 1940s."
- John Jacob Niles Oral History ProjectCurated by the University of Kentucky, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History. Contains 22 interviews. Summary, "These interviews with Niles and his wife, sons, and associates document his life and career and reveal his closeness to the Appalachian people."
- John Jacob Niles: Photo Session with Rena Lipetz Niles Oral History ProjectCurated by the University of Kentucky, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History. Summary, "This series consists of a recording of Rena Niles identifying and discussing photographs relating to her late husband John Jacob Niles, possibly for an exhibit."
- John Jacob Niles at WikipediaWikipedia is a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
- John Jacob Niles at Engines of Our IngenuitySeries presented by the University of Houston's College of Engineering.
- John Jacob Niles byPublication Date: 1978Documentary film; 32 minutes. Focuses on 85-year-old ballad singer John Jacob Niles at his home and in concert.
Niles, Rena Lipetz
- Name(s)
- Rena Lipetz Niles
- Rena A. Lipetz
- Date of Birth
- 1913
- Russia
- Date of Death
- 1996
- Buried at St. Hubert's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky
- Residence(s)
- Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
- Boot Hill Farm, Clark County, Kentucky, c.1936-1996
- Education
- Life Events
- Married musician John Jacob Niles, 1937
- Employment
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- The John Jacob Niles Cookbook: With Special Recipies by Mary Tippy Mullins byPublication Date: 1996Introduction by Rena Niles ; edited by Molly Rannells, with Rob Baker & E' Corbin Crutcher. Copies signed by Mary Tippy Mullins.
- Mr. Poof's Discovery byPublication Date: [1947]Fiction; juvenile audience; 17 pages, illustrations.
- Kentucky Wild Flowers byPublication Date: [1968]Anvil Press, Special publications, 8. 20 woodcuts, printed on double leaves. 22 leaves; 100 copies.
- The Songs of John Jacob Niles: For Voice and Piano by ISBN: 9780793525843Publication Date: 1990-03-01(Vocal Collection). 35 songs by Kentucky-born John Jacob Niles, one of the most loved American vocal composers, whose songs are a staple of contest solo lists. 11 songs have been added for the 2015 expanded edition. Includes Gambling Songs and a collection of Niles' Appalachian Carols, as well as a preface by and biographical notes on the composer. New in the 2015 Revised and Expanded edition: The Blue Madonna * Calm is the Night * Careless Love * Reward * Wayfaring Stranger * The Cherry-Tree * Lulle Lullay * Down in yon forest * Jesus the Christ is born * The Seven Joys of Mary * See Jesus the Saviour Complete Table of Contents: The Black Dress * Black is the color of my true love's hair * The Blue Madonna * Calm Is the Night * Careless Love * The Carol of the Bells * Evening * The Flower of Jesse * Go 'way from my window * I wonder as I wander * Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head * The Lass from the Low Countree * Little Black Star * The Lotus Bloom * My Lover is a farmer lad * Reward * Ribbon Bow * The Robin and the Thorn * Sweet little boy Jesus * Unused I am to lovers * Wayfaring Stranger * What Songs Were Sung * When I get up into Heaven * The Wild Rider * The Rovin' Gambler * The Gambler's Lament * The Gambler's Wife (By-Low) * Gambler, don't you lose your place * Gamblyer's Song of the Big Sandy River * The Cherry-Tree * Lulle Lullay * Down in yon forest * Jesus the Christ is born * The Seven Joys of Mary * See Jesus the Saviour "These two lovely volumes for high and low voice are the result of years of growing scholarship around the work of a composer often slighted...We are fortunate indeed to have this latest generous edition, offering as it does a wealth of material for recital and pedagogic purposes. The inclusion of Niles's own notes from the original edition are particularly moving."-- Journal of Singing
- John Jacob Niles papersHoused at the University of Kentucky, Special Collections Research Center. Scope and content: "The John Jacob Niles papers (dated 1905-1984; 63.45 cubic ft.; 220 boxes) contain correspondence, musical and literary manuscripts, and other materials written or collected by John Jacob Niles. Much of the correspondence is between Niles and his music publisher, G. Schirmer, Inc. Original drafts of Niles choral works, instrumental pieces, orchestral oratorios, song arrangements, and other musical compositions total approximately thirteen cubic feet. A significant portion of these materials is unpublished. The papers contain an interesting series of photographs, including several taken of Niles by well-known photographers such as Van Deren Coke, Alfred Eisenstaedt, George Kossuth, and Doris Ulmann. There are also original photographs taken at the 1903 launching of Orville and Wilbur Wright's airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. There are also a number of World War I era shots of Niles' flying group, The Lafayette Escadrille, and various Niles family pictures. Other important items include the diaries and notebooks Niles used to record the folk songs, his World War I scrapbooks, autobiographical notes and drafts, original plays, radio scripts, and manuscripts of his published books. Miscellaneous materials include greeting cards and printed material on Anglo-Saxon balladry."
- The John Jacob Niles Photographic CollectionHoused at the University of Kentucky, Special Collections Research Center. Scope and content: "The collection consists of 1596 photographs, centered on the life and work of John Jacob Niles and the members of his family. Many of the photos of were used for concert publicity shots. Niles was photographed by famous photographers as well and included are works by Van Deren Coke, Alfred Eisenstaedt, George Kossuth, and Doris Ulmann. In addition, the collection contains photos of early zeppelins and airplanes, and even includes some photos of the Wright brother's first flight. There is a collection of photos from an album produced by the Royal Flying Corps, depicting a fire in Salonika, Greece. The oversized collection of nearly 80 photos and portraits represent Niles at various stages of his life and in many different surroundings. Most were used for publicity campaigns."
- John Jacob Niles Oral History ProjectCurated by the University of Kentucky, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History. Contains 22 interviews. Summary, "These interviews with Niles and his wife, sons, and associates document his life and career and reveal his closeness to the Appalachian people."
- John Jacob Niles: Photo Session with Rena Lipetz Niles Oral History ProjectCurated by the University of Kentucky, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History. Summary, "This series consists of a recording of Rena Niles identifying and discussing photographs relating to her late husband John Jacob Niles, possibly for an exhibit."
- Wade Hall's Kentucky Desk: Interviews with Jasper Ward and Rena Niles (06-07-93) byPublication Date: 1993VHS video; approx. 28:45 minutes and 28:50 minutes. Housed at Bellarmine University, W. L. Lyons Brown Library, Louisville, Kentucky.
- I Wonder As I Wander: The Life of John Jacob Niles by ISBN: 9780813125978Publication Date: 2010-09-24Biography; 371 pages, illustrations, map, music, portraits. "The enigmatic figure of John Jacob Niles, collector, songwriter, composer, and scholar, receives its due in this new biography from Pen (director, John Jacob Niles Ctr. for American Music, Univ. of Kentucky)."--Library Journal.