History of Revisions

History of Revisions to the Back in Black Site

Date	Revisions Made
14 July 2008	North Middletown Cultural Heritage Center website project has been started. All Prescott Pike Cemetery information has been moved to that site.
4 July 2008	We've added a BLOG to the site.
29 May 2008	Short blurbs from Notable African American Database at University of Kentucky added to Kennedy and Murphy family pages.
13 May 2008	Johnny Dawson pictures and article from Louisville Courier-Journal, May 2, 2008.
22 Apr 2008	ASHA & Saddle Horse Report Obit for Tony Ray added to his page.
4 Nov 2007	A new picture of Edward Hurst Willaims was added. The compliments of Rose M. May, Springfield, OH.
15 Oct 2007	Saddle Horse Report article, "Bobby Murphy Reflecting on the Family's History," Sept 17, 2007, reprinted with permission of SHR. In & Around Horse Country from the Official Publication of the Virginia Steeplechase Associaton, on Melvin Dixon, July 1995
21 Sep 2007	Pictures added of Frank Gay courtesy of Frances Gay Buckner, the daughter of Frank Gay, Gene Gay's son.
18 Sep 2007	Picture of William "Pigtail" Stivers and his son added to the Stivers page. Two more pictures of Gene Gay added to the Gay family page.
8 July 2007	New picture of Frank "Walk Trot" Thomas added to his page.
20 Apr 2007	Robert "Donnie" Morris picture added. Prescott Cemetery Society Newsletter and Membership information added.
17 Apr 2007	Biography and pictures of Melvin Dixon added to the "Other Breeds" page. More pictures of Bud, Tom and Michael Butler added to the Butler page and a mare and foal picture added to both the Butler and Warford pages. Picture added to the Bob Sneed page under "Other Breeds."
15 Apr 2007	Pictures from Mike VanDyke's personal collection added to the VanDyke page.
5 Apr 2007	The site was changed to a "Framed:" view so future changes will not modify the dates on all the family pages. Updates to the Butler, Warford, Barham, Van Dyke, and Gay family pages.
25 Mar 2007	Biographies of many black horsemen associated with the Kentucky Derby were added to the Other Breeds section. Families included in the additions were: Clayton, Henderson, Hurd, Lee, Lewis, Murphy, Perkins, Simms, St. Julien, Walker, and Winkfield.
3 Mar 2007	Biographies of Junior Seay and Bentley Mays were added. The survey form was replaced by a copy in Microsoft Word for emailing and one in PDF format for printing and mailing. Many new pictures of Charlie Wilson have been added. More pictures from the American Saddlebred Museum opening of the Black Horseman exhibit opening:: Brown/Downey family, George "Buddy" Brown, Charlie Wilson, Laverne Brown Mason & Skip Barham, Pam & Larry Warford
20 Feb 2007	Photos from the Feb 2007 American Saddlebred Museum opening of "Out of the Shadows." Jimmy Womble, Mike Spencer, Mike VanDyke photo courtesy of Susan Harris. The Bud Butler family photo courtesy of Bob Judson.
12 Feb 2007	Added picture of Leslie Warner, new photo of William Howard "Bulgia" Brown, newspaper from Lexington 1938 Colored Fair, Barhams: Kenny & Mike, Julia and Jeremiah, 2005 picture of Bud Butler with daughters of George "Dan" Brown and Wm Howard "Bulgia" Brown new photo of John Johnson and his wife Glenda..
2 Feb 2007	A picture of the Block Barn home of Kit Biddle's Empire Riding Stables, Cuba, NY, was sent in by his grandson, Standton Biddle, along with several newspaper articles about happenings at the stable in the 1940s
12 Sept 2006	"Black Horsemen Get Their Due in a Son's Tribute" article about Tom Downey in Philadelphia Inquirer, Aug 15, 2006
9 July 2006	Pictures added to Sullivan Davis page. Article on John Johnson receiving award added.
2 July 2006	Pictures of Kristin Stivers, daughter of Eddie Stivers provided by Kim Skipton.
9 Apr 2006	Pictures of George E. Reed compliments of Steve Shobe, Indianapolis, IN
2 Mar 2006	Memories of Stanley Edwards by Linda Radtke and a biography of Stanley by Lonnie Lavery. More pictures added to Stanley's page.
20 Feb 2006	Pictures of Stanley Edwards added thanks to his wife, Gloria. Stanley died Feb 16, 2006.
19 Feb 2006	Trot.org "Gone But Not Forgotten" forum messages for Jack Rabbit and Junior Seay posted here on their pages.
17 Jan 2006	Obituary & Biography of Willie "Jack Rabbit" Bottoms reprinted with permission of Saddle Horse Report.
18 Dec 2005	New picture of Junior Warner compliments of Lori Uretta.
17 Dec 2005	Obituary & Biography of Junior Seay posted.
20 May 2005	Links to two organizations aimed at providing alternative lifestyles for inner city kids was added to the home page. Look for the Compton Jr. Posse and Ebony Horsewoman near the botton of the page.
21 Feb 2005	Pictures of Eddie Stivers from Kristin Stivers, his daughter, were added. The name *Tom "Hambeater" Johnson* was added to the list of names. He worked for Hook and Woods Stable in Paris, Bourbon County, KY. No pictures are yet available. Michelle revised her poem, "Never Before."
16 Feb 2005	Pictures added of Eugene "Gene" Gay with Bourbon King and showing Aurora in a Groom's Class for Allie Jones. A picture of Wm. "Uncle Bill" Strauter on a horse was added.
10 Feb 2005	More Tom Butler pictures added including one showing him with Hymel Fishkin and Johhny McIntyre (Hy-Tyre Farm, Gibsonia, PA). A picture of Michael Butler in a lead line class from the early 1990s.
28 Dec 2004	We heard of the passing of Charlie Hatcher. Details will follow.
2 Sept 2004	Many pictures from the personal collection of Clifton Moxley were added: Mike VanDyke George Patton also George with Gray Barham and Bill Nelson Walk Trot Thomas with Ray and Jay Kennedy Herb Moxley Bill Nelson, Charlie Hatcher, Gray Barham Charley Turner and Jim Walker Jim Walker Sullivan Davis pictures added.
16 Aug 2004	New pictures of Charlie Wilson added.
18 May 2004	Pictures of Lonnie Quarles provided by Bill Marple.
14 Apr 2004	More pictures of Jay Kennedy from 1970 and 1974 added.
12 Apr 2004	Bill Parker asked that pictures of himself and his father, Joe, be put back on the site. A page was added for Stanley Jackson thanks to pictures sent in by Marcia Belcher.
6 Apr 2004	A picture of Bill Nelson thanks to Lou Hopkins who sent it to Skip Barham. New picture of Ray Kennedy thanks to Hope Higgins.
31 Mar 2004	New picture of Gray Barham with Miss Georgie Cooper
29 Mar 2004	All pictures of the Parker Family were removed at the insistence of Travis Parker.
15 Mar 2004	Susa Gerbasi Happ, a longtime customer of Junior Seay's, identified many of the horses pictured and provided some of the owners' names.
12 Mar 2004	Many more pictures added to the Glover family page.
11 Mar 2004	Picture of Willie C. Glover, Jr., added to the bottom of the Glover page.
3 Mar 2004	New picture of Rae Golden riding Gloria Lynn added to Jay Kennedy page.
29 Feb 2004	Pictures of Jay Kennedy were added. Again the pictures are courtesy of Rae Golden.
25 Feb 2004	Added pictures of Ray Kennedy and Tom Wess. A new picture of Junior Seay with Stonewall's Crescendo at Lexington was added. All of these pictures were sent in by Rae Golden.
11 Feb 2004	Added picture of Mike VanDyke, Stanley Edwards and Randy Harvey taken at March 2003 ASHAO Banquet
8 Feb 1004	Added new pictures of Clarence "Possum" Johnson, Leonard "Buddy" Johnson and one of them with Gray Barham. Added pictures of Al Brown. Added some new names to both the main and "other" list of black horsemen and a link to racing/equine events held during Jim Crow. See Henry Robert Burke and his barrel racing link on the "other" page.
7 Feb 2004	Added pictures of Bill Chambers, Ed Williams, Dan Flowers to site. Bob Sneed has been added to the "Other" page links.
30 Jan 2004	Biography of Gray Barham added. Several new thoroughbred horsemen added to the "Other Breeds" page.
29 Jan 2004	Added Khari Ryder pictures
28 Jan 2004	Junior Warner was selected 2003 Horseman of the Year for Inter County Horseman's Association. Mention was added to the Warner family page. Personal essay on the 40th Anniversary of Civil Rights by Michelle Butler. New links at bottom of the "Other Breeds" page on the history of blacks in the Thoroughbred industry and the Kentucky Derby.
24 Jan 2004	New Tom Butler quote.
8 Jan 2004	New picture of Willie C. Glover and his son, Youngstown, 1974, added to bottom of his page.
21 Dec 2003	Many more pictures of Junior Seay from his personal collection were added.
19 Dec 2003	Added lots of new pictures of Willie C. Glover and one of Gray Barham at Erie in 1965.
18 Dec 2003	Added picture of Junior Seay riding Court Manor's Wildfire, 1977.
3 Dec 2003	Farm ads mentioning Gray Barham, Tom Butler, Walter Murphy and Junior Seay taken from a December 1965 magazine were added. In addition, the only pictures of a black horseman in that issue were two of Junior Seay. Those pictures were also added to the bottom of Junior's page.
1 Dec 2003	Added picture of Charlie Hatcher at Waynesburg in 1962. Corrected captions on Charlie's page.
25 Nov 2003	Pictures of Larry Warford and a new picture of George Brown on Colonel Parker added.
21 Nov 2003	Pictures added to Charlie Hatcher and Tom Butler pages.
20 Nov 2003	Dedication from his son added to Gray Barham page.
7 Nov 2003	Biography of Buddy Johnson
25 Oct 2003	Biography of Tom Butler
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