Researching Nellie Meadows
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4188 people with the Meadows surname? In that year Meadows was ranked number 1016 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Nellie means "form of HELEN, ELLEN, and ELEANOR" and is of English origin.
Records of Nellie Meadows on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Nellie Meadows and the Meadows Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 5937 people with the Meadows surname in the UK? Meadows is now ranked number 1008 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Nellie Meadows
Nellie Meadows
Nellie Meadows (April 4, 1915 – November 6, 2006) was an artist from Clay City, Kentucky whose painting "Kentucky the Great State" became the state's official piece during the U.S. bicentennial.
Meadows was born in 1915, and spent most of her life in Clay City, Kentucky. In the 1960s, she began painting birds and wildflowers that were indigenous to her area. She was part of the Kentucky Heritage Artists program, and traveled throughout the state presenting programs on painting, at numerous schools, libraries and other locations. She distributed her prints, and various note cards at a number of state parks and other venues. She was presented with a plaque in 1970 for her contributions to Kentucky's Public Libraries.
In the 1980s, she was commissioned by the Kidney Foundation of Central Kentucky, to paint a series of Kentucky winter and holiday scenes to be used as Christmas cards and prints, which earned tens of thousands of dollars for the foundation. Nellie also marketed prints that benefited the Arthritis Foundation, various women's clubs, and other organizations, Her paintings of local, Powell County, Kentucky, attractions; such as Natural Bridge, and the Red River Gorge, paid tribute to the Powell County area she was so proud of.
Her joy of painting was immense, and she loved to share her artwork with people. Her reputation as a generous, kind, and fun loving person was known in her hometown, home state, and in many other states around. In 2006, Nellie died at the age of 91. She was in the process of painting a new original work.
Al Cornett, a Powell County artist, described her as "an excellent wildflower artist and landscape painter".
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