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Just recently, 8-10-09, I was alerted by Barbara to this primary source of information which she has assembled . It offers a wealth of information about his life and career and includes numerous important photographs which can be found nowhere else. It also serves to announce the publishing of the story of Matthew B. Sellers, II, "A Moment in Time" which will be available from the Publisher, Mill City Press around November 15, 2009, perhaps sooner. You can access it by clicking on the title above. |
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I especially recommend that you search for and click on the link which is titled, "15-minute video." It is a little hard to find in the text, but leads to a fascinating video which highlights many of the important events in Kentucky, including the career of Matthew B. Sellers. It even shows a brief clip of his quadraplane in flight. Astounding! If you look to the extreme right of the page, near the bottom, you will find links to "Kentucky Aviation Pioneers." You have a choice of three stories, Willa Brown Chappell (1906-1992), Matthew B. Sellers II (1869-1932), and Solomon Lee Van Meter Jr. (1888-1937). Each of these biographies are comprehensive and interesting. If time permits, you might want to go back to the homepage and sample some of the many other interesting features which are available. |
Toward the bottom of the page, you will find this link: "To view research papers, and portfolio entries by Mr. Carter's class on this subject click here." If you click on the link, you will gain access to four papers which were researched by students in the class. I think you will be favorably impressed when you read the papers by Samantha, Corey, Jacob Offill and Zachary Stevens. |
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"PAGE: 82 CARTER COUNTIAN HAD CHANCE TO BEAT WRIGHT BROTHERS IN INVENTION OF AIRPLANE CONTENT NOTES: EXPERIMENTAL WORK IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS CONDUCTED AS EARLY AS 1900 IN NEARBY CARTER COUNTY; THESE FACTS WERE RECALLED IN ROWAN'S CENTENNIAL YEAR BY MRS. R.L. MAUK OF MOREHEAD, WHOSE UNCLE, LINK BINION, WAS KILLED IN THE EARLY 1900'S WHILE HELPING TO LAUNCH AN EARLY MODEL AIRPLANE; BINION WAS AN ASSISTENT TO MATTHEW SELLERS, A NOW ALMOST LEGENDARY FIGURE WHO PIONEERED IN AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH IN THE RELATIVE WILDERNESS OF CARTER COUNTY If you visit the link on the Google page, you can also open a "document" file using Word. |
Barbara also reported on the actions in the House and Senate in Frankfort where they read a Resolution declaring it "Matthew B. Sellers Day" March 29 in the State of Kentucky. You can view the video clip by clicking on the title above. |