The Reed party came to present-day Decatur County and into Henderson County, where they encountered…read morea group of Chickasaw Indians. The story goes that the Reeds formed a close bond with the Indians, participating in hunting and fishing activities and adopting their way of life. Eventually, Joseph Reed left his sons Jack and William during the winter of 1817 to live with the Chickasaw while he returned to Georgia to bring the rest of his family to join them. The boys, aged 11 and 7, were reunited when their father returned in the spring of 1818 with the rest of their family and enslaved individuals. Once settled, they built the homestead on what is now Shady Hill Road. Several remains of the ages-old original structures were built when the Reeds first arrived. Also, there are more additions to the property as the Reed family's descendants remained there for almost 190 years until the final person died in the early 2000s. Since then, the property has remained vacant, from what I was told. On the property, the is the Reed cemetery, structures from the original property, and upkeep of the lands. There are no plaques or signs to talk about the historical site. It just remains as is. I also could not tell you who keeps up the property now or who owns it. I might be a descendant, but I only learned of my lineage to the Reeds a few years ago. I am gathering more information on Reed Place to tell its story from all sides accurately. I think it is easy to talk about the side I descend from, but what about the other inhabitants who also occupied this space? Once I have that information, I look forward to sharing more about my learning. If you enjoy history and are in the area, this would be worth stopping by to see. I love genealogy and ancestral taphophilia, so it only made sense that I ventured here.

This review will never matter and I totally realize that, but I am writing it anyway since I come…read morehere frequently for genealogy research. Parking is a bit tricky on a busy day, but they have a lot on both sides of the building to help customers with overflow. The bathrooms are always clean, and the staff who work here are always nice. I think my only complaint is that the research area for genealogy is often not put in order due to patrons not being courteous and replacing the research books or documents back in alphabetized order. That can be a little annoying. Otherwise, no complaints are to be had.

Needed to make document copies for our son's soccer team before his game in Lexington...stopped in…read morewondering if we could use the computer. Librarian was very helpful and everything was taken care of! Thanks! .