Oral Historian

Lucille Washington, 94, pulls a photo out from behind a dresser in her childhood home on 214 Waterfill St. The home has been in Lucille's family since 1913 and is the location where she and her 12 brothers and sisters grew up. Since the death of her brother Levegia in 1985, the home has been uninhabited. Lucille has turned off both the heat and water, but keeps the home as a storage place and "because you never know what may happen."

Lucille Washington has lived in Lawrenceberg all her life, the third generation of her family to make their home in Anderson County. The 94-year-old is passing on her love for the community to her four children, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. "I've lived a full life," she says. "And I'm still going."

Lucille Washington, 94, dusts a window sill at her home in Lawrenceburg, one of her daily chores, on Wednesday, October 19, 2005.

Lucille Washington, center, 94, is helped down porch steps by her daughters Rose, 64, left, and Ann, 68, at Rose's house in Lawrenceburg, KY on Tuesday, October 18, 2005. Lucille is the matriarch of her family, with the majority of her daughters, granddaughters and great granddaughters living in the area.

Lucille Washington leaves Evergreen Baptist Church with her family after a Wednesday night prayer service and Bible study. Lucille is the oldest member of the church, having joined in 1924.

Lucille Washington, 94, looks out the window in the kitchen of her childhood home on 214 Waterfill St. in Lawrenceburg. The home has been in Lucille's family since 1913 and is the location where she and her 12 brothers and sisters grew up. Since the death of her brother Levegia in 1985, the home has been uninhabited. Lucille has turned off both the heat and water, but keeps the home as a storage place and "because you never know what may happen."