The Rechenbach research archive

The Rev. Dr. Rusty Rechenbach has assembled research on Andrew Tribble, Thomas Jefferson, the parsonage, its relocation and its continuing history. The next phase of this site should digitize the most important documents and give each item a title, date, creator, repository and short explanation.

Andrew Tribble and religious freedom

  1. J. H. Spencer, A History of Kentucky Baptists (1885), Andrew Tribble biography
  2. Thomas Jefferson Foundation, “Andrew Tribble”
  3. Library of Virginia, Petition of 10,000 Dissenters for Religious Freedom, 1776
  4. Madison County marriages performed by Andrew Tribble, 1800–1813

The house, family and estate

  1. Richmond Kentucky Tourism, Old Parsonage listing
  2. University of Notre Dame, American Slavery Manuscript Collection
  3. Spencer Mahon, “History meets tales of the paranormal with Ghostly Tales,” Richmond Register, October 18, 2023.
  4. Local history, family material and building research supplied by Dr. Rechenbach.

Andrew “Andy” Tribble

  1. WEKU, 2019 marker dedication interview
  2. Notable Kentucky African Americans Database
  3. Internet Broadway Database
  4. Playbill Vault

Research standards

Family tradition and community memory are valuable historical evidence, but they are identified as tradition when no original document is displayed. Conflicting dates remain visible until resolved. The website will be updated as new material is located, digitized and evaluated.