Hollywood actress Ashley Judd recently visited her ancestral home in Kentucky, reminiscing about her childhood in the neighborhood.
On Saturday, Ashley took to Instagram to share a collection of pictures and videos from her trip. In the content, she gave a tour of her ancestral home and the town, sharing the rich history of the area with her followers.
She included a heartfelt note in her caption: “Eastern Kentucky. My ancestral home. Avalon. My people, early 1700s. Pike County, Martin County, Lawrence County. Eventually, Boyd County, when Ashland, a small white town, was founded on Shawnee ancestral land. For this visit, I ‘batched’ my maternal great grandparent’s house, Central Park, where I bought snow cones for 25 cents and rode my bike, (& my dad played Little League & my Papaw coached), Winchester Avenue, where both my Papaws had their small businesses, Armco Steel, where my great granddaddy Roy Ogden worked for 40 years.”
She further expressed, “There is so much to remember & feel when I visit my home places. How many good cookies can I actually savor & metabolize in one day? Memories are like that, too! Tempo & pacing let me go deeper. Say no, to make space for more Yes. (I’ll be so glad when my episode of ‘Finding Our Roots’ on PBS airs, & I can show you more about one of my most extraordinary Pike County great grand mommies).”
Earlier, she also paid tribute to the late director Rob Reiner by sharing an old photo of the departed legend on her Instagram.
Rob and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were tragically found dead in their Brentwood, Los Angeles home from apparent sharp-force injuries. Their deaths have been ruled homicides, and authorities have arrested their son, Nick Reiner, who faces two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the situation. The investigation continues as the case moves through the Los Angeles County legal system.