Kiley Bryant chose her distant cousin, Erlene Mandrell, for her project. This was set in the 1960’s. | Special to the Enquirer

Seventh and eighth grade students at Lacey’s Spring School culminated a study of their heritage with the annual presentation of the Live Wax Museum. The students began their research on their heritage and family history with a visit to the Morgan County Archives in late September. The students have researched where their families originated from as well as events in history and stories about their family members.

The students are also graded on this project and have four criteria they are judged on: The boards for their displays, quotes from the person if possible, a report on the family member they are representing, and very importantly, staying still and in character during the Live Wax Museum.

Lacey’s Spring is a strong and helpful community even from the early days of the settling of the area. The name came from a particular family, with several old family names still prominent in the community today.

The community was very proud when a school opened and still shows strong support today. Many children attending the school today have parents who once attended the school as well.

The Live Wax Museum was enjoyed by and between the morning and afternoon sessions. Over 300 people came through to view the student’s hard work and labors. Each student chose a family member to represent and honor, and dressed and built displays for their project. The students also had to stand perfectly still as if simulating a wax figure. Each student also had a red button in front of their display, when a visitor stepped on the button the students came alive and told the story of the person they were honoring.

The students and family members they represented are:

Lexi Kent  – Terry Daniels, grandfather, 1800’s

Cadence Dickerson  – Horace Dickerson, great-great-grandfather, 1940’s

Amber Primeau  – Thomasa Gardner, great-great-grandmother, 1800’s

Makayla Ash  – Robert Carter, great-grandfather, 1980’s

Kiley Bryant – Erlene Mandrell, great cousin, 1960’s

Gloria Crowle – Leona Peters, great-great-grandmother, 1980’s

Heaven Hobbs – Paul L. Bolden, great-great-grandfather, 1920’s

Hollie Collins  – Robert A. Murray, great-great-grandfather, 1920’s

Kaitlyn Whited – Joseph Pendergraph, great-great-grandfather, 1950’s

Dakota Green –  Melita Hicks Simmons, second cousin, 1970’s

Hunter Lee – Francis Lewis, 5X great-grandfather, 1700’s

Jordan Wilburn  – Doyle Phillips, great -grandfather, 1920’s

Brandon Hyatt  –  Arny Hyatt, great-grandfather , 1940’s

Holley Gore  – Claude Long, great-great-grandfather, 1940’s

Chloe Primeau  – William G. Dumont, great-uncle, 1940’s

Jessy Hill  – James Simmons, grandfather, 1960’s

Valerie DeLeon – Feliciana Gomez Crowley, grandmother, 1970’s

Cesar Rocha – Pedro Zuniga, grandfather, 1950’s

Justise Robinson – Carol Banville, grandmother, 1940’s

Zack Pritchett  – Thomas Ray Boyd, great-great-grandfather, 1930’s

Michael Jordan  – James McCormick, great-great- grandfather, 1920’s

Josh Peppers – Ben Harris, great-grandfather, WWII

Betheny Primeau – Arthur S. Primeau, uncle, 1960’s

Ashtin Price – Tamiko Yamamoto, great-grandmother, 1940’s

Caleb Hopkins – Loyd T. Kent, grandfather, WWII

Rowdy Ellenburg – Jesse James, distant cousin, 1800’s

JoJo Barnett – Ralph Alldredge, great-grandfather, 1930’s

Cameron Williams – John Worthen, great- great-grandfather, 1970’s

Blake Holt – Adam Bragg, great grandfather, 1950’s

Abbi Clifton – Goldie McRae, great-grandmother, 1900’s

Eviah Burrows -Eva Medina, great grandmother, 1960’s

Yulissa Alejandro -Teresa Cetina Garcia, grandmother, 1960’s

Yulianna Alejandro – Guadalupe Periego Ortiz, great- grandmother, 1960’s

Michelle Cantina Rodriguez Guadalupe Periego, great- grandmother, 1960’s

Kennedy Blankenship – William Montgomery, great- grandfather, 1940’s

Josh Houk  – Floyd Roland, grandfather, 1960’s

Kaleb Wood – Albert Wood, great-grandfather, 1960’s

Savannah Lacy – Annette Morrow, great-aunt, 1950’s

Hannah Wilson – Barbara Stewart, grandmother, 1950’s

Hannah Buchanon  – Rusty Winchester, grandmother, 1970’s

Sawyer Hammonds – Jesse E. Babcock, great-great-grandfather, 1900’s

Jeremiah Dervis – Ossman Dervis, great-grandfather, 1900’s

Lilionna Morales  – Tiffany Sadler, mother, 1990’s

Ehrin Whitely – Sally B. Scoggins, great-grandmother,  1920’s

Noah Hunter – Ernest J. McGill, 3x great-uncle, 1920’s

Jessica Chroust – Richard Chroust, grandfather., WWII, Holocaust

Oscar Silva  – Charlie A. Crowley, grandfather, 1970’s

Dylan Mach – Robert Dumont, great-great-grandfather. 1910’s

Austin Wilburn-Lasher – Frank Lasher, grandfather, 1960’s

Kaylee Pate  – Olga Paralitici, great -grandmother, 1930’s

Kallie Parker – Edward Parker, grandfather, 1950’s

Katelyn Turner – James Watts, great-grandfather, 1930’s

Elizabeth Alexander – Carol Bankston, grandmother, 1950’s

Katie Newcomb – Mable Wisner, great-grandmother, 1930’s

Trista Statderman  – Richard Statderman, great-grandfather, 1980’s

Kamden Stapler – Ernest Stapler, great-grandfather, Great Depression

Nichole Jordan – Obi Jordan, grandfather, 1950’s

Haley Carlton – Joe Bob Carlton, grandfather,1860’s Civil War

Thomas Graves – Solomon Ledbetter, great-great-grandfather, Civil War

Jeremy Oaks  – Thomas Oaks, great-great-grandfather, Civil War

Landin Jones -William S. Youngblood, great-great-grandfather, Great Depression

Roberto Cortes  – Guadalupe Martinez, great-great-grandfather, 1920’s