Bybee Pottery celebrates 200th year
February 21, 2009 by Tom Eblen
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Bybee Pottery in Madison County celebrates 200 years of business under the Cornelison family.READ THE STORY
I would just want to attack those walls with colouring...
A few years ago I had the priviledge of meeting Walter, Buzz and Harvey. What a thrill. I was with my husband, my brother Tom Cornelison & his wife. We got to peak into the office and see the pictures of the ancestors who operated Bybee Pottery years and years before. Needless to say, we bought several hundred dollars of the pottery. On that day, you had about seven pitchers that you had made for a special event and a painting of the original building had been painted on the pitchers. We bought all of them and Walter signed each one for us. You see, my brother & I are descendants of the same family line going back to about 1700. One of the special events that day was standing next to Harvey’s wheel as he was making candle sticks and he told us a lot of the history of the place. He showed us some of original bricks and answered many questions for us. Walter, Buzz & Harvey, you have no idea of how much it meant to us when you allowed us to visit with you that day. Our hope is that Cornelison’s will continue making pottery at that same location. Maybe cousin Ron will help keep the place operating.
Ihave known about Bybee for many years & have many pieces and have been in the “factory”. Special feeling about Bybee
Greetings:
I had the pleasure of visiting Bybee about 30 years ago when I was a Senior at Eastern Kentucky University and I have kept a couple of pieces of your pottery up on my mantle ever since I’ve had my first home. Thank you for the history you bring to Madison County and in fact for Kentucky in general. As a matter of fact, I’m sure people from all across our nation and many other countries have made a visit or two in the last 200 years. Here’s hoping for 200 more…
Bob Schnebly
EKU Grad 1980
I’m 77 years old and have a pitcher. It’s mud colored, distorted, and has finger prints in the glaze. Any idea how it got loose from the family? Your stamp is on the bottom.
Congratulations on 200 years. This pitcher looks darn near that old.
I would appreciate a reply and your direct email address. I’d send you a picture of it.