Judge Shea Nickell, Kentucky Supreme Court of Appeals, who has strong family ties to the land between the rivers and is well known for his lectures on local history, addresses Barkley Dam’s namesake Alben Barkley (1877-1956), the 35th vice president of the United States, during a commemoration marking the 50th anniversary of Barkley Dam at the Badgett Playhouse Theater in Grand Rivers, Ky., Aug. 20, 2016.