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Foster Ockerman Jr.
Foster Ockerman Jr., a third-generation Lexingtonian and seventh-generation Kentuckian, is a historian as well as a practicing attorney. He is a founding trustee of the Lexington H...view moreFoster Ockerman Jr., a third-generation Lexingtonian and seventh-generation Kentuckian, is a historian as well as a practicing attorney. He is a founding trustee of the Lexington History Museum Inc. and now serves as president and chief historian. He was named the Outstanding Citizen Lawyer by the Fayette County Bar Association in 2018. He is also a former rock-and-roll disc jockey and a retired professional soccer referee. Ockerman is the author of six works of history, including Historic Lexington (2013), The Hidden History of Horse Racing (2019) and A History Lover's Guide to Lexington and the Bluegrass, which he coauthored (2020). He is coauthoring a book of photographs covering the histories of Lexington fire departments.view less