A LONG WAY FROM POLLARD Pollard Ky is about 250 miles from Paducah (as the crow flies.) However, the distance from Gwens life in early 20th century Pollard to her life in early 21st century Paducah cant be measured. In A Long Way From Pollard, Gwen takes us on that journey. Youll meet cousins, nieces, nephews, uncles and aunts (or rather "aints",) grandparents and all manner of family “ saints and sinners alike.