A Hopkinsville woman will lead the next History on Tap with the story of her remarkable grandmother, a businesswoman who was ahead of her time in many ways.
Anne Lawson Noel will given the program on her father’s mother, Majorie Barker Lawson, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at Hopkinsville Brewing Company on Fifth Street.
“Anne Noel takes us on a journey centered on South Main Street and focused on the life of her grandmother,” the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County said in a press release. “Born in 1905, Marjorie Barker Lawson led a life that pushed the boundaries of her time. Her story begins and ends in Hopkinsville, but it takes a number of unexpected twists and turns along the way.”
Noel’s grandmother established an insurance agency with an office in downtown Hopkinsville that her son, Brooke Lawson, later managed. Some of Noel’s research was informed by a journal that Majorie Barker Lawson kept.
History on Tap is a free series of programs that seeks to share local history in a relaxed setting.
Next month’s History on Tap, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11, at the brewery, will be led by Hopkinsville Brewing co-owner Joey Medeiros. He’ll discuss the history of beer in Christian County — and how it helped to inspire a new beer.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
