During a recent program at The Crusty Pig restaurant, which stands today where Hotel Latham did a century ago, Alissa Keller filled in many details about the life of this grand Hopkinsville landmark.
The late Julia Henry, a popular Hopkinsville radio personality in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, was among several notables featured in a celebration of the museum's 50th birthday.
Wynn Radford will give the May 28 program that highlights the lives of local military soldiers who served from the American Revolution through modern conflicts.
An Italian immigrant who sold oysters and fish in Hopkinsville in the 1930s is one of the personalities from local history who helped spark a special meal at the Pennyroyal Area Museum.
This year also marks the 100th anniversary of Freeman's first meeting in its South Virginia Street sanctuary, where community members often found support for racial justice initiatives.
Postell was enslaved in Christian County when he fled during the Civil War to join the Union Army, then returned after the war and became a wealthy business owner.
