History

After running a hotel in the heart of Hopkinsville, proprietor Burwell C. Ritter was elected to Congress and was serving in Washington, D.C., at the time of Lincoln's assassination.

In the early 1960s, recalls Jackie Cornelius White, students had the opportunity "to create our own identity as the new elementary school in Hopkinsville."

Dr. Gerald Smith, co-editor of "The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia," will be the guest speaker June 15 at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hopkinsville-Christian County.

Tom Eblen, former Herald-Leader managing editor and columnist, wrote that he nominated Mastin for the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame “because no journalist did so much for so long to inform Central Kentuckians about the unique built environment that surrounded them.”

The Paducah Historic Preservation Group raised more than $100,000 to purchase and preserve 14 works by LaFrance.

Museum executive director Alissa Keller and Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown will lead the May 30 program with a look at the Snapshots in Time series.

Community members are invited to help at the Union Benevolent Society Cemetery.

In the most recent installment of Brick & Mortar Monthly, Grace Abernethy explores the history of boarding houses through the lens of her historic home.

In January, readers chose the artifact they'd like museum director Alissa Keller to feature next. Here's that column.

Museum director Alissa Keller will speak about episodes in the life of notorious Hopkinsville native Asbury Harpending.

In the most recent installment of Brick & Mortar Monthly, Grace Abernethy highlights the lives of Sarah and Margaret Dalton.

The program starts at 6:30 p.m. March 28 at Hopkinsville Brewing Co.