History Archives

Sailor buried at Paducah 81 years after Pearl Harbor

by Derek Operle
April 10, 2022

A bagpiper played “My Old Kentucky Home” as Hal Jake Allison’s casket was brought to the family plot, where he received full military honors.

The story behind the woman in the blue dress

by Alissa Keller
March 21, 2022

An old portrait of a Christian County woman who was born in the 1870s inspires a deep look into one family's history.

Edgar Cayce celebration planned downtown

by Jennifer P. Brown
March 11, 2022

Cayce Day — organized by the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County, Visit Hopkinsville and Milkweed Health & Harmony Emporium — will be Saturday, March 26.

Fannie Lander: A civil rights activist ahead of her time

by Jennifer P. Brown
March 8, 2022

Lander and her husband, attorney Robert Lander, sued Ohio Valley Railroad for forcing her to give up a first-class ticketed seat because she was Black.

Library hosting Women’s History Month scavenger hunt

by Jennifer P. Brown
March 7, 2022

Participants earn points by taking selfies with community heroines and answering trivia questions.

WKMS celebrates Women’s History Month 2022 with special programming

by Dixie Lynn
March 1, 2022

Among the offerings is a month-long musical program produced by the women of WKMS.

Hopkinsville to celebrate bell hooks’ legacy during Women’s History Month

by Jennifer P. Brown
February 27, 2022

Several events will honor the Hopkinsville author and feminist scholar during Women's History Month, including a celebration at the library, a special exhibit at the museum, a history program at the Hopkinsville Brewing Co., screenings of interviews featuring hooks, and more.

Attucks science classroom illuminates a cherished chapter in Black history

by Alissa Keller
February 21, 2022

The Attucks Science Club members, captured in a 1962 photograph, were part of a tightly knit community, where the motto was "Do or Die for Attucks High."