History

Former Hopkinsville resident Joe Craver will be honored with the Kentucky Historical Society's Award of Distinction for his service to Christian County.

In this month's Snapshots in Time column, museum director Alissa Keller looks back at the Hopkinsville Fire Department run records — and what they reveal about a fateful night in October 1924.

Special recognition was given to Marvin Denison, a history teacher and head of the upper school who has been on the faculty since 1975.

Hezekiah Watkins was 13 years old when he joined the Freedom Riders in 1961 and was arrested in Mississippi.

Richard Holland constructed and furnished the opera house in grand fashion for $25,000 to $30,000 in 1882. He was 23 years old when it opened to the public.

The Kentucky Humanities program brings history to life in communities across the state.

Alissa Keller will give the program on March 30 at Hopkinsville Brewing Co.

Features of the Holland Opera House that have been hidden for decades resurfaced Thursday as demolition of the 140-year-old building continued.

The final installment of our Black History Month series features Claybron Merriweather, a lawyer, painter and poet from Hopkinsville.

In the latest installment of "Snapshots in Time," museum director Alissa Keller explores stories inspired by the 2014 discovery of pieces from an iron fence that surrounded the courthouse Confederate soldiers torched on Dec. 12, 1864, in Hopkinsville.

Led by legendary coach William Falls, the Wolves of Attucks High School won the state championship for Black schools in 1947 and '57.

The U.S. Navy enlisted at least 10 Black men from Christian County during the Civil War. They ranged in age from 14 to 40.