History

News, features and commentary about history in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Twenty-five formerly enslaved residents of the county were featured in newspaper profiles published in 1934. Museum director Alissa Keller looks at their biographies through a new lens.
Black History Month Column 1
A record number of students joined the march and then participated in a program at the community college.
MLK 2023 panel
Artifacts like the snowshoes, which date to the 1910s, reveal bigger stories that strike at the "heart of who we are," observes Alissa Keller.
snowshoes
This month's "Snapshots in Time" column takes us back to the 1949 Hopkinsville Christmas parade, which featured enormous balloons as the main attraction.
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Alissa Keller will be the speaker for the Dec. 8 program at Hopkinsville Brewing Co.
The Catholic hymn, "Te Deum" -- which says, “You, God, we praise” ... and feasting shaped the Protestant celebration of Plymouth's pilgrims.
The Catholic hymn
This month’s “Snapshots in Time” column features a photo hand-picked by Christian County historian William T. Turner.
Snapshots in Time
Nettie Depp was a teacher and education reformer. She was elected Barren County school superintendent in 1914, even before women could vote.
nettie depp statue
WHOP radio announcers Mike Chadwell, Jeff Sisk and Roy Keller will lead the program.
football helmet
The clergyman, whose example inspired the establishment of a crisis relief agency, endured many hardships as he worked to become a priest while leading a new church.
Grace service for McNeil feature
Hundreds of German POWS held at Camp Campbell during World War II were hired out for $2.50 a day to work on local farms.
German POWs on Christian County tobacco farm
The Commission on Racial Healing for the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky is sponsoring the service Saturday, Oct. 15, at Grace Episcopal Church.
Rev. A.H. McNeil graphic