History

Alice Roosevelt Longworth, the daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, described Coolidge’s dour expression by saying he looked as if “he had been weaned on a pickle.”

A 100-year-old photo of the Pennyroyal Fair in Hopkinsville shows a large gathering present for horse races and other events centered around agriculture.

Employees of the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County will show participants how to document and clean historic grave markers.

“The Fall of Kentucky’s Rock," by Muhlenberg County resident George Humphreys, earned a publication award from the Kentucky Historical Society.

Executive Director Alissa Keller accepted the Thomas C. Clark Award of Excellence in Frankfort.

The museum will receive the Thomas D. Clark Award of Excellence during Kentucky History Day ceremonies in Frankfort.

When a devastating tornado struck Dawson Springs, Kentucky, a marching band photo took flight and traveled more than 100 miles away from home. Its journey unearthed more than two decades of local history.

Local resident Wynn Radford will describe the allegations of corruption that prompted a federal grand jury probe of local government and police in the 1950s.

In the most recent "Snapshots in Time" column, Alissa Keller looks into the lives of 10 women who earned a spot on a trip of a lifetime.

The exhibit, titled “1922,” came together with help from faculty and students in Murray State’s Introduction to Public History classes.

Chris Jung will give the program on the horse that had ties to Christian County.

A photograph that ran on the front page of the Kentucky New Era on April 6, 1953, illuminates a joyful moment in Hopkinsville's history — but not a inclusive one.