History

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

The book features a chapter on the late Sarah and Frances Myers, who ran Arnolds House of Fashion in Hopkinsville.
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.
An old portrait of a Christian County woman who was born in the 1870s inspires a deep look into one family's history.
Cayce Day — organized by the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County, Visit Hopkinsville and Milkweed Health & Harmony Emporium — will be Saturday, March 26.
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.
Participants earn points by taking selfies with community heroines and answering trivia questions.
Among the offerings is a month-long musical program produced by the women of WKMS.
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.
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."
Various organizations in Hopkinsville are celebrating Black History Month with an array of events from a pop-up shop to a brewery presentation.
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Retired educator Bettie Esters Broady will lead the program.