History

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

Actors will portray people who were significant in the life of Cayce, who became known as the "Sleeping Prophet."
This year also marks the 100th anniversary of Freeman's first meeting in its South Virginia Street sanctuary, where community members often found support for racial justice initiatives.
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Columnist Grace Abernethy explores the life of a Methodist minister who lived in the Dalton house when the East Seventh Street residence was a parsonage.
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Community members are invited to the workshop, led by Kentucky writer Constance Alexander, on March 4 at the Pennyroyal Area Museum.
Justice Pamela R. Goodwine will be the keynote speaker for the 30th annual breakfast on Feb. 28.
Constructed in 1916, the school building on First Street has been vacant since 1988.
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Gov. Edward T. Breathitt, a Hopkinsville native, signed the act into law. His daughter, Linda Breathitt, will be a guest for the History on Tap program.
Linoleum, the middle child of flooring products, has a hard time living up to stately hardwood, durable tile, and elegant carpet. But Grace Abernethy says some of the best things she've found in the Dalton house are scraps of old linoleum.
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Brick & Mortar Monthly columnist Grace Abernethy mines childhood memories from a diary and clues found in old newspapers to shed light on Christmases in Hopkinsville during the early 20th century.
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Webster County native Lambert Ray Tapp joined the Navy in Louisville on March 6, 1940, and ended up on the battleship Arizona, one of the largest and most powerful warships afloat.
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Postell was enslaved in Christian County when he fled during the Civil War to join the Union Army, then returned after the war and became a wealthy business owner.