History

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

The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, at Hopkinsville Brewing Co.
Brown, who has served on the board since 2013, was sworn in during the society's annual meeting on Friday.
Spectators come back year after year to hear Christian County Historian William Turner tell the story of the Bell Witch.
In his youth, and perhaps later, Cassius Clay — who went on to become one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century — spent time in Hopkinsville visiting relatives.
Robert Harper, of Hopkinsville Milling Co., will talk about his family's business during the Sept. 28 History on Tap at Hopkinsville Brewing Co.
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The museum will be open, free of charge, from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday with a focus on several Black history speakers and artifacts.
On the stroll, Keller recounted how local churches nursed wounded Confederate soldiers during the Civil War, "Night Riders" burned three tobacco warehouses in 1907, the Ku Klux Klan burned crosses at six intersections in 1924 and more.
The guided walk will start at 6:30 p.m. at the Pennyroyal Area Museum.
Alissa Keller will discuss Cayce's early life in Christian County for the History on Tap program at Hopkinsville Brewing Co. It is the first of several summer programs the museum plans.
Joe Craver documented more than 8,000 military graves in the county during his seven years of residency in Hopkinsville. Soon he's moving back to his home state, North Carolina.
The documentary on Garlin Murl Conner also tells the story of a campaign by his widow and friends to see the Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to him in 2018 by then-President Trump.
The Hoppers team mascot, Stitches, will be present May 25 for the first in-person History on Tap in more than a year.