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Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation’s board.
History on Tap will feature the adventures of 10 traveling women in 1911
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Alissa Keller will give the program on March 30 at Hopkinsville Brewing Co.
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Brick by brick, Holland Opera House is being erased from downtown view
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Features of the Holland Opera House that have been hidden for decades resurfaced Thursday as demolition of the 140-year-old building continued.
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Claybron Merriweather: lawyer, painter and poet
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The final installment of our Black History Month series features Claybron Merriweather, a lawyer, painter and poet from Hopkinsville.
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They were Navy men for the United States
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The U.S. Navy enlisted at least 10 Black men from Christian County during the Civil War. They ranged in age from 14 to 40.
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Hopkinsville MLK observance focuses on youth
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A record number of students joined the march and then participated in a program at the community college.
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Yule traditions topic for History on Tap
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Alissa Keller will be the speaker for the Dec. 8 program at Hopkinsville Brewing Co.
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Legacy of A.H. McNeil in Hopkinsville seen as a path to racial reconciliation
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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.
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Church service to honor legacy of the Rev. A.H. McNeil in Hopkinsville
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The Commission on Racial Healing for the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky is sponsoring the service Saturday, Oct. 15, at Grace Episcopal Church.
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Tombstone cleaning planned at Hopkinsville’s Pioneer Cemetery
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Employees of the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County will show participants how to document and clean historic grave markers.
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Book about Western Kentucky politics earns history award
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“The Fall of Kentucky’s Rock," by Muhlenberg County resident George Humphreys, earned a publication award from the Kentucky Historical Society.
The Fall of Kentucky's Rock book cover
A scandalous chapter from Hopkinsville’s past is topic of next History on Tap
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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.
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Derby winner Flying Ebony topic for History on Tap
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Chris Jung will give the program on the horse that had ties to Christian County.
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