History Archives

Brick & Mortar Monthly: The Dalton House was home to many Hopkinsville boarders

by Grace Abernethy
April 29, 2024

In the most recent installment of Brick & Mortar Monthly, Grace Abernethy explores the history of boarding houses through the lens of her historic home.

Long lost ledger from an old Hopkinsville stagecoach stop reveals details of everyday life

by Alissa Keller
April 21, 2024

In January, readers chose the artifact they'd like museum director Alissa Keller to feature next. Here's that column.

A story of ‘adventure, intrigue, scandal and vast wealth’ is topic of next History on Tap

by Hoptown Chronicle
April 9, 2024

Museum director Alissa Keller will speak about episodes in the life of notorious Hopkinsville native Asbury Harpending.

Dalton House served as backdrop to daily life for sisters Sarah and Margaret

by Grace Abernethy
March 26, 2024

In the most recent installment of Brick & Mortar Monthly, Grace Abernethy highlights the lives of Sarah and Margaret Dalton.

March edition of History on Tap: Wealth and adventure for a Hopkinsville girl

by Hoptown Chronicle
March 20, 2024

The program starts at 6:30 p.m. March 28 at Hopkinsville Brewing Co.

Mayfield’s historic Hall Hotel condemned over two years after being damaged in tornado

by Zacharie Lamb
March 18, 2024

The Hall Hotel survived the storm and initial cleanup efforts, but now city officials have declared the building unsafe because of the damages it sustained during the disaster.

Edgar Cayce’s photography: The world as he saw it

by Alissa Keller
March 18, 2024

Before he became internationally famous as a psychic, Cayce earned his living for several years as a photographer in Hopkinsville and other cities.

Hopkinsville women who influenced our history

by Jennifer P. Brown
March 10, 2024

In honor of Women's History Month, Hoptown Chronicle is highlighting some of Hopkisnville's most notable women throughout history.

Wendell Lynch appointed to state commission

by Hoptown Chronicle
March 8, 2024

Lynch will serve as an at-large member of the Kentucky African American Heritage Commission.

10,000 Kentuckians marched to demand racial equality. My grandmother was one of them.

by Liam Niemeyer
March 5, 2024

The 60th anniversary of the Freedom March on Frankfort was commemorated on Tuesday.

The healing legacy of Dr. Philip Carruthers Brooks

by Jennifer P. Brown
February 28, 2024

The 1927 graduate of Howard University's medical school treated patients in his hometown for 50 years and ran Hopkinsville's only hospital for Black patients during segregation.

A house for a car: Dalton House garage among earliest examples

by Grace Abernethy
February 28, 2024

At a time when there were only a few Hopkinsville homes with cars, the forward-thinking Monroe Dalton built a house with a garage.