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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.
Archaeology study of Fort Campbell is topic for next History on Tap
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The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, at Hopkinsville Brewing Co.
Fort-Campbell-plantation-house-feature
Historian William Turner weaves tale of Bell Witch
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Spectators come back year after year to hear Christian County Historian William Turner tell the story of the Bell Witch.
william turner tells bell witch story
Muhammad Ali’s Hopkinsville connection
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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.
cassius clay with trainer
Batter is up for History on Tap
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Robert Harper, of Hopkinsville Milling Co., will talk about his family's business during the Sept. 28 History on Tap at Hopkinsville Brewing Co.
Hopkinsville Milling Sunflower Corn Meal Mix
Emancipation celebration Sunday at Pennyroyal Area Museum
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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.
Alissa Keller Museum_Black history_featured
Summer Stroll on Friday will highlight downtown architecture, stories
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The guided walk will start at 6:30 p.m. at the Pennyroyal Area Museum.
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Museum director’s program on Edgar Cayce to kick off summer of history-themed events
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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.
edgar cayce museum display
A cemetery detective leaves a big historical record for Christian County
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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.
craver in cemetery
Hoptown Hoppers will be featured during History on Tap at the brewery
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The Hoppers team mascot, Stitches, will be present May 25 for the first in-person History on Tap in more than a year.
Hoppers logo feature
A mud-loving colt gave Christian County a chapter in Kentucky Derby history
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In the early 20th century, Christian County had several prosperous thoroughbred breeding farms. Two of those farms were involved in breeding Flying Ebony and preparing the young colt to be sold as a yearling in New York.
Flying Ebony Collage
History on Tap speaker to discuss nearly forgotten Kentucky story of racial violence and justice
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Ben Montgomery's book, "A Shot in the Moonlight," is about a freed Kentucky slave who found justice with the help of a Confederate war hero.
Ben Montgomery
Museum plans take-home kits on Edgar Cayce, local history
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The kits will be available to pick up Saturday and during spring break with different activities offered each day.
edgar cayce photo at museum