For the first time since the launch of History on Tap last year at Hopkinsville Brewing Co., the presenters of the popular program will also be serving food at the brewery.
This Thursday at the brewery, Pioneers Inc. will serve barbecue pork sandwiches beginning at 4 p.m. Then at 6:30 p.m., members of Pioneers will present the History on Tap program about their organization’s history and mission in Hopkinsville.
History on Tap is organized monthly by the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County and features local speakers who present on topics ranging from Hopkinsville’s famous sons and daughters to memorable events in local history.
It was launched in February 2018 to help the museum connect with the community while its main facility, the Pennyroyal Area Museum, has been closed for renovations.
Pioneers, established in 1952, is a men’s service organization. It operates a catering business to help fund its charity work in the community.
Kate Russell, co-owner of the brewery, asked member Wendell Lynch about the possibility of the members serving barbecue on the same day they were scheduled to present the History on Tap program.
“It thought it was a neat opportunity for everybody,” Russell said. “I’m so excited.”
(Editor’s note: Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown serves on the governing board of the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County.)
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.
