Pennyroyal Area Museum

Stories about the Pennyroyal Area Museum.

The temporary closures were ordered to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus.
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The son of a local surgeon, he graduated from Hopkinsville High School in 1935. Working in New York after World War II, he became friends with Grace Kelly.
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In Cayce's game, the players act as traders battling for commodities such as sugar, wheat and coffee.
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The renovated museum, housed in the 1915 Post Office building on East Ninth Street, will feature all new exhibits.
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One of Hopkinsville’s most striking historic landmarks was saved from bring razed in 1959 after the widow of a former city commissioner raised public awareness and money to save the chapel.
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Among several topics, speakers will cover IRS regulations, grant writing, marketing, partnerships and volunteer recruitment.
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The post office building's architectural style represented strength. It remains one of the most striking buildings in downtown Hopkinsville.
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The building renovation and a new exhibit design will provide the first major improvement to the former post office building since the museum was established there in 1976.
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For Gwenda Motley, experiencing the Christmas parade through her mom's eyes was like seeing it again as a child waiting for a glimpse of Santa Claus.
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Thornton Wilder's play "Our Town" is the featured work for Hopkinsville's sixth Big Read.
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History teacher Brett Pritchett will relate the story of the feud between the Dukes and the Bones.
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The Pioneers will begin selling barbecue sandwiches at 4 p.m. Thursday. Their History on Tap presentation will follow at 6:30 p.m.
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