Jackson Purchase Historical Society

Jackson Purchase Historical Society

Link to the Past since 1958

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By Mail: P. O. Box 223, Mayfield KY 42066

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Spring Meeting at the Paducah Railroad Museum

Posted in Events, Meetings, Programs by Dullrich
Apr 19 2011
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Paducah Railroad Station Spring Meeting at the Paducah Railroad MuseumMake plans now to attend the spring meeting, which will be held at the Paducah Railroad Museum on Saturday, April 30th beginning at 10:30 a.m. Bob Johnston, President of the Paducah Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will be the speaker. Johnston’s topic is “Railroading in Paducah: Now and Then”.
Following the presentation, attendees will be able to tour the museum at no cost, but donations will be accepted. The normal admission price for an adult is $3.00. The museum is located at 200 Washington Street, Paducah, across the street from the Luther Carson Four Rivers Center.
We look forward to seeing you there!

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Online Resource Guide for the Civil War

Posted in Civil War by Dullrich
Apr 04 2011
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fort sumter bombardment2 300x176 Online Resource Guide for the Civil WarIn recognition of the 150th Anniversary of the War Between the States in the Jackson Purchase an online resource guide has been developed to assist students and researchers on the events that made the Purchase a significant part of the American Civil War. Click on the link “Jackson Purchase during the Civil War” in the above header to access the website. More Civil War sources will be added as they become available.

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Winter Meeting, January 28, 2012

Our Winter Meeting will be held January 28, 2012 at the Wrather West Kentucky Museum on the campus of Murray State University. It will begin at 10:30 a.m.

Our speaker will be author Judy Shearer discussing her book, All Bones Be White, a creative non-fiction narrative, a biography, of Cassy, a woman who was a slave in Kentucky and who was tried for murder in 1833.

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