The Jackson Purchase Historical Society will meet at the Discovery Park of America, 830 Everett Blvd., Union City, Tennessee on October 24th. The meeting will begin at 11:00 am. Scott Williams, President and CEO of the Discovery Park, will discuss his recent book, Townmania: Marcus Winchester and the Making of Memphis. Books will be available for purchase and signing. We appreciate the invitation by the Discovery Park to link our meeting with this event. The Discovery Park is offering free admission to those attending the program to tour the park after the meeting. Those attending should stop at the JPHS…
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The Jackson Purchase Historical Society will meet Saturday, September 26 in the Community Room of the Graves County Public Library, 601 North 17th Street, Mayfield, Kentucky beginning at 10:30. The speaker will be Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Shea Nickell. Justice Nickell will discuss the career of Graves County native Alben Barkley and discuss items from his extensive collection of Barkley memorabilia. Barkley, who served as Vice President with President Harry S. Truman, was born in Wheel, Kentucky in 1877. He initially attended school in Lowes and, after his family moved to Clinton, graduated from Marvin College in 1897. He briefly…