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JPHS Civil War Sesquicentennial Observation Kickoff

Our Winter Meeting will kickoff our Civil War Sesquicentennial observation activities.  We begin with an excellent speaker, Dr. Bill Mulligan, Professor of History at Murray State University (MSU) and 2009 Fulbright Scholar in History at University College Cork, Ireland.  His topic will be “The Civil War in Western Kentucky and West Tennessee, 1860-1863″. Attendees will be allowed to ask questions of Dr. Mulligan at the conclusion of his presentation.

Dr. Mulligan has been teaching at MSU since 1993 and has performed extensive research on the Civil War in western Kentucky.  He has written several works about the Civil War period.  He is the editor of Badger Boy in Blue: The Civil War Letters of Chauncey H. Cooke.  Dr. Mulligan has also been involved in a number of Civil War related public history projects.  Most recently he was the Project Director for the Ohio River Civil War Heritage Corridor which included 32 outdoor interpretative signs and a brochure, completed in 2003-2005.  Local historical societies know Dr. Mulligan well as he is supportive of their efforts and has been very willing to share his knowledge of the Jackson Purchase area.

Our Winter Meeting will be held January 22, 2011 in the auditorium of Wrather Museum on the campus of Murray State University.  It begins at 10:30 a.m.  The public is always welcome at our meetings.

Our kickoff will include a special “prize” to a lucky attendee.  Upcoming celebrations events will also be presented.  Won’t you come and join us!

Our Adopt-A-Student project continues!  If you are, or know of, a student at any level (elementary to graduate school) who would like to attend one of our meetings but need transportation assistance, contact Marvin Downing, JPHS Treasurer, at mdowning37@charter.net to apply.