Jackson Purchase Historical Society will meet on Saturday, November 5, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. in the Weldon Public Library in downtown Martin, Tennessee. University of Tennessee at Martin Geology Professor Stan Dunagan will be speaking about “The New Madrid Seismic Zone: Then (1811-1812) and Now.” Dr. Dunigan grew up in Martin and attended public schools and the University of Tennessee at Martin. For many years his father Nick Dunagan held several administrative posts at University of Tennessee at Martin before becoming campus Chancellor. Dr. Dunagan graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1993 and later earned his Ph.D.…

A presentation by Kadie Engstrom, Education Coordinator Belle of Louisville, will be given at the  McCracken County Public Library on Thursday, September 15th at 7:00 p.m. The presentation will be part of the ‘Evenings Upstairs @ Your Library’ and sponsored by the McCracken County Public Library & The Friends of the Library. Ms. Engstrom’s presentation is in conjunction with the 2011 National Steamboat Bicentennial Celebration and will include information about the Ohio River and will highlight the rich history of the first steamboats on the Ohio River.  She will also target the historic steamboat, Belle of Louisville which first sailed on the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was built…