The Jackson Purchase Historical Society (JPHS) will meet on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 10:30 am in the Community Room of the Graves County Public Library in Mayfield. The speaker will be Betty Johnson of MOUNT (Many Old Unique Needy Tombstones), Inc. who will discuss their cemetery preservation efforts and how other communities can adopt them. The Society is pleased to be part of the month-long Haunted Graves celebration and to be working with the Graves County Public Library. The program may be available by ZOOM, but we will send a 2nd email if that is worked out. Betty describes…

Join Stuart Sanders as he discusses his book “Murder On the Ohio Belle” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 15, at the River Discovery Center at 117 S Water St, Paducah. A meet and greet and book signing will follow the presentation. The Jackson Purchase Historical Society and the River Discovery Center co-host the event. The presentation is part of the Water Street Wrangle, which includes crafts, games, and food. Tickets to the fish fry are available at the River Discovery Center’s website at riverdiscoverycenter.org. The presentation can be viewed on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89212747420?pwd=ZlFHRlNYajhXdVZJM1EwRFczY3hEUT09 Stuart W. Sanders is a history advocate…