• JPHS Meetings

    Stuart Sanders Discusses his New Book at the River Discovery Center on April 15th

    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…

  • Events

    President’s Quarterly Report to the Society’s Membership

    I hope this finds you well. We have traditionally covered the year’s events in the Journal and in an end-of-year letter to the members. As the Society becomes more active, I think we may need to increase our level of communication without burdening people with too many emails. So, we will start quarterly reports that will look back at what was done in the previous three months and offer a brief look ahead to the next three months. If you are unsure as to your membership status, please contact the treasurer at info@jacksonpurchasehistoricalsociety.org and he can check. We encourage everyone to keep their membership current. We began…