• JPHS Meetings

    Richard Parker to Speak before the Jackson Purchase Historical Society on February 19th – CANCELED

    The Jackson Purchase Historical Society (JPHS) will meet on Saturday February 19 at 10:30 am at the Benton Branch of the Marshall County Public Library, 1150 Birch Street in Benton, Kentucky. Our speaker will be Society Vice President Richard D. Parker who will discuss his just-published book, Wicked Western Kentucky with a special emphasis on the Marshall County area. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing at the meeting. This is a change from the program previously announced, which has been rescheduled for June. The program will be available by ZOOM for those unable to attend…

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    Scott Williams Presentation from January 22nd is now Online

    The Zoom presentation delivered by Scott Williams to the Jackson Purchase Historical Society at the Discovery Park of America in Union City, Tennessee on January 22, 2022 is now available on our website at https://jacksonpurchasehistoricalsociety.org/videos/. The presentation was on his book, The Accidental Fame and Lack of Fortune of West Tennessee’s David Crockett.