Well-known historian of the Jackson Purchase Berry Craig will discuss his latest book, Kentuckians and Pearl Harbor: Stories from the Day of Infamy on April 10, 2021 beginning at 10:30 am. The meeting will be on Zoom. As the publisher describes the book, “When the air raid alarm sounded around 7:55 a.m. on December 7, 1941, Gunner’s Mate Second Class James Allard Vessels of Paducah was preparing to participate in morning colors aboard the USS Arizona. In the scramble for battle stations, Vessels quickly climbed to a machine gun platform high atop the mainmast as others descended below decks to…

Call for Manuscripts The editor and the editorial board of the Journal of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society welcomes submissions of manuscripts related to the history of the Jackson Purchase region for possible publication in the Journal. The Jackson Purchase, which encompasses most of west Tennessee and southwest Kentucky, was added to the United States in 1818 through a treaty with the Chickasaw Indians. Manuscripts of articles, annotated documents, and interviews related to the Jackson Purchase will be considered for publication in the Journal. The editor welcomes manuscripts addressing such traditional topics as war, politics, and society as well as…