The Jackson Purchase Historical Society is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 49 of its Journal. The society was founded in 1958. During the last sixty plus years, it has played an important role in the life of the Jackson Purchase region due to the diligent efforts of its members to preserve the area’s past. The award-winning Journal of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society is part of this mission and continues to be the primary vehicle through which knowledge of the Jackson Purchase is disseminated and preserved. The 2022 issue contains five articles. George G. Humphreys discusses the political…