Jackson Purchase Historical Society will meet Oct. 30, 2021, at 10:30 AM Central Time via Zoom, viewing is available at the Graves County Public Library. We will be hosting Bernadette Rule who will talk about her book Dark Fire. Dark Fire is a historical novel. Bernadette Rule grew up in Graves County and heard the family story of the night the Drew and Lawrence families were killed by night riders in the summer of 1921. She is related to some of those killed. The night riders were part of a violent episode in Kentucky history known as the Black Patch…

The Jackson Purchase Historical Society (JPHS) will meet on Saturday August 21 at 10:30 am at the Murray Woman’s Club, 704 Vine Street in Murray. Those attending should wear a face mask and maintain social distancing in compliance with current CDC guidelines. Our speaker will be Danielle Nielsen, who will speak on “Women’s Suffrage Organization Cookbooks.” The program will also be available by ZOOM. To register for the Zoom session: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlceqppjgsGtFlx9XxhNwO42avAEKXPP0s The Society continues to monitor the regional public health situation and may make appropriate adjustments. For updates consult the Society webpage. Dr. Nielsen is Associate Professor of English at…