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…

The Jackson Purchase Historical Society will hold a virtual meeting on Saturday, June 26 via ZOOM. The meeting will begin at 10:30, but individuals can sign in beginning at 10:00 am. Well-known Kentucky historian Sam Terry IV will speak on “The Veep as the Merry Widower.” His presentation will discuss Alben W. Barkley’s latter years as the “Merry Widower” and his marriage to Jane Rucker Hadley, who wrote a book — “I Married The Veep.” To register for the Zoom session: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vde6rqjMtG9Vg9hyvIBfSCuj3wDipQVtz Alben W. Barkley was born in a log house in Wheel, Graves County, in 1877 and was raised…