The JPHS will conclude its 2019 series of public programs with a presentation by Professor Alice-Catherine Carls on “West Tennessee Returns to Peace – 1919.” A brief business meeting will precede the program, beginning at 10:30 am at Weldon Public Library, 100 Main Street, Martin, Tennessee on Saturday, November 2nd. “We are excited to have Dr. Carls share her extensive research on the First World War in Jackson, Tennessee, especially the involvement of white and black women on the home front. There remains so much to be uncovered about the history our our region. Too often, the work and sacrifices…

ROY HENSEL TO LEAD TOUR OF OAK GROVE CEMETERY AT 1613 PARK AVENUE IN PADUCAH AT 10:30 AM – – – The September 14 meeting of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society will feature a tour of Paducah’s historic Oak Grove Cemetery led by Roy Hensel. “The Famous, Infamous, and Interesting Residents of Oak Grove Cemetery” will introduce a few of the 33,000 or so residents of Oak Grove.  The meeting will be held at the cemetery at 1613 Park Avenue in Paducah beginning at 10:30 am. The tour will take about an hour and involve walking just under a mile…