The Jackson Purchase Historical Society met at the Purchase Area Development District Office in Mayfield, Kentucky, on July 21st at 10:30 am.  During the business session, President Bill Mulligan noted the digitalization project for the Journal was on track to be completed by the end of the calendar year.  Once complete, the Journal will be available and accessible anywhere in the world, residing on the digital commons.  The election of officers for 2018-19 was held with the following results:  President, Bill Mulligan; Vice President, Richard Parker; Secretary, Melony Shemberger; Treasurer, Marvin Downing; Member-at-Large, Melissa Earnest; and Journal Editor, James Humphreys.  The 2018 edition of…

On a Burning Deck: Migration from Graves County to Akron, Ohio Tom Jones, Author, New Braunfels, Texas Saturday, July 21, 2018 at 10:30 am Purchase Area Development District Office, 1002 Medical Center Circle, Mayfield, Kentucky Join us for what promises to be an interesting meeting!  Officers for 2018-19 will be officially elected and duly installed prior to the guest speaker, Tom Jones, taking the floor. “I am excited that we are hosting Tom Jones at our July meeting because his work on the Graves County-Akron connection is remarkably good history,” JPHS President Dr. Bill Mulligan said. “While we think of…