The Jackson Purchase Historical Society and the Weakley County Historical Society will co-sponsor a program on Saturday May 18 in the Genealogy Room of the Martin Public Library. 419 South Lindell Street in Martin, Tennessee beginning at 9:30 am. Please note the starting time is a change from both Society’s usual practice. The program will be presented by Dr. Renee LaFleur who will discuss her extensive research on the Women’s Suffrage Movement in Tennessee. She is associate professor of history and director of the Verna B. Coleman Center for Women and Gender Equality at the University of Tennessee-Martin. She has…

Join Alex Waldrop as he discusses his time working in the horse racing industry at the next meeting of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Calloway County Public Library at 710 Main St, Murray, Kentucky. The presentation is free to attend and centers around the history, tradition and the unique spectacle of the Kentucky Derby. Waldrop’s presentation will enlighten the audience concerning the many reasons why the “Run for the Roses” has grown into America’s most prestigious annual horse racing event and what Forbes Magazine has described as one of the “Greatest Bucket-list Sporting Events”…