The Jackson Purchase Historical Society will meet at the Discovery Park of America, 830 Everett Blvd., Union City, Tennessee on October 24th. The meeting will begin at 11:00 am. Scott Williams, President and CEO of the Discovery Park, will discuss his recent book, Townmania: Marcus Winchester and the Making of Memphis. Books will be available for purchase and signing. We appreciate the invitation by the Discovery Park to link our meeting with this event. The Discovery Park is offering free admission to those attending the program to tour the park after the meeting. Those attending should stop at the JPHS…

An interview with Brown Tucker of Murray, Kentucky by Robert M. Rennick on August 4, 1977, on the origin and history of the community names of Calloway County, Kentucky. Part 3 of 6 Tucker: The only person I ever heard make a comment about Hico was George Hart and Lockie Hart. And she said something about the kids, they used to go to, they used to have big political rallies at Hico. And she’d go and collect those cards, the little girls, you know, 18 years old, I’d collect those little cards everybody’s handing out. And she had her talking…