As part of the celebration of our 65th anniversary the Jackson Purchase Historical Society has expanded its programs and is offering a half-day genealogy workshop in cooperation with the Ulster Historical Foundation on March 23, 2003 in the Community Room of the Graves County Public Library, 601 North Seventeenth Street, Mayfield, Kentucky. The workshop will begin at 1:00pm and conclude shortly after 5:00pm. The workshop is part of annual tour of North America conducted by the Ulster Historical Foundation and we are proud that we are able to partner with them this year to bring the program to the Jackson Purchase.…

Saturday, February 18 will be Ellis Wilson Day in Mayfield, his hometown. Several community organizations have come together to celebrate the life and work of this important African American artist. Several events are planned to begin on February 15 and continue until the end of the month. The first part of the celebration will be an exhibition of three of Wilson’s paintings as well as works by other African American artists from the Jackson Purchase region that has been organized by the Icehouse Gallery. The exhibit will be in the Graves County Public Library from February 15 until the 28th.…