Photographer and author Lynn Bartlett will speak to members and guests of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society. Her topic is the subject of her book Tobacco Barns of Western Kentucky and Things Along the Way. The quarterly meeting of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society begins at 10:30 AM Saturday, April 9th, at the Marshall County Public Library, 1003 Poplar Street in Benton, Kentucky. The meeting is open to the public and free of charge, but seating is limited.

Dr. David Webb will speak to members and guests of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society. His topic is “The Trail of Tears through Henry and Weakley Counties in Tennessee.” The quarterly meeting of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society begins at 10:30 AM Saturday, November 7th, at the Weldon Public Library in Martin, Tennessee. The meeting is open to the public and free of charge, but seating is limited. “Some of the Cherokee were small plantation owners with slaves, whom the Cherokee brought along on their forced exodus to Oklahoma,” Webb said. “This massive Indian removal project was begun under President Andrew…