April 27 at Murray – Calloway County Public Library Alex Waldrop, “How the Kentucky Derby became a Quintessential American Event Steeped in Kentucky Lore.” May 18 at Union City – Discovery Park of America Renee LaFleur, “Women’s Suffrage in Tennessee.” June 22 at Murray – Calloway County Public Library Stuart Sanders, “Anatomy of a Duel: Secession, Civil War, and the Evolution of Kentucky Violence.” Book Signing to follow. July 18 at Paducah – Inland Waterways Museum Bob Jost, “The Trail of Tears: The Water Route.” August 17 at Paducah – Temple Israel Roy Hensel, “US Grant and the Expulsion of…

On August 5, 1977, Robert Rennick interviewed historian Lon Carter Barton at his home in Mayfield for over four hours discussing the history of community names in Graves County and the Jackson Purchase. On this final recording, Barton continues to discuss his weekly radio program “Remember When,” the public library in Mayfield, former Assistant Attorney General M. B. Holifield, and the story of Columbus, Kentucky being once considered as the capital of the United States. Rennick was touring Kentucky researching the place names of villages, towns, and cities throughout the Commonwealth for a forthcoming publication. Below is the transcription of…