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…
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May 18 – Martin, Tennessee – Genealogy Room, Martin Public Library Renee LaFleur, “Women’s Suffrage in Tennessee.” June 22 – Murray, Kentucky– 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 – Paducah, Kentucky– Inland Waterways Museum Bob Jost, “The Trail of Tears: The Water Route.” August 17 – Paducah, Kentucky – Temple Israel Roy Hensel, “US Grant and the Expulsion of the Jews from Paducah.” September TO BE ANNOUNCED October 12 – Mayfield, Kentucky – Venue to be determined. Bruce Dobyns, “The Campbell…