Join Alex Waldrop as he discusses his time working in the horse racing industry at the next meeting of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Calloway County Public Library at 710 Main St, Murray, Kentucky. The presentation is free to attend and centers around the history, tradition and the unique spectacle of the Kentucky Derby. Waldrop’s presentation will enlighten the audience concerning the many reasons why the “Run for the Roses” has grown into America’s most prestigious annual horse racing event and what Forbes Magazine has described as one of the “Greatest Bucket-list Sporting Events”…
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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…