Night Rider Tobacco Raid Re-enactment
SOLD OUT! Saturday, September 24, 2016 Pennyroyal Area Museum 7pm ONLY Purchase tickets at the Pennyroyal Area Museum or click Tickets to buy online. In the pre-dawn hours of December 7, 1907, several hundred masked men rode and walked into a sleeping Hopkinsville. Their intention was to destroy massive quantities of tobacco owned by large.. read more →
Trial of the Night Riders
How Say You? The Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Dr. David A. Amoss Saturday, September 26, 2015 Christian County Courthouse 7:30pm Purchase tickets at the Pennyroyal Area Museum or click Tickets to buy online. On Saturday, September 26, 2015, the Tobacco War Pilgrimage will reach its dramatic height in the historic Christian County Court House. Plan.. read more →
Kentucky Chautauqua Performer
Price Hollowell Black Patch War Hero Friday, September 23, 2016 School Performances* The saga of the Night Riders is not an easy one to tell. A young hero of the Tobacco War and the son of an avid opponent of the Association and the Night Riders, Price Hollowell experienced the violence of the Tobacco War.. read more →
Book Signing: My Old Kentucky Road Trip, June 27
The Museums of Hopkinsville-Christian County invites you to a reception and book signing of recent release My Old Kentucky Road Trip on Saturday, June 27, 2015 from 4pm-6pm at the Pennyroyal Area Museum. Written by Cameron Ludwick and Blair Thomas Hess, this book takes readers on a journey across Kentucky and features some of our.. read more →
An Evening at the Hotel Latham, June 13
Tickets are $50 per person. Click here to reserve! Constructed in 1894 and named for Hopkinsville native and benefactor John C. Latham, Jr., the hotel was an architectural masterpiece that welcomed guests like Theodore Roosevelt, Ethel Barrymore, and John Philip Sousa and his band. The evening will feature a selection of hors d’oeuvres inspired by.. read more →
Meet the Hoppers, May 29
Take me out to the ballgame! Take me out with the crowd! Come and meet our own Hoptown Hoppers at a FREE family tailgate party and movie premier! Enjoy hot dogs, apple pie, cracker jacks, and more at a tailgate party on the corner of 6th and Main streets. Griffin’s Studio will be open with.. read more →
Quilt Show, April 7 – 25
Every April since 1989, the Pennyroyal Area Museum has been draped with quilted masterpieces. Join us this year from April 7 – 25, 2015 for our 26th Annual Quilt Show and experience the colors, shapes, textures, and love that make up these works of art. This exhibit showcases both old and new quilt masterpieces from.. read more →
Business After Hours & Birthday Party, Feb. 26
Celebrate the 100th birthday of the old Post Office and the home of the Pennyroyal Area Museum! Join the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County and the Christian County Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, February 26, 2015. The Museum will host the Chamber’s Business After Hours from 5pm-6:30pm as a part of the centennial celebration of.. read more →
Christian County Sites Tour, March 19
Thursday, March 19, 2015 11:30am: Depart Comfort Suites (210 Harvey Way) 12:00pm: Lunch at Pennyrile Forest State Park 1:00pm: Visit Brushy Fork Creek Studio & Gallery 2:30pm: Visit Trail of Tears Commemorative Park 3:45pm: Visit M.B. Roland Distillery 5:30pm: Return to Comfort Suites $25 per person and includes lunch. Questions? Call Jessica at (270) 885-9096... read more →
Edgar Cayce Hometown Seminar, March 20-22, 2015
Gather with us in Edgar Cayce’s hometown as we feed our minds, bodies, and souls. Click here for the Full Schedule. Purchase Tickets! Executive Director of Edgar Cayce’s A.R.E. and author Kevin Todeschi and the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County invite you to pay tribute to Hopkinsville’s most famous son, world renowned psychic Edgar Cayce... read more →