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Thanks to our 2016 Community and The Great War: Corporate Sponsors: Bourbon County Fiscal Court Kentucky & Beyond Bourbon Community Hospital An exhibit commemorating the WWI Centennial CMWA Eads Hardware Siena Farm On display Carter & Witt Citizen-Advertiser Feb. 12-Oct. 1, 2017 City of Paris All Veterans receive FREE admission Enova Premier Faris Graphix Hinkle Holding Company Kentucky Bank Exhibit Opening Sunday, Feb. 12, 2-4 PM Paris Rotary Club Frames on Main Free and open to the public • Light refreshments served McConnell Auction Center Exhibit Sponsored by: Quillin Leather & Tack KY Farm Bureau Insurance Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, American Legion Post 30, Traditional Bank Kentucky Veterans Trust Fund, Kentucky Smelting Technology Bourbon Community Hospital, Traditional Bank, Wal-Mart Foundation Honorable Order of Kentucky Kentucky Bank, Holly McMillin Insurance Group and Nationwide, Colonels & Making History Matter

The Great War Lecture Series. Free & open to the public. Also part of our Black History Month celebration in partnership with the Paris-Bourbon County Public Feb. 19, 2 PM Scott Ellsworth, Ph.D. “The Long Shadow: Library! Check our website for more details! World War I, Race, and the Making of America” Formerly a historian at the Smithsonian Institution, Scott Ellsworth has written about American history and culture for , , and the . The author of Death In a Promised Land, a groundbreaking histo- Schedule your Spring Field Trips! ry of the Tulsa race riot of 1921, Scott's newest book, The Secret Game: A Wartime Story of Courage, Change, and Basketball's Lost Triumph was awarded a PEN Book Workshops include Appalachian Quilts: Geometry in Award in 2016. He lives with his wife and their fourteen year old twin sons in Ann Arbor, where he also teaches at the University of Michigan. Design, Colonial Dancing, Still Life Through Time & Mar. 19, 2 PM Margaret Spratt, Ph.D. “Behind the Lines: Culture, & Perspective in Art:, & Watercolor Poppies American Women in France during The Great War” After receiving a Ph.D. in history at the University of Kentucky, Margaret Spratt was on Our workshops incorporate the Elements of Art and the faculty at California University of Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, where she received the university's research award for her co-edited book, Men and Women Adrift: The the Principles of Design. Workshop objectives are at YMCA and the YWCA in the City. She has also taught and researched at the University of New England, the University of Southern Maine, Oberlin College in Ohio, and www.hopewellmuseum.org along with brochure and Smith College in Massachusetts. Margaret lives in Paris with her husband, Henry Wyatt, and Golden Retriever, Pete. She is a consultant for Making History Matter. info on grants thanks to the Paris Rotary Club.

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February/March Newsletter 2017 859.987.7274 www.hopewellmuseum.org [email protected] Volume 22 No. 1

Thank you to our 2017 Annual Fund “Tomorrow’s Wish List Foundation” Donors! Together we exceeded our goal &  A DSLR Camera (new or gently used). raised over $22,000! This will help immensely with all of We need a better quality camera for creating our 2017 exhibit and programs plans! Thank you to all photo records of our collection items, video capability, & better pictures at who laid the foundation for 2017. events! Call us at 859-987- 7274 if you can help. Champions ($5,000+) Enthusiasts Continued... Hinkle Family Foundation at Blue Grass Mary Rall Community Foundation Emma Lou Thomas Ritter in memory of Upcoming Children’s & Family Dr. Woodford VanMeter Jarrell D. Ritter, Sr. Programs (free!): Mrs. Kenney S. Roseberry Ambassadors ($1,000-$4,999) Barbara W. Straus Free Family Fun Hour, 2-3 PM CMWA Sue Flynn Sutherland Feb. 4, WWI Poppy Craft Mr. & Mrs. Charlton C. Cox Robert G. Thompson Mar. 4, Pottery Joseph B. McClain Jane Tolleson Pat Simpson in memory of Sally Hinkle Mr. Ernie Trosper in memory of Jan Feb. 18, 2-4 PM The Great War Buckner & Susan Woodford Charitable Combs Trosper Fund at Blue Grass Community Gaylord & Trina VanGuilder in memory Family Exhibit Opening. Includes child-friendly Foundation of Sally Hinkle crafts, activities, & refreshments. Mr. & Mrs. Raymond VanHook Advocates ($500-$999) Roger Allen & Rebecca Weems Judith B. Ferrell Mrs. Betty C. Witt New! Monthly Teen Art Studio, Third Thomas S. & Lisa E. Hinkle Jody & Michelle C. Huckabay Fans ($1-$99) Thursdays, 4-5 PM starting Feb. 16th! Teens Misdee Wrigley & James Mather Miller Anonymous in middle & high school can come to the museum to Charitable Foundation, Inc. Garnett & Sandra Brown create your own artwork! Free, with Amelia Ward in memory of Quentin Florent & Cecilia Couturier Walker & Mary E. Clay Walker Jim & Rose Marie Fishback snacks & supplies included. This event is James & Linda Friess in partnership with the Paris-Bourbon Enthusiasts ($100-$499) Robbin Blough & Beth Hammond in County Public Library. Anonymous honor of Judy Ferrell Anonymous in memory of Sally Hinkle Richard & Janet Hurst Rogers R. Bardé in memory of Sally June D. King Mardi Gras, 1934 Hinkle Patty Layson Cary & E Barr in memory of Sally Donna Metcalf Feb. 28, 6-10 PM Hinkle Tom Moore Ron & Kathleen Carter Gayle H. Rees At Prichard & Bail Cocktail Bar at 108 E. 4th St. in Mr. & Mrs. Bill Case in memory of Clancy & Phyllis Robinson Paris. Music by The Baja Yetis! Wear your best 1930’s Timmy Case Mary Carol Sears attire. Prizes for Best Costume, Mask, & Head Piece! Berle & Brenda Clay Ed & Jan Taylor Food by Epic Cure Food Truck with a special menu & Mrs. Mary Jo Cross Leah Craig & Dr. Tim Thornberry drinks by Prichard & Bail! Proceeds benefit HPBC/HM. Mary Louise Dean & Woody Dugan Mr. & Mrs. Boone Baldwin, Ms. Amy Eads Hardware Sommer, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Tickets are limited. Buy online through Mrs. Mary Louis Evans in memory of Barrow Stephens, Mr. & Mrs. Mark February 20 for $15 Sally Hinkle Phillips, Mr. & Mrs. Sayre Combs, (www.hartfieldandcompany.com/mardi-gras- Sharon B. Fields Mr. Price Combs, Mr. Miller 1934). Or, purchase at the door for $20. Bob & Anne Fuller Combs, Mr. & Mrs. J. Miller Lynda Gregory Hoffman, Mr. & Mrs. Michael Imogene Haggard in honor of Leah Keffer, Mr. Mason Hoffman, Miss Craig Mary Jo Hoffman in memory of Anne Bill & Mary Ann Hayes in memory of Hinkle Baldwin, Buckner Sally Hinkle Hinkle, Sr., Sally Spears Hinkle, Susan Will Hinkle in memory of Sally Hinkle T. Hinkle, Mary Hinkle Buck & Anne Hinkle in memory of Hoffman, Dr. Nancy Hinkle Sally Hinkle Holland, & Anne Thomas Baldwin Terra Cotta Restoration Campaign Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Spears & Chase The historic terra cotta exterior including the cornices, front entry and Jennifer & Travis Mattox Spears in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Lock- balustrades was failing and water was seeping into the brick walls! We are Dr. & Mrs. J.D. Mayfield in honor of excited to report that the work is now complete! But, we still need your hart Spears & Mr. John G. Spears Judy Ferrell help to cover our costs! Mrs. Laurance Simpson & Ms. Catesby We have raised $125,000! Thank You!! Doris McFarland Simpson in memory of Please give by calling 859-987-7274 or mailing a check to 800 Pleasant St. Dr. James A. Orr, Jr. Mr. Laurance Simpson Paris, KY 40361 with “Terra Cotta” in the memo. Don & Carol Perkins