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The First Women of Murray State

Created by Ashleigh Deno, autumn 2020.
This website is dedicated to all the trailblazing women on campus. It was created in collaboration with the Women's Center to celebrate Women's History Month.

Governor Julian Carroll

Created by Ashleigh Deno and David Wallace, autumn 2020.
Paducah native Julian Carroll spent 60 years in public service for the people of Kentucky, including a term as governor. This exhibit highlights his political career and provides an overview of his major accomplishments.

Fifty Years of WKMS

Created by Emily Combs and the spring 2020 students of HIS 380/INF 350: Introduction to Public History, spring 2021.
Campus radio history from inventor Nathan B. Stubblefield to the digital age.

Voices and Votes: Democracy in America

Created by Ashleigh Deno, David Wallace, and Wrather Museum staff, spring 2021.
This digital companion to our spring 2021 loan from the Smithsonian, Voices and Vote: Democracy in America, highlights local activists from Murray who struggled to build a fairer, better country. Many thanks to Kentucky Humanities for supporting our efforts.

Come at Once, Fannie is Dead: an exhibit by Roy B. Davis, Jr.

Created by Karen Colorado, autumn 2021.
Wrather Museum offered the final showing of this poignant exploration of transgenerational grief from a talented local artist and coffin maker in October 2021. Davis is the husband of well-known local writer Constance Alexander.

Artists and Entertainers of Western Kentucky

Created by Gabrielle Behnke, Ben Thomas, and others, spring 2023.
This site highlights western Kentucky's greats of the arts and entertainment world. It is a digital companion to a new permanent exhibit that will open in the fall of 2023.