In the second part of a three-part Black History Month series about Dr. Phillip Brooks, Grace Abernethy explores the history of the property where Brooks built Hopkinsville's only hospital for Black patients during segregation.
The Museum
Free outdoor exhibition now open
‘It was incredibly heartening to see local community, different organizations, and the Royal Australian Navy, come together to help those in need.’
Meg Powson, Assistant Maritime Logistics Officer, HMAS Choules
‘On January the 5
th a fire was sweeping down towards Eden and Twofold Bay was in danger. We were wearing our night vision goggles at 2 or 3 pm because that was the safest thing to do. We were tasked everywhere we could, land, and see if anyone needed to be evacuated, because there were people trapped on the coast’
Tim Craig, Lieutenant Commander, 816 Squadron