Scope and Contents: In the margins of this Bible, Pauline G. Lander recorded her almost yearly readings starting in 1849. Her last recorded date within the Bible was 1902. She recorded the lives and deaths of family and friends, including her children Allie, Minnie, and Winston. She included details about her daily life in Hopkinsville, Kentucky with notes about church and family. On December 12, 1864, Lander noted that Confederate general Hylan B. Lyon had taken possession of Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Also noted is Union general Edward M. McCook.