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Our Rich History: The Newport public school system reflects the evolution of American education

July 27, 2020July 28, 20200

By Roger VonStrohe Special to NKyTribune Part 37 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020.” The evolution of…

Our Rich History: The environmental history of Newport, a former woodland with rich forest heritage

July 20, 2020July 19, 20200

By Stanley Hedeen Special to NKyTribune Part 36 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020.” When Newport was…

Our Rich History: Ice Age glaciers shaped the site of Newport; climate change will always have impact

July 13, 2020July 12, 20200

Part 35 of our series, Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020. By Stanley Hedeen Special to NKyTribune Newport is bounded…

Our Rich History: Newport High School, the oldest operating high school in Kentucky

July 6, 2020August 2, 20201

By Roger VonStrohe Special to NKyTribune Part 34 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” In 1795, Newport was…

Our Rich History: Edward Ziegler remembers his Uncle Vincent, a soldier and family almost forgotten

June 29, 2020June 29, 20200

Part 33 in the series, ‘Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020’ By Edward Ziegler Special to NKyTribune Whether it’s Veteran’s…

Our Rich History: Hillside suburb of Newport, Clifton, agreed to be annexed in 1935, in Great Depression

June 22, 2020June 21, 20200

By Margo Warminski Special to NKyTribune Part 32 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020.” “In the late…

Our Rich History: Organizing for Action: Women’s suffrage in Northern Kentucky, Part 2

June 15, 2020June 14, 20200

By Paul Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Part 31 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020,” and Part 2…

Our Rich History: Organizing for action — women’s suffrage in Northern Kentucky

June 8, 2020June 9, 20203

Part 30 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport Kentucky, 1795-2020″ and Part 1 of our series: Organizing for Action:…

Our Rich History: Newport inventors include Granville Woods and first woman patentee in KY

June 1, 2020May 31, 20200

By John Schlipp Special to NKyTribune Part 29 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” Historic US patents…

Our Rich History: The Flood of 1937 and flood control in Newport; a controversy over 79.99 ft. measurement

May 25, 2020May 24, 20200

By Deborah Pitel Special to NKyTribune Part 28 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” In 1937, the…

Our Rich History: The spirit of our German Heritage lives on through Newport’s Turnverein, closed in 1936

May 18, 2020May 19, 20201

By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune Part 27 of our series: Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky Today the building…

Our Rich History: VE-Day, May 8, 1945, was official end of WW II European theater; victory was in reach

May 11, 2020May 10, 20200

Part 6 of our continuing series on the 75th anniversary of the closing stages of World War II and Part…

Our Rich History: The Floods of 1913 in Newport caused terrific suffering and economic hardship

May 4, 2020May 3, 20200

By Deborah Pitel Special to NKyTribune Part 25 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By 1913, the…

Our Rich History: The floods of 1883 and 1884 in Newport — the ‘beautiful water’ escapes its banks

April 27, 2020April 26, 20200

By Deborah Pitel Special to NKyTribune Part 24 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” The Ohio River…

Our Rich History: Southgate Street School educated generations of African-Americans in Newport

April 20, 2020April 20, 20202

By Shirlene Jensen Special to NKyTribune Part 23 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” Historically, African Americans…

Our Rich History: The Buena Vista Historic District of Newport, itself the oldest of NKY’s river towns

April 13, 2020April 13, 20200

By Margo Warminski Special to NKyTribune Part 22 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” “Newport’s social structure…