Our Rich History: Covington’s Isabella H. Shepard was an early supporter of women’s suffrage
By Gregory J. Middleton Special to NKyTribune The women’s suffrage movement required many supporters and a lot of effort to…
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Our Rich History: Several presidents have visited Kentucky, and a new book tells that story
By Wayne Onkst Special to NKyTribune When President Trump visited Kentucky this fall, he was adding to the long history…
Our Rich History: Early Cincinnati cuisine — cooking over a hearth, game, plentiful corn, healthy fruit
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune The harvest time for gardeners and farmers alike has passed, and we’ve enjoyed Thanksgiving…
Our Rich History: Duveneck legacy thrives in California; and it’s more than famous art works
By James Ott Special to NKyTribune A varied cache of art treasures adorned the Monterey home of the late Hope…
Our Rich History: ‘Lost Northern Kentucky,’ a new book by Robert Schrage and David Schroeder
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Have you ever found yourself lost? Lost has many different connotations, often very…
Our Rich History: Veterans Day and the American Legion; honoring men and women who served
By David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of…
Our Rich History: Treaty of Fort Finney, Ohio, 1786; though Ohio Valley sees all-out war until 1794
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune In the spring of 1786, Major Benjamin Stites of Redstone, Old Fort, Pennsylvania was…
Our Rich History: It’s Covington, 1895. William Goebel not guilty in ‘duel’ charge, becomes Governor
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune On April 11, 1895, two shots fired nearly simultaneously rang out in front of…
Our Rich History: The Northern Extension Center was the start of something new and special
By Lois Hamill Special to NKyTribune The University of Kentucky, a public university, was founded in 1865 in Lexington, Kentucky….
Our Rich History: Two early residents left educational legacy in Northern Kentucky and beyond
By David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune Education in Northern Kentucky has a long and interesting history. The earliest schools…
Our Rich History: The first Anglo burial in Cincinnati? Unknown soldier was part of ‘Bouquet’s Expedition’
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Although the area of Southwest Ohio we now call Cincinnati wasn’t settled until late…
Our Rich History: Frank Duveneck and his wife, Elizabeth — the story of art’s triumph over fate
By James Ott Special to NKyTribune Growing up in the 1850s in the Ohio River Valley, a mere decade or…
Our Rich History: Cincinnati and the Fourth Estate — getting the news on the frontier through today
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Getting the news on the frontier in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky was a challenge….
Our Rich History: Kentucky and the first buildings in Cincinnati; 26 intrepid immigrants build first cabin
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune When the intrepid group of 26 brave immigrants arrived at what is now remembered…
Our Rich History: A 14,000 mile per hour shaking, Cincinnati and the New Madrid earthquakes
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune On December 16, 1811, Cincinnati was shaking loose its “frontier town” reputation — literally….
Our Rich History: Benjamin Van Cleve, child of the Revolution, Kentucky Settler, Father of Dayton, Ohio
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune It is very exciting in historical research to find figures who touch the early…
Our Rich History: The story of one of NKY’s wealthiest women, Keturah Moss Leitch Taylor, and her empire
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune When Major David Leitch, founder of Leitch’s Station in present-day Wilder, Kentucky, died in…
Our Rich History: David Leitch and Leitch’s Station; today, it’s Wilder, earliest settlement in Campbell Co.
by Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune The earliest settlement in Northern Kentucky’s Campbell County was Leitch’s Station, circa 1789-91. Founded…
Our Rich History: Covington/Northern Kentucky Townhouses match for homes in Charleston, S.C.
By Margaret McDonough Special to NKyTribune The mysterious origin of the Covington/Northern Kentucky Townhouse is hiding in plain sight in…
Our Rich History: Mary Means meets Maiden Foot, a Native American, and kindnesses are exchanged
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Mary Means was an eleven-year-old girl in 1763. Her parents were settlers on land…
Our Rich History: Griffin Yeatman’s Square and Compass Tavern, the heart of early Cincinnati
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Griffin Yeatman arrived in Cincinnati on June 20, 1793. He was born on March…
Our Rich History: New book, PBS documentary shine national attention on John A. Roebling Bridge
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune The John A. Roebling Bridge, connecting Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky, has always…