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…
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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…
Our Rich History: James Wilkinson, Kentucky politician, American general — and Spanish spy
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune “In all our history, there is no more despicable character.” Theodore Roosevelt While the…
Our Rich History: The Deweys and the development of Palm Beach County, Florida
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Part 1 of a continuing series on Kentuckians and Ohioans in the development…
Our Rich History: World War I — a confusing array of ethnic tensions as citizens are harassed, terrorized
Part 9 of a continuing series on World War I By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune On May 20,…
Our Rich History: Vic Canfield and others preserving Covington, helping the past come alive today
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune This is first in a series on the preservation and revitalization of Northern…
Our Rich History; John Filson; first Kentucky historian, forgotten Cincinnati founder
By Steve Preston Special to the NKyTribune In his book Daniel Boone, John Mack Faragher describes John Filson as the…
Our Rich History: Poverty, homelessness, a challenge throughout our region’s history that persists today
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune A portion of this column originally appeared in Our Rich History on December…