Our Rich History: The Cincinnati German origins of Memorial Day — here’s the connection
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune While doing research for The Cincinnati Germans in the Civil War by Gustav…
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Our Rich History: How World War I affected our region in May 1918 — citizenship, service, grand jury
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune World War I was one of history’s most unfortunate and confusing conflicts. Europe’s…
Our Rich History: Remember April 23, 1968, when a destructive tornado stuck Falmouth?
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to the NKyTribune I vividly remember Tuesday, April 23, 1968. It was nine days after…
Our Rich History: Third District School is now an office building, Fifth Street Center in Covington
By David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune Travelers taking the Fifth Street Interstate-75 exit into Covington see this building often,…
Our Rich History: William Behringer’s 1904 visit to the St. Louis World’s Fair changed a young man’s life
by Jason French Special to NKyTribune Is there a time that you can point to in your life that, through…
Our Rich History: ‘Appearance of a Town of Some Respectability’ — part two on 18th-Century Cincinnati
Part two of a series. By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune The relationship between civilians and the military in Cincinnati…
Our Rich History: 18th Century Cincinnati — ‘The Appearance of a Town of Some Respectability’
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Cincinnati in its early years was not the cultured “Queen City” we know today….
Our Rich History 1968: Riots erupt in Cincinnati following assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Part 2 of a continuing series on the 50th anniversary of one of America’s great watershed years, 1968. By Paul…
Our Rich History: 1968, a turning point in U.S. and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky history
Part 1 of a continuing series on the 50th anniversary of one of America’s great watershed years, 1968. By Paul…
Our Rich History: Remembering one of NKy’s forgotten high schools – St. James, Ludlow
By David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune We often think of schools as having a permanence about them. Once they…
Our Rich History: Anybody remember 11th District School? Part of interesting history of West Covington
By David E. Schroeder Special to the NKyTribune The Covington Independent School District at one time was home to more…
Our Rich History: St. Patrick in Covington was once a thriving Irish-American parish in the West End
By David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune Irish Catholics settled in Northern Kentucky as early as the 1830s. In time…
Our Rich History: In March 1836, the Alamo fell; more to the story on our region’s connections to Texas
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Every March, many who enjoy history can’t help but think of the Alamo. This…
Our Rich History: Approaching Oscars, we remember Robert Surtees, a local man who won several
By John Schlipp Special to NKyTribune With the 90th Annual Academy Awards ceremony scheduled for March 4 we should celebrate…
Our Rich History: Alms and Doepke in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine was second largest store west of NYC
Part 6 of a continuing series on Cincinnati’s grand downtown department stores. By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune My…
Our Rich History: Regional African-American inventor and WWI veteran, Fred McKinley Jones, honored
By Lois Hamill Special to NKyTribune The pocket watch had stopped ticking. The little boy took it apart to see…
Our Rich History: Shillito’s, the late 20th, early 21st Centuries; as Macy’s downtown store shuts down
Part 5 of a continuing series on Cincinnati’s grand downtown department stores By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune In…
Our Rich History: Shillito’s downtown store reaches its peak, World War II through the 1960s
Part 4 of a continuing series on Cincinnati’s grand downtown department stores By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune In…
Our Rich History: The Lazarus family reinvigorates Shillito’s and leads it through the Great Depression
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune In last week’s installment, we reviewed the establishment of Shillito’s dry goods store…
Our Rich History: Shillito’s marvelous buildings still remain in Downtown Cincinnati, one a condominium
Part 2 of a continuing series on Cincinnati’s grand downtown department stores. By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Born…
Our Rich History: Cincinnati’s legendary downtown department stores and the grand downtown dining experience
Part 1 of a continuing series on Cincinnati’s grand downtown department stores By John Schlipp Special to NKyTribune For those…
Our Rich History: Regional inventors — legendary toys, everyday health, home and more
By John Schlipp Special to NKyTribune If necessity is the mother of invention, then perhaps your inventiveness might motivate you…