Our Rich History: Turning 150 in style — the Roebling Bridge and Don Heinrich Tolzman’s new book
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Residents of our region call one of our favorite icons by various names:…
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Our Rich History: Charles C. Svendsen: Artist leaves legacy as Cincinnati’s pre-eminent religious painter
This is the second of a two-part series on Cincinnati artist and religious painter, Charles C. Svendsen. By Stephen Enzweiler…
Our Rich History: Rediscovering artist Charles Svendsen from when Cincinnati was ‘America’s Paris’
This is the first of a two-part series on Cincinnati artist and religious painter, Charles C. Svendsen. By Stephen Enzweiler…
Our Rich History: The Charles Svendsen Company is classic ‘pursuing American dream’ immigrant story
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to NKyTribune Throughout the history of the Cincinnati area, there can be found colorful and engaging…
Our Rich History: Celebrating St. Patrick’s day — the Irish in our region; parade one of nation’s largest
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune The following has been adapted from the entry, “Irish Americans,” by Paul A….
Our Rich History: Singing song of praise, a New Yorker writes glowingly in 1855 about Cincinnati
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to the NKyTribune In 1855, Lewis Gaylord Clark, editor of The Knickerbocker, a New York…
Our Rich History: Iconic buildings in Covington stand in testimony to the work of the YWCA
By David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) has a long tradition of service in…
Our Rich History: Alms and Doepke in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine was second largest store west of NYC
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune My parents used to speak of the old Alms and Doepke department store…
Our Rich History: Kentucky Governor-elect William Goebel is nation’s only assassinated governor
By Andrew Young Special to NKyTribune On January 30, 1900, the Senate and House of Kentucky met together in a…
Our Rich History: Charles Cist (1792-1868) was early Cincinnati historian, driven by love of area
by Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune Charles Cist (1792-1868) published several books that are valuable for anyone interested in…
Our Rich History: 40 years ago, the Ohio River was frozen shore to shore, thanks to a blizzard
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune I’ll never forget January 1977, 40 years ago this month. The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky…
Our Rich History: Two brothers — who lived it — recount dark memories of the Great Flood of 1937
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to the NKyTribune Thursday — January 26, 2017 — marks a special day of remembrance in…
Our Rich History: 150 Years Young, the John A. Roebling Bridge comes to life on a cold, cloudy day
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to the NKyTribune Part 2: Roebling’s Bridge Comes to Life On the cold morning of Tuesday,…
Our Rich History: The John A. Roebling Bridge — 150 years young this month, THE symbol of our region
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Part 1: John A. Roebling, a “Practical Dreamer” On January 1, 1867, the…
Our Rich History: St. Aloysius Parish, lost Covington landmark; apartments nearly lost in ’16 fire
By David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune In November 2016, Covington, Kentucky, nearly lost another landmark when a fire occurred…
Our Rich History: Historic Nativity scene at Basilica had storied beginnings in rural North Dakota
by Stephen Enzweiler Special to NKyTribune It’s Christmas at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington. It is a…
Our Rich History: The first Christmas tree in Cincinnati, thanks to German immigrant, Dr. Rehfuss
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune Dr. Ludwig (Louis) Rehfuss (1806-55) has the honor of setting up the first…
Our Rich History: The 1894 railroad strike in Ludlow proved disastrous for workers and the city
By Dave Schroeder Special to NKyTribune Northern Kentucky at one time had a very strong labor movement. Manufacturing and railroads…
Our Rich History: Untold stories of Cincinnatians caught in December 7, 1941’s ‘Day of Infamy’
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to NKyTribune The morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941 began in Cincinnati like most in early…
Our Rich History: Jessica Firth, first Kenton County woman to run for state office, was change agent
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to the NKyTribune Jessica (Jessie) Firth was a change agent for many causes, especially for…
Our Rich History: Downtown home of Republic Bank has stately history, began as Farmers and Traders
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune A stately bank building—now the home of Republic Bank—stands on the northwest corner…
Our Rich History: Month of the veteran reminds us there are many more stories to tell. Here’s one
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to NKyTribune November is the month of the veteran. During these weeks, we remember the service…