Our Rich History: Ah, the magical memories — those Five and Dime Stores have left their mark
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune In the 1960s, when I was a child, my mother drove us to…
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Our Rich History: Revolutionary War forces suffered defeat in NKy thanks to Simon Girty’s war party
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune On October 4, 1779, the American Revolutionary forces suffered a defeat in Northern Kentucky….
Our Rich History: The Ludlow Lagoon was once a major recreational center for Greater Cincinnati
By David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune Imagine a large lake with sandy bathing beaches, a roller coaster over water,…
Our Rich History: American Paleontology began at Big Bone with discovery of prehistoric bones
by Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune “the large bones are found here” -description written by John Filson to identify Big…
Our Rich History: St. Walburg Academy began, became Villa Madonna College . . . and more
Last week’s article was about the old Covington High School that was eventually replaced by Holmes High School. This article…
Our Rich History: High School in Covington — long before Holmes — had 20 students in 1853
By David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune Covington High School was established by the city of Covington in 1853. On…
Our Rich History: A look back at New Year’s 1916 — and threads that connect us (Let there be Peace)
by Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune New Year’s Eve, 1916. Europe was engulfed in the Great War, which since…
Our Rich History: Christmas, poverty and homelessness, blemishes from past still in present
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to the NKyTribune If you’re like me, as the Christmas season approaches each year, my…
Our Rich History: James Ott book on Covington artist Frank Duveneck takes fresh look at complicated life
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to the NKyTribune One of the Tri-State region’s most famous artists is Frank Duveneck (1848-1919)….
Our Rich History: The Journal of Jacob Fowler, a wandering squatter, founder, surveyor
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Before the founding of Newport and Covington and before Ohio, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma,…
Our Rich History: Yes, history books do make great Christmas gifts — and here’s another one to prove it
Part 3 of a three-part series on History Books for the Holidays by Paul A. Tenkotte Special to the NKyTribune…
Our Rich History: A good gift book for the holidays — Women in Kentucky: Their Life and Times
Part 2 of a three-part series by Debra Meyers Special to NKyTribune A new book entitled, Kentucky Women: Their Lives…
Our Rich History: Here are your history books for the holidays — great offerings from regional historians
Part 1 of a three-part series By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune As we approach the winter solstice, daylight…
Our Rich History: When the Army came to Newport — the Newport Barracks and the New West
Part 3 of a series on the Licking River. By Steve Preston What do Meriwether Lewis (of Lewis and Clark…
Our Rich History: More on the Licking River, which never got its series of operating locks and dams
Part 2 of a three-part series on the history of the Licking River. by Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune…
Our Rich History: Licking River helps define us, has historic meaning on northern journey to Ohio
Join Paul Tenkotte, Andy Mead, and Kyle Lake live as they talk about the Licking River and a forthcoming Licking…
Our Rich History: Abe Lincoln visited this area several times, named Salmon P. Chase chief justice
Fourth in a series This is the fourth in a series on the connections to Kentucky of the people Pope…
Our Rich History: Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights movement, and NKy’s leadership
by Paul A. Tenkotte Special to the NKyTribune Third in a series This is the third in a series on…
Our Rich History: Pope praises monk Thomas Merton whose Kentucky connection led to his burial here
by Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune This is the second in a series on the connections to Kentucky of…
Our Rich History: The Catholic Worker movement, Cincinnati and Pat Flannery — and Pope’s inspiration
First in a series by Paul A. Tenkotte Special to the NKyTribune On Thursday, September 24, last week, Pope Francis…
Our Rich History: Covington started as a subdivision of lots — the early years of homebuilding
by Paul A. Tenkotte Special to the NKyTribune Today, when we wish to own a brand new home, we have…
Our Rich History: ‘The Point,’ where Licking meets the Ohio, played strategic role in Revolutionary War
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune On August 1, 1780, American general George Rogers Clark and approximately 1,050 armed Kentuckians…