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…
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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…
Our Rich History: Take time to look around; a tour of the churches of Covington offers insight into our past
By Dave Shroeder Special to NKyTribune Recently I was asked to give a tour of Covington to a friend from…
Our Rich History: ‘Happy Homes’ in ‘brand new’ 1924 subdivision of Park Hills encouraged homeownership
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to the NKyTribune It was October 1924, and the nation was booming. The Roaring ‘20s…
Our Rich History: What happens in Vegas won’t stay there if Mother Teresa has anything to say about it
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune “So much fur, so little sin,” the taxi driver chuckled as Helen McNeeve…
Our Rich History: Sarah Worthington Peter turned adversity into a life of service, unselfishness
by Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Imagine what the Cincinnati city jail — or nearly any jail — in…
Our Rich History: Henrietta Cleveland meant to make the world a better place, and St. E. Hospital was born
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune She was the daughter of a wealthy Boone County farmer and the granddaughter…
Our Rich History: Historical, cultural reasons Catholic churches blanket landscape in our river cities
By Dave Shroeder Special to NKyTribune The skylines of Northern Kentucky’s river cities – from Ludlow in the west to…
Our Rich History: More on skyscrapers — and stunning styles that stand the test of time
by Paul A. Tenkotte Special to the NKyTribune If I took a poll of my readers, I would probably find…
Our Rich History: Appreciating those fascinating skyscrapers, offering treasure trove of views, history
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to the NKYTribune It’s Saturday, July 18, and my friend and colleague, Chris Smith of…
Our Rich History: Ever hear of Jennie Moore? She was first woman from Covington to get a patent
By John Schlipp Special to NKyTribune Today women professionals are represented in all fields, from small business entrepreneurs and big…
Our Rich History: Whatever you want to call it, beer and Covington have gone hand in hand since 1859
(This is part of a regular series especially for the NKyTribune on local history by three distinguished historians, Paul Tenkotte…
Our Rich History: Spence was more than a bridge; Congressman did great things in 32 years of service
(This is part of a regular series especially for the NKyTribune on local history by three distinguished historians, Paul Tenkotte…
Our Rich History: Expressly the facts – How I/71-75 evolved from a dream into a nightmare
(This is part of a regular series especially for the NKyTribune on local history by three distinguished historians, Paul Tenkotte…