Our Rich History: The Black Brigade, mistreated heroes of the Siege of Cincinnati
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune In honor of Black History Month, we offer this encore column that originally appeared…
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Our Rich History: Abraham Lincoln and his connection to Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune In celebration of Lincoln’s birthday, we offer this encore column that originally…
Our Rich History: The legacy of the Bernstein Family, Betty Blake; Alan named to museum’s Hall of Fame
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to the NKyTribune A part of the occasional ORVILLE (Ohio River Valley Innovation Library…
Our Rich History: There was a time when Cincinnati had parrots and a very large flock, but no more
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Imagine sitting on your porch on a pleasant summer evening in Cincinnati. You’re sipping…
Our Rich History: Thomas More University Athletics Hall of Fame compendium, part II
By Raymond G. Hebert, PhD Special to NKyTribune Part two of two parts These talented student-athletes round out a remarkable…
Our Rich History: Taking a deeper look at what King believed; his ideas were unpopular in his time
By David Childs, PhD Special to NKyTribune “I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere can have three meals…
Our Rich History: Thomas More University Athletics Hall of Fame compendium
By Raymond Hebert Thomas More University (Part 1) Thomas More University’s Athletes of note and “Teams of Distinction” are many….
Our Rich History: 100 years ago, the New Year promised a cautiously optimistic 1924
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune New Year’s Day of 1924 in the United States was greeted with…
Our Rich History: Ghosts of Christmas Past — a brief history remembering Christmases of long ago
By David Childs Special to NKyTribune Ever since I can remember, I have loved Christmas. I grew up in a…
Our Rich History: The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky ‘Christmas Top Ten’ music and media moments
By John Schlipp Special to NKyTribune Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, NKyTribune readers. Here’s a special gift for you for…
Our Rich History: The Robert Anthony Breinich Award and TMU’s men’s basketball program
By Raymond G. Hebert, PhD Thomas More University In the Connor Convocation Center, at the entrance into the Basketball Office…
Our Rich History: Rugby’s rise to national prominence at Thomas More University
By Raymond G. Hebert, PhD Thomas More University In 2015, not long after David Armstrong arrived on campus as the…
Our Rich History: Regional history is flourishing — here are two great books for Christmas
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune Robert D. Webster and Dr. James C. Claypool, A Tradition Reborn: From…
Our Rich History: The story of intercollegiate tennis at Thomas More College/University
By Raymond G. Hebert, PhD Thomas More University According to limited institutional records, Villa Madonna College (later renamed Thomas More)…
Our Rich History: Kentucky’s bookmobile project had enormous impact on children in rural communities
By Wayne Onkst Special to NKyTribune In the mid 1940s, as Kentucky celebrated its 150th birthday, University of Kentucky faculty…
Our Rich History: Thomas More baseball in the era of Coaches Russo, Asalon, and Hetzer
By Raymond G. Hebert, PhD Thomas More University Traditionally, when remembering Thomas More Athletics in the 1990s, most of the…
Our Rich History: Depression brought economic devastation and birth of pack horse library project
By Wayne Onkst Special to the NKyTribune The Great Depression of the 1930’s brought economic devastation unlike anything experienced before….
Our Rich History: Hitting the mats — the start of Thomas More wrestling to success in short time
By Michael Pagano Special to NKyTribune On November 24, 2015, the Thomas More Saints wrestling program was officially born. At…
Our Rich History: History is all around us; presenting local history on a national level
By David Childs Northern Kentucky University In expressing his stance against slavery, Kentuckian Abraham Lincoln stated, “the world has never…
Our Rich History: Dan Tieman, elite basketball player, teacher, and coach
By Raymond G. Hebert, PhD Thomas More University “I’ve been taking care of business every day… Taking care of business…
Our Rich History: ‘The Greatest Play’ in Thomas More football history as Greg Stofko plays ‘for his brother’
By Raymond G. Hebert, Ph.D. Thomas More University In 2000 Ted Mandell, a Professor of Film, Television, and Theater at…
Our Rich History: How softball joined the ranks of elite sports at Thomas More — Bors and Wegman stand out
By Michael Pagano Thomas More University The Saints softball program is one of the most successful on the Thomas More…