Our Rich History: Letter to Lincoln tells the tale of Boone County, Civil War, and Tousey-Stevenson family
By Tracey Howerton Special to NKyTribune Have you ever written a letter to the President of the United States? Dr….
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BCM’s Jan. 28 NKY History Hour to explore impact of region’s women on the home front during Civil War
When war called the men of Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati to the frontlines, it was women who kept their communities…
Kentucky by Heart: PBS documentary seeks to find burial locations from 1865 Civil War massacre
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Some 80 men of Company E of the 5th US Colored Cavalry were driving a…
Our Rich History: Cincinnati’s German regiments during the Siege of Cincinnati
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune In an article previously published in the Northern Kentucky Tribune (7 June 2021)…
Our Rich History: Harriet ‘Hattie’ Clark Clary Watkins embodied the spirit of the women who built America
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune Editor’s note: Part 1 of an occasional series entitled, “Reviving Lost Voices…
BCPL Borderlands Archive and History Center to unveil monument at Florence Cemetary Nov. 2
Boone County Public Library’s Borderlands Archive and History Center will unveil a memorial monument at the historic Florence Cemetery, located…
Constance Alexander: Teaching the history of our country is hard enough, but living it is even harder
Schools are not adequately teaching the history of American slavery, educators are not sufficiently prepared to teach it, textbooks do…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: James Henshall moves to Cincinnati where Black Bass odyssey began
Editor’s note: This is the second of three articles on the life and work of the father of bass fishing…
Our Rich History: Newport’s Gen. James Taylor Park was site of bustling Newport Barracks supply link
Part 5 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Steve Preston What do Meriwether Lewis (of Lewis…
Kentucky by Heart: Books demonstrate history is best explained by good stories told well
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist It’s been said that the learning of history is most effectively done when taught in…
Bill Straub: In the debate about Confederate statues, the real issue is who deserves to be honored
WASHINGTON – Remove if you must the hoary statues found in our public squares dedicated to those who perpetuated treason…
Our Rich History: MainStrasse began as the Westside Market, thriving with butchers and farmers
By David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune Today we take for granted dropping by the local supermarket to select food…
Old Time Kentucky: Jackson Purchase area had its own version of ‘Free State of Jones’ during Civil War
By Berry Craig NKyTribune columnist The Jackson Purchase, Kentucky’s only Rebel-majority region, had its own “Free State of Jones” during…
Old Time Kentucky: Morgan’s Christmas Raid of 1862 commemorated by cannonball in the wall
By Berry Craig NKyTribune columnist A souvenir of Confederate cavalry Gen. John Hunt Morgan’s famous “Christmas Raid” of 1862 is…