Our Rich History: John Franklin Pennington’s story is one of hope, patriotism, courage and success
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Our Rich History: Charles Young of Mayslick and Ripley, namesake of a national monument in Wilberforce
We’re celebrating ten years of Our Rich History. You can browse and read any of the past columns, from the…
Our Rich History: Henry Farny’s lesser-known works depicted images of German-American life
We’re celebrating ten years of Our Rich History. You can browse and read any of the past columns, from the…
Our Rich History: Newport Barracks and the American Civil War — with Kentucky in a conundrum
We’re celebrating ten years of Our Rich History. You can browse and read any of the past columns, from the…
Our Rich History: Revisiting NKY’s role in WWII, and end of war in Europe 80 years ago
Editor’s note: We’re celebrating ten years of Our Rich History. You can browse and read any of the past columns,…
Our Rich History: Why were Kyians, Ohio Valley residents alarmed by French in Louisiana in 1802?
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune “The public mind has for some time appeared to be interested and…
Our Rich History: Frankfort, Kentucky — a German place name?
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune Wikipedia is often criticized for its inaccuracy, so when I found the following…
Our Rich History: Friedrich Hecker, a German 48er, honored with monument in Washington Park
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune Cincinnati has a monument in Washington Park in Over-the-Rhine that honors Friedrich Hecker…
Our Rich History: Stanley Matthews and a career built upon the principle of Rule of Law
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune Today, as in the past, it sometimes feels that finding politicians who…
Our Rich History: Partisan politics, Kentucky, and the presidential election of 1824
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune Two hundred years ago this month, President John Quincy Adams took the…
Our Rich History: Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day — The Irish in our region
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune St. Patrick’s Day is one of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky’s favorite celebrations. Since the 1800s,…
Our Rich History: Northern Kentucky women in the late 1940s and early 1950s
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune In celebration of Women’s History Month By the late 1940s, women across…
Our Rich History: Regional Lenten traditions bring back fond memories
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune Ashes on foreheads on Ash Wednesday, “fish frys” on Fridays, passion plays,…
Our Rich History: German Bakers baked bread and sang songs
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune German bakeries were once plentiful on both sides of the Ohio River. Aside…
Our Rich History: Busken Bakery, a popular NKY business since 1928, still going strong
By Raymond G. Hebert, PhD Special to NKyTribune In August 2016, Royal Cup Coffee and Tea, a family-owned and longstanding…
Our Rich History: The Smoot-Hawley Tariff of 1930 and Kentucky’s congressional delegation
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune There are many memorable scenes from the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off….
Our Rich History: New documentary series explores Greater Cincinnati’s history of photography innovation
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune Each day we pick up our smart phones and perhaps snatch a…
Our Rich History: On Martin Luther King Jr. Day — famous Black inventors of our region
By John Schlipp Special to NKyTribune In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we are proud to offer…
Our Rich History: Servatii’s bakery and the Gottenbusch family left mark on region’s rich German baking heritage
By Raymond G. Hebert, PhD Special to NKyTribune There are many articles about Cincinnati’s German bakeries and the well-deserved reputation…
Our Rich History: Bau-Vereine — the German roots of Building & Loans; meeting in saloons, saving for homes
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune Thriftiness is a trait Germans are well known for, as it was considered…
Our Rich History: A heartwarming Christmas story — Bishop Maes and St. John’s Orphan Asylum
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to NKyTribune In the cold, grey afternoon of December 27, 1910, two priests in a Model…
Our Rich History: During heyday of cafeterias, NKY offered many well-known establishments
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune My father, Harry V. Tenkotte, always loved cafeterias — the variety of…