Our Rich History: Early St. Augustine Church struggled amid misfortune and hard times
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to the Tribune This is the second part of a five-part series on the 150th anniversary…
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Our Rich History: Abolitionism and the Ohio River Valley, intersection points between free, slave states
By Paul Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Part 15 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” It’s difficult for…
Our Rich History: Shaler family and antislavery in Newport; they believed it would meet ‘inevitable end’
By Paul Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Part 14 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” Nathaniel Southgate Shaler,…
Our Rich History: Newport Barracks and Mexican-American War; housing soldiers ready to be deployed
Part 13 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune In 1845, President…
Our Rich History: John T. Thompson of Newport was a firearms inventor of international acclaim
Part 12 of our series, Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020′ By Jacob Koch Special to NKyTribune The Thompson Submachine…
Our Rich History: First settler in Newport, Jacob Fowler was a surveyor, adventurer and deputy sheriff
Part 11 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020′ By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Before the founding…
Our Rich History: Gen. Sherman, soldier, innovator, answers call from Newport for Texas independence
Part 10 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune General Sidney Sherman…
Our Rich History: Newport and Covington Suspension Bridge was completed in 1853
Part 7 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune More than…
Our Rich History: Belle Vue, the beautiful hilltop mansion of James Taylor V, still inspires today
By Russ Thomas Special to NKyTribune Part 6 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” I wonder how…
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…
Our Rich History: Amid great trials, Bishop Maes built a great Covington cathedral ‘to speak for centuries’
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to the NKyTribune (Part two of a series on the legacy of Bishop Camillus P. Maes….
Our Rich History: Virginia, the Taylor Family, and Newport; settling into ‘certain to prosper’ river town
Part 3 of our series, Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020 By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune The Taylor…
Our Rich History: The Ohio River Valley was the epicenter of a major global war
Part 2 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Mountains, the…
Our Rich History: From the beginning, Camillus Maes seemed destined to become Covington bishop
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to NKyTribune Part one of a two-part series on the legacy of Bishop Camillus P. Maes…
Our Rich History: An open invitation to help us celebrate Newport’s 225th anniversary
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Part 1 of a series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” What does…
Our Rich History: The misadventures of Thaddeus Lowe and the beginnings of modern aeronautics
By Jacob Koch Special to NKyTribune On the morning of April 20, 1861, Thaddeus Lowe (1832–1913) would prepare to set…
Our Rich History: Business branding and regional trademarks — some recognized globally
By John Schlipp Special to NKyTribune All of us have identities — sort of like product brands—in addition to our…
Our Rich History: In Normandy, the only way to learn was the hard way — and survival was prize
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to the NKyTribune [Part 4 in a continuing series commemorating the 75th anniversary of the closing…
Our Rich History: XU’s Roger Fortin releases a timely book on American freedoms — and responsibilities
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Japan is one of the world’s sacred…
Our Rich History: One small step for NASA, one regional leap for discovery — the local connections
By John Schlipp Special to NKyTribune Apollo missions boosted American pride. Did you realize, though, that NASA programs have also…
Our Rich History: Cleaner than water, used as money, whiskey in region started with wheat field
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune John Riddle planted Cincinnati’s first wheat field in 1791. Though only a four-acre plot,…
Our Rich History: Letters from Covington soldier tell of sunlit days in England before D-Day
Part 3 of a continuing series on the 75th anniversary of the closing stages of World War II By Stephen…