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Our Rich History: Ohio Valley land in demand; four flags flew over Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

June 4, 2018June 3, 20180

By Steve Preston Special to the NKyTribune Did you know that Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky have been considered French, British,…

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Our Rich History: The Cincinnati German origins of Memorial Day — here’s the connection

May 28, 2018May 27, 20180

By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune While doing research for The Cincinnati Germans in the Civil War by Gustav…

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Our Rich History: How World War I affected our region in May 1918 — citizenship, service, grand jury

May 21, 2018May 21, 20180

By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune World War I was one of history’s most unfortunate and confusing conflicts. Europe’s…

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Our Rich History: Third District School is now an office building, Fifth Street Center in Covington

May 7, 20183

By David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune Travelers taking the Fifth Street Interstate-75 exit into Covington see this building often,…

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Our Rich History: William Behringer’s 1904 visit to the St. Louis World’s Fair changed a young man’s life

April 30, 2018April 29, 20180

by Jason French Special to NKyTribune Is there a time that you can point to in your life that, through…

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Our Rich History: ‘Appearance of a Town of Some Respectability’ — part two on 18th-Century Cincinnati

April 23, 2018April 23, 20180

Part two of a series. By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune The relationship between civilians and the military in Cincinnati…

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Our Rich History: 18th Century Cincinnati — ‘The Appearance of a Town of Some Respectability’

April 16, 2018April 15, 20180

By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Cincinnati in its early years was not the cultured “Queen City” we know today….

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Our Rich History: Remembering one of NKy’s forgotten high schools – St. James, Ludlow

March 26, 2018March 25, 20180

By David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune We often think of schools as having a permanence about them. Once they…

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Our Rich History: St. Patrick in Covington was once a thriving Irish-American parish in the West End

March 12, 2018March 10, 20185

By David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune Irish Catholics settled in Northern Kentucky as early as the 1830s. In time…

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Our Rich History: In March 1836, the Alamo fell; more to the story on our region’s connections to Texas

March 5, 2018March 5, 20180

By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Every March, many who enjoy history can’t help but think of the Alamo. This…

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Our Rich History: Regional African-American inventor and WWI veteran, Fred McKinley Jones, honored

February 12, 2018February 12, 20180

By Lois Hamill Special to NKyTribune The pocket watch had stopped ticking. The little boy took it apart to see…

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Our Rich History: Shillito’s, the late 20th, early 21st Centuries; as Macy’s downtown store shuts down

February 5, 2018February 5, 20181

Part 5 of a continuing series on Cincinnati’s grand downtown department stores By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune In…

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Our Rich History: Shillito’s downtown store reaches its peak, World War II through the 1960s

January 29, 2018January 29, 20183

Part 4 of a continuing series on Cincinnati’s grand downtown department stores By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune In…

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Our Rich History: Cincinnati’s legendary downtown department stores and the grand downtown dining experience

January 8, 2018January 8, 20184

Part 1 of a continuing series on Cincinnati’s grand downtown department stores By John Schlipp Special to NKyTribune For those…

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Our Rich History: Regional inventors — legendary toys, everyday health, home and more

January 1, 2018December 31, 20170

By John Schlipp Special to NKyTribune 

If necessity is the mother of invention, then perhaps your inventiveness might motivate you…

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Our Rich History: Early Kentucky patents and inventors; search free at NKU’s Steely Library

November 27, 2017November 26, 20170

By John Schlipp Special to NKyTribune Northern Kentucky has a rich history of inventors and patents, even as early as…

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Our Rich History: Covington Latin School’s first home was a Methodist Church, demolished in 1940

November 20, 2017November 19, 20171

By David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune Covington Latin School was established in September 1923 by Bishop Francis Howard. When…

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Our Rich History: World War I heats up for Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, with hopes for a quick end

November 13, 2017November 13, 20170

By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune On October 21, 1917, World War I heated up for the American Expeditionary…

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Our Rich History: Here are some simple archivist techniques to preserve family documents, photos

November 6, 2017November 6, 20170

By Stephen Enzweiler Special to NKyTribune The history of Northern Kentucky is a rich one. Its highly textured mosaic of…

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Our Rich History: Lloyd Brothers were pharmacists, authors, and nature and baseball enthusiasts

October 31, 20171

By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune What do pharmaceuticals, novels, a love of nature, and a passion for baseball…

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Our Rich History: A personal history of the Ritchie family of Ludlow and Cincinnati

October 24, 2017October 30, 20174

By Pat Stavovy and Thomas Hern Special to NKyTribune Casper Ritchie, Jr. built a large home in Ludlow at the…

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Our Rich History: Roebling Suspension Bridge Exhibit celebrates 150 year history at Cinci library

October 16, 2017October 16, 20170

By James Mainger Special to NKyTribune A new exhibit at the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County’s Main Library,…

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