Our Rich History: Sweet memories of Woolworth’s downtown Cincinnati store, a five-and-ten cent store
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune F. W. Woolworth Co. was once the largest discount store chain in the…
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Our Rich History: World War I in Cincinnati — the case of Lotta Burke and Free Speech
by Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune One hundred years ago, on April 6, 1917, the United States officially entered…
Our Rich History: The Wyandots — well assimilated — were sadly victims of Indian Removal Act
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune In 1843, Cincinnati’s public landing was a bustling place of business and human interaction….
Our Rich History: Fickenscher family celebrates 90 years of baking memories; today, Cookie Jar Bakery
By Dan Knecht Special to NKyTribune The Fickenscher family has been baking delicious memories for 90 years, since 1927. The…
Our Rich History: The Charles Svendsen Company is classic ‘pursuing American dream’ immigrant story
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to NKyTribune Throughout the history of the Cincinnati area, there can be found colorful and engaging…
Our Rich History: Celebrating St. Patrick’s day — the Irish in our region; parade one of nation’s largest
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune The following has been adapted from the entry, “Irish Americans,” by Paul A….
Our Rich History: Singing song of praise, a New Yorker writes glowingly in 1855 about Cincinnati
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to the NKyTribune In 1855, Lewis Gaylord Clark, editor of The Knickerbocker, a New York…
Our Rich History: Iconic buildings in Covington stand in testimony to the work of the YWCA
By David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) has a long tradition of service in…
Our Rich History: Alms and Doepke in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine was second largest store west of NYC
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune My parents used to speak of the old Alms and Doepke department store…
Our Rich History: Charles Cist (1792-1868) was early Cincinnati historian, driven by love of area
by Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune Charles Cist (1792-1868) published several books that are valuable for anyone interested in…
Our Rich History: 40 years ago, the Ohio River was frozen shore to shore, thanks to a blizzard
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune I’ll never forget January 1977, 40 years ago this month. The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky…
Our Rich History: Two brothers — who lived it — recount dark memories of the Great Flood of 1937
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to the NKyTribune Thursday — January 26, 2017 — marks a special day of remembrance in…
Our Rich History: Historic Nativity scene at Basilica had storied beginnings in rural North Dakota
by Stephen Enzweiler Special to NKyTribune It’s Christmas at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington. It is a…
Our Rich History: The 1894 railroad strike in Ludlow proved disastrous for workers and the city
By Dave Schroeder Special to NKyTribune Northern Kentucky at one time had a very strong labor movement. Manufacturing and railroads…
Our Rich History: Untold stories of Cincinnatians caught in December 7, 1941’s ‘Day of Infamy’
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to NKyTribune The morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941 began in Cincinnati like most in early…
Our Rich History: Month of the veteran reminds us there are many more stories to tell. Here’s one
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to NKyTribune November is the month of the veteran. During these weeks, we remember the service…
Our Rich History: Minnie Lohman built Bond Hill’s Swiss Gardens, the ‘Pride of the Queen City’
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to NKyTribune On a clear summer morning in 1929, Minnie Lohman walked out the front door…
Our Rich History: 9/11 is etched in our hearts — and in our memorials; a day we’ll never forget
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune “It started as a beautiful day on the East Coast of the United…
Our Rich History: It was 50 years ago — really — that The Beatles made their second visit to Cincinnati
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Saturday, August 20, 1966 was a very rainy evening. I remember it well….
Our Rich History: Family memories of life and times on the home front in our region during WW II
By John Schlipp Special to the NKyTribune The recent broadcast of Ken Burns’ documentary film, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History…
Our Rich History: Sweet memories of summertime fun, Cincinnati Reds, and Cincinnati’s Coney Island
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune “Back to School.” As a child growing up in the 1960s and as…
Our Rich History: LB Wilson played vital role in early radio in our region, founded WCKY Radio in 1929
By Paul Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Historically, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan region has been a national leader in the radio…