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Our Rich History: Minnie Lohman built Bond Hill’s Swiss Gardens, the ‘Pride of the Queen City’

October 24, 2016October 24, 20160

By Stephen Enzweiler Special to NKyTribune On a clear summer morning in 1929, Minnie Lohman walked out the front door…

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Our Rich History: 9/11 is etched in our hearts — and in our memorials; a day we’ll never forget

September 11, 2016September 10, 20161

By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune “It started as a beautiful day on the East Coast of the United…

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Our Rich History: It was 50 years ago — really — that The Beatles made their second visit to Cincinnati

August 29, 2016August 29, 20161

By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Saturday, August 20, 1966 was a very rainy evening. I remember it well….

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Our Rich History: Family memories of life and times on the home front in our region during WW II

August 15, 2016August 15, 20161

By John Schlipp Special to the NKyTribune The recent broadcast of Ken Burns’ documentary film, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History…

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Our Rich History: Sweet memories of summertime fun, Cincinnati Reds, and Cincinnati’s Coney Island

August 8, 2016August 7, 20160

By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune “Back to School.” As a child growing up in the 1960s and as…

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Our Rich History: LB Wilson played vital role in early radio in our region, founded WCKY Radio in 1929

August 1, 2016July 31, 20160

By Paul Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Historically, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan region has been a national leader in the radio…

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Our Rich History: Sisters of Notre Dame Fourth of July celebration in Park Hills has deep roots

July 4, 2016July 5, 20161

by David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune The Sisters of Notre Dame have been holding a Fourth of July Festival…

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Our Rich History: Speaking of politics, are we seeing the past repeat itself in a presidential race?

June 27, 2016June 26, 20160

By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Let’s talk politics.  The two candidates running for the presidency can be described in…

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Our Rich History: Popular White Horse Tavern, part of ‘Gourmet Strip,’ destroyed by fire in 1972

June 6, 2016June 5, 201611

By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune The White Horse Tavern in Park Hills, just outside the city limits of…

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Our Rich History: Una Merkel, silver screen actress, was born in Covington, had an illustrious career

May 16, 2016May 15, 20160

By John Schlipp Special to NKyTribune Hollywood’s classic silver screen era still resounds in popular culture. Even contemporary films continue…

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Our Rich History: Eugenia B. Farmer was a suffragist, early proponent of equal rights in Northern Kentucky

May 2, 2016May 2, 20160

By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Too many women in Northern Kentucky history have been either forgotten or, if…

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Our Rich History: The John Montjoy Case, the day an innocent man was ‘legally lynched’ in Covington

April 11, 2016April 10, 20160

By Katie Bramell Special to NKyTribune John Montjoy, an African American, was accused of the rape of a white woman…

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Our Rich History: Paying tribute to a friend, professor, teacher and historian, Dr. Zane Miller

March 21, 2016March 20, 20160

By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Saying goodbye is never easy, but bidding farewell to a man who was…

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Our Rich History: Rabbit Hash General Store ‘hugged you like a grandma;’ a place where stories are shared

March 7, 2016March 15, 20160

By Don Clare Special to the NKyTribune That old building had personality. It hugged you like a grandma would. It…

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Our Rich History: Revolutionary War forces suffered defeat in NKy thanks to Simon Girty’s war party

February 1, 2016February 15, 20166

By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune On October 4, 1779, the American Revolutionary forces suffered a defeat in Northern Kentucky….

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Our Rich History: The Ludlow Lagoon was once a major recreational center for Greater Cincinnati

January 25, 2016January 24, 20167

By David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune Imagine a large lake with sandy bathing beaches, a roller coaster over water,…

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Our Rich History: High School in Covington — long before Holmes — had 20 students in 1853

January 4, 2016January 18, 20160

By David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune Covington High School was established by the city of Covington in 1853. On…

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Our Rich History: Christmas, poverty and homelessness, blemishes from past still in present

December 21, 2015January 18, 20160

By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to the NKyTribune If you’re like me, as the Christmas season approaches each year, my…

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Our Rich History: The Journal of Jacob Fowler, a wandering squatter, founder, surveyor

December 7, 2015January 18, 20160

By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Before the founding of Newport and Covington and before Ohio, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma,…

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Our Rich History: Here are your history books for the holidays — great offerings from regional historians

November 16, 2015January 18, 20160

Part 1 of a three-part series By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune As we approach the winter solstice, daylight…

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Our Rich History: When the Army came to Newport — the Newport Barracks and the New West

November 9, 2015January 18, 20160

Part 3 of a series on the Licking River. By Steve Preston What do Meriwether Lewis (of Lewis and Clark…

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Our Rich History: Abe Lincoln visited this area several times, named Salmon P. Chase chief justice

October 19, 2015January 18, 20160

Fourth in a series This is the fourth in a series on the connections to Kentucky of the people Pope…

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