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Our Rich History: Germans in Newport — a rich cultural heritage reaching back to 18th century

August 24, 2020August 23, 20201

By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune Part 41 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020.” German immigrants…

Our Rich History: Paul W. Tibbets Jr., the ‘butterfly effect,’ and the end of World War II

August 10, 2020August 9, 20200

Part 8 of our series on the 75th anniversary of the closing stages of World War II and Part 39…

Our Rich History: Mansion Hill — from genteel subdivision to multiple-units to historic district

August 3, 2020August 2, 20200

By Margo Warminski Special to NKyTribune Part 38 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020.” Newport, Kentucky’s Mansion…

Our Rich History: The Newport public school system reflects the evolution of American education

July 27, 2020July 28, 20200

By Roger VonStrohe Special to NKyTribune Part 37 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020.” The evolution of…

Our Rich History: The environmental history of Newport, a former woodland with rich forest heritage

July 20, 2020July 19, 20200

By Stanley Hedeen Special to NKyTribune Part 36 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020.” When Newport was…

Our Rich History: Ice Age glaciers shaped the site of Newport; climate change will always have impact

July 13, 2020July 12, 20200

Part 35 of our series, Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020. By Stanley Hedeen Special to NKyTribune Newport is bounded…

Our Rich History: Newport High School, the oldest operating high school in Kentucky

July 6, 2020August 2, 20201

By Roger VonStrohe Special to NKyTribune Part 34 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” In 1795, Newport was…

Our Rich History: Edward Ziegler remembers his Uncle Vincent, a soldier and family almost forgotten

June 29, 2020June 29, 20200

Part 33 in the series, ‘Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020’ By Edward Ziegler Special to NKyTribune Whether it’s Veteran’s…

Our Rich History: Organizing for Action: Women’s suffrage in Northern Kentucky, Part 2

June 15, 2020June 14, 20200

By Paul Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Part 31 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020,” and Part 2…

Our Rich History: The Flood of 1937 and flood control in Newport; a controversy over 79.99 ft. measurement

May 25, 2020May 24, 20200

By Deborah Pitel Special to NKyTribune Part 28 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” In 1937, the…

Our Rich History: The spirit of our German Heritage lives on through Newport’s Turnverein, closed in 1936

May 18, 2020May 19, 20201

By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune Part 27 of our series: Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky Today the building…

Our Rich History: The floods of 1883 and 1884 in Newport — the ‘beautiful water’ escapes its banks

April 27, 2020April 26, 20200

By Deborah Pitel Special to NKyTribune Part 24 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” The Ohio River…

Our Rich History: Southgate Street School educated generations of African-Americans in Newport

April 20, 2020April 20, 20202

By Shirlene Jensen Special to NKyTribune Part 23 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” Historically, African Americans…