Our Rich History: Protestant churches in Newport existed over the last 200-plus years — here’s a record
By David E. Schroeder Special to NKyTribune Part 48 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020.” Dozens of…
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Our Rich History: Prostitution, progressivism, and prohibition all part of Newport’s colorful past
By Jeremy D. Shea Special to NKyTribune Part 44 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020.” For many…
Our Rich History: ‘Gray-eyed mountaineers with rifles’ — The Newport Steel Strike of 1921-1922
OUR RICH HISTORY “Gray-Eyed Mountaineers with Rifles:” The Newport Steel Strike of 1921-1922 By Margo Warminski Special to NKyTribune Part…
Our Rich History: Germans in Newport — a rich cultural heritage reaching back to 18th century
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune Part 41 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020.” German immigrants…
Our Rich History: Mansion Hill — from genteel subdivision to multiple-units to historic district
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
By Roger VonStrohe Special to NKyTribune Part 37 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020.” The evolution of…
Our Rich History: Newport High School, the oldest operating high school in Kentucky
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
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 30 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport Kentucky, 1795-2020″ and Part 1 of our series: Organizing for Action:…
Our Rich History: VE-Day, May 8, 1945, was official end of WW II European theater; victory was in reach
Part 6 of our continuing series on the 75th anniversary of the closing stages of World War II and Part…
Our Rich History: The Floods of 1913 in Newport caused terrific suffering and economic hardship
By Deborah Pitel Special to NKyTribune Part 25 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By 1913, the…
Our Rich History: The floods of 1883 and 1884 in Newport — the ‘beautiful water’ escapes its banks
By Deborah Pitel Special to NKyTribune Part 24 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” The Ohio River…
Our Rich History: William Shreve Bailey was a heroic abolitionist editor, provoked ire of pro-slavery groups
Part 16 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Paul Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Nestled at the…
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: 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: 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: 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: Don Heinrich Tolzmann’s new book, ‘German Heritage Explorations,’ shares his expertise
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune If you want to learn more about a foreign nation, you visit it….
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…