Welcome to Historic HendersonNestled along the Ohio River, Henderson, Kentucky, boasts a rich history shaped by enterprise, community spirit, and remarkable people. From the bustling tobacco warehouses and…
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Kockritz Leather Goods Established in 1888, Kockritz Leather Goods operated at 318–320 Second Street in Henderson. Originally known as the Henderson Saddlery Company, it grew from a maker…
Trilby at the Park Theater in 1895 On December 2, 1895, Henderson’s Park Theater presented Trilby, a four-act adaptation of George du Maurier’s popular novel. A surviving program,…
Special HCPL exhibit recalls era of industrial dressmaking here, by Chuck Stinnett: Veteran Cornbleet dress designers Ernestine Seitz—who got her start as a teenager running looms at the…
James Franklin Clay was born 29 Oct 1840 to James Williams Clay (1796 – 1862) and Clarissa Margaret Berry Clay (1796 – 1885). James married Bessie Eaves Clay…
Moats plumbing opened in 1948 by Lloyd Vernon Moats. His son, George Vernon Moats took over the business. It is currently owned and operated by the 3rd generation…
Tobacco and Henderson, Kentucky: A Story of Growth, Struggle, and Lessons In the middle of the nineteenth century, the streets of Henderson, Kentucky, echoed with the creak of…
The school opened at 8 a.m. Aug. 25, 1969, and had an enrollment of 1,465 that first year.
Robert Grayson Adams (1857–1896) Robert Grayson Adams was a Henderson attorney whose surviving records trace his life through legal study, marriage, family responsibilities, and a prolonged illness. Known…
“First Things” In Henderson City and County Since The Good Year Of 1765, By Spalding Trafton, Published 11 January 1924 Do you know who was the first mayor…
Greenwood: 630 Norris Lane An extra zero in a salary offer helped bring a musician to Henderson-and eventually connected him with the old Norris family home on Norris…
Remembering Corporal Robert Addison “Bobby” Posey On November 22, 1942, the Henderson Morning Gleaner reported news that brought the war in the Pacific painfully close to home. Corporal…