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French brothers began longstanding undertaking in 1848Yesterday’s News by Frank BoyettMARCH 17, 2024 More than 175 years ago two French brothers named Schaeffer began letting Henderson residents down…
James D. Macken (December 6, 1868 – March 21, 1931) James D. Macken was born on December 6, 1868, in Kentucky, the son of Patrick Macken and Mary…
Clark L. MacDonald was born 30 Jun 1864 in Louisville, Kentucky, to Owen MacDonald and F.E. Clark. Clark married Martha (Mattie) Elizabeth Rice (17 May 1872 – 16…
The Ohio River was flat and brown that August afternoon in 1955, sliding past the bank near Dogtown as if it had nothing left to surprise anyone. Mrs….
Obituary:Dr. Robert K. Hatchett, 77, of Evansville, formerly of Henderson, died Sunday, August 16, 2009, at his home.He was a 1953 graduate of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky,…
Dr. Peyton Ligon, M.D.November 11, 1861 – October 21, 1947 Dr. Peyton Ligon was a physician whose life bridged two centuries of American medicine and whose service shaped…
In Section 11 of Fernwood Cemetery stands a small marble obelisk, now almost entirely cloaked in a golden-yellow lichen. Time and weather have worn the inscription so heavily…
122 Powell StreetOriginally identical to its neighbor at 124 Powell, this T-shaped, gable-roofed frame house once featured a small wraparound corner porch extending from a double-window bay. Over…
I just recently learned the story behind Kresge Drive. It’s named after Sebastian Kresge, the founder of Kmart, which opened in Henderson at 1700 S Green Street (now…
William L. “Will” Schmehr, Self-Proclaimed “Mayor of Fishtown” William Lawrence Schmehr (1887–1969) was a riverfront character whose life became intertwined with Fishtown, a ramshackle settlement beneath the Henderson…
Sebree’s history is closely intertwined with Henderson County, dating back to a time before Webster County even existed. In 1858, the Kentucky General Assembly officially chartered a new…