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A Separate Door to Knowledge Henderson’s 1904 library branch for African American readers A 2014 Gleaner feature brought renewed attention to Maria Powell Carr and Henderson’s segregated Eighth…
THE STRANGE ADVENTURE OF SHERIFF GREEN WITH GHOST; THRILLING PIONEER STORY Gleaner-Journal, Henderson, KentuckySunday, April 26, 1925, page 10 (Editorial Note—Some twenty-five years ago the late James N….
Coal shortage especially hard on HendersonBy Frank BoyettOCTOBER 15, 2017 A shortage of coal hit Henderson – and much of the rest of the country – during the…
The contempt of a judge carries heft Yesterday’s News by Frank Boyett Sallie Smithhart was probably used to people looking down their noses at her. They called her…
The Henderson Man Who Built a Shield Against Fire In September 1909, The Gleaner introduced readers to a Henderson invention that promised to “revolutionize the fighting of fire.”…
A “Spider Web and Soap Bubble” in 1904 Henderson A small notice tucked into the Henderson Morning Gleaner on July 31, 1904, offers a glimpse into everyday life…
The Wampus of Henderson… That Wasn’tIn October 1905, curiosity spread across Henderson about a strange creature-a “wampus”-reportedly on display at a local livery stable. Depending on who you…
LONGSHOTS by W. G. SCHOEPFLIN Sunday April 9, 1950 And this is another Easter and a very happy one to all of you. It is the one day…
THE REPORTER, HENDERSON, KY. MARCH 15, 1881 A SUDDEN DEATH Lucy Washington Goes to Sleep Friday Afternoon and Opens Her Eyes in the Kingdom Come Late Friday afternoon…
Long before it appeared on maps as Henderson, the settlement along the Ohio River was known as Red Banks, named for the reddish clay bluffs rising above the…
During the 1930s and 1940s, palm readers and fortune tellers were a familiar-and often transient-presence in Henderson, advertising their services regularly in the Henderson Morning Gleaner. These practitioners…
Lazarus W. Powell, Member of Pioneer Henderson Family, Inaugurated as Chief Executive in 1851 Gleaner and Journal, Sunday, January 14, 1940 Was Third Democratic Governor of State After…