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Campbell H. Johnson: Soldier, Druggist, Mason, and Advocate for Children When Campbell H. Johnson died at his Henderson home on June 19, 1896, the Henderson Morning Gleaner remembered…
R. B. Meador and Henderson’s Working Man’s Store Richard Benton Meador was a farmer in Union County when he married Maggie Etta Randolph in Morganfield on December 24,…
Henderson County farmer, bank director, and remembered friend to the friendless William S. Elam was born in Virginia on April 7, 1818, the son of Harmon Elam and…
Henry B. King was born 13 Mar 1866 to Patrick Henry King (1831-1906) and Angeline Moore King (1842-1892). Henry was an electrician who operated a business at 34…
Oscar Yates and the Woodchoppers During the early days of radio in Henderson, listeners did not always hear music from records. Local and traveling musicians often performed live…
LONGSHOTS By W. G. Schoepflin Sunday Gleaner and Journal, Henderson, Kentucky, July 10, 1932, page 3. The bridge is open and how. They certainly did string across that…
The Ramada Inn on U.S. 41 North In the early 1970s, Henderson welcomed one of its largest motel developments when construction began on a new Ramada Inn at…
From Grist Mill to Grill 🌽 Two hundred years ago, fresh sweet corn wasn’t headed for the backyard barbecue. Instead, much of it would have been dried and…
I wondered what all signs were on this wall in the 200 block of North Main. This old photo clearly shows Red Ranger Cigars. See other ghost signs…