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Nathan Schlesinger was born on August 24, 1844, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In his early twenties, he emigrated from Bremen, Germany, aboard the ship Marco Polo, arriving in New…
Konrad Geibel, the parental head of the family of whom this sketch relates, was born in Wachenheim, Bavaria, on the 8th day of Sep 1815. His father, Peter…
🗺️ #MapMonday: Tracing Dr. Forwood’s Footsteps in Henderson This week’s map find takes us to 526 First Street in Henderson, Kentucky – once the home and medical office…
205 S Elm was constructed just after the Civil War for dry goods merchant, banker and farmer Lucian Clay Dallam and Elizabeth Soaper Dallam. It remained in Dallam…
Dr. William S. Forwood (1862–1952) Dr. William S. Forwood was born on February 19, 1862, in Oldham County, Kentucky. He was educated in Kentucky’s common schools and later…
815 Powell was opened as Hoffman Bros. Garage in 1950. At some point it became D&R Automotive. Anyone remember any other businesses here?
Getting old doesn’t necessarily mean not workingYesterday’s News by Frank BoyettSUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2023 Many of you, I’m sure, heard your parents and grandparents talking about long-gone people…
The Spaghetti Shop was open around 1992-1997 until it became Noni’s. Does anyone remember its location?
Reuter’s Stamp and Stencil Works was founded around 1903 in Henderson, Kentucky, by Henry W. Reuter, a skilled craftsman whose business became one of the region’s most respected…
Iconic Henderson clock is 100 years oldYesterday’s News by Frank BoyettMAY 28, 2017 Music and poetry joined hands in 1917 to ring in the iconic clock of what…