Mount Zion Cemetery is the oldest African American cemetery in Henderson County, Kentucky, established in the early 1900s. Over 900 individuals are buried here, including victims of the…
Sugar shortage panicked residentsYesterday’s News by Frank BoyettDECEMBER 17, 2017 The Meatless Tuesdays and Wheat-less Wednesdays were bad enough, but it was the sweetness shortage that caused Henderson…
305 S Main, Pernet-Farmer House, built in 1865 for Elizabeth and John Pernet who helped found Holy Name Catholic Church; Pernets here to 1890’s, followed by their adopted…
Wallace Waller Cooper was born 18 Sep 1857 in Henderson County to Dr William McMahan Cooper (1815 – 1870) and Adeline Frances Tuttle Cooper (1815 – 1884). He…
Marshall-Vance House: large brick Italianate, of cubical fore with offset wings on front and side elevations; aldost flat hip roof with deep nodillioned eaves and prominent dentilled frieze;…
Slow process to stub out smokingYesterday’s News by Frank BoyettSUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2022 Ashtrays in most public establishments have pretty much gone the way of the spittoon.Both America…
Flatboat Days had a good runYesterday’s News by Frank BoyettSUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2023 – THE GLEANER Henderson’s entry in the first Flatboat Days race wasn’t exactly built for…
Howdy-Doo-Dee Club, across from Audubon Park, operated by Allen Wilson. Turned into an eight-room tourist motel after the crack down on illegal gambling.
Kentucky Blood Remedy, John Denton, Prop. A BLOOD MEDICINE WHICH WILL CURE INDIGESTION, RHEUMATISM, KIDNEY TROUBLE AND SIMILAR AILMENTS. MADE RIGHT IN HENDERSON BY RELIABLE HOME MEN The…