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YESTERDAY’S NEWS by FRANK BOYETT THE GLEANER • Sunday, May 20, 2012 Kerosene lanterns give way to electric lights 75 years ago It took a good, long while…
The Spanish bungalow at 24 N Adams was built in 1929 by I. C Richardson to be occupied by V. J. Woerner. References: Henderson Morning Gleaner • Sun,…
Hugh McGary also linked to Henderson Imagine Henderson, Ky., as it was first whittled from the forests surrounding the Ohio River in 1791. First to arrive were two…
This historic photograph, labeled “Tobacco Scene, Henderson, Ky”, captures a busy view of downtown Henderson around 1915. The vantage point is looking north along the 200 block of…
Built in 1923, the Majestic was the last of America’s great traveling showboats, bringing live theater and vaudeville to towns along the Ohio River. Pulled by the tug…
222 Clay: irregularly-shaped late Queen Anne style frame cottage with I-gable roof and small front porch with box post and match stick railing filling space on west side…
William Irving Thompson was born 17 Jul 1867 to Dr. Pinckney Thompson (1828-1897) and Nannie Starling Holloway Thompson (1837-1902). Willam Irving Thompson married Lillie Monima Riekie, but they…
(By Spalding Trafton) GLEANER AND JOURNAL, HENDERSON, KY., SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1925. **The first parts of this article are not legible.** I thought this was a cool history…
636 Washington was built in 1930 for Griffin Sutton. This English design was built by architects E. S. Trible & Son.
Yesterday’s News by Frank Boyett SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 A sphinx once guarded Second and Elm streets but it got toasted in 1920 The bakery that once stood at…
Gabriel Decataur Sugg was born 23 Dec 1828 to Wesley Willie Sugg (1784 – 1859) and Kezia Hart Sugg (1793 – 1888). Gabriel Sugg married Harriet Flanders (1834…