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229-231 First Street

229-231 First Street was erected 1868 as a stable. It opened 10 Dec 1932 as Lambert & Walker, which changed in 1913 to Lambert & Grisham, and eventually…

Sunset Park

Sunset Park, for a while called Barret Park, but now back to Sunset Park.

Charles Unverzagt Sr

Charles Unverzagt Sr. was born in Brunswick Germany, on 7 Febuary 1840. He immigrated to America in 1857 and moved to Henderson. Charles was in the meat business…

Realtor mixes business, pleasure

Realtor mixes business, pleasure By Steve Kinney, Evansville Courier, 3/7/83 HENDERSON, Ky. – A cacophony of birdcalls greets collectors interested in getting their hands on a slot machine…

1942 War Message

IT’S YOUR MOVE NOW. THE MORE BONDS YOU BUY…THE MORE PLANES WILL FLY This Axis War upon us is a matter of life or death for America, your…

Unknown Parade 1990’s

Various photos from a parade in what appears to be the 1990’s. Henderson and Basket Fire are definitely represented here.

Thomas Evans

Thomas Evans was born 1821, a son of Rev. Thomas Evans (1781-1847). Thomas Evans married Henrietta Hancock on 10 July 1845 in Henderson Co., Kentucky. They had 6…

Henderson City Municipal Center

Grand Opening on April 26, 1975Plans for the new center were outlined in March of 1963 and an architect employed in December 1968 to design it. In November…

The HUB

The HUB was a clothing store located at 104 N Main. “The Hub” is the title of the new dry goods and clothing store to be opened tomorrow…

Early Henderson Scenes And People Are Exhibited In Photos

Early Henderson Scenes And People Are Exhibited In Photos At last Wednesday’s Optimist Club meeting, Joe Martin presented a program on photography. One feature of his program was…

Christmas Parade at Second and Main

Corner of Second and Main streets during a Christmas parade in 1950s.

Taylor Bros

Taylor Brothers was a clothing store located at 223 Second Street, owned and operated by Virgil L Taylor and Joe R Taylor. References: The Gleaner • Sun, Aug…