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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…
The Henderson Curb Market began as an idea in late 1928, when the Henderson County Homemakers’ Clubs proposed a farmers’ market to connect rural producers directly with city…
The story of 6514 Cottingham Lane begins not simply with a house, but with the land itself — a stretch of ground along the old Madisonville Road (now…
Water Street looking North. Visible is the Henderson Train Bridge and 101 Second Street.
Yesterday’s News By Frank Boyett March 3, 2013 Henderson’s city government touts progress in 1938 Henderson city government was not only making great strides in 1938, it was…
A Dual Perspective on Henderson’s Past: Colonel Jackson McClain & Ada Isabella Suggs Biography of Colonel Jackson McClain (1816–1892) Colonel Jackson McClain was born on October 5, 1816,…
The Jackson McClain House, located at 3497 US 60 in Henderson County, is a mid-19th century Greek Revival home built around 1852. The property once included a carriage…
FRANK BOYETT – YESTERDAY’S NEWS The Gleaner – Sunday, June 29, 2014 Buried treasures probably still out there somewhere The possibility of finding buried treasure makes people’s hearts…