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Samuel Husband CromwellInsurance Man, Civic Leader, and Mayoral Candidate In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Henderson’s civic and business life was shaped by a number of…
In 1960, developer Melvin Hunt filed the plat for Balmoral Subdivision, carving a new neighborhood out of farmland just off U.S. Highway 60. The original plan shows wide…
Opened in 1956 as City High School. It is now South Middle School.
Peter Lavialle Whelan (1916-1944) Peter Lavialle Whelan was one of Henderson’s promising young men whose life and future were cut short by World War II. Born on February…
Joy Reddish (1893-1934)A River Man’s Life in an Unforgiving Era On July 28, 1934, in a cell at the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville, Joy Reddish died at…
A small reminder that even the old newspapers weren’t perfect. This brief item from the Henderson Morning Gleaner (Oct. 22, 1932) is a good example of a typesetting…
616 S. Adams Street sits on part of Lots 29 and 30 of the Alves Addition, recorded in Deed Book 39, page 190. The parcel fronts 64 feet…
Coal Mining Chief Occupation At Baskett; History Reviewed Henderson Morning Gleaner • Sun, Feb 21, 1926 BASKETT, Ky., Feb. 21 (Special.) On the Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis…
Henderson Hero: PFC William G. Miller (1926 – 1945) 🇺🇸 Walk through Fernwood Cemetery and you will find a simple flat marble marker that reads: WILLIAM G. MILLERKentuckyPVT…
From butcher shop to in-laws: the story of Unverzagt & Smith. Before refrigeration, before supermarkets, before chain groceries, Henderson depended on local butchers who knew livestock, knew their…
Before Henderson had big-box dealers and online ordering, local farmers relied on trusted hometown businesses like W. E. Morphett Implement Co. Operating from 110 Second Street, the Morphett…