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1122 S Green was located on a lot just North of where Sureway is today. In 1976, it was the location of the murder of Prentice Kellen. References:…
Robert Lee Burdon was born 27 Sep 1919 to Robert D. Burdon (1898-1941) and Zola Blanche Zeiman (1897-1989). Robert served in the Army during World War 2. It…
Joni Watkins, left, and Brock Goldsberry and Kathy Ashby are ready for the Henderson Arts Council’s Carousel of Arts fair, which will be held from 10 in the…
Past major fires in Henderson, compiled by Chuck Stinnett Tobacco warehouses, Sept. 12, 1956: An early morning fire destroyed the Argue Tobacco Co. stemmery at Water and First…
Brown’s Blacksmith Shop BROWN, EDWARD HALL (b. 1861, Henderson Co., KY; d. 1946, Henderson, KY), blacksmith. Born on May 8, 1861, the eldest son of Michael (Mike) Brown…
Two photos of a festival downtown on First Street and Main. Can anyone identify what festival this is?
Snow Alley was another name for the alley that runs East/West between Adams and Alves, South of Clay and North of Dixon/MLK. It’s had other names such as…
Cunningham Cemetery is located on the NW corner of The Bridges Golf Course. This was once the farm of William and Elizabeth Cunninngham who are buried here. The…
Frank G. Schmitt’s Smoke Shop, 226 N. Main Street, ran a 3 part advertisement in the Gleaner containing twisted word sentences in 1911. 1) EW ASHER URO OSTIFPR…
Ruth Taylor was only 18 years old when she tragically died of burns from accidentally catching fire at 431 S Alves in 1910. She was living with William…
The Gleaner has made arrangements to give the greatest popularty contest ever offered by a newspaper outside of the metropolitan press.Twenty young ladies will be given a free…
Albert Hodge Abbott was born 28 June 1875 to Robert H Abbott (1849-1899) and Sarah A. “Sallie” Fenley (1850-1891). Albert was born and reared on a farm in…