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Palm Readers

During the 1930s and 1940s, palm readers and fortune tellers were a familiar-and often transient-presence in Henderson, advertising their services regularly in the Henderson Morning Gleaner. These practitioners…

Lazarus W. Powell, Member of Pioneer Henderson Family, Inaugurated as Chief Executive in 1851

Lazarus W. Powell, Member of Pioneer Henderson Family, Inaugurated as Chief Executive in 1851 Gleaner and Journal, Sunday, January 14, 1940 Was Third Democratic Governor of State After…

200 Block S Main

200 block of S Main looking North.

Henderson has provided some colorful governors

Henderson has provided some colorful governorsBy Frank Boyett Feb. 01, 2015 Henderson County has sent four governors to Frankfort, and some of you can probably name them all,…

41 N Aerial Image

Aerial image of Highway 41N looking East. Visible is the entrance to Audubon State Park, Club Alibi, Kentucky Terrace Motel, and Phillips 66.

117 & 119 Powell

These two modest, matching dwellings form a well-preserved pair of early-20th-century working-class housing on Powell Street and contribute to the historic residential character of Henderson. Both houses are…

Old Henderson Homes and Buildings

Old Henderson Homes and Buildings is a 1985 publication by the Historic Henderson Publishing Council in Henderson, Kentucky that documents the city’s historic residences and structures. Book captures…

It’s a good move to Historic Henderson

It’s a good move to Historic Henderson… on the Ohio River… In Audubon Country.

Happy New Year 2026

Hendersonians! NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONThat I will Begin the New Year with the Thought that Part of my Time belongs to my Town;That I can well Afford to Give…

Gardenside Shopping Center

Gardenside Shopping Center opened in 1990 with anchor store Kmart and shortly after with a Buehler Buy Low grocery store.

Popcorn fight got a little hot back in 1914

Popcorn fight got a little hot back in 1914YESTERDAY’S NEWS by Frank BoyettAugust 17, 2014 It’s often said you can’t fight City Hall. But 100 years ago Mary…

Frank and Mary Cimini

Salvatore “Frank” Cimini was born in Naples, Italy, in 1858, and like so many immigrants of his generation, he carried with him a trade, a determination to work,…