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William “Bill” Jackson 1883-1956 On April 22, 1937, a 54-year-old Henderson man stood before a camera at the Henderson Police Department. His name: William Jackson, sometimes called Bill….
Ligon Cemetery: A Forgotten Family Burial Ground Near Robards *Cemetery is on private property* Hidden in a small grove of mature trees about 1½ miles east of Robards…
Edward Ray White was born on May 14, 1930, in Henderson County, Kentucky. He spent his short life in Henderson, attending Audubon School and living with his family…
A Life Remembered: Lillian Viola Rednour (1913-1916) On March 15, 1916, a tragedy unfolded in Henderson that shook two families and stunned the community. Three-year-old Lillian Viola Rednour,…
Ed R. Carlisle was a lifelong Hendersonian whose life reflects the everyday working fabric of the city at the turn of the 20th century, rooted in family, labor,…
Henderson Hero: PFC Parker Cleveland Yates 🇺🇸 On a quiet stretch in Section 1 of Fernwood Cemetery rests a soldier who never made it home alive. His name…
At first glance, it’s just a small brass token-stamped “W. I. LaRue – Henderson, Ky.” and valued at five cents. But this simple piece of metal opens a…
The Story of W. F. Wells – Merchant of Spottsville In the quiet river community of Spottsville, long shaped by the Green River, coal camps, and the steady…
Henderson Hero at Bastogne: Pvt. Hardis J. Liggett (1922-1944) 🇺🇸 If you walk through Fernwood Cemetery and find the grave of Pvt. Hardis J. Liggett, you will notice…
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…
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…