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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 Gleaner and Journal, Sunday, January 14, 1940 Was Third Democratic Governor of State After…
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,…
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…
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…
Smith Mills as Seen by The Journal RepresentativeSUNDAY, JAN. 23, 1910 This beautiful and hustling little town is situated in a very fertile and productive valley, surrounded by…
1889 Directory Recalls Scenes of Many Years Ago Vivid glimpses of life in Henderson forty-five years ago are seen in glancing through a city directory of 1889 owned…
Name Changed to “Niagara” by Government Community Started by Major Hatchett in Pioneer Days Roads Once Impassable Niagara, Ky., March 13 – Many years ago, most of the…
Plant played key role in WWII effortYesterday’s News by Frank BoyettSunday, December 27, 2015 The year 1940 ended with a strong whiff of exhilaration in Henderson’s collective nostrils….
Getting old doesn’t necessarily mean not workingYesterday’s News by Frank BoyettSUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2023 Many of you, I’m sure, heard your parents and grandparents talking about long-gone people…
Iconic Henderson clock is 100 years oldYesterday’s News by Frank BoyettMAY 28, 2017 Music and poetry joined hands in 1917 to ring in the iconic clock of what…
Civil rights battles still being waged here in 1964Yesterday’s News by Frank BoyettSunday, June 8, 2014 Henderson’s racial report card was probably no better than a C-minus in…