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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…
Sugar shortage panicked residentsYesterday’s News by Frank BoyettDECEMBER 17, 2017 The Meatless Tuesdays and Wheat-less Wednesdays were bad enough, but it was the sweetness shortage that caused Henderson…
Slow process to stub out smokingYesterday’s News by Frank BoyettSUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2022 Ashtrays in most public establishments have pretty much gone the way of the spittoon.Both America…
Flatboat Days had a good runYesterday’s News by Frank BoyettSUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2023 – THE GLEANER Henderson’s entry in the first Flatboat Days race wasn’t exactly built for…
Flatboat races ran from 1973 to 1986. Frank Boyett wrote up a story that best explains it so I’ll leave you with that. Flatboat Days had a good…
ELLIS PARK KENTUCKY HAM PART I:1 Aged Kentucky Hamsmall handful whole cloveslarge bayleaf2 cups vinegar1 lb. brown sugar1 lb. dry onions PART II:1 cup light brown sugar2 teaspoons…
YESTERDAY’S NEWS by FRANK BOYETT THE GLEANER • Sunday, May 20, 2012 Kerosene lanterns give way to electric lights 75 years ago It took a good, long while…