The City of Florence is purchasing a property that once housed the city’s first Black church congregation with the intent of restoration. The purchase of 21 Girard St. from 31 Girard Place LLC for $150,000 was approved with a 6-0 vote by the Florence City Council during Tuesday’s regular session. “We’ve discussed this property a […]
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Historical societies preserve past, court future generations
Scenic Verona Lake Park was once one of the most popular venues for country music and family entertainment in Kentucky throughout the 1950s. Situated nearly 5 miles outside of Verona — a rural town in southern Boone County — the 80-acre ranch hosted some of country music’s most prominent artists, including Jimmie Skinner, the Stanley […]
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NKU students are uncovering the past at Newport Barracks
Northern Kentucky University students are working to better understand the history buried at the Newport Barracks. The Newport Barracks site was a part of the United States Army operations for over a century. Thousands of soldiers called the barracks home during its use, and today, it remains a historical landmark in the city. Director of […]
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Christmas Past: Historic photos show what the holidays used to be like in NKY
Christmas is one of the most nostalgic times of the year. We get together with loved ones, reflect on the year and the celebrations of the past, and look forward to what’s going to happen next. One way loved ones reminisce is by looking through old photos, whether those are old photo albums, newspaper clippings, […]
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Buena Vista Historic District sent back to historic preservation commission
The first step in adopting Buena Vista as a Newport historic district passed the Newport Historic Preservation Commission last month but is now being sent back. The Newport Planning and Zoning Commission was supposed to hear the case at its Nov. 7 meeting; instead, Newport Planning and Building Director Brian Steffen recommended sending it back to the […]
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Memorial in Florence dedicated to former slaves, Black veterans
Priscilla Chambers has been conducting family history research since she was a teen, so she was pleased to recently learn there was a descendant buried at the Florence Cemetery. Chambers was present on Thursday as the Boone County Public Library hosted a ceremony dedicating a memorial to the 127 Black people buried at the cemetery […]
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Kenton County Library seeks photo donations for historical database
Halloween, Wednesday, Oct. 31 is the last day to donate photographs to the Kenton County Library’s October photo donation drive. The donations will help build out the library’s public photography database, called Faces and Places. The database holds hundreds of pictures highlighting important people, places and events from the Northern Kentucky Region. Call the library’s […]
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Buena Vista clears first hurdle on path to local historic designation
The Buena Vista Neighborhood in Newport is already a National Historic District, but it needs local designation for complete protection—a discussion that’s been ongoing in Newport since around 2007. That was why the neighborhood designation was discussed at the Newport Historic Preservation Commission on Wednesday. After an approximate three-hour discussion between the commission, city staff […]
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Roebling Bridge photo contest winners selected
The Covington-Cincinnati Suspension Bridge Committee has announced the winners of its 2023 Roebling Bridge Bridge photo contest. “People respond positively to unique views of things that they see every day,” Tony Wagner, a previous contest winner and one of this year’s contest judges, told LINK nky this summer. This year was the first year the […]
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Dayton Heritage Museum celebrates 10th anniversary: ‘It’s the best thing in town’
A donations jar sat at the entrance on a lace tablecloth. Water and cookies were served. A whiteboard scrawled with signatures greeted passersby from a window to announce the grand opening of the Tharp Dayton Heritage Museum, which celebrated its 10th anniversary on Thursday. As the evening wore on, a crowd of partners, longtime residents […]
