Happy Thanksgiving, Northern Kentucky!
To celebrate, we thought we’d take a look at Thanksgiving in the region through the years. These historic photos provide a look into how our community has celebrated this holiday.
From gathering around the table with good food and good company to Thanksgiving plays put on at school to volunteering, Black Friday shopping, sitting in traffic and more.
Click through to see photos of Thanksgiving in the region as far back as 1901.
All photos are provided by the Kenton County Library through their Faces and Places program, learn more at facesandplaces.kentonlibrary.org.
Unknown NKY couple holding hands at Thanksgiving dinner. Nov. 24, 1993 
Thanksgiving Day. Ritchie family at table in Ludlow. Nov. 28, 1901 
Beth Mays (2) eating Thanksgiving dinner at Henry Hosea House in Newport. Nov. 26, 1992 
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church getting Thanksgiving dinner ready. L-R: Jeanette Watts, Eula Reed, and Mahaley Schofield. Nov. 23, 1982 
Kasi Meiman (5) checks out some pilgrim decorations for Thanksgiving party in Florence. Nov. 24, 1980 
This turkey doesn’t seem to care that Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Photo taken just off KKY 14 in Piner. Oct. 20, 1985 
Interoenominational Thanksgiving Service in Covington. 1998 
Jeremy Gibson (16) serves some iced tea to guests at the special Thanksgiving Day dinner put on by the Drawbridge Estate at the Newport firehouse Thursday. Nov. 29, 1991 
2nd graders at Beechgrove in Independence rehearsing for Thanksgiving program. Nov. 20, 1981 
Southbound traffic on Thanksgiving Eve on I-75 as seen from the 17th floor of the Quality Inn. Nov. 27, 1985 
“Coming out of church after celebrating our Thanksgiving Mass, our 55th Wedding Anniversary”, Charlie and Minnie Trame at the Mother of God Church in Covington. Oct. 16, 1944 
Unidentified staff at Hosea House serving Thanksgiving day dinner in Newport. Nov. 26, 1992 
Sr. Laura Tewes takes time out from convent to help with packaging Thanksgiving Fowl on Tewes Farm in Erlanger. Nov. 24, 1971 
Erlanger K-Mart: All the cash registers were in service (14 of them) on the morning after Thanksgiving in 1990. The traditional black Friday crowd showed up for the start of the holiday shopping season. Nov. 23, 1990 
Interoenominational Thanksgiving Service in Covington. 1993 
Mrs. Barbara Collett (33), Valerie Riffle (16), Junior at Holmes High School; Tom Tackett (16), Junior at Holmes High School; giving food to people in need for Thanksgiving. 
Amy Whittlesey (5), Brigette Rambo (5), Donald Powell (5), Brian Hibbler (4), Beechwood Elementary Thanksgiving. Nov. 24, 1977 
Glen Cooper, Kathy Collins and Jerimie Worthington saying Thanksgiving prayer in Vernice Black’s kindergarten class in Covington. Nov. 21, 1978 
Jason Fields (12), Burlington, feeding pet turkey, but not for Thanksgiving. This bird is a family pet. Nov. 13, 1982 
First grade students at Crescent Springs Elementary school take part in a Thanksgiving breakfast program as part of their classwork in social studies and language arts. Nov. 19, 1984 
Darlene Tewes holds daughter Allison Tewes (2), while daughter Laren Tewes (5) reaches out to pet some of the turkeys that will be Thanksgiving dinners next Thursday. At Tewes Turkey and Poultry Farm in Erlanger. Nov.14, 1980