Arnett documented history, helped lay foundations for library
(This article first appeared in the July print edition of the Hendersonian.) Maralea Arnett was working hard—and catching a ton...
Town hall gathering in 1946 fostered big accomplishments
(This history column first appeared in the June print edition of the Hendersonian.) A huge community meeting in 1946—modeled after...
Henderson adopted the telephone fairly quickly
(This column first appeared in the May print edition of the Hendersonian.) Henderson picked up the telephone about five years...
Police problems preceded Henderson’s first city hall
(This history column first appeared in the April print edition of the Hendersonian.) The Henderson City Council fired the entire...
Dueling claimed at least one life in this vicinity
(This article first appeared in the March print edition of the Hendersonian.) Back in the old days the wrong way...
Henderson shunned the first march on Washington
(This article first appeared in the February print edition of the Hendersonian.) The western faction of the first protest march...
Henderson County was once mountain lion territory
(This history column first appeared in the January print edition of the Hendersonian.) You could have a cougar next door...
Parachuting from balloons once a big attraction locally
(This article first appeared in the December print edition of the Hendersonian.) Four decades before the first airplane zoomed into...
County’s oldest man voted in 19 presidential elections
(This article first appeared in the November print edition of the Hendersonian.) Everyone cheered when “Uncle Jackie” hobbled to the...
Local talent scaled highest peaks of Broadway, Hollywood
(This article first appeared in the October print edition of the Hendersonian.) John Oscar Hambleton sought the spotlight as a...