History
2025 ice storm response was ‘nothing short of heroic’
The residents of Henderson, Robards and Corydon all got the notice of an ice storm on its way in the...
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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...
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All can benefit from a visit to the National Civil Rights Museum
(This Black History Month article first appeared in the February print edition of the Hendersonian) If you want to learn...
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Many Black-owned businesses thrived before integration
(This Black History Month article first appeared in the February print edition of the Hendersonian) Starting at the river and...
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A lot has changed since the Bicentennial
(This column first appeared in the January print edition of the Hendersonian.) A new year is upon us and we’ll...
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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...
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Traveling Smithsonian exhibit set to open at HCPL this week
The first-ever Smithsonian exhibit to be shown at the Henderson County Public Library will be open for people to observe...
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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...
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Railroad depot owner seeks to capture stories of ‘when Union Station was central to the lives of Hendersonians’
Slowly, painstakingly—one window sill, one restored door, one light fixture at a time—the old Union Station railroad depot on Fourth...
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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...
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