The Society's Papers

The Society's Papers: Volume I

  • Bridge Fell 70 Feet Into Licking River
    Michael Averdick
  • Covington's First City Hall
    Donald Barlow
  • John W. Stevenson, Congressman, Governor
    Donald Barlow
  • John G. Carlisle
    John Boh
  • Independence, KY
    John Boh
  • Latonia Springs
    Dr. Joseph Gastright
  • United Church of Christ in Kenton County
    James Kiger
  • The Making of the Kentucky Central Railroad
    Dr. Joseph Gastright
  • Trouble in Latonia
    Danian J. Hils
  • Covington's Mayor Rhinock
    Dorothy Wieck
  • Mortimer Murray Benton
    Dorothy Wieck
  • The Amos Shinkle Estate
    John Boh
  • Madison Avenue Christian Church
    John Boh
  • Ninth Street United Methodist Church
    John Boh
  • Shinkle United Methodist Church
    John Boh
  • St. Benedict Catholic Church, Covington
    Dr. Joseph Gastright


The Society's Papers: Volume II

  • Gowell - Symbol of Second Effort of a Thoroughbred
    Ralph L. Murray
  • The Baker-Hunt Foundation
    George F. Roth, Jr.
  • History of Covington Schools
    Daisy W. Shearer
  • John Robert Kelley, X-ray Genius
    John Boh
  • Tough Times for Early Kenton County Libraries
    Michael Averdick
  • The Philosophy Behind the Baker-Hunt Foundation
    Elizabeth J. Chaves
  • Dan Beard - Modern Frontiersman
    Jack Howe
  • The Queen - A Thoroughbred
    Ralph L. Murray
  • The "Chronic Want" of Cincinnati: A Southern Railroad
    Dr. Paul Tenkotte
  • Louisville & Cincinnati River Packet Trade
    Frank X. Prudent
  • The Catholic Church in Ludlow, Kentucky: The Developmental Years:1870 - 1935
    David E. Schroeder
  • The Covington Elks
    Elizabeth J. Chaves
  • History of Covington
    Laurie J. Blakely
  • History of Covington, Kentucky
    John Pollard Harrison


The Society's Papers: Volume III
Five Papers of John Burns

  • Frontier Adventures
  • "The Point" and the War of 1812
  • The Underground Railroad and the Man Who Made It Obsolete
  • Governor Magoffin's Neutrality Proclamation - A Failed Political Ploy
  • Local Troops on the Battle Fronts

 


 

Mission

The mission of the Kenton County Historical Society is to promote preservation, research, and dissemination of Kenton County history and genealogy, especially as it relates to the larger community.

Society Officers & Board of Directors

Don Fowler
President      
Robert Webster       Vice President
John Boh               Secretary
W. Terry Averbeck   Treasurer
Karl Lietzenmayer
ex officio
Board:
Richard Cardosi, MD
George Gressle
Dennis Harrell
Michael Holliday
Richard Johhanneman
Mary Elise Regan
Robert Webster