This book is dedicated to all the friends of the City of Walton. We have put together some stories and pictures for your enjoyment. Hopefully, to bring back to mind...
The history of the United States has been characterized by fervent idealism, intense struggle, and radical change. And for every critical, defining moment in American history, there were those whose...
The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes
Bryan Burrough
In The Big Rich, bestselling author and Vanity Fair special correspondent Bryan Burrough chronicles the rise and fall of one of the great economic and political powerhouses of the twentieth...
Recollections from the Past and a Look to the Future, 1798-1973
From the Introduction...
Boone Countians traditionally have been a proud people. That we are celebrating in this year of 1973 our 175th anniversary as a County, gives us an opportunity to...
Slavery (and its aftermath)
Boone Circuit Court: Brief history (1805-1933)and personal recollections (1930-1933)
The First Relief Program: January - May 1933 and a personal account
Boone County and...
In The Breakthrough, veteran journalist Gwen Ifill surveys the American political landscape, shedding new light on the impact of Barack Obama's stunning presidential victory and introducing...
The Mt. Zion Baptist Church was founded in 1888 in Connersville, Indiana. This short history covers the first 60 years of the church. All of the former pastors are named.
A list of soldiers from Boone County, Kentucky who fought on each side of the conflict. The book also contains details of the skirmishes that occurred in Boone County.
Commemorating the centennial of the Cripple Creek Labor Wars, 1903-1904, this book recalls the causes and consequences of one of the era's violent labor strikes that spread throughout the Colorado mine...
Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Speech that Inspired a Nation
Drew Hansen
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., electrified the nation when he delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. In The Dream, Drew D. Hansen explores...
A History and Genealogy of the Kilbourn Family in the United States and Canada, from the Year 1635 to the Present Time
Payne Kenyon Kilbourne
This book is a history of the Kilbourn family from 1635 to 1845. It documents the various branches of the family: those who remained in New England, those who were Tories and emigrated to Canada during...
This book is the catalog for an art exhibition, Federal Art in Cleveland 1933-1943, held at the Cleveland Public Library in 1974. The exhibit was the culmination of a three year research project by...
The history of the now thriving city of Florence, Kentucky may be divided into three stages, two of which are covered in this article. The first stage encompasses the growth of the small crossroads...
As children, they formed a special bond, growing up in the small town of Ames, Iowa. As young women, they moved to eight different states, yet they managed to maintain an extraordinary friendship...
