Only 7% of the 5,193 monuments in the United States presently recognize women. A movement in Lexington, Kentucky is underway to build a monument here recognizing the contributions of women.
The front page of today’s Herald-Leader proclaimed that the last crane which stood for years. The cranes (you’ll recall, there…
An unchecked email has resulted in the Kaintuckeean domain and brand to go by the wayside. It’s a brand that…
Back in 2011, a couple of Mr. Social Security Eric C. Conn’s statues were profiled on this site. Turns out,…
Peter Brackney sat down with Mariam Addarrat, a librarian with the Lexington Public Library, to discuss Lost Lexington. Later this…
Counties and localities have historically been named after men. This is not a surprising fact for a society where women…
The publisher of Lost Lexington (The History Press) has licensed the book’s publication in hard copy. If your coffee table or…
On October 3, 1889, the Lexington Leader reported that the “Bluegrass Stock Yards buildings, the property of Carrithers & Beard, were…
Tobacco wagon at the University of Kentucky Experiment Farm. 1899. Source: University of Kentucky. As you’ve likely noticed, I haven’t…
Waveland Museum Lane will close November 15, 2018 A stretch of Lexington’s Waveland Museum Lane will be closed today, November…