The Campbell County (Kentucky) Historical and Genealogical Society

05/28/2026

Just one more week! Mark your calendar. The Campbell County Historical Society is partnering with the City of Newport & the Newport Business Council to present the Monmouth Street History Crawl. Come learn about the history of 14 historic properties on Monmouth Street.
Start your self-guided tour by registering at the Carnegie Event Center at 401 Monmouth. Pick up a booklet about the tour and a raffle ticket. The Historical Society will be at the Carnegie with old Newport yearbooks and photo albums of old Monmouth Street. We will also be conducting short oral histories to record your memories of places you went and things you used to do on Monmouth Street.
Then travel south on Monmouth to learn about the following buildings:
515 Monmouth Strategic Partners Building
111 East 6th Southgate House Revival
634 Monmouth Urban Chick Building
722-724 Monmouth Minzer Building
810 Monmouth Nexigen Building
811 Monmouth Think Shop Building
833 Monmouth Mannequin Boutique Building
837 Monmouth Sis’s Restaurant
843 Monmouth Gourmet Chili
845 Monmouth Carabello Coffee
927 Monmouth 927 Reserve
935 Monmouth Headquarters
941 Monmouth Barb’z
Large Posters will be in the windows of each of these buildings and many will be open and available for viewing the interiors. Feel free to shop, eat, and drink at any of the stops along the way.
Finish the tour at 927 Reserve for a raffle of items that have been donated by Monmouth Street businesses.
Hope to see you on June 4th!!

05/20/2026

The Campbell County Historical Society is partnering with the City of Newport & the Newport Business Council to present the Monmouth Street History Crawl. Come learn about the history of 14 historic properties on Monmouth Street. When was the building built? What other businesses have been there? Any special events that happened in the building?
Start the self-guided tour by registering at the Carnegie Event Center at 401 Monmouth. Pick up a booklet about the tour and a raffle ticket. The Historical Society will be at the Carnegie with old Newport yearbooks and photo albums of old Monmouth Street. We will also be conducting short oral histories to record your memories of places you went and things you used to do on Monmouth Street.
Then travel south on Monmouth to learn about the following buildings:
515 Monmouth Strategic Partners Building
111 East 6th Southgate House Revival
634 Monmouth Urban Chick Building
722-724 Monmouth Minzer Building
810 Monmouth Nexigen Building
811 Monmouth Think Shop Building
833 Monmouth Mannequin Boutique Building
837 Monmouth Sis’s Restaurant
843 Monmouth Gourmet Chili
845 Monmouth Carabello Coffee
927 Monmouth 927 Reserve
935 Monmouth Headquarters
941 Monmouth Barb’z
Large Posters will be in the windows of each of these buildings and many will be open and available for viewing the interiors. Feel free to shop, eat, and drink at any of the stops along the way.
Finish the tour at 927 Reserve for a raffle of items that have been donated by Monmouth Street businesses.
Hope to see you on June 4th!!

05/11/2026

In 2009, the Campbell County Historical Society instituted a scholarship program to honor the legacy of Dr. Frank Steely at Northern Kentucky University and to develop an interest in local history among our young people. This Thursday we celebrate the this year's winners and invite them to read their winning essays at our May meeting. We encourage family, friends, teachers and classmates to come to the meeting to congratulate and support these students.

04/29/2026

Here is another look at your Campbell County Historical Society from an interview from Behringer-Crawford's Curator's Chat series. We welcome all to come visit our Museum & Library on the 2nd Floor of the Alexandria Courthouse. We are open on Tuesday from 10-5 and Thursday & Saturday from 10-2.

04/07/2026

Whether you are researching local history or family history, the Local History department at the Kenton County Library in Covington is an incredible resource. Please join us Thursday evening as department coordinator Elaine Kuhn highlights all the ways they can help you with your research. Our meetings are free an open to the public.

03/23/2026

Have you ever been curious about the history of a building in Campbell County? Maybe even your own home? Join us Saturday morning for details on how to begin the search and create a complete chronicle of the property.

03/19/2026

An interesting program from the folks at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House. Trust & Teamwork on the Underground Railroad Lecture
Sunday, March 22nd, 2026 at ​4pm
First Unitarian Church of Cincinnati
536 Linton Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
March 22nd Tickets
Author and journalist Ann Hagedorn explores myths and truths about the daring women and men, Black and white, who worked throughout Ohio. Since the publication of Beyond the River, Hagedorn has given numerous lectures nationwide based on its themes, spreading the word about the importance of Ohio in the abolitionists’ crusade to end slavery.

She will share some lessons learned through the years of exploring the underground railroad, and she may reveal some details about her next book, which will focus on the moral brilliance of the female abolitionists.

About the speaker: Ann Hagedorn is a former staff writer for The Wall Street Journal and an award-winning author of six narrative nonfiction books that embrace a broad range of topics and have been widely reviewed. The Wall Street Journal described her most recent book, Sleeper Agent, as "A historical page-turner of the highest order."

Hagedorn was a history major at Denison University and holds master’s degrees from the University of Michigan and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, plus an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Denison. She has recently been elected into the Society of American Historians “in recognition of the narrative power and scholarly distinction of her historical work.”
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Her quest as a nonfiction writer is to use the literary techniques of storytelling to deliver deeply-researched topics of significance to the general reader – especially to reveal remarkable people and events that fell into an abyss of obscurity. After living in New York City for two decades, she now writes her books in a small town on the Ohio River, which she discovered while researching her third book, Beyond the River: The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad.

03/09/2026

A lineage society might hold the key to unlocking some of your family history. Whether you are looking to overcome roadblocks or just connect with others with ancestors that share a same homeland or experiences from a major event, one of the hundreds of lineage societies could be just the connection for you. Our Historical Society's Jan Lester will tell us about the in and outs of these groups and show you how to find one that might work for you. Our meetings are free and open to the public.

02/18/2026

On Feb. 2, our CCH&GS Board of Directors hosted the St. Mary's 6th grade Robotics team. The team shared their Innovation Project with us since this year's competition theme is "Archaeology" and their project involved transporting and protecting artifacts. This team won the district competition and will compete at the state level on Feb. 28. To celebrate their achievement, we began with a pizza party, after which they presented their project. The evening was fun and educational for both our board members and the Robotics Team!

02/18/2026

Sad news

View Ruth Amelia Reis's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.