HistoryForge: Plans for the Future
The task of entering census information will take a long time, but even before we get all the people from all the years entered, we Continue Reading
Tag: Peebles Corner
The Paramount Building: Art Deco in Walnut Hills
Art Deco in Walnut Hills The most prominent Art Deco site is the Paramount Building on the Northeast corner of Gilbert and McMillan, the anchor Continue Reading
Long Haul Transportation around 1880: Pullman Cars and their Porters
On the railroads, as on the steamboats, Black men would come to serve important roles in passenger service. Palace cars, first class accommodations owned by Continue Reading
Kathryne Gardette
Kathryne Gardette is well known in Walnut Hills as a business woman, investor, advocate, booster, and — yes! — even match-maker. The Miller-Gardette building on Continue Reading
About Us
The Walnut Hills Historical Society (WHHS) is a committee of the Walnut Hills Area Council. We conduct historical research on the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Continue Reading
Dow Drugs
The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw an explosion of consumer products, and produced a revolution in retail sales. Where were the new economic Continue Reading
Fox Hardware
William H. Fox, an Irishman born in 1851, came to America at age 18. By the mid ‘70’s he had established a business as a Continue Reading