Boone County, an enlightening new volume of vintage images,
recaptures the early days of a quiet, conservative community
dedicated to the joys and responsibilities of their faith, their families,
and farming their land. Comprised of more than 200 images, most
of which were contributed by residents descended from early Boone
County families, this journey back to the early days of Kentucky's
northernmost county celebrates the spirit of the county's residents
and honors their experience from the 1880s to the 1940s.
From the county's northern boundary at the Ohio...

A rural town located in Northern Kentucky, Burlington has functioned as the miniature capital city of Boone County since 1799. As the county seat, Burlington hosts all of the functions of county government, along with the businesses, schools, and churches that make it a vibrant community. Burlington now lies at the heart of one of the fastest growing counties in the nation, which has seen unprecedented growth over the last two decades. Even so, many of the elements that make Burlington such a wonderful example of a rural county seat remain evident today. The images presented here express the...

Florence is the largest city in Boone County and the second-largest city in Northern Kentucky. Formed in 1830, the city was for much of its history a small community surrounded by farms. During World War II, what was to become the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati International Airport was constructed nearby. This, combined with the construction of Interstate 75 in the late 1950s, started the building boom that drastically changed the community and began the huge growth in population that still continues. To commemorate the community's 175th anniversary, this volume presents Florence from...