Welcome to the Boone County (KY) Historical Society Website!
[Originated August 2, 2011]
There is a great amount of history in our county that has not been available to the public. We hope to give some of our county's history a wider audience. We also hope to attract new members to our Historical Society.
In the Menu Section at the right: (65 documents / articles)
We have some recent additions to our site --
We link the books of one of Boone County's noted citizens, John Uri Lloyd, chemist and novelist [19 April 1849 – 9 April 1936]. These books are digitized by Google and may be viewed, or downloaded for future reading.
Professor A. M. Yealey's History of Boone County has 45 short and interesting essays about the early years of the county. He was an early teacher in Boone County schools.
Please bookmark our site; come back and visit as we will be adding information periodically.
Thanks.
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Stephen D Conrad is the President of the Historical Society. He is a Florence native and a graduate of Boone County High School. He is the husband of Betsy, who served as President of the Historical Society from 2014 to her death in 2021. They are the proud parents of 3 wonderful children and 3 wonderful grandchildren. Steve served 4 years in the US Air Force and then worked as a Bank Auditor for PNC Bank. He served as Treasurer for the Historical Society from 2001 until his election as president in 2025.
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Stephen D Conrad is President,
Maryalice Markesbery is Vice-President,
Pat Yanarella is Secretary,
Brent Johansen is Treasurer,
Directors are:
Ron Buckley, Tom Schiffer, Carol Schiffer Ginny Kohl, and Patricia Gilliland.
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Back copies of selected Northern Kentucky Heritage magazines are available at our meetings. Courtesy of Karl Lietzenmayer and John Boh.
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Most Programs are at the Main Library, Route 18, Burlington
Meetings are on the third Thursday of March, April, May, July, September and November at 6:30 P.M.
(Please note the new start time.)
Thursday, July 17, 2025: Annual 'Out and About' at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site.
Thursday, September 18, 2025: Paul Tenkotte will present on the Orville Project.
Thursday, November 20, 2025: Cathy Collopy will talk about Patty Flandrau Selmes.
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Plan to Attend!