Martyn Owen, a filmmaker, has been working on a mini-documentary about Nannau Hall, a Grade II* Georgian house on the grounds where the Nannau Oak, featured in “Cadi & the Cursed Oak,” once stood. Earlier this year, Nannau Hall received some attention after the Facebook page “Hidden and Forgotten Wales/England” shared some of Martyn’s photos,…
Read moreA couple weeks ago, we received a call from Kathy Porter, daughter of Frank Joseph Anthe. Turns out Kathy is local, and she said she had a picture or two of her father. “Would we like to stop by to see them?” she asked. Someday I’d love to share my day with Kathy, which was…
Read moreEditor’s note: Andy Glenn reports that he is working on the final edit of “Backwoods Chairs” before passing it along. It’ll be in our hands in June when we’ll start the editing and layout process. “I’m excited, and more than a little relieved, for this to join the stable of upcoming LAP books,” he says….
Read moreEditor’s note: We hired local historian Heather Churchman of Covington Uncovered to research the Anthe family, whose company, Anthe Machine Works, occupied 407 Madison Ave. for decades. You can read more about the history of the building here. And if you would like to help fund the Anthe Building restoration project, there are more details…
Read moreA few weeks ago, Chris asked me to research The Anthe Building. To help, he put me in contact with Heather Churchman, who runs one of our favorite Instagram accounts, Covington Uncovered. Heather was instrumental in the development of this piece for her research, knowledge of Covington history and where to find necessary information. In…
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