https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/ 2026-10-22T04:57:38+00:00 https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/ https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2026-07-14T10:45:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/doku.php?id=wiki:syntax&rev=1784025902&do=diff Formatting Syntax DokuWiki supports some simple markup language, which tries to make the datafiles to be as readable as possible. This page contains all possible syntax you may use when editing the pages. Simply have a look at the source of this page by pressing text/html 2025-09-09T19:14:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/doku.php?image=wiki%3Adokuwiki.svg&ns=wiki&rev=1757445258&tab_details=history&media_do=diff&do=media <img src="https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=9f66b6&amp;media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg" alt="dokuwiki.svg" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" /> text/html 2022-01-27T20:29:23+00:00 hdelaney (hdelaney@undisclosed.example.com) https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/doku.php?id=historic_buildings&rev=1643315363&do=diff Historic Buildings Boone County's building history dates back to the late 18th century. While the landscape has changed and many roads have disappeared, well over 1000 buildings erected between about 1800 and the mid-1900s remain interspersed among the subdivisions and commercial developments of what is one of the nation's fastest growing counties. text/html 2022-01-11T17:15:48+00:00 hdelaney (hdelaney@undisclosed.example.com) https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/doku.php?id=abolitionists_in_the_ohio_valley&rev=1641921348&do=diff Abolitionists in the Ohio Valley For an enslaved person seeking freedom, crossing the Ohio River from Kentucky to Indiana or Ohio was usually a dangerous and daunting task. This region held a place of great importance during the years of slavery and the Underground Railroad. There were many different players involved in the process of helping the enslaved to achieve freedom. Churches, social society groups, politicians, activists, Underground Railroad agents/conductors all played roles. text/html 2022-01-11T17:03:58+00:00 hdelaney (hdelaney@undisclosed.example.com) https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/doku.php?id=african_american_anti_slavery&rev=1641920638&do=diff African Americans And The Anti-Slavery Movement in the Ohio Valley * Mrs. Annis * Barrett Family * Henry Boyd Born 1802 in Kentucky and died in 1866. Henry Boyd purchased his freedom in 1826. He was a successful businessman in Cincinnati. He assisted William Casey and text/html 2022-01-11T16:54:40+00:00 hdelaney (hdelaney@undisclosed.example.com) https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/doku.php?id=the_underground_railroad_in_boone_county&rev=1641920080&do=diff The Underground Railroad in Boone County Escape Locations & Key Players Richwood area: Margaret Garner Escape Attempt <html><img alt=“Margaret Garner Escape Attempt” src=“<https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/28781/0>” width=“100” align=“right” title=“Margaret Garner Escape Attempt text/html 2022-01-11T16:49:43+00:00 hdelaney (hdelaney@undisclosed.example.com) https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/doku.php?id=researching_the_underground_railroad&rev=1641919783&do=diff Researching the Underground Railroad The business of the Underground Railroad was shrouded in secrecy. The law was on the side of enslavers, so anyone assisting freedom seekers was was at risk of suffering social, legal and financial consequences. Threats of violence against anyone acting upon or even announcing abolitionist views were common. People living in slave holding territory had to be especially aware of secrecy, as the stakes were somewhat higher for those whose activities impacted… text/html 2021-11-09T19:51:10+00:00 hdelaney (hdelaney@undisclosed.example.com) https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/doku.php?id=the_poor_house_and_infirmary&rev=1636487470&do=diff History of the Infirmary System By Hillary Delaney For nearly 100 years, the Boone County Poor House which later became the Infirmary operated in Burlington. Those who fell on hard times and were unable to support themselves came to live in this institution, either on a temporary or permanent basis. In its earliest days, the infirmary was referred to as the county “Poor House”. This type of institution was not unique to our area; almshouses or poor houses were in place all over the country … text/html 2021-10-27T14:41:39+00:00 hdelaney (hdelaney@undisclosed.example.com) https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/doku.php?id=halloween_parade&rev=1635345699&do=diff Burlington Elementary School’s Annual Halloween Parade You may know about Burlington Elementary School’s Fall Parade of Characters which happens every Halloween—maybe you or your kids were part of that parade not too long ago—but did you know that this tradition goes back to the 1930s when the school was known as Burlington High School? text/html 2021-06-02T16:47:28+00:00 hdelaney (hdelaney@undisclosed.example.com) https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/doku.php?id=violence_against_african_americans&rev=1622652448&do=diff Violence against African Americans in Boone County Post-Civil War Violence 1867 Report of the Freedmen's Bureau contained the following incidents: * In December, 1865, Bishop had brought a habeus corpus suit against two slaveholders in Boone County who still held his family as slaves. text/html 2020-11-10T16:29:17+00:00 jgregory (jgregory@undisclosed.example.com) https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/doku.php?id=jonas_clore_house&rev=1605025757&do=diff Jonas Clore Store and Grant Post Office (BE 8 and BE 9) <html><img alt=“Jonas Clore Store” src=“<https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/28937/0>” width=“275” align=“left” title=“Jonas Clore Store”></html> Located on Main Street in Belleview, the house (pictured left) and adjoining post office were built in text/html 2020-11-09T17:10:45+00:00 hdelaney (hdelaney@undisclosed.example.com) https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/doku.php?id=1856&rev=1604941845&do=diff 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900-2000 1856 * 1850 * 1851 * 1852 * 1853 * 1854 * 1855 * 1856 * 1857 * 1858 * 1859 Events Boone County * On the point of recapture, freedom seeker Margaret Garner kills her one of her children in Cincinnati. text/html 2020-11-03T20:17:45+00:00 bcpladmin (bcpladmin@undisclosed.example.com) https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/doku.php?id=start&rev=1604434665&do=diff Chronicles of Boone County, Kentucky Who are we? Developed and maintained by the Local History Department of the Boone County Public Library, this site is the repository of Boone County, Kentucky historical information. * About the Chronicles project * About the Boone County Public Library <html> <img alt=“Boone County GIS Map text/html 2015-04-22T14:33:42+00:00 jgregory (jgregory@undisclosed.example.com) https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/doku.php?image=andersonwill.gif&ns=0&rev=1429713222&tab_details=history&media_do=diff&do=media <img src="https://cbc.bcplhistory.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=f2aa67&amp;media=andersonwill.gif" alt="andersonwill.gif" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" />