From award-winning public radio producer Dan Gediman, "The Copperhead Conspiracy" tells a story from Kentucky’s past that’s ...

Dan Gediman’s new podcast, The Copperhead Conspiracy, looks at how thousands of Northerners conspired with the Confederacy to ...

Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Herald-Leader and kentucky.com each day throughout 2025 will share interesting facts about our hometown. Compiled by ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Two centuries after it was built, the log cabin of a Civil War spy is being brought back to life in Taylorsville, Kentucky. State Sen. Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon, joined ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! University of Kentucky professor Melanie Goan provided introductory remarks to begin her lecture on the state's decision to keep slavery or abolish ...

On a farm in Simpsonville, Kentucky, Jake Bryan starts each morning the same way his father, grandfather and great-grandfather before him.But the history of the Bryan family farm dates back more than ...

A man in Kentucky unearthed hundreds of Civil War-era gold coins in a cornfield, and experts believe they could be worth millions of dollars. Experts say the coins, known as “The Great Kentucky Hoard, ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A group braved Tuesday morning's chill for a joint grave dedication ceremony at the Lexington Cemetery, honoring two brothers who were divided by war but now rest together.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Archaeologists were on site of a historical dig on Monday to locate the grave of a lost Civil War infantry. A company of Black Union soldiers from the United States Colored Calvary ...