Category: Library Talk

From the desk of Alison Gibson, Director The library has collected and been given quite a few old photographs that were taken in various studios in Ripley.…

From the desk of Alison Gibson, Director Early ‘social media’! This adorable picture of the Conn twins is actually a postcard. No date, but the Velox brand…

From the desk of Alison Gibson, Director One of our patrons let the library scan a copy of their flood picture for our archives. We were curious…

From the desk of Alison Gibson, Director We have another picture that many people can relate to—the Duck! We’ve heard how it would get you to the…

From the desk of Alison Gibson, Director Over the years we have been asked if we had a picture of Donald’s Ten Pump gas station just outside…

From the desk of Alison Gibson, Director We want to explore more of the Atwood men that spent time in Ripley. As with last week’s John S.…

From the desk of Alison Gibson, Director February is Black History Month, and Ripley is fortunate to have several nationally important people in its history to celebrate.…

From the desk of Alison Gibson, Director We thought this 1910 summer-y postcard would be a little bit of wishful thinking for the end of January. Calm,…

From the desk of Alison Gibson, Director Old pictures are fun, one usually gets to see the changes over the years. This picture (1902) is roughly 122…

From the desk of Alison Gibson, Director Brrr!!! Seriously cold. We shiver as the barges go by, and hope the crews stay warm on the frigid Ohio.…

From the desk of Alison Gibson, Director This 1908 postmarked postcard shows both the wharf boat and the top line of the Courier here in Ripley. (If…

From the desk of Alison Gibson, Director Postcards for motels used to be pretty popular, and Aberdeen has a slew of them. We’ve just combined all that…

From the desk of Alison Gibson, Director Happy New Year to all. While not a Ripley-themed postcard, we thought this one was timely. The bell is made…

From the desk of Alison Gibson, Director Couldn’t find a postcard that brought to image early December, so we offer you a river view from Higginsport. Postmarked…

From the desk of Alison Gibson, Director We apologize for the lack of a column last week—it was written, but technical difficulties ensued. The postcard was just…