Published in Kentucky Monthly in February 2022, H.D. Overholt explores the history of Allen County’s only Rosenwald School, its connection to Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald, and the local community members who helped preserve the historic schoolhouse. 

Published in The Citizen-Times on February 26, 2026, this article covers the joint Black History Month proclamation by Scottsville Mayor David Burch and Allen County Judge-Executive Dennis Harper. It also highlights the Heritage Council’s preservation work at the historic Rosenwald Schoolhouse at Caney Fork, including efforts to restore the school and adjoining church.

Published in The Citizen-Times on March 5, 2026, this article by Chris Cole follows a tour of the historic Rosenwald Schoolhouse and adjoining church at Caney Fork. The visit brought together Heritage Council members and community leaders to discuss the buildings’ history, their importance to Allen County’s African American community, and ongoing efforts to preserve and restore them.

Compiled by Sharon Tabor in January 2026, this research documents the African American men from Allen County who were called to serve during World War I. Drawing on newspapers, military records, census information, and other historical sources, it traces the soldiers’ lives and service while also examining segregation, Camp Zachary Taylor, and the military units in which they served. WWI AA soldiers Allen County 1