Medium: Text
Date: March 25, 1860
William Quantrill wrote this letter to his brother Franklin and a boy named Thomas. He inquires about their schooling and says he will have them try teaching school when he…
Medium: Text
Date: January 19, 1896
A letter written by L. F. Pearson, United States Indian Agent to Colonel Henry J. Aten, allotting agent. Pearson describes the activities of Chief Wiskigeamatyuk, a Prairie band Pottawatomie chief…
Medium: Text
Date: September 5, 1870
Senator Pomeroy travels west through Kansas, to explore areas of the state discussed for possible expansion of the Central Branch of the railroad. In this report he describes the Waconda…
Medium: Text
Date: 1908
This is a list of male residents in Gove County, Kansas, over the age of 21 years, for the year 1908.
Medium: Text
Date: December 11, 1917
This is an historical sketch of Gove County, Kansas, written by W.P. Harrington. The history covers early European exploration and continues until the end of the nineteenth century.
Medium: Text
Date: December 1912
This is a list of lands in Gove County, Kansas, that, as of December 1912, were still held by the U.S. Government. No land patent had ever been issued by…
Medium: Text
Date: 1937
This is a summary of history of the Quinter, Kansas, Methodist Episcopal church. It contains a listing of all the ministers from 1898 through 1913. The church was organized February…
Medium: Text
Date: 1898
Portrait of Enoch Watson published in the patron directory of the Standard Atlas of Shawnee County, Kansas…Chicago: George A. Ogle & Co., 1898.
Medium: Text
Date: 1898
Portrait of Emma Watson published in the patron directory of the Standard Atlas of Shawnee County, Kansas…Chicago: George A. Ogle & Co., 1898.
Medium: Text
Date: 1898
Portrait of M. T. Watson published in the patron directory of the Standard Atlas of Shawnee County, Kansas…Chicago: George A. Ogle & Co., 1898.
Medium: Text
Date: March 15, 1945-April 30, 1945
A collection of 23 letters written by Hilton Parris Mize to his wife, Irene Rosenberger Mize. Hilton Parris Mize graduated from Highland College in 1936, and taught in rural schools…
Medium: Text
Date: 1918
This is a local history of Jerome Township, Gove County, Kansas, as recollected by Fred Baker, Gove City, Kansas. Baker wrote this sketch and submitted it in March 1918 to…
Medium: Text
Date: May 05, 1978
This is a letter from Clara Frost, Seattle, Washington, to Joseph Snell, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. In the letter, Frost recounts what her childhood was like growing up in…
Medium: Text
Date: December 31, 1942-September 21, 1945
A collection of 198 letters written by Carrol Victor Christian (also known as Bob Christian) to his wife Floriene Olive Graham Christian (also known as Fluffy). Carrol Christian was born…
Medium: Text
Date: 1918
Six letters written by George W. Hill, a member of the 307th Cavalry, during World War I, to his mother Mary Hill, Smith Center, Kansas. George Hill was stationed at…
Medium: Text
Date: July 30, 1885
This is a letter from E.H. Claar and J.L Trowbridge, Decatur County, Kansas, to an unknown recipient. In the letter, the authors tell of camping in the outdoors, several possible…
Medium: Text
Date: 1887-1972
These reports, published by the Kansas Board of Pharmacy, may include the secretary’s annual report to the governor, board proceedings, cases prosecuted, laws, rules and regulations, legal decisions, and lists…
Medium: Text
Date: October 18, 2007
Bill Mayer enlisted in the Army (Air Force) in 1943 and served until 1945 in the 458th Bomb Group, 752nd Squadron. Interviewed by Suzette McCord-Rogers on October 18, 2007, Mayer…
Medium: Text
Date: April 21, 2007
Aloysius Winklebauer was inducted into the Army (Infantry) in 1942 and served until 1946 in the 95th Infantry, 97th Infantry, 386th Regiment Headquarters Co. He was stationed in both Europe…
Medium: Text
Date: February 22, 2007
George White Water enlisted in the United States Army in 1939 and served until 1945 in the 114th Cavalry, Troop 5; and later in the 127th Field Artillery, Battery E.…
Medium: Text
Date: September 30, 2007
Virgil Wenger was inducted into the United States Army in 1946 and served until 1947 in the 46th Engineers, 8th Army. He was interviewed by Suzette McCord-Rogers on Sept. 30,…
Medium: Text
Date: July 18, 2007
Mary Starr enlisted in the Army Nurse Corps in 1943 and served until 1946. She was with the 119th General Hospital, primarily in Branford, England. Her basic training was at…
Medium: Text
Date: Date Unknown
Dale Starr was drafted into the Army (Air Force) in October 1942 and served until 1946 in the 9th Engine Overhaul Squadron. He was trained at the National School of…
Medium: Text
Date: April 29, 2007
Lloyd Schuetz joined the National Guard in Horton and his unit was mobilized in 1940. He served in the 130th Field Artillery, F Battery. He did training at Fort Bragg,…
Medium: Text
Date: November 9, 2007
Charles Scheidegger was inducted into the Army (Artillery) on August 15, 1941 and served until October 31, 1945 with Field Artillery. He was stationed at Virginia Beach, Virginia; Camp Chaffee,…
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