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Lincoln Carnegie Library

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History

In 1913, after approving a .4 mill levy and $600 for annual maintenance, Lincoln citizens received a $6,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation to construct a public library.

Built by Wilson & Gilbert of Hoxie and Plainville, the building featured native limestone and a red tile roof.

Opened on May 6, 1914, the structure has since been remodeled inside and a new red tile roof was recently added. The outside of the building has maintained its original beauty and the library continues to be a resource for Lincoln and the surrounding community.

Librarians

Mary Rathbun, 1903-1914
Mrs. Albert W. Orr, 1914-1917
Nellie Hawkins, 1917-1921
Mrs. L.W. Wait, 1921-1939
Doreen Payne, 1939-1941
Pearl Metz, 1941-1942
Alice Raplee Ryan, 1942-1976
Ailene Bowie, 1976-1978
Ellen Searles, 1978-1982
Sylvia Ortiz, 1982-1984
Patricia Florence, 1984-1988
Connie Budreau, 1988-2001
Nancy Jensen, 2002-

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Lincoln Carnegie Library Holdings

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The Lincoln Carnegie Library has a small collection of genealogical materials.

Kansas publications
Treeclimber, Vol. I #2 ' Vol. IV #1
Treesearcher, 1960-current issues
Midwest Historical and Genealogical Register, scattered issues
Waconda Roots and Branches, scattered issues

Privately published family histories
"Gabelman: The Generations of a German Family," by James Frank Gabelman
"Ancestors ' Kings? Horsethieves? or What?" by Woodye Webber Kessler
"Through the Eyes of a Strange Descendant," by Woodye Webber Kessler
"The Strange-Webber Connection," Issues 1-7, Jan. 1996-Spring 2000
"A History of One Branch of the Bishop Family," by Faye (Bishop) Drake
"History of the John and William Humes Families," by Alwin H. Rector
"Showman Families 1750 to 1991," by Dr. John David Showman O'Shea
"The Marshall and Scanland Families from Pennsylvania-Kentucky-Illinois to Kansas," by Mary Virginia Marshall Woody and Donna Frances Woody Matthews
"Dart-Green Family Genealogy"
"The Wright Family Genealogies," compiled by Alfred S. Andrews

Vital statistics
Beverly, Kansas, Cemeteries, Colorado Township
Lincoln County Obituary Index, 1979-2000
Records of B.G. Hall Funeral Parlor, June 1928-December 1954, compiled by Joan Gile Meili (project of Merry Workers E.H.U., 1978)

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