Stories of the Past

Stories of the Past: the Third Edition of Wabaunsee County History by the Wabaunsee County Historical Society

Biographies: A-F | G-K | L-R | S-Z | Miscellaneous Stories

1858 Flood, 360 1903 Flood, 360 1935 Flood, 361 1951 Flood, 362 1977 Flood, 363 1993 Flood, 363 4-H Clubs, 340 A Family of School Teachers, 322 A Meal for Tanning, 451 Adams Family Meets Jesse James, 441 Alma, 285 Alma Area Foundation, 340 Alma Bandstand, 455 Alma Bottling Works, 396 Alma Chamber of Commerce, 341 Alma Cheese, 454 Alma Coal Mining Company, 396 Alma High School, 337 Alma Ladies Reading Circle, 341 American Legion Post #32, 343 American Legion Post # 130, 343 Alma Liederkranz, 343 Alma Portland Cement Works, 398 Alma Public School, 337 Alma Roller Mill, 399 Alma Salt Works, 399 Alta Vista, 288 At The Movies, 454 Atchison, Sandra, 368 Bandstands, 455 Barn Dances, 457 Barron's Log Cabin, 378 Black Population of Paxico, 427 Buffalo Mound, 379 Campfire Girls, 344 Candle Making, 456 Chalk Mound, 388 Chalk Mound Memories, 389 Changes on The road, 458 Cisterns, 458 Clapboard Hill, 458 Coleman, Edgar, 368 Connell Spring, 379 Corrections to New Branches, 478 DeVore, Maisie, 369 District #3, 329 District # 24, 329 District # 31, 330 District # 32, 330 District # 37, 330 District # 41, 331 District # 58, 334 District # 59, 334 District # 62, 335 District # 78, 335 District # 82, 335 Echo Cliff, 379 Echols, Mervin, 441 Egert, Carrie, 322 Emancipation Jubilee, 458 Eskridge, 289 Eskridge Fire, 364 Eskridge Tornado, 365 Fairfield, Stephen, 369 Fairfield, 389 Farmer Township, 284 Frank's Produce, 400

1858 Flood, 360
1903 Flood, 360
1935 Flood, 361
1951 Flood, 362
1977 Flood, 363
1993 Flood, 363
4-H Clubs, 340
A Family of School Teachers, 322
A Meal for Tanning, 451
Adams Family Meets Jesse James, 441
Alma, 285
Alma Area Foundation, 340
Alma Bandstand, 455
Alma Bottling Works, 396
Alma Chamber of Commerce, 341
Alma Cheese, 454
Alma Coal Mining Company, 396
Alma High School, 337
Alma Ladies Reading Circle, 341
American Legion Post #32, 343
American Legion Post # 130, 343
Alma Liederkranz, 343
Alma Portland Cement Works, 398
Alma Public School, 337
Alma Roller Mill, 399
Alma Salt Works, 399
Alta Vista, 288
At The Movies, 454
Atchison, Sandra, 368
Bandstands, 455
Barn Dances, 457
Barron's Log Cabin, 378
Black Population of Paxico, 427
Buffalo Mound, 379
Campfire Girls, 344
Candle Making, 456
Chalk Mound, 388
Chalk Mound Memories, 389
Changes on The road, 458
Cisterns, 458
Clapboard Hill, 458
Coleman, Edgar, 368
Connell Spring, 379
Corrections to New Branches, 478
DeVore, Maisie, 369
District #3, 329
District # 24, 329
District # 31, 330
District # 32, 330
District # 37, 330
District # 41, 331
District # 58, 334
District # 59, 334
District # 62, 335
District # 78, 335
District # 82, 335
Echo Cliff, 379
Echols, Mervin, 441
Egert, Carrie, 322
Emancipation Jubilee, 458
Eskridge, 289
Eskridge Fire, 364
Eskridge Tornado, 365
Fairfield, Stephen, 369
Fairfield, 389
Farmer Township, 284
Frank's Produce, 400

German Prisoner of War Camp, 408 Ghost Towns, 388 Going To The Fair, 442 Growing Up on Kuenzli Creek, 443 Growing Up In McFarland, 443 Harveyvifle, 290 Hauling Milk in the 1960s and 1970s, 459 Hessdale, 390 History of Longest Running Newspaper, 461 Hodgson, Ernest, 370 Holy Family Catholic Church, 306 Home To Yesterday's Memories, 445 Homemade Soap, 461 Hotel Paxico, 402 Ice Houses, 461 In The Snow, 451 Indian Memories, 446 Keene Missile Site, 382 Kratzer, Dorothy, 323 Kratzer, "Mush", 438 Krienitz, John, 371 Kuenzli Creek School, 335 Lindbergh, Charles, 462 Living My Life With Postal Employees, 447 Log House Near Harveyville, 381 Loveland, Charles, 371 McCutcheon, Peter, 372 McFarland, 292 McFarland Bandstand, 456 McFarland Hospitals, 462 McKnight, Ellis, 374 M.F. Trivett Memorial, 384 Maple Hill, 294 Marlow, Darold, 463 Memories of Alma, Kansas, 446 Memories of Wababaunsee County, 449 Memories on Snokomo, 448 Memories From My Childhood, 446 Mesekes Germany Trip, 449 Movie Madness Hits Wabaunsee County, 464 Mulligan Stew, 465 Newbury and Paxico Band, 456 Nicknames, 434 Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers, 344 Ohst, August, 375 Old Time Saturday Nights, 450 Orphan Trains, 465

German Prisoner of War Camp, 408
Ghost Towns, 388
Going To The Fair, 442
Growing Up on Kuenzli Creek, 443
Growing Up In McFarland, 443
Harveyvifle, 290
Hauling Milk in the 1960s and 1970s, 459
Hessdale, 390
History of Longest Running Newspaper, 461
Hodgson, Ernest, 370
Holy Family Catholic Church, 306
Home To Yesterday's Memories, 445
Homemade Soap, 461
Hotel Paxico, 402
Ice Houses, 461
In The Snow, 451
Indian Memories, 446
Keene Missile Site, 382
Kratzer, Dorothy, 323
Kratzer, "Mush", 438
Krienitz, John, 371
Kuenzli Creek School, 335
Lindbergh, Charles, 462
Living My Life With Postal Employees, 447
Log House Near Harveyville, 381
Loveland, Charles, 371
McCutcheon, Peter, 372
McFarland, 292
McFarland Bandstand, 456
McFarland Hospitals, 462
McKnight, Ellis, 374
M.F. Trivett Memorial, 384
Maple Hill, 294
Marlow, Darold, 463
Memories of Alma, Kansas, 446
Memories of Wababaunsee County, 449
Memories on Snokomo, 448
Memories From My Childhood, 446
Mesekes Germany Trip, 449
Movie Madness Hits Wabaunsee County, 464
Mulligan Stew, 465
Newbury and Paxico Band, 456
Nicknames, 434
Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers, 344
Ohst, August, 375
Old Time Saturday Nights, 450
Orphan Trains, 465

Pavilion, 390 Paxico, 298 Paxico General Store, 403 Paxico High School, 336 Paxico Senior Citizens, 344 Paxico Mill, 404 Paxico United Methodist Church, 308 Peace United Church of Christ, 309 Peoples State Bank, 405 Pioneer Days in Wabaunsee County, 450 Platform Dances, 468 Pott. /Wab. Regional Library 345 Return to the Muehlenbacher Murder, 468 Richter, H.G., 401 Robbery In Eskridge, 470 Rock Island Depot Falls, 353 Rock Island Stockyards, 352 Sacred Heart Catholic School, 328 Sacred Heart Church. 311 Simpson United Methodist Church, 313 Shipping Cattle, 472 Spring Creek, 390 St. John Lutheran Church, 314 Stone Quarries, 405 Templin, 390 The City Pasture, 381 The Linville Stone House, 384 The Modoc, 350 The Old Stone House, 440 The Rural School, 325 Trading For Groceries, 473 Trinity Lutheran Church, 317 Volland, 392 Volland Train Wreck, 355 Wabaunsee, 299 Wabaunsee: A Potawatomie Hero, 281 Wabaunsee Colony, 428 Wabaunsee County, 283 Wabaunsee County Ambulance, 345 Wabaunsee County Colonies, 424 Wabaunsee County Firsts, 430 Wabaunsee County Historical Society, 346 Wabaunsee Road Naming Project, 474 Wabaunsee School District, 328 Walt, Lewis, 375 Wolf Drives, 475 World War II Prisoners, 476

Pavilion, 390
Paxico, 298
Paxico General Store, 403
Paxico High School, 336
Paxico Senior Citizens, 344
Paxico Mill, 404
Paxico United Methodist Church, 308
Peace United Church of Christ, 309
Peoples State Bank, 405
Pioneer Days in Wabaunsee County, 450
Platform Dances, 468
Pott. /Wab. Regional Library 345
Return to the Muehlenbacher Murder, 468
Richter, H.G., 401
Robbery In Eskridge, 470
Rock Island Depot Falls, 353
Rock Island Stockyards, 352
Sacred Heart Catholic School, 328
Sacred Heart Church. 311
Simpson United Methodist Church, 313
Shipping Cattle, 472
Spring Creek, 390
St. John Lutheran Church, 314
Stone Quarries, 405
Templin, 390
The City Pasture, 381
The Linville Stone House, 384
The Modoc, 350
The Old Stone House, 440
The Rural School, 325
Trading For Groceries, 473
Trinity Lutheran Church, 317
Volland, 392
Volland Train Wreck, 355
Wabaunsee, 299
Wabaunsee: A Potawatomie Hero, 281
Wabaunsee Colony, 428
Wabaunsee County, 283
Wabaunsee County Ambulance, 345
Wabaunsee County Colonies, 424
Wabaunsee County Firsts, 430
Wabaunsee County Historical Society, 346
Wabaunsee Road Naming Project, 474
Wabaunsee School District, 328
Walt, Lewis, 375
Wolf Drives, 475
World War II Prisoners, 476