Old, Overgrown Cemeteries Hold Links to the Past

Monday, August 04 2008 @ 12:26 PM
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Local HistoryAn interesting article form the Tonganoxie Mirror about an overgrown cemetery near Leavenworth and the efforts to record those interred there.

Many other such cemeteries exist and the names of those buried in them are at risk of being lost. However there are efforts underway to clean up and document some of these cemeteries.

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Baker University's Parmenter Hall

Saturday, August 02 2008 @ 09:43 PM
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Local HistoryThe Baldwin City Signal has this article about work being done to the Parmenter Hall cupola.


From the Wikipedia, click for larger image

The Wikipedia article on Baker University.

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Do you remember the originial Ottawa Pool?

Tuesday, July 29 2008 @ 11:43 AM
Contributed by: Dave
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Local HistoryI don't know if this really counts as history, but I remember going to the original pool in Ottawa and my son taking swimming lessons there. Here's a picture and brief blurb about it.

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Olathe's Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm

Sunday, July 06 2008 @ 12:34 PM
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Local HistoryIt's funny that I worked in Olathe, not far from the Mahaffie Farm for a number of years, but never took the time to take a look. This article form the Kansas City Star describes this year's Independence Day activities at the farm.

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Pawnee Indian Archaeological Site, Articles and Video from the LJ World

Saturday, June 21 2008 @ 10:51 AM
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Local HistoryHere's the link to the page to the main page which contains links to several videos and articles.
(From the Lawrence Journal World)

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Eudora Considers Purchasing Historic Home

Wednesday, June 18 2008 @ 12:03 PM
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Local HistoryDurr House in Eudora was build 109 years ago. The land on which the home stands was purchased by the Eudora school district for the construction of a new elementary school and the house must be moved from its current location.

The city of Eudora may purchase the home and turn it into a museum and the headquarters for the Chamber of Commerce. (From the Eudora News)

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Remebering the 1993 Flood

Monday, June 02 2008 @ 05:40 PM
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Local HistoryThose of us who lived in Lawrence in 1993 are unlikely to forget the rains and high water. Here is a photo, courtesy of the Kansas Geological Survey, of the Kansas River Bridge at or near the crest of the flood waters.

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Old Fraser Hall

Thursday, May 29 2008 @ 02:35 AM
Contributed by: Dave
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Local HistoryHere is a picture of the original Fraser Hall on the University of Kansas Campus. Completed in 1872, it was torn down in 1965.

Courtesy Kansas Geological Survey

Here is an article from KUHistory.com about the history of Fraser Hall.

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Preservation projects across the state receive funding

Sunday, March 27 2005 @ 07:52 PM
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Local HistoryTwelve projects across the state, including those in Ottawa, Leaveworth County, Seneca, and Topeka, will receive a total of $98,000 to preserve, study, and record historic sites. (From the Topeka Capital Journal, free registration required)

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Demolished building uncovers bits of history

Tuesday, March 01 2005 @ 03:36 PM
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Local HistoryThe Law Building at the corner of 12th and Grand in KCMO was recently demolished, but demolition brought to light a bit of depression era history

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