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Baby Socks: The Case for Adoption of a Senior Pet
by Greg Hoots I had grown up sharing a home with a cat. My folks almost always had one for as long as I can recall. When I moved to Kansas forty-five […]
Minority Migration in Wabaunsee County, Kansas: A Dark History
-by Greg Hoots- Warning to the reader: This article contains offensive language which is only presented here in direct quotes taken from Wabaunsee County newspapers, all of which were published and are […]
Dear Rita…Letters from Max Palenske
-by Greg Hoots- Letter-writing has become a lost art in more ways than one. Once, the majority of Americans corresponded by mail with their relatives or to those with whom they conducted […]
Photo Friday, July 30, 2021: Alma, Kansas Baseball Team
Today’s Friday Photo features an Alma, Kansas baseball team owned by Alma businessman, Hal Weaver. This photo, dated 1894, features members of Weaver’s team from the team roster which included Carey Caroll, […]
Photo Friday, July 23, 2021: Cyclone at Alta Vista 1905
It’s Photo Friday. Today’s photo is a rare view of a tornado over Alta Vista, Kansas, dated May 13, 1905. This view is unusual in that it resembles a stereoview card, however […]
Photo Friday, July 16, 2021: Eskridge State Bank, Eskridge, Kansas
It’s Photo Friday! Here’s a great photo taken in the early 1950s of the north end of the 100 block of South Main Street in Eskridge, Kansas. In the center of this […]
BOOK REVIEW: “Life Lessons from My Father” Provides Guideposts for Life
by Greg Hoots Recently, a good friend of mine whom I’ve never met sent me a book from their home on the East Coast. It was a brief eighty-two pages in length […]
Photo Friday, July 1, 2021: 4th of July Parade, Alma, Kansas, 1894
It’s Photo Friday. I have a great photo for you today. It’s a view of a 4th of July parade proceeding north on Missouri Street in Alma, Kansas in 1894. There’s a […]
Photo Friday, June 25, 2021: Wolf Hunter at Dover, Kansas, Zercher Real Photo Postcard
Hi, Everyone, It’s Photo Friday! Here’s an interesting real photo postcard produced by M. L. Zercher Book & Stationery Co. of Topeka. The postcard was printed by Zercher in about 1910, and […]
Photo Friday, June 18, 2021: Party at Liederkranz Park, Alma, Kansas, circa 1890s
Hi, Everyone, It’s Photo Friday! Here’s a great photo for you today, it’s a view of a group of men drinking and playing cards at Liederkranz Park, located on the southwest […]
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