The Kansas Emergency Relief Committee operated four transient camps in Kansas between 1933 and 1935, all of which were lake construction projects. The Lake Wabaunsee camp was constructed in December of 1933, […]
Wabaunsee Outlook: Transient Camp #5 Newsletter, March, 1935
Bulldogging With Cleo Schultz
-by Greg Hoots- Cleo Schultz was born and raised in the Volland, Kansas community, and he spent his adult life ranching in Wabaunsee County. But there was a time when this dedicated […]
With Malice Aforethought: The Joseph Pusch Murder
-by Greg Hoots- Introduction In the spring of 1934 the most heinous, violent murder in the history of Wabaunsee County occurred in the rural hills southeast of the county seat of Alma, […]
Photo Friday: Alma, Kansas Business District, 1965
This 1965 view of the historic business district in Alma, Kansas looks north at the intersection of Missouri and 3rd Streets. Every building in this photo is still standing today, except one, […]
Depot Memories
Wabaunsee County, Kansas was late to get on the railroad bandwagon. While the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) made an offer to place a line through the county in the […]
A Kansas Butterfly Garden
-by Greg Hoots- When my wife, Cheryl and I moved into our present home, there were no flower beds established on the lot. There was a long, narrow flower bed along the […]
A Citizen-Soldier’s Story
-by Howard Johnstone- EDITOR’S NOTE by Greg Hoots: I am very pleased to present the digital version of this incredible World War II story, authored by an old friend of mine, Howard […]
Cabin Fever
-by Greg Hoots- A casual look at the history of Wabaunsee County and the Kansas Flint Hills might lead one to think that most of the County’s earliest homes and other buildings […]
The Greatest Backyard Find in History: 1956 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce Alleggerita
-by Greg Hoots- I’ve always loved cars. New ones, old ones, and everything in between, automobiles have always caught my eye. The first car which I drove to high school was a […]
Enemy Aliens of Wabaunsee County, Kansas
By Greg Hoots On April 6, 1917 at 1:11 pm, President Woodrow Wilson signed a declaration of war passed by both houses of the United States Congress, launching America into World War […]
