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The History of the Alma National Bank

By flinthillsspecial on March 1, 2018 • ( 2 Comments )

Daddy’s War

By flinthillsspecial on November 9, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

Law and Order: The Anthony King Murder

By flinthillsspecial on May 3, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

The History of Wabaunsee County Newspapers

By flinthillsspecial on February 25, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Alma Bottling Works

By flinthillsspecial on January 11, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

All Indian Trails Lead to Lawrence Photos

By flinthillsspecial on November 23, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Wabaunsee County Schools

District 22 - Pavilion School

Pavilion School boys enjoy a game of marbles during recess. This photo, dated 1936 identifies the boys, left to right as Dan Glover, Dale Feyh, Dale Townsend and Bill Ekart.

Moon Bros. Circus Comes To Town

Moon Bros. Circus Poster, 1924, Click on image to view.

Gasoline Gallery

This Sinclair station was located at the northwest corner of K4 Highway and Southwest Douglas Road in Dover, Kansas. Built by Arthur Bowker in 1928, the station was being operated by Marvin Gurtler when this photograph was taken in he 1930s. Photo courtesy Wayne Gurtler.

Photo Friday: Alma, Kansas Business District, 1965

By flinthillsspecial on August 16, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By flinthillsspecial on August 2, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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 flinthillsspecial on July 12, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

-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 flinthillsspecial on June 27, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

-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 flinthillsspecial on June 4, 2019 • ( 3 Comments )

-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 flinthillsspecial on April 18, 2019 • ( 4 Comments )

-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 flinthillsspecial on February 20, 2019 • ( 3 Comments )

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 […]

A Profile of Courage: PFC Charles E. Barnhart

By flinthillsspecial on February 11, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

-by Mark Barnhart- Editor’s note:  When I was in high school, college, and later, one of my closest friends was Chris Barnhart.  The Barnhart family lived four or five blocks from my […]

Old Friends of the Flint Hills: Russell Woofter, 1915-2007

By flinthillsspecial on January 17, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

By Greg Hoots Author’s note:  This article originally appeared in the 2012 print edition of the Flint Hills Special. Russell Woofter was the hardest working man that I’ve ever known.  Russell approached […]

Carl F. Hoots Arrowhead Collection

By flinthillsspecial on December 29, 2018 • ( 8 Comments )

-by Greg Hoots- I once asked Daddy when he started collecting arrowheads, and he said that when he was about ten or eleven years old, he found his first arrowhead in his […]

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Longren Aircraft Lands at Alma

This is one of three photos of Albin Longren's Model AK airplane at Alma, Kansas while he was giving an airshow for a crowd This view, circa 1922, was photographed by Selma Steinmeyer Schultz. Photo Courtesy Keith Schultz.

Explore Flint Hills Caves

View photographer Tom Parish's unique views of Flint Hills caves and cellars.

View photographer Tom Parish's unique views of Flint Hills caves and cellars.

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