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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.

Greg Hoots Real Photo Postcard Collection

By flinthillsspecial on November 2, 2018 • ( 7 Comments )

Postcards have a rich history in the United States and abroad with the first postcards being used in Europe in the 1840s.  In the United States, the first postcard was patented by […]

A Flint Hills Story by Victor Palenske

By flinthillsspecial on October 24, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Editor’s note:  Victor Palenske, born in Alma in 1903, authored this story in 1973, recalling his youth in Alma.  Palenske’s penchant for details is amazing and insightful.  This editor has added period […]

Stanley Funeral Home, Eskridge, Kansas

By flinthillsspecial on October 23, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Editor’s note: This story of the Stanley Funeral Home was compiled with personal recollections of Judy Stanley Hayes who was a toddler while her family resided in Eskridge, Kansas, supplemented with photos […]

You Coast Downhill

By flinthillsspecial on October 21, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

-by Greg Hoots- As a child, I often heard stories from my folks of what they always called “the bicycle trip.”  The bicycle trip took place three years before I was born, […]

The Flint Hills Special Has Arrived

By flinthillsspecial on October 18, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Welcome to the Flint Hills Special, your digital history magazine.  Please scroll down the listing of stories or search for specific subjects while exploring Kansas history from the comfort of your home.

Minnie Palenske Zwanziger Memorial Museum Turns 50

By flinthillsspecial on August 21, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Fifty years ago, on October 27, 1968 the Wabaunsee County Historical Society held the grand opening of their new museum in Alma, Kansas, the Minnie Palenske Zwanziger Memorial Museum.  Present at the […]

1963 Wabaunsee County Farm Directory

By flinthillsspecial on May 27, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

For more than a half-century, rural directory companies in Kansas have produced county plat maps in a booklet form that feature all of the Townships of a particular county, while identifying all of the […]

The History of the Alma National Bank

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

-by Greg Hoots- The Alma National Bank enjoyed a prominent place in the history of the business community of Alma, Kansas, boasting a rich history in the very roots of the town. […]

Photo Friday: School District No. 20, The Cousins School

By flinthillsspecial on December 29, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

District 20 is a very early school district in Wabaunsee County, organized in 1867-1868.  It is likely that the first school building was constructed of logs.  In September of 1874 the school district held a […]

Eskridge Branch Library Digitizes Photos

By flinthillsspecial on November 28, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

The Eskridge Branch of the Pottawatomie-Wabaunsee Regional Library system recently partnered with Kansas writer and historian, Greg Hoots to digitize their historic photo collection. The library had a small but significant collection […]

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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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