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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.

Prohibition Blues: The Life and Times of Bill Page

By flinthillsspecial on June 22, 2017 • ( 5 Comments )

-by Greg Hoots- When one hears about Prohibition, the image that comes to mind is the decade of the “roaring twenties”, complete with gangsters toting machine guns and wild nights in the […]

Cold Case: Murder on Eight-Mile Road

By flinthillsspecial on June 5, 2017 • ( 5 Comments )

-by Greg Hoots- William Thomas Smale came to Kansas in 1869 as a 14-year old youth when his family immigrated to the United States from Canada. Smale’s father was a farmer, and […]

Photo Friday: The Sweeney Bridge

By flinthillsspecial on May 26, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

-by Greg Hoots- This is a photograph of the Sweeney Bridge, an iron bridge under construction over the Kaw River in early 1911. The bridge was located in Kaw Township in Wabaunsee […]

Photo Friday: The Alma Colored Band

By flinthillsspecial on May 19, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

-by Greg Hoots- As the small towns of the Flint Hills began to develop between 1880 and 1900, one of the needs felt by the early settlers was to have a city […]

Photo Friday: Memories of Jake’s Place

By flinthillsspecial on May 12, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

-By Greg Hoots- When I met Jake Copeland, he was retired and living on “the point” at Lake Wabaunsee. He had closed Jake’s Place, his bar in Eskridge, and was enjoying life […]

Law and Order: The Anthony King Murder

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

-By Greg Hoots- Chapter 1 Anthony and Marie King were a typical young married couple. Anthony King, born in 1871, was a clerk in a store when the pair wed, and as […]

Eskridge Alumni Association Digitizes Eskridge High School Class Photos

By flinthillsspecial on March 24, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

The Eskridge High School Alumni Association recently contracted with Flint Hills photo historian, Greg Hoots to digitize forty-six graduating class pictures that once adorned the walls of Eskridge High School in Eskridge, Kansas.  […]

Photo Friday: The Infamous Dr. Smith(s)

By flinthillsspecial on March 17, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

-by Greg Hoots- Here’s a great historic photo from the Bat Nelson collection. It’s a real photo postcard, postmarked 1909 showing the interior of Dr. W.H.H. Smith’s pharmacy in Alta Vista, Kansas.  […]

The History of Wabaunsee County Newspapers

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

-by Greg Hoots- In April of 1867 Alma, Kansas became the county seat of Wabaunsee County, following two contested elections which found Alma and Wabaunsee vying for the placement of the county’s […]

A Day in History: April 12, 1911, Tornado Strikes Eskridge

By flinthillsspecial on February 4, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

-by Greg Hoots- April 12, 1911 began like many spring days for the residents of Eskridge, Kansas as a strong, relentless wind was blowing from the southwest and a hint of clouds […]

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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.

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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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