This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Vinland’s One Room Library Preserves Local History
Volunteers guard Vinland’s tiny Coal Creek Library, a 1900 building with no electricity or air conditioning. Open Sundays 1 to 4 pm April through October, it houses over 2,000 books including early titles. funds rely on a donation can with annual takings around 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photos
Ray Wilber
Baldwin City
Coal Creek
Vinland
Wilber
Lawrence
Coal Creek Library Association
Philadelphia
Wilbert
Alexander Hamilton
Samuel M. Smucker
Henry Ward Beecher
James H. Lane
U.S
Kansas