Treasures of history in Oak Hill graves in Lawrence
Kansas figures linked to state history lie in Oak Hill and nearby cemeteries. Notes by DAVID DARY recount figures such as Solon Thatcher and John Usher, Quantrill raid victims, and early burials at Memorial Park Mt. Calvary and Oak Hill. Cemetery histories reveal rising grave costs and fading details as locals lament loss of memory.
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Solon Thatcher
Kansas
Thatcher
Topeka
David Dary
Kansas University
Lawrence
Kaw
Pioneer Cemetery
Long Trench
Pioneer
Oak Hill
Quantrill
Quantrell
Mt. Calvary
Memorial Park
Don Shaw
John W
Jenkins
Shaw
James Naismith
Basketball
Shuw
George Williams
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Williams
Old Franklin
Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assn
Oscar Rumsey
Rumsey
George Towle
Steve Jansen
Elizabeth M. Watkins Community Museum
Kansas University Island
Iowa
Aaron Perry
Oak Hill Cemetery
David C. Buffum
Thomas W. Barber
Nichols Hall
Space Technology Center
Pioneer Cemetery's long history spans Lawrence origins to KU era
A 1915 Journal-World account describes Pioneer Cemetery near Mount Oread as a quiet city of the dead for Lawrence’s early settlers and soldiers, later renamed Oak Hill. The site saw abandonment, cattle disputes, vandalism, and eventual transfer to KU Endowment for preservation, with notable burials including Elmer McCollum and Ben Hibbs.
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Mount Oread
Lawrence
Pioneer Cemetery
Journal-World
Wakarusa
Wisconsin
Kansas
Elmer McCollum
Ben Hibbs
Saturday Evening Post
Readers Digest
Irvin Youngberg
KU Endowment Association
Prominent Missouri businessman dies in Kansas City crash
Four people die when a Aero Commander 685 crashes near downtown Kansas City Kansas. Pilot Morgan Maxfield 40 of Kansas City Mo. and three passengers Sheryl Meyer 25 David Eastham 26 and Shelley Vaughn 26, all from Missouri, were killed. National Transportation Safety Board investigates cause while witnesses note engine trouble before attempting a landing. Maxfield had filed a flight plan and was en route to Mount Rushmore for Labor Day weekend.
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Kansas City, Kan
Missouri
Kansas City
Kan
Alan C. Hancock
Wyandotte County
Morgan Maxfield
Kansas City, Mo
Sheryl A. Meyer
David Allan Eastham
Shelley Ann Vaughn
Raytown
Michael Dailey
National Transportation Safety Board
Maxfield
Mount Rushmore
Jack Soden
Aero Commander
Dailey
Fairfax Airport
U.S
Rep
Jerry Litton
Litton
U.S. Senate
Municipal court aims for swift fair justice in city system
City prosecutors and judges discuss balancing speed and due process in municipal court. They describe plea bargaining to fit charges to facts, the judge's role in not guilty pleas when jail terms loom, and efforts to finish arraignments within ten days and trials within a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catt
Glover
Mike (Malone
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Oak Hill Graves
Stubbs
Alexander Mitchell
Douglas County Historical Society
Barber
Thomas Barber
Buffum
Dread Cemetery
Historical Society
Old Pioneer
R.O. Burgert
Kansas University Endowment Association
Hancock
Suzanne Burdick
Mike Glover
Lawrence Municipal Court
Longhorn DR
Toro
Massachusetts
Vinland Fairgrounds
Home Project
Mass
Kansas Society of Architects
Paul and
Jeanne Shoemaker
Ohio
Y Hinley
Rumsey Funeral Home
Indiana
Crescent Heights
Acorn
Oaks
Crescen
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