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!
Retired Franklin Co residents share memories of early Kansas life
A set of oral reminiscences details life on farms near Wellsville and Wellsville High, Civil War veteran fathers, and dusty streets in Ottawa. Stories cover marriage customs, Chautauqua days, floods, droughts, and the move to modern utilities and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Franklin County
Cora Barnett
Wellsville
Cedarhouse Nursing Home
Chance
Barnetts
Seattle
Texas
Indiana
Tabernacle
Lookout Mountain
Andersonville
Forest Park
Linnie Tyler
Missouri
Kansas
Mrs. Tyler
Oklahoma
Humboldt
St. Louis
Wellsville Girls
Tyler
Gilliland
Ottawa Herald
Rantoul
F. H. Parks
Hickory
Anderson County
West Second Street
Williamsburg
Marais Des Cygnes
H. F. Sheldon
Garnett
Parks
Silkville
Philadelphia
University
Cassie Coe
Peoria
Mrs. Coe
Lawrence
Fort Scott
Coe