Eleven year project revives Franklin County marriage records
Diane Yeamans reports LUella Parrott completed an 11 year effort to copy and index early Franklin County marriage records from 1858 to 1913. The DAR project creates readable, husband and wife indexes, aiding genealogists and preserving fragile volumes.
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Diane Yeamans
Ottawan
Luella Parrott
Franklin
Franklin County
Barbara Dew
Edward Hand
DAR
Parrott
Dew
James W. Smith
Lucy Jane Swank
Minister Broadcast Confession Triggers Backlash in WV Letter
A reader describes revealing a past teen pregnancy to her fiancé and church minister who then told the congregation. The incident causes family embarrassment and conflict as the fiancé’s parents push back and the writer seeks guidance on handling clergy interference. The advice column rebukes the minister and urges reporting to his superior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rob
Ann
W. VA
Garnett Square Fair Highlights Local Arts and Music
Eight Ottawa area artisans join about 100 exhibitors at the 14th annual Square Fair on the Anderson County Courthouse lawn from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Ottawa University Jazz Band and Suzuki string students will perform, with diverse music from folk to jazz to classical. The event funds cultural enrichment, a Garnett senior scholarship, and other community efforts, with rain cancelling as a last resort.
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Garnett
Ottawa University
Glenda Poe
Doreen Newby
Marion Turner
Mary E. Baker
Debbie Gamblian
K.W. Sleighter
Ottawa
Leon Burgoon
Pomona
Terry Potter
Lane
Anderson County Courthouse
Leonard Wood
Cherryvale
Anderson County
Extension Council
Beagle
Garnett High School
Iola
Southeast Shavers
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Barbara Holman
Franklin County Historical Society
John Mark Lambertson
Kansas State Historical Society
Topeka
National Dar Library
Washington, D.C
State Dar Library
Dodge City
Diane Yeamant
Isaié
Ann Landers
Ann Sanders
Sharon B
Rockville
Sally Hammer
Ronsiey
Halla
Mullen’s Hallmark Shop
Kansas
Hallmark Casds, Inc
Guys & Dolls
S. Main
Karen Martinez Reates
Nate
Garnett Square
VICA
East Central Vocational Cooperative
Kansas State Vocational Industrial Clubs of America
Wichita
Paula Kersley
Heidi Nilges
Gloria Esquivel
Michelle Olivas
Penny Karr
Lisa Montague
Susan McIntosh
Jeff Thompson
Brian Bridges
Greg Owen
Jeff Buck
Peter Nourot
Nilges
Esquivel
Karr
Olivas
Bloomin’ Florist
Ellena Ford
Osage County’ Guilt “Factory” Momonal Oper
Fen
Verbrook
Lodie
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