66 10 1856 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Baldwin City Public Library Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource E. J. Kinzer residence 821 High St. Baldwin City, Ks 66006 Subject The topic of the resource This property was unimproved in 1899. The value increased from $150.00 in 1902 to %550.00 in 1903. In the 1902-03 city directory Edward J. and Emma Kinzer were recorded as residing at the corner of 4th and High. Kinzer operated a transfer and dray line. The property was shown in the 1905 Sanborn map. Description An account of the resource Detached residence, square plan with side entrance W, two stories, three front bays, wood frame construction with modern asbestos sheathing, coursed rough cut stone foundation, truncated pyramidal roof. Hipped front porch with square posts, 1/1 wooden double-hung windows, two banks of three first floor windows, interior brick chimney. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dale Nimz, photographer Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Baldwin City Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall, 1988 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sanborn maps, 1893-1927 County assessment records, 1900-1928 Baldwin City directory (1902-03) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Language A language of the resource English http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/5b5a03008bed17522d206446abd1d3d7.jpg b2818d3dd38c7cabef9bc01e53966708 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossville Businesses Photo A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource E.J. Howard in front of Howard's Garage, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource E.J. Howard in front of Howard's Garage, located at the corner of Main Street and Perry, Rossville, Kansas Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1920-1935 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain due to copyright expiration Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0115 Howard's Garage Kansas Memory Project Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Baldwin City Public Library Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource E.J. Loudermilk House 603 9th Baldwin City, Ks 66006 Subject The topic of the resource This property was unimproved in 1900; G.S. Dearborn was the owner of a tract (LTS 72-82). Construction of the existing house was indicated by a change and ownership and increase in value recorded in 1902. E.J. Loudermilk was the owner; the value of lots 72 and 74 was $300.00. E. Imogene Loudermilk, widow of Julius, was listed as residing on Grove at the corner of 9th Street in that year. F.E. Wolf was the owner in 1906. The property appears to be the Wolf residence illustrated in 1908. Description An account of the resource Detached residence, square plan with gable bays, one-and-a-half story, wood frame and weatherboard, rough-cut coursed stone foundation, main hipped roof. Hipped ell front porch on columns, open railing, rear screened porch, 1/1 double-hung windows, glazed wooden entrance doors, paired doors SE, exterior brick chimney N. Decorative circular front windows, pedimented gable roof dormer SE, shingled gable ends. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dale Nimz, photographer Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Baldwin City Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January, 1989 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource County assessment rolls, 1898-1906 Baldwin Souvenir 1908, photo City directory, 1902-03 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Language A language of the resource English Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Baldwin City Public Library Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Earl L. Uhl house 306 8th Street Baldwin City, Ks 66006 Subject The topic of the resource Lots 121, 122 and 124 on Chapel Street were subdivided between 1914 and 1918. This house on the southern parcel was constructed by 1918; the value of improvements was $1400.00. Description An account of the resource Detached residence, rectangle with recessed side porch and central entrance, two stories, three front bays, wood frame construction with weatherboard first floor and shingles second floor, concrete foundation, gable roof. 1/1 double-hung wooden windows, single and triple projecting windows with supporting brackets and shed dormers S, projecting four-bay second floor front window, glazed wooden entrance door, shed roof dormer S. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dale Nimz, photographer Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Baldwin City Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter, 1988 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Douglas County assessment rolls, 1890-1928 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Language A language of the resource English http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/39ca79f385e9d315edf0eb5418831d3d.jpeg 335776ad47be9b6af762e3f5545a644e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossville Agricultural History Subject The topic of the resource Farming/Ranching Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rossville Community Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rossville Centennial Booklet, 1971 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain due to copyright expiration. Original narrative content by RCL is available for use by public. Description An account of the resource Rossville is fortunately situated in many ways—we are near a large city, Topeka, but far enough away to retain our own identity; we can be considered a bedroom community to Topeka since so many residents commute to work to the larger city; we are just north of the Kansas River and enjoy the fertile “Kaw River Valley,” which has benefited agriculture in our community since its very beginnings. From the early days, Rossville Township was blessed with fertile creek and river-bottom land, combined with the upland, which consisted of bluestem grass. The early settlers broke and cleared the bottom lands and part of the upland prairie. The settlers of the 1860-70s began farming and found the soil fertile and productive. However, the task of clearing the timberland and breaking prairie sod must have seemed insurmountable. Corn and wheat, the main crops, and cattle, hogs and other livestock-raising, became the basic agriculture of Rossville township. Many of these early farmers came to Kansas seeking land. They traveled by ox cart and wagon before the railroad went through, following the Oregon and other trails. Settlers bought land from the Santa Fe Railroad or from members of the Citizen Potawatomi Band, who were selling their allotment land. The first mention of early agriculture in Rossville comes from Dr. Gabbey’s account, written in 1886: “The Pottawatomi as a tribe never took kindly to agriculture, four or five acres in corn was a large field. Their fields were usually cleared up from the edge of the timber along the streams, as the Indian had little use for the Prairie kind.” One account gives the cost of prairie in the early days from $2.50 to $4.00 per acre. Lumber was worth from $25.00 to $39.00 dollars per thousand feet. Oxen cost $100.00 a yoke, mules from $100.00 to $200.00, horses $75.00 to $150.00, sheep $2.00 a head and chickens 25¢ each. Masons and carpenters received $2.00 to $3.00 per day in wages. Wheat was worth $1.50 per bushel and flour $4.50 per hundred pounds. From newspapers of 1877: “New corn brought in for shipment is getting 18¢ to 20¢ and corn huskers have been in demand at $1.00 per day and board; 2.5¢ per bushel thrown on the ground or 3.5¢ in the crib.” “Mr. Lambert James, a farmer living a few miles west of town has this season manufactured 1,500 gallon of sorghum molasses, which he readily disposed of at 50¢ per gallon.” But challenges persisted for early settlers. Although this was an extremely desirable area for agriculture and the raising of livestock, it was not possible for the early settlers to procure manufactured goods from the East without paying an extremely high freight bill. It was also impossible to ship their grain and produce economically. River freight was tried but the Kaw River often times did not have enough water to make shipping dependable so the answer to this problem was the railroad. Rossville’s answer came May 18, 1866, when the first train passed through the town. Corn was the main crop and early editors gave much space extolling its excellence. Corn cribs were numerous along the south side of the railroad tracks and on the east side of north Main. A water powered grist mill was located on Cross Creek north of town. Mulvane Bros. built a steam powered mill south of the railroad tracks. One of the earliest farmers was Henry Ford, who acquired 80 acres southwest of Rossville in 1864. His wife was the former Mary Nadeau, who came to Rossville from Indiana in 1862. Henry Ford came to Kansas in 1863 and was a stage coach driver for the Overland Stage Company between Topeka and Manhattan. He met his wife at “Buttermilk Station” where she worked for her brother, Big Alex Nadeau. While working to clear their land of timber and build a log house, they lived in one room of a three room house, west of Cross Creek, north of the old Oregon and California trails. The other two rooms were occupied by Dr. and Mrs. R.S. Gabbey and Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Higginbotham. After the Fords moved into their log cabin, Mrs. Ford often rode horseback nine miles with her baby to the mission in St. Marys. The first flowers she had to plant by the cabin were given to her by the nuns at the Mission. Another early farmer, John DeGraff settled south of Rossville in 1865. He and his wife, the former Frances Navarre, lived in a small dugout until their house was built. The following is a list of early farmers: Name | Year to Rossville | Origin Archibald Abbott 1870 Kingston, Canada West Joseph Andrews Westmoreland County, Pa. W. Thomas Andrews 1879 McKay, Ohio Joseph Beseau 1875 Monroe County, Michigan John A. Bond 1872 Tyler County, W. Virginia William Bond 1873 Tyler County, W. Virginia John DeGraff 1865 James DeVinney 1880 Ross County, Ohio Benjamin Franklin 1869 Ross County, Ohio John Fritz 1877 Somerset County, Pa. Martin Hass 1877 Richland County, Ohio Henry Kassabaum 1877 Brookmell, Prussia T.J. Kiernan 1868 Elzey E. Kinsey 1877 Ohio Henry Lipp 1868 South Germany Isaac McCollough 1873 Holmes County, Ohio R. McCollough 1878 Holmes County, Ohio Michael O’halaron 1880 Samuel Oldfield 1878 Derbyshire, England S.J. Oliver 1876 Edward Partelow 1868 Newport, Kentucky Thomas L. Ross 1882 Cincinnati, Ohio M.M. Standley 1874 Carroll County, Indiana Bennett Swearingen 1868 Meigs County, Ohio Isaac B. Trostel 1877 Perry County, Pa. Frank Van Vleck 1878 William Wax 1878 Juniata County, Pa. Daniel Wilt 1876 York County, Pa. Henry York 1869 Zurich, Switzerland Peter H. Zickefoose 1874 Highland County, W. Virginia Samuel Beals 1867 E.S. Doud 1869 W.L. James Wm. Kirkpatrick 1871 Frank L. Sanders John Heslet Noel Graves W.W. Janes J.K. Conley 1870 Yates County, New York Startup, Ab Thomas Attebury 1877 George Hejtmanek 1880 Wisowitz, Moravia, Austria D. Hartzell 1872 Francis E. Williams 1876 New York Captain John Gutshall Col. A.S. Stanley 1880 Meigs Co., Ohio Martin Nason 1872 Jos. Van Vleck 1878 M.L. Cless 1876 B.W. Higginbotham 1861 Thomas Moss 1877 J.M. Parr Clay Co. Indiana J.A. Parr Clay Co. Indiana H.W. Lipp 1878 Illinois Samuel B. Zickefoose 1869 West Virginia Mrs. Jane Jackson 1875 Scotland Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Earl Mitchell, Tractor Accident, Delia, Kansas Description An account of the resource Earl Mitchell of Rural Delia escape serious injury Friday afternoon when his tractor fell from the Soldier Creek bridge throwing him clear. Mitchell suffered only broken ribs. The front wheels of the tractor fell into a plank crack on the bridge and pulled the tractor to the side, dropping it about ten feet. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 21, 1963 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work is copyrighted; the copyright holder has granted permission for this item to be used by the Rossville Community Library. This permission does not extend to third parties. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper clipping Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0471 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/83d83296d04682c0e978fab12fd3013e.jpg 4cba598f739c0f8ea4673f925ddf42a6 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/6ec407e956bdba89577b30af9d5af325.jpg 1874cb132517821744baaa4d51db5608 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Profiles of Local Persons, Rossville, Kansas Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Early 1900s Postcard to Claude Dodge, Belleville, Kansas Description An account of the resource Front side: Postcard with picture of unknown woman. (not postmarked) Addressed to: Mr. Claude Dodge, Belleville, Kansas Hello Claude: I guess you are dead so I'll send this to waken you. Now I ain't [scarted] if I do look it. Ha. When are you coming down? Ans. Mayme Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mayme (unknown) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1910-1920 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource original postcard Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0266a RCL0266b History Mystery http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/56611f51a00a649e806b7262033d8068.jpg fc87c84cd10acf0dcd3e24d59dab8e10 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/3876f36f5ce8f3cd8427cbb2e34c66c3.jpg 87f0b68c2166390c21c75be296c9f636 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Profiles of Local Persons, Rossville, Kansas Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Early 1900s Postcard to Claude Dodge, Kansas Description An account of the resource Front side: Man (seated) and woman (standing Back side: Addressed to Mr. Claud Dodge Transcription: Say Claude our pictures were not good so we just got a few finished on their cards. We [illegible] to get some better ones some time. You know my old man [illegible] that old looking he looks older in his picture than he is. Don't you think. (Not post-marked) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1910-1920 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource original postcard Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0268a RCL0268b History Mystery http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/d169b286d3d25c4609490d153d43c69a.jpg 40b328ccb19754f27e889920ba7a6c8c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Profiles of Local Persons, Rossville, Kansas Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Early 1900s Postcard to Claude Dodge, Kansas Description An account of the resource Believe item to be the same couple in RCL0268 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1910-1920 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource original postcard Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0269 History Mystery http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/e309c0a5ca23245e739cde32c33852ef.pdf 1c6676b54303938a5fe841682bdb2715 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Early History of Bonner Springs Written by C. L. David Subject The topic of the resource Bonner Springs, KS history Description An account of the resource An account of the history of Bonner Springs, KS according to C. L. David. The date he wrote it is unknown.. At the end of the account was a hand written addition by an unknown person. The person who edited and typed the account is unknown. There is an envelope included with the original document with the name Mrs. Shaw written on it. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C. L. David Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bonner Springs City Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1800's Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource C. L. David Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed paper document Language A language of the resource English Bonner Springs C. L. David Kansas http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/a6748523f5c8cc04925f2284c8a4ea3b.jpg 9ff4a5e041c156b8509b908f7da8460d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossville Businesses Photo A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Early Photo of Main Street, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource This picture of Main Street in Rossville, Kansas, was taken sometime after sidewalks were built in 1910 but before cars became the norm. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource after 1910 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0029 Kansas Memory Project Main Street