32 10 1856 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/4cf01775492434479f514cfe05e1b525.jpg 474e0289ce0a207aeb40553d0bd78625 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 Silver Lake Fire Station Description An account of the resource Tom Wade and son, Freddie, wait patiently as Bill McDaniel urges the old fire truck out of its place in the Silver Lake City Fire station. The new International replaces the old Seagraves of 1927. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1965 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Silver Lake Centennial Publication Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Silver Lake Public Library http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/c37775c4782f1c88c20639f191623089.jpg 19556373bdec8888aa5db711265354b1 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 Silver Lake Lions Park Description An account of the resource The Silver Lake Lions Club purchased land at the southeast edge of town, gave it to the city and has continued to maintain it as a Community Park. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 1970 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Silver Lake Centennial Publication Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Silver Lake Public Library http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/a199d3540b2fdd5d62be98ab5161d5df.jpg 2c901b037e4bcef191986f9283075c18 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 Wards IGA Subject The topic of the resource Silver Lake Businesses Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1936-70 Description An account of the resource The Silver Lake Library is now housed in the building were Wards IGA used to be. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Silver Lake Centennial Publication Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Silver Lake Public Library http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/a01dc306964104a4ceb8d2a7e22ffe5e.jpg b2b9fba58d134c704a02c4b82f084624 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/b244e445b2321de8e2e7c0acb909ab36.jpg 3714addccb036634a1f7d785346b9684 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 1951 Flood Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1951 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pulled from the Facebook page " You know you went to Silver Lake if" posted by Brad Doebele Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Silver Lake Library Description An account of the resource Unknown community members of Silver Lake, KS on rafts in front of Wards IGA http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/c9db33bca91dda83885cc52e942a7fa5.jpg 7a8536d330e50769afa01babedf92ab9 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/75b4c14a868b88369d7bbc84fa2acb17.jpg 567943843601e3fbba6c5cc2e0fed8d3 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 Silver Lake Wehner's Thriftway Description An account of the resource Wehner’s IGA officially opens for business in Silver Lake after changing from Western Auto to True Value Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 3, 1969 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Silver Lake Centennial Publication Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Silver Lake Public Library http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/792abb6c40d2b673a48e392d58642870.jpg bb207eb41ad336770248cb1a082c15b9 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 The J. Thomas Lumber Company in 1970 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970 Description An account of the resource Located at 203 Railroad St. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Silver Lake Centennial Publication Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Silver Lake Public Library http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/2dc2e1eeca9adb162233e345fe604b2d.jpg 5aa3320a5d6a4bcd5e458b0e367700a2 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/. Description An account of the resource Silver Lake resident Benjamin Hook(15) is shown here in 1924 with his mules on his potato farm. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924 Title A name given to the resource Hook Farms Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Silver Lake Centennial Publication Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Silver Lake Public Library http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/dea616cb68fc661726443cad737bb538.jpg 5e66b15ef38981ed6a30b9ff63b596ef http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/d5c1d51fb447517def0350d29a4fa6b7.jpg 5e66b15ef38981ed6a30b9ff63b596ef 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 Downtown Silver Lake, KS Description An account of the resource Patrons posing with their motorbikes downtown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Early 1900’s Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pulled from the Facebook page " You know you went to Silver Lake if" posted by Brad Doebele Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Silver Lake Public Library http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/feaf0086fc9dcd0d6c9fe17ea7c049f3.pdf d519be9eb50c16ff58c82d65cab5686e 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 Map of Silver Lake Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Silver Lake Library Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Silver Lake 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 Northeast Kansas 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 Map of Silver Lake, KS 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. Text Any textual data included in the document In the 1800's, Kansas was mostly Indian Territory. The white people had started taking away the Indian's land in the East. Kansas was one of the reservations where the Indians were sent to live. The Indians were forced to leave homes they loved, where they had lived all of their lives. The Indians had built log cabins, raised food for themselves and began a new life for their families. There was no town until the Indians and the Pioneers who had also left their homes in the East to begin new lives. In 1826 the Army sent soldiers to Kansas to look at the land and decide which parts to keep for the white people and which parts to give to the Indians. While they were in the area close to Silver Lake the soldiers began building a stone home for the winter, hauling rock from a quarry just north of Soldier Creek. The house was completed in 1827 and still stands to this day on July 12, 2021. It is the oldest house in Shawnee County still used as a home. Finally in 1835 the U. S. Army and the Indian leader decided the land in the Northeast part of Kansas, near the soldiers stone house would be given to the Pottawatomie Indians for their reservation. Because the lake was a clear silvery color the Indians called it "Silver Lake" Another story often told is that the Indian Chief had a prize bird dog whom he called "Silver" who loved to hunt ducks on the lake and legend has it that it then became known as "Silver's Lake". In 849 one thousand Pottawatomie Indians were sent to this area from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. These new Pottawatomies became friends with Chief LaFromboise, of the local tribe. Both of these tribes were friendly with white people in the area. Stories are told what kind, friendly people they were. More and more white settlers began moving into the area so the population grew. Many began to marry and learned to be farmers and traders who set up stores. In 1854, a man named Madore B. Beaubien came to this area. His Father was French and his Mother, an Indian. Madore fell in love with Chief LaFromboise's daughter Theresa and married her, settling in Silver Lake. When the Union Pacific Railroad reached Silver Lake in 1866 people began complaining that streets and shops should be planned out to improve the community. Madore and Theresa Beaubien gave some of their land on which the town's stores and shops could be built. Since the land belonged to him he named the fist streets. Madore, Theresa, Lake, and Masche (an Indian friend of his). In the middle of these streets is the Beaubien house, a large 2 story building still standing as a private home. 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 The Story of Silver Lake, Kansas Subject The topic of the resource How Silver Lake, KS first became a town Description An account of the resource A story written by Linda Kleim past school teacher, 1987 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Silver Lake Library beginnings of town Silver Lake