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Walter Startup, pictured on the left, was born May 6, 1891, died February 5, 1972, and was buried in the Silver Lake Cemetery. Della Startup, pictured on the right, was born September 7, 1884, and died April 14, 1957. They were Rossville, Kansas,…

Walter Crotchett reading in the library

Walter Zumbrunnen's Barber Sop circa 1960s

Ward Davidson with his team, Kate and Mollie, and new John Deere spreader, which cost $110.

The Silver Lake Library is now housed in the building were Wards IGA used to be.

washing machine demonstration

Patrons and staff remembering 9/11

Webster Dam - Digging of the core trench for the Webster Dam project. The foundation was finished in 1953 with the dam being completed in 1956. The main purpose of the dam was for flood control, but irrigation, fishing and wildlife became a part of…

The dedication of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Webster, June 11, 1911.

After the land was purchased for Webster Lake, the Webster Store, owned by the Richardson's, was the first building on the site of new Webster. They moved to new Webster on April 19, 1953. Albert and Frona Richardson ran the store until 1981, when…