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November 25, 1995
FALL FIELD TRIPS taken by the Rossville Rascals Preschool have
included a visit to the Rossville Fire Station and to the J. G. Meier Market.
Darryl Olson and Wilbur Stum, Jr., (pictured in back) gave the children a tour
of the…

The Methodist Episcopal Church in Rossville, Kansas, was chartered and registered with the Secretary of State on June 13, 1881. They shared the Baptist's church building along with the Christians and Presbyterians. Construction of a Methodist church…

The Methodist Episcopal Church was chartered and registered with the Secretary of State on June 13, 1881. They shared the Baptist's church building along with the Christians and Presbyterians. Construction of a Methodist church building began in 1884…

The corner stone of the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church was laid by Bishop Fink on June 18, 1899. The dedication of the completed church took place on October 29, 1899. Pictured left to right are Joe DeGraff, Charles Bixby, Mr. Roberts, Ben Mileham,…

A group of people, mostly children, gathered in front the old Rossville Presbyterian Church in the winter of 1914. The old Presbyterian church was built around 1883. It was made of red bricks which were made at a brick kiln located at the east edge…

As more settlers moved to the Rossville, Kansas, community, those who were of the Presbyterian faith organized their group in 1878 and met in the school in town. The church in the picture was built around 1883. It was made of red bricks which were…

The United Brethren Church was the first church building built in Rossville, Kansas. It was built about 1877. The old landmark, five miles north of Rossville, was torn down about 1952.

The corner stone of the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church was laid by Bishop Fink on June 18, 1899. The dedication of the completed church took place on October 29, 1899.

The quilters in the back row are (left to right) Minnie Ellis, Grace Hartzell, Daisy Crow, Amy Meade, Ethelyn Fergeson, Myrtle Lillard, Seba Baird, Stella Page, and Edith Word. Pictured sitting down left to right are Vida Whitney, Ella Whearty,…

The Baptists in Rossville, Kansas, built a small church on Spruce Street and dedicated this church on February 29, 1880. For a few years after that the Baptist, Christian, Presbyterian, and Methodist shared this building—each having the use of it one…