118 10 1856 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/920ef2f1ff0de87d88ff416ee47c3234.jpg 71f402b8fad70ae0b3895f1fe922ee0e 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 Transportation and Accidents History Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library 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 Old Rossville Bridge, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource Not sure which bridge this is or where it is. May be old bridge over Cross Creek, Rossville, Kansas. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown photographer; borrowed from collection of Genevieve Jenssen, 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 Unknown 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 RCL0326 History Mystery http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/f7b89d8a37b52fd5c9e7b88bc71cfef9.jpg 2eac5e6453576f278afe211d3a93753b http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/56590c9fb8954146fb10a1ec4e22372e.jpeg b2711f6ce82428f0259644cb0e3a8d85 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 Residences & Streetscapes 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 Old Stone House, 1826, Silver Lake, Kansas Subject The topic of the resource Kansas--History Description An account of the resource Greetings - Old Stone House Built by U.S.A. for Indian Agency - 1826-1827. Oldest house in Kansas on record. Owned and occupied by A.E. Moore, Silver Lake, Kansas. Autographed by A.E. Moore. Backside: handwritten says "bought in 1940" Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library, Rossville, Kansas Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown, postcard ca. 1940 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource postcard Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0409a RCL0409b 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 Old Telephone Exchange 813 8th Street Baldwin City, Ks 66006 Subject The topic of the resource The Ledger reported May 18, 1908 that Mr. Zimmerman was locating phones in Baldwin. "Everything points to the speedy culmination of the project to have phones". Although this building was standing before 1912, by 1919 F.M. and J.H. Campbell had acquired the property for use as a telephone exchange Description An account of the resource Detached commercial building, rectangle with central entrance, two stories, three front and side bays, brick front and wood frame side walls, low gable roof, 6/1 double-hung windows, recessed paneled wooden entrance door with sidelight. Modern shake shingle side & gable end sheathing. 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 Ledger 11-30-1933 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Language A language of the resource english http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/b40172925ac64371c8f141e419a8af12.jpeg 6ad90fc00300260b0a726280a9f67c07 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 Cemeteries Subject The topic of the resource Cemeteries Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library, Rossville, Kansas 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 Olive Branch Cemetery history, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS Olive Branch Cemetery, one of three public cemeteries in Rossville township, is located in the NW ¼ of Sec. 9 T10S R13E, at the corner of N.W. 86th and Bailey Rd. It was started in connection with the Olive Branch Chapel (United Brethren), which was about a mile east on the Rossville to Delia Road. The land on which the cemetery is located was part of the railroad grant received by the A. T. & S, F. railroad from the U.S. Government (Certificate dated 17 Oct 1669 Patent dated 16 Sep 1873 filed with Shawnee Co. Register of Deeds,Bk. 16 p 426 and Bk. 37 p 91). In June 1881, the entire quarter-section was sold to A. S. Stanley, who then sold the west half of the quarter-section to Fred Franklin later in the same year. A Quit-Claim deed from Fred K. Franklin and wife Maria J. to the trustees of the U. B. "Christ" Church, dated 6 Aug 1885 and filed 28 Dec 1886, is found in Bk. 124 p 177 of the Shawnee Co. Reg. of Deeds' records. Trustees named in this deed were Benjamin Franklin, Isaac McCullough, Silas Joy, Wm. Hook and S. P. Zickafoose. For a consideration of $30.00, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin relinquished all claims to "a strip or parcel of land 40 rods long and 12 rods wide running north and south off the NW ¼ of Section 9.10.13 to be used as a cemetery by said church," The Olive Branch Chapel was disbanded about 1923 and the cemetery was turned over to Rossville township by the U, B. Church trustees. A Quit-Claim deed signed by J. M. Franklin, Mrs. L, A, Lasswell, Silas Joy and R. D, James as trustees for the U. B. Church of Rossville twp, dated 9 Mar 1921, was filed 23 Nov 1923 with the Shawnee county Reg. of Deeds and recorded in Bk. 492 p 319. The church was sold about that time for a Czech church, and the building was torn down about 1955• An article appearing in the Topeka State Journal for Saturday, 19 Sep 1959, tells of the fifth annual picnic for members of the former church which was to be held that Sunday afternoon in the Rossville City Park. The picnics were begun in 1955 by Miss Miriam Franklin, a former teacher at Washburn and a granddaughter of one of the original members. The first two picnics had been held on the old Franklin farm. In 1959 Emil Kovar was president of the picnic group and Glenn A. Page was sec-retary. The following inscriptions were submitted to the committee at different times by Mrs. Katy Matthews, Mrs. Livonia Jacobe and Mrs. Ruby Rezac. The cemetery was bisited [sic] in 1977 by Mrs. Helen King and Mrs. Shirley O'Toole and seemed to be well cared for. An asterisk (*) indicates no stone was located for the person who was supposed to be buried in the cemetery. Subject The topic of the resource Cemeteries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library, Rossville, Kansas Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0431 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 Olive Wood House 504 9th Street Baldwin City, Ks 66006 Subject The topic of the resource This property was unimproved in 1906. Construction of the existing building was indicated by the sale from J.M. Morgan to Olive M. Wood and the assessment of $3000.00 for improvements recorded in 1908. Description An account of the resource Detached residence, rectangle with central entrance and gable bays, two stories, wood frame construction, coursed rough-cut stone foundation, main hipped roof. Hipped front porch on columns, open railings, ell plan, 1/1 double-hung wooden windows, bay window N&S, glazed wooden entrance door. Ornamental gable mock dormer above porch entrance, curved cornice returns, gable end shingling. Modern asbestos sheathing and rear addition. 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 December, 1988 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource County assessment rolls, 1902-1910 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Language A language of the resource English http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/f11a5f245147726a07cee0c19e48d487.jpg 0e2aaad9baad42e4801adc24c32250ab 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 Oliver Nursery crew, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource Employees of the Oliver Nursery are pictured left to right, back row: Frank Goodrich, Walter Patton, and John Short; middle row: Chris Lillard, Rufus Lillard, Andy Chapman, and Truman Paine; front row: Henry Martin, Ed Bixby, John Martin, and William Marney. 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. 1900-1935 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 RCL0119 Kansas Memory Project Oliver Nursery http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/c370b7f153db68df413cda939291957e.jpg f130cb0484092491ea06945660474c94 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 Oliver Nursery grafting house, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource The Oliver Nursery was operated by brothers Tom and Charles Oliver. The Oliver nursery grew seedlings for root stock used for grafting and budding of different fruit varieties. They also raised general farm crops and livestock. They processed the seedlings and shipped most of them to other nurseries in Iowa. This was a large business employing many people. Mr. Henry Martin, Walter Patton, and Louis Burns were foremen for the firm. The Nursery ceased operation during the 1930s as did many other businesses. 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. 1900-1935 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 RCL0113 Kansas Memory Project Oliver Nursery http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/1008aedaa7902e5da30f4aa795297ba6.JPG ea83cc9e2a923ddb26497b688200bdde http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/a9d4e69ccbcd8928b4db07e2b8f3a6cc.JPG a86ddecfb4cea9235f299f99125a7374 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/5621f173966ee5b1fd9af9b60640fe20.JPG 0597774ec9c42fd1812209ab3b1d8ee7 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/212a4b45fac7aa4c5507e16b10e45e79.JPG 78f8d370c5f4acaf7f368157d7817acd http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/973030825821d663cd21bd403ce7a92d.JPG 3af289747778f3fe56a21af9746f9760 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/c25b5a3615eb3eae2ca6ae030e638286.JPG cbbdec36e3a5ba1778a2a587c66294f0 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/bd9bc407f61a1f5eefea802ddc1add6d.JPG ebcf4726f14dfded8aba96fc2e60b7e1 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/880147130ff81b4a1f6d6e5465cfb3ad.jpg 197572b2c527b15a202e6db757c39793 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/f3667469428d2e49956e49e357671292.JPG 46e97621cc7977b68bd25f01d6afe76b http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/86e7c9d2f5b7c46a79294ba2d59deed2.JPG 6f4eef27238f20b0524571b334ecb266 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/63e87a86bea9df0183c8d1b4014a2386.JPG d207af4690658cd9c807b65da639040d http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/746f4b0417b9adaa6b6bf3d2cb71d2db.JPG e7e2477d61830ae03076579f70e2b8e0 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/4a71c2e1fbd9ab52a9d7d3ff3b02a357.JPG 83a62721281deca56eb598a231ac4c9e http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/8c4665bf0c4a94a0c1d5b62a6d9c88df.JPG 281b842a5f1ce845dffa0caeb62fc337 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/d401b7f0b76c29e453add96a35ef3794.JPG 43afbe78f89402ac1a65c7f4b7cdab72 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/50ae0594afbba038cac4e434d098e07c.JPG 3fadf5c9ab8740e7839493bf104635a0 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 Louisburg Library Description An account of the resource Items related to Louisburg and our library Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louisburg Library District #1 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Louisburg Library District #1 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource photos, newspaper clippings Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Louisburg Library District #1 Louisburg Historical Society Language A language of the resource English 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 One Book One Burg 2013 Subject The topic of the resource Louisburg Library's One Book One Burg events for all ages included an author presentation, intergenerational discussion, meet and greet, book signing and more. Author Luis Carlos Montalvan and his Service Dog Tuesday came to Louisburg as part of this community uniting event Description An account of the resource Author Luis Carlos Montalvan and his Support Dog Tuesday meet with the Louisburg Community to discuss his book Until Tuesday, as part of One Book One Burg. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louisburg Library Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Louisburg Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 2013 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/0e9ec34cc1faf59781b5d8d536a65a05.jpg f555154c0479ae3c634bcf487253ab08 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 Schools Description An account of the resource From the 1971 Centennial book: The history of our earliest schools is limited, however, we do know that the first school was taught by Mrs. Gibson Metty in 1863, and the first term was held in a small log cabin near the creek on the west side. There were about 15 scholars in attendance, both white and Indian. It was a subscription school. Mrs. Metty was succeeded by Mrs. Guernsey and she in turn by Miss Jane Woodward. In the years 1865 to 1868, a number of citizens formed an association and established a private school which most of the children attended. They built a small one-story frame building on the corner of North Main and Marion Streets. The population by the year 1870 had increased sufficiently to allow the formation of District No. 34. A two-room frame building 14x23 was built near the corner of Navarre and Marion Streets with a daily attendance of about 14 and in the winter season about 20. This was the first public school in Rossville. In the spring of 1871 this school building was moved from its site and purchased by C.W. Higginbotham for use as part of his home (which stood near the S.M. Thompson residence). A large, two-story frame building was constructed on the same site as the former school. In the fall the building was completed, and school was taken up by a Mr. Grant with an attendance of about 30 pupils. In 1882, a meeting was held at the Rossville school to discuss the necessity for enlarging the school facilities. Many felt the existing school should have an addition added to secure more room, and a high fence built around the school yard. Others favored moving the two-story frame house off to a suburban site such as back of the Baptist Church on Mulvane’s farm or some similar location. The complaint of noise, and the children playing in the creek because of lack of adequate playground area were reasons given for moving the school. In the year 1884, it was decided that a new school should be built and the contract was let to William Binns. It was built of red brick and furnished inside with all the latest improvements of the time. There were four spacious rooms, two on the first floor and two on the upper, in the back of these rooms were wardrobes. In the front and center of the building, on the upper floor, was recitation room opening into either of the two rooms. This school house was located on the present Rossville Grade School grounds. Both grade and two years of high school were taught for several years in this school building, until a four year high school could be established. From the Topeka Daily Capital, December 22, 1940: “Rossville’s new District No. 34 Grade School was dedicated. It was built at a cost of approximately $42,000.00 and contains four classrooms, one combination classroom and library, an auditorium, kitchen, bathrooms and a boiler room.” From the Rossville paper June 15, 1952, “patrons of District No. 34 and consolidated districts voted 64 yes and 3 no on a proposal to issue $68,000 in bonds for enlarging the grade school building, now greatly overcrowded.” The new addition to the grade school was started September 1952. The last addition to the grade school was in 1963. From the Topeka Daily Capital, April 17, 1949: “Five rural school districts voted to consolidate with the Rossville District. They are Parr District No. 77, which closed April 1910; Cedar Bluff District No. 52, closed since April 1937; Lipp School which closed in 1938; and James and Twin Rose schools which closed in 1946.” In about the year 1910, it was voted by the citizens of Rossville to build a high school. Until the high school was completed, the students, because of overcrowding, attended classes in the old Fritz hall, which is now identified by location above the present Rossville Truck and Tractor building. During this time, part of the primary department was taught in the old Baptist church. The high school, which was named “The City School, “ was built just east of the existing grade school on Pottawatomie Street. Due to weather conditions, the school was not completed until the second semester started in January 1913. School continued to be held in this building until 1937 with an average enrollment of eighty. The Rossville Reporter published on March 12, 1936, that among the public works projects was Rossville’s proposed new high school building, with an outright gift of $38,000.00 towards its cost. In May petitions were circulated in the district, which were later presented to the Board of Education requesting an election to vote bonds for Rossville’s share of 55 percent towards the new building. On July 11th the district voted five to one to approve the issuance of $46,480.00 in bonds. The 4.5 acres of ground, located on the south side of Highway 24 was purchased from J.K. Conley at $500.00 per acre. On December 10th, 1936, the school board advertised for bids for the new school. In 1966, due to an act of the Legislature, Grade School District No. 34 and High School District No. 7 were unified with St. Marys, Delia and Emmett and became known as Kaw Valley Unified District No. 321. The Delia High School was closed and the students came to Rossville. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library 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 One-room #101 Schoolhouse, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource Steven Martinek is doing the painting on this one-room #101 school house in Rossville, Kansas. The flag shows only 48 stars. 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. 1912-1959 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 RCL0169 Kansas Memory Project http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/0aef6d1070e1cc64498cc616c4f7e265.jpg 2a538bfa2bbcc33ed4cf608c855d9d39 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 Opera House Pharmacy, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource The Opera House Pharmacy was owned and operated by G.P. Pierce. The first telephone switchboard was located there. Telephone service to the public did not get started in Rossville until August 1900, when Manager McMahan of the Alma Telephone Co. offered to establish an exchange. G.P. Pierce asked for and received a 20-year franchise from the city. By the end of the year, telephone lines connected Maple Hill, Rossville, and St. Marys. Shown in the photograph are Ferg Jamieson, Mrs. Pierce, and Mr. G.P. Pierce. 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. 1900-1930 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 RCL0098 Opera House Pharmacy