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Title A name given to the resource Horseback Riders Subject The topic of the resource Horses Description An account of the resource Group of horseback riders Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lyndon Carnegie Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1900 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sturdy Family Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Non-Commercial (use only) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LCL 0001 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/90bbdaa1df0897e21965161ceab0bcc5.JPG dec0daf0be940469c87963e24604ab76 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Snowball Fight on 600 block of Main Street Subject The topic of the resource Snowballs Description An account of the resource Group of kids having snowball fight Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Possibly Leo Richardson Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lyndon Carnegie Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource early 1900's Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sturdy Family Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Non-Commercial (use only) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photo Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LCL 0002 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/9f5b7017b11e3facb59102c41c50cffd.jpg ec78c3f6ee1db747c416134a6ab3cbcc 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 Pictorial Works: Urbin Rudell Collection Subject The topic of the resource Photographs of Bonner Springs and the surrounding area taken by Urbin Rudell in the early 1900's. Description An account of the resource Photographer Urbin I. Rudell, 1878 – 1966, was born in Leavenworth County. He became interested in photography at the age of 15. Mr. Rudell married Alice Mae Berry in 1903. The couple moved to Bonner Springs, KS in 1907. Around this time city leaders hired Mr. Rudell to take pictures of the Bonner Springs businesses, homes and points of interest in the hopes of promoting Bonner Springs as a health resort. Urbin I. Rudell continued to take photographs when requested or whenever a major event occurred in Bonner Springs, KS. His daughter Ella Mae Rudell Mitchell donated his glass plates to the Kansas State Historical Society with a request that the Bonner Springs City Library would receive copies along with her own collection of photographs and scrapbooks Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bonner Springs City Library 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 1907 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ella Mae Rudell-Mitchell Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photographs 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/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bonner Springs City Library Title A name given to the resource Pictorial Works: Urbin Rudell Collection Subject The topic of the resource Photographs taken by Urbin Rudell depicting the city of Bonner Springs in 1907. Description An account of the resource A 5" x 7" black and white photograph copied from a glass negative of the Standard Oil Tank. The information on the front of the photograph states: 1907 Standard Oil Tank in Spring of Year - Wagon Bridge on left. The man in the photograph is unidentified. 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 1907 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ella Mae Rudell-Mitchell Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 5" x 7" black and white photograph Bonner Springs Bonner Springs Business Bonner Springs Wagon Bridge Ella Mae Rudell-Mitchell Kansas Standard Oil Company Urbin Rudell http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/002ce9506ec8831addfe12b561e24df9.jpg fcea2111add9574745b6ad3d8feeebc7 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 Pictorial Works: Urbin Rudell Collection Subject The topic of the resource Photographs of Bonner Springs and the surrounding area taken by Urbin Rudell in the early 1900's. Description An account of the resource Photographer Urbin I. Rudell, 1878 – 1966, was born in Leavenworth County. He became interested in photography at the age of 15. Mr. Rudell married Alice Mae Berry in 1903. The couple moved to Bonner Springs, KS in 1907. Around this time city leaders hired Mr. Rudell to take pictures of the Bonner Springs businesses, homes and points of interest in the hopes of promoting Bonner Springs as a health resort. Urbin I. Rudell continued to take photographs when requested or whenever a major event occurred in Bonner Springs, KS. His daughter Ella Mae Rudell Mitchell donated his glass plates to the Kansas State Historical Society with a request that the Bonner Springs City Library would receive copies along with her own collection of photographs and scrapbooks Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bonner Springs City Library 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 1907 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ella Mae Rudell-Mitchell Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photographs 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/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bonner Springs City Library Title A name given to the resource Pictorial Works: Urbin Rudell Collection Subject The topic of the resource Photographs taken by Urbin Rudell depicting the city of Bonner Springs in 1907. Description An account of the resource A 5" x 7" black and white photograph copied from a glass negative of the ice delivery wagon. Information on the front of the photograph states: Bonner Springs, Kansas, City Ice Delivery Wagon - Earl Thorp, driver. 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 1907 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ella Mae Rudell-Mitchell Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 5" x 7" black and white photograph Bonner Springs Bonner Springs Business Earl Thorp Ella Mae Rudell-Mitchell Ice Delivery Kansas Urbin Rudell http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/a695090e86d409e3481883d354b9ead3.jpg 0a959d645432405ac5ae4e960dcb7c4f 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 Pictorial Works: Urbin Rudell Collection Subject The topic of the resource Photographs of Bonner Springs and the surrounding area taken by Urbin Rudell in the early 1900's. Description An account of the resource Photographer Urbin I. Rudell, 1878 – 1966, was born in Leavenworth County. He became interested in photography at the age of 15. Mr. Rudell married Alice Mae Berry in 1903. The couple moved to Bonner Springs, KS in 1907. Around this time city leaders hired Mr. Rudell to take pictures of the Bonner Springs businesses, homes and points of interest in the hopes of promoting Bonner Springs as a health resort. Urbin I. Rudell continued to take photographs when requested or whenever a major event occurred in Bonner Springs, KS. His daughter Ella Mae Rudell Mitchell donated his glass plates to the Kansas State Historical Society with a request that the Bonner Springs City Library would receive copies along with her own collection of photographs and scrapbooks Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bonner Springs City Library 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 1907 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ella Mae Rudell-Mitchell Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photographs 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/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bonner Springs City Library Title A name given to the resource Pictorial Works: Urbin Rudell Collection Subject The topic of the resource Photographs taken by Urbin Rudell depicting the city of Bonner Springs in 1907. Description An account of the resource A 5" x 7" black and white photograph copied from a glass negative of Grubel Bottling Works. Signage on the side of the wagon states; Geo. Grubel, Sodawater All Flavors, Bonner Springs, Kansas. Information on the front of the photograph states: 1907-NW Corner of Front & Cedar Streets- Keggy Heffner with the team and George Peters at the right. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bonner Springs, Kansas Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1907 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ella Mae Rudell-Mitchell Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 5" x 7" black and white photograph Bonner Springs Bonner Springs Business Ella Mae Rudell-Mitchell George Peters Grubel Bottling Works Kansas Keggy Hefner Sodawater Urbin Rudell http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/bfc8a80ba7e068e01de8f3be63c133ab.jpg b0e95a6fa82ed2c1287b4069c5630cc4 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 Pictorial Works: Urbin Rudell Collection Subject The topic of the resource Photographs of Bonner Springs and the surrounding area taken by Urbin Rudell in the early 1900's. Description An account of the resource Photographer Urbin I. Rudell, 1878 – 1966, was born in Leavenworth County. He became interested in photography at the age of 15. Mr. Rudell married Alice Mae Berry in 1903. The couple moved to Bonner Springs, KS in 1907. Around this time city leaders hired Mr. Rudell to take pictures of the Bonner Springs businesses, homes and points of interest in the hopes of promoting Bonner Springs as a health resort. Urbin I. Rudell continued to take photographs when requested or whenever a major event occurred in Bonner Springs, KS. His daughter Ella Mae Rudell Mitchell donated his glass plates to the Kansas State Historical Society with a request that the Bonner Springs City Library would receive copies along with her own collection of photographs and scrapbooks Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bonner Springs City Library 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 1907 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ella Mae Rudell-Mitchell Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photographs 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/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bonner Springs City Library Title A name given to the resource Pictorial Works: Urbin Rudell Collection Subject The topic of the resource Photographs of Bonner Springs and the surrounding area taken by Urbin Rudell in the early 1900's. Description An account of the resource A 5" x 7" black and white photograph copied from a glass negative of A. Benson Merchandise. Unidentified men standing in front of the store and unknown location of the store.. Signage on the post states "Cash for poultry and eggs". Information on the back states: A. Benson Merchandise (number on right corner of building, 1890) Bonner Springs, KS, 1907 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1907 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ella Mae Rudell-Mitchell Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 3 1/2" x 6" black and white photograph A. Benson Merchandise Bonner Springs Bonner Springs Business Ella Mae Rudell-Mitchell Kansas Urbin Rudell http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/687791fec984a325141f521f68e138c2.jpg e72534bb87b874fe3636596bba76fa7b 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 Politicians & Elected Persons Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource 1973 Mayor Election, Rossville, Kansas Subject The topic of the resource Government Description An account of the resource Rossville Mayor Race Other Mayors in Area are Unopposed Bill Smith Ed Claycamp Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas 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 1973 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0402 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/006f901bf3b38bd0bd092e432e5ce833.jpg f309e964ee6ab399331a14f29378540d 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 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 Peggy Sullivan Directs Summer Theatre, 1972, Rossville, Kansas Subject The topic of the resource Drama Description An account of the resource DIRECTS SUMMER THEATRE PEGGY SULLIVAN, ROSSVILLE, is the director of the newly-formed Summer Theatre group which will open this Thursday in St. Marys. The Summer Theatre is a first for St. Marys and is sponsored by the Recreation Commission. Earlier this spring, the Recreation Commission invited Dr. and Mrs. Harold Mandl to a meeting of interested persons for the purpose of starting a Summer Theatre group. From this meeting Peggy Sullivan was chosen director and the selection of the cast was begun. Peggy is a Theater major at Emporia State Teachers College. She lives in Rossville and is working there this summer. Almost any evening the past few weeks, Peggy could be found rehearsing with her cast in the IC gym. It was here that the play, “You Can't Take It With You” took shape. Peggy says the most important aspect is the mood that the actors reflect. “Let one person destroy the mood and it may take many lines to reestablish that mood”, she says. The mood Peggy is talking about is the gay 1920’s, the time setting of the play. Peggy also believes it takes great acting to make everyone in the audience forget their problems of the day and relieve them with a world of make-believe. Ask Peggy what reward the cast, crew, and all concerned with the Theatre group get and her reply is, “Only one thing — audience appreciation”. (Turn to Page 5 for pictures of cast and crew.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource St. Marys Star, St. Marys, Kansas 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 July 20, 1972 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0403 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/d815f51bf0305d98502fa77ff210fbaf.jpg 3e70092c31afb2fb5f1035b8b451cd72 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 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 Bob Bixby's Alligator, 1956, Rossville, Kansas Subject The topic of the resource Pets Description An account of the resource J June 14, 1956 “SEE you LATER, ALLIGATOR…” Kansas State Sigma Nu member harbors strange mascot here When you say, “See You Later, Alligator” to Bob Bixby, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bixby of Rossville, you may be saying just what it implies. Bixby has been seen around town with a real live alligator. The alligator is the mascot of the Sigma Nu fraternity house of which Bixby is a member in Manhattan. During the summer vacation, Bixby has volunteered to take care of it. "Beauregard", as it's named, is about 3 1/2 years old and is about three feet long, from nose to tail. "It's just billfold size", Bob says. Beauregard's sex has not been determined but if he lives long enough the Sigma Nu's could have a pet that measures 12 to 14 feet in length. The ’gator became the Sigma Nil mascot when Jim Krome of Mississippi City, Mississippi, caught it in a swamp end brought it to his fraternity following the Christmas holiday. Beauregard is allowed to run free in Krome’s room at night. Part of the time the house mother has had her bathtub used to wet the ’gator which they usually do once a day. Rawlings Pint Size Super will have the alligator on dis¬play this Friday and Saturday. Bob Rawlings, proprietor of the store believed everyone would be interested in seeing Beauregard, especially the kid¬dies. Bixby is keeping Beauregard at his grandfather’s place east of town. A special pen has been ar¬ranged in order to keep him home and not scare the neighbors. He is fed meat scraps and lettuce but, being a reptile, he stores his food in his tail for a reserve and doesn’t need to eat but once every few days. [CAPTION 1:] Beauregard, mascot of Bob Bixby’s fraternity, Sigma Nu, seems to smile, a daring to get closer. When asked if Beauregard has ever bitten anyone, Bixby said, “Nobody has ever given him a chance to.” [CAPTION 2:] Bob Bixby, who handles the alligator like the ‘gator enjoyed being handled likes to show the needle sharp teeth it has. Beauregard, who is relatively untamed, would not perform for the photographer even with Bixby’s coaxing. If he could talk he would surely have said, “After while, Crocodile.” Reporter Photo 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 June 14, 1956 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The Rossville Reporter has given us copyright license. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper Type The nature or genre of the resource RCL0404 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/402dc71c770ef61daf75a2a6b01a27b6.jpeg 261c91e87a12c81d45986b8526e9ee1f 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 Churches History Subject The topic of the resource Churches in the Rossville, Kansas, area. Description An account of the resource Among the various cultural developments in Rossville none was more important than the establishment and growth of organized religions. Shortly after the village of Rossville was started in 1871, some of the settlers felt the need for a church. The first known organized church was the Baptist Church started in August 1871 with nine members. A newspaper account, dated May 1879, about the school house in town says, “…at this time the building is used on Sunday by various church denominations as they are not supplied with church buildings. Six denominations have organized: The Baptist, Presbyterian, Christian, Methodist, Episcopal, Methodist Southern and Advent. The Baptist have begun to erect a neat frame church building.” The Baptists built a small church on the approximate site of the Joe Navarre home 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 Sunday a month, morning and evening. The Baptist church disbanded in 1910 and was torn down soon afterwards. Organization of the United Brethren was soon followed by the United Brethren Church, also known as the Olive Branch Church. The first church building in the community was built by its members in about 1877. The old landmark, five miles north of Rossville, was torn down about 1952. Some of the farm folk responsible for its organization and erection were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Lasswell, Mr. and Mrs. Lambert James and their sons, Robert and James, Mr. and Mrs. W.V. Hook, who donated land for the church. A decline in membership prompted the church officials to sell the building to the Czech Christian organization and it served as a worship center for many years. Other denominations organized early, which have little recorded history, including the Colored Baptist, also called Second Baptist. A news clipping shows the Colored Baptist Church was in existence in 1885 and meetings were held at the old school house. At that time they were endeavoring to raise funds for a structure of their own. It was later erected in the southeast part of town on Orange Street. Their building was repaired in December 1904, but soon after the church disbanded. The only information available about the Cambellites, followers of Alexander Cambell, shows that they gathered regularly early in the city’s history. The Cambellites here and in other localities were the forerunners of the early Christian Church. A church was organized with the name Church of Christ in 1872 with Bennet Swearingen, an elder. In 1879 a group was meeting in the school. Between 1880 and when it was decided to build a church, it is believed the members met in the Baptist Church. A deed was recorded on June 29, 1887, for three lots for which they paid $50.00. The exact date of the erection of the present church is not known. Revered Alex Montgomery was a stone mason and laid the church foundation. Charles Bixby, father of the late Albert Bixby, was a carpenter and supervised the building of the church. Lumber was hauled from Topeka by Alex Nadeau and others. The supplies were purchased from the Thomas Lumber Company at Topeka. The first funeral held in the church was for William Lacock, grandfather of the late Albert Bixby. The oldest Sunday School record is dated September 7, 1884, with May Parker its first secretary. Due to an increase in the Christian Church's membership, in 1949 a large room was added to the north side of the building. Other improvements included new colored glass in the windows, and pews from the old United Brethren Church. In December 1960, another addition to the building was completed. As more settlers moved to this community, those who were of the Presbyterian faith organized their group in 1878 and met in the school in town. Reverend E.P. Sempel was the first pastor. A.C. Sherman, Richard Binns, Daniel Wilt, J.C. Bradley, William Bond, Henry Kassebaum, W.M. Mitchner, Sam Kerr, Dr. H.H. Miller and Isaac Trostle were the founders of the church. Later the Presbyterians met in the Baptist Church. In 1883, the Presbyterian group purchased the land on which the present church stands and began to build. The first church was built of red bricks which were made at a brick kiln located at the east edge of town. As the years passed a crack appeared between the bricks in the east end of the building. This fault was used as the reason for tearing town the old building. The present structure was constructed in 1917. The Reverend J.H. Naismith, the originator of the game of basketball, served as pastor in 1922 and 1923. Mr. Gus Kassebaum served as a Trustee for 39 years, from 1915 to 1954. His wife, Mrs. Lula Kassebaum served most of these years as president of the Ladies Missionary Society. The Rossville Charge was organized in the James School House, three miles west of Rossville in the year 1872 under the leadership of Mr. Paul Strimple, a local lay preacher. Shortly afterwards, another group of Methodists (Southern Methodists) met in Rossville and had services at the school in town. These two groups joined in planning construction of a church. Since the Baptists were the first to build a church, the two Methodist groups shared the building. The Methodist Church was chartered and registered with the Secretary of State, June 13, 1881. The first trustees and signers of the charter were: W.G. Gilbert, Isaac Larrance, Joseph Andrews, J.W. Miller, A.E. Strimple, J.T. Heslet, and T.M. Attebury. Building of the new church began in 1884, and it was dedicated on March 1, 1885. Nine years later the south room was added, and it was used as a dining room and meeting room. The Sunday School addition was added in 1960. The name was changed from Methodist Episcopal to Methodist, October 11, 1939. It was again changed in 1968 to United Methodist when the United Brethren and Methodist merged. The Election Day dinner was first served in 1882 and has become an established tradition. Dinner and supper were served to over 175 persons at a cost of 25 cents per person. Some of the men who took an active part in the life of the church were C.E. Gresser, E.G. Griswold and Frank Strimple. Before St. Stanislaus became a reality, according to Ellen Leonhardt of St. Marys, Kansas, Mass was held monthly sometime before 1894 in the Fritz Hall. She remembers accompanying Father Krier, a Jesuit priest, from St. Marys to Rossville along with other girls to sing in the choir. The first St. Stanislaus Church was built under the auspices of Father John B. Kokenge, S.J., who collected about eleven hundred dollars to procure the ground and put up the structure. It measured 42 x 30 feet with a sanctuary that added twelve feet to its length. The corner stone of this mission church was laid by Bishop Fink on June 18, 1899. Many notables from the St. Marys College were present as well as Reverend H.A. Schapman, S.J., former president of Detroit College. The document placed in the stone contained the following: “Leo XIII being Pope, William McKinley being President of the United States, W.E. Stanley being the Governor of Kansas, Joseph Calvin Bradley being Mayor of the city of Rossville, this church to be erected to the honor of God under the invocation of St. Stanislaus Kastka was begun today when the corner stone was laid this the eighteenth day of June in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and ninety-nine.” The dedication of the completed church took place on October 29, 1899. In 1967, the parish purchased the home across the street from the church, so that the expanding catechetical classes would have a better place to meet. A $20,000 renovation project in 1975-1976 added a brick extension to the front of the church and a full basement. In 1998 Dekat Hall was dedicated and the mortgage was paid off. By 2009 the parish, which encompassed Rossville, Silver Lake, Willard, and Maple Hill, was in need of a bigger building so Don & Kathleen Damon donated a $1.1 million gift for the building of a new church. After raising the additional needed funds, the new worship space for 400 people was built in 2012 near the former church. In the early 1950s a group of believers who met together for weekly Bible Study grew in number so that they were encouraged to secure a property, call a pastor and organize a church. The Stewart property on the corner of Main and Pottawatomie was purchased in June 1952. After renovation, the first services of the Rossville Bible Church were held on September 7, 1952, with Reverend Clarence Swihart as pastor. Reverend Floyd Gee became the second pastor in June 1954. The church purchased a building site from the Hesse family that adjoins the Grade School in August 1960. Reverend Hugh Gardner, Wichita, superintended the construction of a basement to be used for an auditorium. A building was moved from Forbes Air Force Base and set on the basement. June 7, 1970, was a day of rejoicing for the congregation as they had a mortgage-burning service with Reverend Joe Arnedd, Des Moines, Iowa, evangelist, as speaker. Thus is the history of the early churches which no longer exist in the community and the churches which continue to function--though in somewhat different roles than in the early years. Once, the church, as well as the school, was the center of most family activities. 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. 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 Jeffrey Conrad, Rossville Christian Church 1985, Rossville, Kansas Subject The topic of the resource Church Description An account of the resource Conrad is Rossville Christian Church’s Associate Minister The Rossville Christian Church recently called Jeffrey Conrad to the position of associate minister. Conrad’s main area of ministry will be among the community’s young people. He will, however, share in all aspects of the ministry. Jeffrey Conrad has lived in Topeka since 1977. He is a 1984 graduate of Topeka West High School. Currently Conrad is a student at Manhattan Christian College pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Missions. Jeffrey’s home church is Town and Country Christian Church in Topeka. While a senior in high school he participated in Bible Bowl competition as a member of the Town and Country Christian Church team during the North American Christian Convention in Atlanta, Ga. He also placed third in the public speaking contest at this same national convention. Jeffrey Conrad is certified in the “Evangelism Explosion” and “Ambassadors for Christ’’ evangelistic calling programs. He attended the 1984 Urbana Missionary Convention in Urbana, Ill. During the 1985 college spring break Jeffrey worked with two churches in New York City doing evangelistic calling. Conrad is currently working with Rodney Driscoll who has been Youth Director during the summer. Driscoll will return to Kansas State University this fall to continue his studies in Industrial Engineering and Economics. Conrad will assume his full responsibilities Sep¬tember 1. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource St. Marys Star, St. Marys, Kansas 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 August 20, 1985 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The St. Marys Star has given us copyright license. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0405