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C.C. McPherson opened the McPherson Livery barn in October of 1879. In 1883, he kept three buggies, two spring wagons and nine head of horses. He expanded his business to house more in the early 1900s and had a “carry-all” which was particularly…

Edgar G. Griswold was born in Santa Rosa, California, on May 23, 1870. He moved to Rossville in 1902. He was a teacher and farmer as well as served as the Rossville, Kansas, mayor for six years. He died June 27, 1963, in Rossville.

Photograph of Edmond G. Ross (1826-1907) and clipping from Coffeyville Weekly Journal from March 1907.

Senator Ross ran his publication "Ross' Paper" from 1871 to approximately 1873 in Coffeyville, KS. This publication can be found on…

Edward and Eugenia Jacobson celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in front of original farmstead, 1 1/2 miles south and 1 1/2 miles east of Norway, Kansas, circa 1880-1890.

Barn and corn crib on Edward Jacobson farm.

Postcard from roughly 1910-1915. Photo of the trolley that used to pass through Coffeyville on Eighth Street

The electric power plant, built in 1887, made Stockton one of the first towns in western Kansas and one of the smallest towns in the nation to have electricity. It began as a private business and then sold to the city in 1889. The building was made…

Republic County, Kansas, citizens were asked to tell stories of their lives as they lived and remembered them.

Republic County, Kansas, citizens were asked to tell stories of their lives as they lived and remembered them.

Detached residence, rectangle with side entrance, two stories, wood frame and weatherboard construction, parged concrete foundation, gable roof. Hipped front porch on columns, open railing, 1/1 wooden double-hung windows, bay window E side, glazed…