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Detached residence, cruciform plan with side front entrance and entrance in ell NW, two stories, rusticated concrete block construction with smooth block foundation, front gable and rear hipped roof. 1/1 double-hung windows, wooden paneled entrance…

Schermerhorn was Asst. Cashier at the Sylvan State Bank, Sylvan Grove, Kansas, when it was robbed in 1894. He fatally wounded Anthony McKee as he attempted to escape with $1,734.
"W.A. Schemerhorn shot the bank robber and saved the money!" is…

Volunteers gathered July 28-29, 1956, to pour a concrete slab for the shelter house in the Rossville, Kansas, city park. Pictured standing left to right are Walter Schlup, Ivan Britt, Ed Rafferty, Albert Coleman, Milton Bahner, L.B. Crow, John…

Vivien Bell displays her collection of bells at the Louisburg Library

(Left to right) Donnie Palecek (son of Charles Palecek) and Allan Palecek (son of Eddie Palecek) visiting the cornfield, November 25, 1946.

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.

View of old town

View of town

View of town