St. Mary's Mission, Kansas, Pottawattamie Indian School, 90 miles west of Missouri River
Indians of North America; Missions; Schools; School children; Saint Marys, Kansas
On March 9, 1869 a joint resolution of Congress authorized the changing of the Union Pacific Railway Company, Eastern Division's name to the Kansas Pacific Railway Company.; Although all of the photographs published in Across the Continent on the Kansas Pacific Railroad (Route of the 35th Parallel) are attributed to Gardner, some of the images may have been taken by one of the other photographers Gardner supervised on the expedition. "As official photographer for the expedition, Gardner was allowed to published all the expedition photographs under his name. In 1867 he stated in a deposition that although a photograph was identified on the mount as a 'Photograph by A. Gardner,' it simply meant that it was printed or copied in his gallery; he was not necessarily the photographer. The other photographers on the expedition were Dr. William A. Bell, William R. Pywell, and Gardner's son, Lawrence, who apprenticed on the expedition." [Katz, D. Mark (1991). Witness to an era: the life and photographs of Alexander Gardner: the Civil War, Lincoln, and the West. Nashville, Tennessee: Rutledge Hill. Page 220]; Images most likely published in 1869. "Along with images made by photographers under his [Alexander Gardner's] supervision, his photographs were published in an album titled Across the Continent on the Kansas Pacific Railyway (Route of the 35th Parallel), offered for sale on April, 1869." [Marien, Mary Warner (2006). Photography: a cultural history. London: Laurence King Publishing Ltd. Page 132]
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Across the continent on the Kansas Pacific Railroad: route of the 35th parallel / Alex. Gardner, photographer.
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1869
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 (photographer)
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Leavenworth, Kansas.
Cities & towns; Leavenworth, Kansas
On March 9, 1869 a joint resolution of Congress authorized the changing of the Union Pacific Railway Company, Eastern Division's name to the Kansas Pacific Railway Company.; Although all of the photographs published in Across the Continent on the Kansas Pacific Railroad (Route of the 35th Parallel) are attributed to Gardner, some of the images may have been taken by one of the other photographers Gardner supervised on the expedition. "As official photographer for the expedition, Gardner was allowed to published all the expedition photographs under his name. In 1867 he stated in a deposition that although a photograph was identified on the mount as a 'Photograph by A. Gardner,' it simply meant that it was printed or copied in his gallery; he was not necessarily the photographer. The other photographers on the expedition were Dr. William A. Bell, William R. Pywell, and Gardner's son, Lawrence, who apprenticed on the expedition." [Katz, D. Mark (1991). Witness to an era: the life and photographs of Alexander Gardner: the Civil War, Lincoln, and the West. Nashville, Tennessee: Rutledge Hill. Page 220]; Images most likely published in 1869. "Along with images made by photographers under his [Alexander Gardner's] supervision, his photographs were published in an album titled Across the Continent on the Kansas Pacific Railyway (Route of the 35th Parallel), offered for sale on April, 1869." [Marien, Mary Warner (2006). Photography: a cultural history. London: Laurence King Publishing Ltd. Page 132]
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 (photographer)
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Boston Public Library, Print Department
1869
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 (photographer)
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Manhattan, Kansas, September, 1867, 118 miles west of Missouri River.
Cities & towns; Manhattan, Kansas
On March 9, 1869 a joint resolution of Congress authorized the changing of the Union Pacific Railway Company, Eastern Division's name to the Kansas Pacific Railway Company.; Although all of the photographs published in Across the Continent on the Kansas Pacific Railroad (Route of the 35th Parallel) are attributed to Gardner, some of the images may have been taken by one of the other photographers Gardner supervised on the expedition. "As official photographer for the expedition, Gardner was allowed to published all the expedition photographs under his name. In 1867 he stated in a deposition that although a photograph was identified on the mount as a 'Photograph by A. Gardner,' it simply meant that it was printed or copied in his gallery; he was not necessarily the photographer. The other photographers on the expedition were Dr. William A. Bell, William R. Pywell, and Gardner's son, Lawrence, who apprenticed on the expedition." [Katz, D. Mark (1991). Witness to an era: the life and photographs of Alexander Gardner: the Civil War, Lincoln, and the West. Nashville, Tennessee: Rutledge Hill. Page 220]; Images most likely published in 1869. "Along with images made by photographers under his [Alexander Gardner's] supervision, his photographs were published in an album titled Across the Continent on the Kansas Pacific Railyway (Route of the 35th Parallel), offered for sale on April, 1869." [Marien, Mary Warner (2006). Photography: a cultural history. London: Laurence King Publishing Ltd. Page 132]
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 (photographer)
Across the continent on the Kansas Pacific Railroad: route of the 35th parallel / Alex. Gardner, photographer.
Boston Public Library
1869
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 (photographer)
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1 photographic print : albumen ; image 15 x 20.3 cm.
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Church near Junction City, Kansas
Churches
United States--Kansas--Junction City
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Vachon, John,, 1914-1975,, photographer.
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1943
Vachon, John,, 1914-1975,, photographer.
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Fund Raising Drive Starts Sunday
Doug French rides his Palomino with his "pay sack" on his back. The Rossville United Methodist Church is ready to start its annual "Pony Express" for church pledges. Photo by Belinda Driscoll.
“Let’s Ride” will be the slogan next Sunday for the members of the Rossville United Methodist Church, who will be making the annual Pony Express Stewardship Run.
The Pony Express Run this year is being conducted one day only, January 30, unlike the past two runs, which spanned several weeks.
The relay of the saddlebags among our members will start at 1 p.m. Sunday, following the Reverend Damewood commissioning the Trail Bosses in the morning worship service. Designated trail bosses will supervise the relaying of stewardship “saddlebags” to all of the church’s families on Pony Express routes.
The names of 10 church families are written on a run route list on each saddlebag. A family fills in an estimate of giving card, seals it in an envelope and inserts it in the saddlebag, which then is hand-carried to another family on the route.
Besides helping raise the church budget to finance needed programs of ministry and service, the Pony Express has helped everyone get to know each other better.
The church has been engaged in an active timetable the last few weeks leading up to the Run. A Chuck Wagon Dinner was January 23. Everyone wore western attire to the church services and then to the dinner. The children have been involved with the Pony Express through the Sunday School.
The Run the youth and the adults have been working on is based on teamwork, the same concept employed by the Pony Express more than a century ago.
For more information, contact the general manager of this year’s Pony Express Run, Doug French.
St. Marys Star, St. Marys, Kansas
Rossville Community Library
January 25, 1983
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Rossville United Methodist Church remodeling
Rossville United Methodist Church has been remodeling and the present work is almost completed. A second exit from the basement has been built.
St. Marys Star, St. Marys, Kansas
Rossville Community Library
July 22, 1975
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And...Away She Goes
AND . . . AWAY SHE GOES on her way to a new home in Paxico. The fellowship hall portion of the Rossville United Method Church was moved north on Rossville Road, west on the Delia road K-63, south to U.S. 24, west to Schoemann Road and south to its new home at Cliff 'n Creek campgrounds at Paxico. The building was moved Thursday morning. Groundbreaking for the new building of the Rossville United Methodist Church will be Sunday, October 6, during the morning worship service around 11 a.m. Members are asked to bring shovels to participate.
St. Marys Star, St. Marys, Kansas
Rossville Community Library
October 1, 1991
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Rossville Congregation Selling Church
Members of the Rossville United Methodist Church will auction their century-old building at 10 a.m. today, as they prepare to erect a new church on the same site.
Also being sold are an educational wing added to the church in the 1950s, a house on property south of the church, pews, lectern and other furnishings that won’t be used in the new church, a news release said.
The church will move the educational wing and house, at the buyer’s request. Otherwise, buyers have 30 days to move the buildings.
Members of the church recently accept¬ed final architectural plans for the new building. Ground-breaking is expected to be this fall.
Zion Church Builders, Zion, Ill., will build the church. The project is expected to take nine to 12 months, with an esti¬mated cost of $312,000 for building and furnishings.
The building will have 7,830 square feet, all on ground level, including a 1,380-square-foot fellowship hall. The sanctuary will seat 150.
The last service in the old church was Sunday. The congregation will meet in Rossville High School while the new church is built.
St. Marys Star, St. Marys, Kansas
Rossville Community Library
August 17, 1991
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Demolition Continues on Rossville United Methodist Church
DEMOLITION CONTINUES this week on the United Methodist Church in Rossville. The stained glass windows have been removed and placed in storage until the new building is completed, when they will be reinstalled. The fellowship hall portion of the church was sold and is in the process of being moved. The Kansas State Historical Society has expressed an interest in the original portion of the church. Temporary worship center for the Rossville United Methodist Church is in Rossville High School. Photo by Brandon Magette
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Rossville Methodists Look to the Future
by Dorothy N. Hoobler
The members of the Rossville United Methodist Church are excited and enthusiastic about its future. They have targeted September 1991 for ground-breaking ceremonies for a new sanctuary with a fellowship hall and eight church school classrooms.
It didn't just happen. A building fund was established ten years ago. Surveys were taken in 1987 and 1989, to determine the needs of the congregation. And now, there's a "We're really going to build!" optimism.
Building a church in 1991 isn't as simple as it was when the present edifice was built and dedicated over a century ago. There are definite, detailed, procedures which must be followed, including having the plans approved by the local congregation and the United Methodist Conference.
At the November 1989 church charge conference, a committee was appointed and authorized to make recommendations as to what action should be taken. The building committee met — again and again. At a memorable March 1991 meeting, they presented two proposals: 1) Build a new addition to the present sanctuary, which would include a fellowship hall and classrooms; 2) Raze the present building and start all over.
By a vote of 56-12, the membership approved the committee's recommendation. Plans call for a sanctuary to seat 165, a fellowship hall, eight classrooms, a pastor's study, a church office, and a choir room.
There were so many things to consider, so many decisions to make. Much appreciation should be given to the building committee for a job well done. Newly-retired Dean Page was named chairman, Bill Larson, vice- chairman, and Linda Gentry, secretary. Other members are Bob Macha, Ed Claycamp, Greg Warden, Scott Kelsey, Barbara Akin, and Jim Hays.
Because the present site is centrally located in town, it was recommended that the new church should be built on the same site. Then came the very important job of selecting an architect, construction company, contractors, etc. After visiting twelve or four-teen churches (all the way from South Dakota to Colby, Kansas), the committee selected the Zion Church Building Company of Zion, Ill..
Page explained that this company builds only churches. They draw the plans according to the congregation's specifications; let the contract; furnish the pews, furniture, and floor covering; and send a building supervisor who stays on the job until the building is completed. He also makes regular progress reports to the committee.
A general contractor, preferably local, will be hired by the Zion Company. However, local volunteers can share their labor skills and various talents. This will decrease the construction costs.
The building plans are now ready for congregational approval, and the financial plans must also satisfy the United Methodist Church conference committee.
The trustees will be meeting very soon to make a complete inventory of church property, and to decide just how and when to dispose of what will not be needed in the new structure. Some furniture, the church bell and, of course, the stained glass windows will be used in the new church. The present pews will be sold. For acoustical reasons, the Zion Company prefers to use its own pews which are padded back and front
It is hoped the site can be cleared in July or early August. Plans have already been made for regular Sunday morning worship service. The U.S.D. #321 school board has approved the church's use of the Rossville High School building. The Presbyterian Church, a neighbor just across the street, has graciously offered use of its sanctuary for special events like weddings or funerals. Some joint worship services may also be held.
There's always the question of finances. Page estimated that approximately 65% of the cost is already on hand or pledged. A special fund-raising pledge drive is planned. Page is hopeful that 85% to 90% will be available (or maybe even the entire cost!) by the time the building is completed.
The blueprints show a beautiful brick building with a tall spire and all those lovely, old, stained glass windows. The main entrance will be from Pearl Street, as it is now.
There will be no basement with steep steps to climb. The elevation will be one-foot above the present floor, safe from any of Cross Creek's worst floods. With the adjoining fellowship hall, kitchen, and classroom area, the total of 7,830 square feet will double the present square footage.
It's all handicapped accessible, of course, and with a more than adequate parking area. (City code requires one stall for every three persons.) There will be movable walls in two classrooms, and the narthex and choir room can also serve as overflow areas. Presently, there are 225 members and, on an average, Sunday morning attendance of 100.
The building and finance committees have already been working (and probably worrying a little, too) for over 18 months. A need for a special events committee is being discussed to plan for a poignant homecoming and "farewell to the old church" service. They'd also plan the eagerly anticipated ground-breaking ceremony and for future events. There's talk of a memory book with the church history included.
"Everyone is excited," Page said. The members of the Rossville United Methodist Church do indeed have exciting days ahead as they build a new sanctuary on the familiar site. May it, too, continue to serve the congregation — and the community — for at least another 110 years, or more.
St. Marys Star, St. Marys, Kansas
Rossville Community Library
May 14, 1991
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