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The first general store in Sylvan built in 1877 by Messrs. Cross & Morgan on the site of the original town. The second floor was used for church services, spelling matches, dances, meetings and social parties. The building still stands today on…

Technical services and rotation for Southeast Kansas Library System, creates catalog cards.

Creamery with people standing in front

Farm residence, T-plan with entrance in ell, two stories, wood frame construction, coursed rubble stone foundation, gable roof. Hipped front porch, 1/1 double-hung wooden windows, glazed wooden entrance door, interior brick chimney. …

Arthus Resco in courting carriage, Resco home place, five miles south of Agenda, Kansas, 1911.

County Farm - Originally the Commercial House Hotel, the building was cut in half with one part being moved southwest of Stockton. It became the Rooks County Farm, a residence for the indigent, at a time when housing was furnished for them. The…

Sylvan High School Girls Basketball Team raised funds by operating a concession stand at the County Fair.

L-R: Mr. Gregory, F.A. Gatewood and John Morgan won the auto race at the 1910 Lincoln County-Sylvan Grove Fair. One of the men reportedly fell out of the vehicle at a turn and wasn't missed until the race ended. The Loving Cup was presented to the…

Class Picture 1921. Children in the Brichacek family that are likely pictured are: Anna, b. 1885; Frank, b. 1886; Mary, b. 1888; Johnnie, b. 1891; James, b. 1893; and Agnes, b. 1896

Twin Grove School located southwest of Sylvan Grove.