Hidden Cellar Discovered Beneath Museum Annex
Recently, while maintenance was underway in the Wabaunsee County Historical Society’s annex building, located at 223 S. Missouri Street in Alma, Kansas, a hidden underground cellar or “cave” was discovered under the […]
1939 Phone Book, Alma, Eskridge, Maple Hill, Kansas
This American Telephone Company phone book from 1939 includes listings from Alma, Eskridge, and Maple Hill, Kansas. The covers provide a listing of local businesses, and virtually every business in the three […]
Prussian Hero Grandfather Adapts To Wabaunsee County
-by Dean Gladow [Note: Second in a series concerning the Heidemann/Bock/Gladow family.] Normally, a generation is thought to be about twenty-five years. However, there are exceptions, including my maternal grandfather being 91 […]
Great-Grandfather’s Civil War Rifle
-by Dean Gladow- In retrospect, it was perhaps too much to expect. Great-grandfather “Fred” Heidemann, whose christened name– from the church record of his birth on January 13, 1834, at Petersdorf (near […]
Old Friends of the Flint Hills: Russell Woofter, 1915-2007
By Greg Hoots Author’s note: This article originally appeared in the 2012 print edition of the Flint Hills Special. Russell Woofter was the hardest working man that I’ve ever known. Russell approached […]
Matchbook Memories
One of the great inventions of the 19th century which greatly improved the quality of life for virtually all Americans was the creation of the match in the early 1800s. The first […]
Stanley Funeral Home, Eskridge, Kansas
Editor’s note: This story of the Stanley Funeral Home was compiled with personal recollections of Judy Stanley Hayes who was a toddler while her family resided in Eskridge, Kansas, supplemented with photos […]
Minnie Palenske Zwanziger Memorial Museum Turns 50
Fifty years ago, on October 27, 1968 the Wabaunsee County Historical Society held the grand opening of their new museum in Alma, Kansas, the Minnie Palenske Zwanziger Memorial Museum. Present at the […]
1963 Wabaunsee County Farm Directory
For more than a half-century, rural directory companies in Kansas have produced county plat maps in a booklet form that feature all of the Townships of a particular county, while identifying all of the […]
The History of the Alma National Bank
-by Greg Hoots- The Alma National Bank enjoyed a prominent place in the history of the business community of Alma, Kansas, boasting a rich history in the very roots of the town. […]
