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Alma Portland Cement Works

By wabaunseecomuseum on December 24, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

A Tale of Two Photographers

By wabaunseecomuseum on December 11, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Shave and a Haircut

By wabaunseecomuseum on December 5, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Barn Dancing

By wabaunseecomuseum on November 18, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

The Cold War in the Flint Hills

By wabaunseecomuseum on October 24, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

The Early History of Lake Wabaunsee: 1933-1945

By wabaunseecomuseum on October 24, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Museum Hours

March 1 – November 30
Tuesday – Saturday:
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
(Closed Over the Noon Hour)

December 1 – February 28
Tuesdays & Wednesday:
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
(Closed Over the Noon Hour)

Closed Sundays, Mondays & Holidays

Admission
There is no charge, but a $2 donation is suggested.

Wabaunsee County Schools

Gallery of Wabaunsee County Schools

One room schools of Wabaunsee County. Click on image to view.

Moon Bros. Circus Comes To Town

Moon Bros. Circus Poster, 1924

Moon Bros. Circus Poster, 1924, Click on image to view.

Gasoline Gallery

Sinclair Station, Dover, Kansas

View early Flint Hills gas stations. Click on image to view.

Eskridge Park Bandstand

Eskridge Bandstand

Eskridge City Park Bandstand, Click on image to view.

Barns of Wabaunsee County

Barns of Wabaunsee County

Barns of Wabaunsee County, Click on image to view.

Photo Friday: Modern Woodmen of American Log Rolling, August 30,1900

By wabaunseecomuseum on July 7, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

-by Greg Hoots- Modern Woodmen of America is a fraternal organization founded in 1883 in Lyons, Iowa by Joseph Cullen Root. Root was an esteemed businessman who had been very successful in […]

Herrmann’s Shoe and Harness Shops

By wabaunseecomuseum on July 2, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

-by Greg Hoots- Ferdinand and Christine Herrmann were a young German couple, married for five years when they immigrated to America in 1874, settling in Alma, Kansas, a rural Wabaunsee County town with […]

Prohibition Blues: The Life and Times of Bill Page

By wabaunseecomuseum on June 22, 2017 • ( 3 Comments )

-by Greg Hoots- When one hears about Prohibition, the image that comes to mind is the decade of the “roaring twenties”, complete with gangsters toting machine guns and wild nights in the […]

Cold Case: Murder on Eight-Mile Road

By wabaunseecomuseum on June 5, 2017 • ( 4 Comments )

-by Greg Hoots- William Thomas Smale came to Kansas in 1869 as a 14-year old youth when his family immigrated to the United States from Canada. Smale’s father was a farmer, and […]

Memorial Day Salute: Bill Copeland II

By wabaunseecomuseum on May 29, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

William E. Copeland II, a 1964 graduate of Eskridge High School, was the first Wabaunsee County resident listed as Killed In Action in the Viet Nam War between 1961 and 1975. After graduation […]

Photo Friday: The Sweeney Bridge

By wabaunseecomuseum on May 26, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

-by Greg Hoots- This is a photograph of the Sweeney Bridge, an iron bridge under construction over the Kaw River in early 1911. The bridge was located in Kaw Township in Wabaunsee […]

Photo Friday: The Alma Colored Band

By wabaunseecomuseum on May 19, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

-by Greg Hoots- As the small towns of the Flint Hills began to develop between 1880 and 1900, one of the needs felt by the early settlers was to have a city […]

Photo Friday: Memories of Jake’s Place

By wabaunseecomuseum on May 12, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

-By Greg Hoots- When I met Jake Copeland, he was retired and living on “the point” at Lake Wabaunsee. He had closed Jake’s Place, his bar in Eskridge, and was enjoying life […]

Law and Order: The Anthony King Murder

By wabaunseecomuseum on May 3, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

-By Greg Hoots- Chapter 1 Anthony and Marie King were a typical young married couple. Anthony King, born in 1871, was a clerk in a store when the pair wed, and as […]

Eskridge Alumni Association Digitizes Eskridge High School Class Photos

By wabaunseecomuseum on March 24, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

The Eskridge High School Alumni Association recently contracted with Flint Hills photo historian, Greg Hoots to digitize forty-six graduating class pictures that once adorned the walls of Eskridge High School in Eskridge, Kansas.  […]

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Law and Order: The Anthony King Murder

The History of Wabaunsee County Newspapers

Alma Bottling Works

The History of the Alma Salt Works

Number Please: The History of the Telephone in Wabaunsee County

Flint Hills Stories »

Alma Portland Cement Works

A Tale of Two Photographers

Shave and a Haircut

Barn Dancing

The Cold War in the Flint Hills

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Wabaunsee County, On the Map

1884 Wabaunsee County Plat Map
1885 Wabaunsee County Plat Map – Pages scanned by Greg Hoots and assembled and stitched by Tom Parish.
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Wabaunsee Co1882 School Map
Map of school districts in Wabaunsee County in 1882.
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Longren Aircraft Lands at Alma

Albin Longren lands plane at Alma. Click on image to view.

What’s New at The Volland Store

See the latest news from The Volland Store, click on image to view.

Explore Flint Hills Caves

View photographer Tom Parish's unique views of Flint Hills caves and cellars.

Early History of Lake Wabaunsee

Kansas Emergency Relief Committee Transient Camp, Lake Wabaunsee

Lake Wabaunsee 1933-1945. Click on image to view.

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Recent Posts

  • Hidden Cellar Discovered Beneath Museum Annex July 15, 2020
  • 1939 Phone Book, Alma, Eskridge, Maple Hill, Kansas December 10, 2019
  • Prussian Hero Grandfather Adapts To Wabaunsee County May 12, 2019
  • Great-Grandfather’s Civil War Rifle April 24, 2019
  • Old Friends of the Flint Hills: Russell Woofter, 1915-2007 January 18, 2019
  • Matchbook Memories November 25, 2018
  • Stanley Funeral Home, Eskridge, Kansas October 24, 2018
  • Minnie Palenske Zwanziger Memorial Museum Turns 50 August 21, 2018
  • 1963 Wabaunsee County Farm Directory May 27, 2018
  • The History of the Alma National Bank March 1, 2018

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