The name “Maple Hill” was coined by Isabella (Bourassa) Higganbotham, who was appointed the settlement’s first postmaster on May 1, 1862, providing mail service to the few families in the area. Maple […]
Maple Hill
Lake Wabaunsee
Learn more about the story of Lake Wabaunsee by clicking the link below: The Early History of Lake Wabaunsee: 1933-1945
Harveyville
Harveyville, Kansas was founded in 1880 by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, who platted the town with the completion of the ATSF-owned Manhattan, Alma & Burlingame Railroad. There had been […]
Eskridge
Eskridge, Kansas was founded in 1869 by Colonel Ephraim. H. Sanford who platted the town built on the rolling prairie of Wilmington Township. Sanford’s town was located at “the Corners”, an […]
Alma
Alta Vista
The town of Alta Vista was established in 1886, first named Pike, a name which was changed to Cable City and then Alta Vista when platted by the surveyors and engineers […]
Wabaunsee County, On the Map
Wabaunsee County Schools
Wabaunsee County’s first school district was created at the town of Wabaunsee in 1859 and by the end of the 19th century there were 88 districts in the county. Except for the […]
Wabaunsee County, On the Map
The Wabaunsee County Historical Society Museum recently installed a new exhibit in their upper gallery, titled, Wabaunsee County On the Map. The exhibit features seven historic maps of Kansas and Wabaunsee County […]
20 Years of Quilting at the Museum
The Wabaunsee County Historical Society quilting ladies will celebrate their 20th year of quilting at the museum in Alma in 2017. Two days a week the quilting ladies gather at the museum […]
