County History
Kansas having 105 counties, we will highlight a few of them at a time.
The following is the list of Kansas counties.
Allen Anderson Atchison
Barber Barton Bourbon
Brown Butler Chase
Chautauque Cherokee
Buffalo Bills Cody roots in Kansas
The Celebrities are numerous from Kansas, but what about ones prior to 1900?
William Frederick Cody, most commonly known as Buffalo Bill. Wasn’t born in Kansas, but his childhood was raised in Kansas. The home was in Leavenworth, Kansas. His father later was living in Grasshopper Falls (Valley Falls), and died from wounds substain from being stabbe during the bloody days of Kansas, prior to the Civil War.
History in the form of a postcard.
Recent purchase of a postcard on eBay, has led to an unbelievable story.
This was the picture I was wanting to have. It was the best photo of the original Topeka High School that I’ve seen. But this isn’t where the hidden secret lies. The secret is the written message on the reverse side.
It’s kinda hard to read, so Melissa K. Overson on the website, Facebook page, “Topeka History Geeks” transcribed it for everyone.
Sadly to say, Miss Relda died a year later, and was buried in long Beach, California.
Relda Denny gravestone
Nancy Cassity shared this on Facebook page, “Topeka History Geeks”
Relda burial information.
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Rock Island RR depot at Bala, Ks. (ghost town)
Most excitement or intertainment came from watching who or what got off the train. Some depots had the only cafe in town.
Let’s look at what we had in the years before TV.
If we totally gave up having TV in our homes, how would we bide our time?
Let’s not even mention computers, cell phones or tablets, let’s go beyond having TV’s. My kids cannot fathom never having a microwave oven (formerly “Radar Range”). Let’s head down to the local theater for an afternoon at the movies.
At Kinsley Kansas, Douglas Fairbanks as The Caucho, was playing this 1927 silent film.
Chicago, 1955, the 7 million dollar, General Motors, Extravaganza, showed off the power of the diesel engine. With just about every type of use for the engine. Aircraft, railroad locomotives, military vehicles, trucks, cars and ships. It was the show of the century. Imagine, without color TV, coming to the show, full of color and glamour. Seeing two bathing beauties, swimming in the back of a dump truck. There was something for everyone.
The photo below in publisher’s collection, 35mm slide.
Counter-diction of terms to today’s standards.
This was on the back cover page of the January 1947 issue of Popular Science Mag.
It’s fun to look back on things people had come up with. This was on Page 98, and the spark plug was on page 217 in the January 1947 issue of Popular Science Mag.
Let’s head downtown for the Parade.
In the early 1980’s, I had the chance to purchase this train from a local scrap dealer for $200, being in my early 20’s and not having $200 or a place to put it, I had to leave it. A friend of mine purchased it and sold it to someone in Colorado. Hopefully, it’s in a good home. I have several photos of this Santa Fe parade train. The parades of yesterday were something special and highly supported by local business with specialty items such as this. Santa Fe Railroad, had several parade trains and this was my favorite. One of them, when the railroad was done using it, they destroyed the train. They wouldn’t allow private personnel to have them. So Sad!
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This article was posted in Popular Science Mag. in January 1947 on Page 8.
