2017 Fall Newsletter

Meet Ann Benton our new director for Sugar Creek Township. Ann was raised in central Nebraska and moved from New Jersey to Miami County about 10 years ago. Af ter retiring three years ago she was able to devote more time to her many interests, including history.. History buffs run deep in her family (her brother was a history major and continues an avid reader of histori cal documents) and contributing to the Miami County Museum continues the family tradition. We want to introduce you to Ann Roark, our next sec retary. Ann lives in Paola and has been a volunteer at the museum for 3 years. She says, “I’ve been re searching my family history for almost 30 years and enjoy learning about the history of the locations and time periods of my ancestors”. Wes Cole is also a new director representing Osawatomie City. We wish to send a big thank you to these volunteers for stepping up to fill these positions on the board. MUSEUM CHRISTMAS PARTY IS DECEMBER 12 FROM NOON TO 2:00 P.M. SNACKS AND DRINKS WILL BE PROVIDED. COME SHARE HOLIDAY CHEER.

The museum is pleased to announce that Grady Atwa ter has consented to contribute his “historic” writing talent to the newsletter. Grady is the Site Administrator, at the John Brown Mu seum State Historic Site in Osawatomie. He has been contributing articals about John Brown history to the Miami County Republic, for many years

Ann Roark

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