2012 Spring Newsletter

Contents

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Directors Comments Presidents Message

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President- Mike Gibson Vice President- Hannes Poetter Secretary- Marcia Cook Treasurer- Position open Director/Curator- Joe Hursey

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Mini-Minutes Pg 4 -5 Ultra Violet Ray Medical Kit Pg 6, History’s Mysteries, Pg 7 Early Government 1854 to 1880 Pg 8 - 9 -14-15 Open House report Pg 10 Color Photos Pg 11 -12 Ancient Americans Pg 13 How I Became a Genealogy Nut! Pg16 Color Photos Pg17 Book signing Pg18 How to Feed Calves Pg19 ć F (FOFBMPHZ 4FDUJPO Queries & Researchers Pg20 Republic headlines 1924 Pg21 - 23 1940 Census report Pg24 Publications for sale Pg25 Genealogical Research by Pg 26 - 27 Sheila McNerney - part 2 Back cover Pg28

910-574-5442 Genealogy Society Coordinator- Betty Bendorf 913-557-2485 Accessions Coordinator- Bernice Chitwood 913-557-9358 Board of Directors Louisburg - Fran Burcham 913-837-8220 Marysville Township - Mike Gibson 913-557-3200 Member at Large - Hannes Poetter 913-557-3000 Miami Township - Nina Gerkin 913-849-3366 Middle Creek Township - Mound Township - Darrell Williams 913-755-4026 Osage Township - "OO %BWJT BOE +FČ )BSUM 913-755-4646 Osawatomie City- Ona Neuenschwander 913-755-2391 Osawatomie Township - Ben Maimer 913-755-3504 Paola City - Bettie Ore 913-294-3312 Paola Township - Elsie Cordle 913-294-5137 Richland Township - LeAnne Shields 913-710-1767 Stanton Township - Lloyd Peckman 913-849-3278 Sugar Creek Township - Vera Dakin 913-377-4446 Ten Mile Township - Valley Township - Colleen Ewan 913-294-5051 Wea Township - Marcia Cook 913-837-2647 Newsletter - Roger Shipman 913-259-9219

/PUJDF 5P ć F .FNCFSTIJQ ć F .JBNJ $PVOUZ )JTUPSJDBM .VTFVN NFNCFSTIJQ dues are now payable in the amount of $20.00. Make checks out to: Miami Co. Gen / Hist Societies 12 East Peoria, Paola, Kansas 66071-0123

A Quarterly Newsletter of the Miami County Museum & Genealogy Society

Spring 2012

Volume 27 - No.1

Miami County Historical Museum 12 E. Peoria, Paola, Kansas 66071

Phone: 913-294-4940 E-Mail: museum@mchgm.org Web address; www.thinkmiamicountyhistory.com Museum Hours: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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