2020 Winter Spring Newsletter

Contents

Officers and Directors 2020

President- Larry Lybarger Vice President- Wes Cole Secretary- LuAnne Debrick Treasurer- Vincent Thorpe

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Gift Corner

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Letter from the President Library- Mini Minutes, Pg 5 Volunteers report Kluber obit Pg 6 Ray Bendorfe interview Pg 7 A Veteran Remembers Pg 8 Orphan Train #2 Pg 9 Paola Union Crusader reprint Pg 10 Kansas Day photos Pg 11 Fort Paola model display Pg 12-13 Mildred Haley obit Pg 14 1918 Spanish Flu Pg 15 Local pre civil war battles Pg 16-17 Rockville’s Post Pg 18 Coldwater Grove’s Post Pg 19 Lloyd’s Letter Pg 20 -21 Publications for sale Pg 22 Heritage Walk Bricks Pg 23 Buffey - Chiefs Back Cover

Board of Directors

Louisburg - Aggie Dillard Marysville Township - Jana Barcus Member at Large - LuAnne Debrick Miami Township - Nina Gerken Middle Creek Township - Kristin Graue Mound Township - Donna Darner Paola City - Elsie Cordle Paola Township - Mike Hursey Richland Township - LeAnne Shields Stanton Township - Lloyd Peckman Sugar Creek Township - Ann Benton Ten Mile Township -Gorden Geldhof Valley Township - Colleen Ewan Wea Township - Larry Lybarger Osage Township - Ann Davis Osawatomie City- Wes Cole Osawatomie Township - Vicent Thorpe

913-731-1075 Genealogy Society Coordinator- Betty Bendorf 913-557-2485 Newsletter - Roger Shipman 913-259-9219

A Newsletter of the Miami County Historical Museum & Genealogy Society Winter 2020 Volume 35- No.1 Miami County Historical Museum 12 E. Peoria, Paola, Kansas 66071 Phone: 913-294-4940 E-Mail: micomuseum@gmail.com. Web address; https://micomuseum.org Museum Hours: Monday through Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Financial The Miami County Historical Museum is a Non-Profit Organization with a tax exempt status allowed by the Internal Revenue Dept. Gift and donations received by the Societies are deductible for Income Tax purposes. For additional infor mation or questions regarding Endowments, Trusts, etc., Please contact us at 913-294-4940

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