2021 Spring Newsletter

QUERIES Barret Young wanted obit for Heinrich Grother. Michelle Galan wanted info on the Daulton family. Kara Phillips was interest in the last year of the Union Valley School and a teacher, Frances Hays Eva Dee hopes for info on the Laws and Jacob fam ilies. Michele Fairchild is looking for info on Judge Wilson. Hillary Moore is searching for something on Dr. A J Wade, Helen Martin and their children. Joy Kersteter is looking for a death record from the State Hospital for Sarah Casho with several different spellings. Kelly Rios is searching for Linda or Lydia Wright Worsley who was a patient at the State Hospital in the late 1890s. William Osborn wanted a history of the city of An tioch. Steve Cartwright is trying to identify a picture of members of the 11th Kansas Cavalry. Matt Calhoun wanted a page from our Family History Book on Francis Hastings. Ashley Blackman is trying to find Florence Vandever. Mary Sue Godlesky has a book called BLACK MEAD OWS to share. Carol Flaherty is interested in info on a patient at the State Hospital, Tempy Marie Bishop. Smalley. Tracy Angeles wanted several District Court files for Irwin and Clarinda Tracy and Isaac Hamlin. Blaine Freidline wants court records for John Roubed daux Cynthia Davis Merrison is looking for info on the four Davis Sisters ; Hannah, Alice, Susannah and Martha.

Misty Town wanted info on old school and church in Somerset. Janice Rae Henderson is trying to find info on Ruby Johnson who may have been a student at Ursuline. Andrew Wager is looking for Conoco gas stations that may have been in early Paola. Would like pictures and info on the buildings.

MINI MINUTES January - April 2021

Officers for the New Year are President, Aggie Dillard; Vice-President, Wes Cole; Secretary, Luanne Debrick; Treasurer, Vince Thorpe. The museum received $3,000. as a end of the year donation. Board members re-elect ed are Wes Cole, Lloyd Peckman, Donna Darner, Elsie Cordle, Ann Davis, and Christine Graue. Jeff Bunnell of Network Technologies has been con tracted to overhaul our computer systems. Board mem ber Jana Harrington Barcus has been assisting. A contest to find a new logo for the museum was an nounced earlier. Seven logos were submitted by various people. The logo chosen was sub mitted by Mara Prothe of Lawrence. She will re ceive a year’s free mem bership to the museum. T-shirts will be ordered with the new logo. Received $250.00 from Betty Ore’s memorial. Kristin Graue and Mike have resigned from the Muse um Board. Volunteers are returning following the Covid Pandem ic. The museum is always looking for new volunteers to help at the front desk or on different projects. The By-Laws have been reviewed by Ann Davis and Donna Darner. Changes were made and accepted.

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