Winfield Digital Collections

Winfield, Kansas

Hugh H. Siverd

Siverd Star Memorial Pamphlet

Edwin C. Manning

Manning's work made Winfield the county seat, Winfield Daily Courier, April 7, 1990
Winfield founded in a 'new world', Winfield Daily Courier, April 6, 1990
A Model City by Col. Edwin C. Manning in Carter's Monthly on January 18, 1870

Paul Bedilion and Thomas Morgan

Drowned! The Sudden and Sad End to Two Promising Winfield Youths, Winfield Courier, January 17, 1891
Monument Still Honors Heroism 100 Years Later, Winfield Courier, January 15, 1991
Thirty-Seven Years Ago Gallant Tom Morgan Gave His Life to Save Friend, Winfield Daily Courier, January 16, 1928
Thomas Morgan Memorial donations published in the Winfield Daily Courier from January 19 - February 12. 1891

Windfield Daily Courier articles about the drowning of Paul and Thomas in January 1891. A monument in honor of Thomas was funded by donations from the…

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H. T. Trice

H. T. Trice - A Brief Biography

Kiowa Indian School

Three Truan Indian Boys Frozen to Death in the Territory on January 17, 1891

The Kiowa Indian School was located at Andarko, Wichita Agency in Oklahoma between the Kiowa and Wichita Indian reservations.

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Gilbert Twigg

Vengeance of a Maniac in the Winfield Daily Courier on August 14, 1903
Fires into a Crowd of 5,000 People in The New York Times on August 14, 1903
Twigg Killed 6 Men in The New York Times on August 16, 1903
Frightful Act of a Madman in The Durango Democrat, August 14, 1903
Fatal Gun Shots at Winfield Crossroads

Mass shooting that was carried out by Gilbert Twigg in Winfield, KS on August 13, 1903.

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Willis A. Ritchie

Correspondence between Jeffery Karl Ochsner and Joan Cales in September and October of 1987.
Correspondence between Jeffery Karl Ochsner and Joan Cales from November 1987 to January 1988.

Contains documents about the buildings that Willis A. Ritchie designed.

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George Montgomery

The Story of George Montgomery's Murder on October 5, 1901, compiled by Richard Kay Wortman

Contains a document pertaining to the October 5, 1901 murder of George Montgomery.

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W. C. Robinson

Letter to Dr. William L. Stidger from his Uncle W. C. Robinson, Winfield, Kansas

Winfield Notable People

Siverd Star Memorial Pamphlet
Manning's work made Winfield the county seat, Winfield Daily Courier, April 7, 1990
Winfield founded in a 'new world', Winfield Daily Courier, April 6, 1990
A Model City by Col. Edwin C. Manning in Carter's Monthly on January 18, 1870
H. T. Trice - A Brief Biography
Three Truan Indian Boys Frozen to Death in the Territory on January 17, 1891
Drowned! The Sudden and Sad End to Two Promising Winfield Youths, Winfield Courier, January 17, 1891
Monument Still Honors Heroism 100 Years Later, Winfield Courier, January 15, 1991