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Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Jarvis King, Sherlah
Sherlah shared that her paternal grandparents came to Cowley County from Tennessee in the late 1800s by covered wagon. They settled near Burden, KS.…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Bass, Stanley
Bass, Margaret
Bass, Margaret
Stanley was born in Tennessee and spent some time in Arkansas as a child.
His first jobs was carrying a paper route and working at a filling…
His first jobs was carrying a paper route and working at a filling…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Riddle, Veso
Veso shared memories of growing up in Winfield. She enjoyed how the neighbors would gather outside of their homes in the evenings and share stories…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
O'Neil, Ward
Ward shared that his paternal grandparents were both born in Pennsylvania in the 1830s. His father was the oldest of 3 children. In 1876 the family…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Swanson, Warren
Warren recalled the tailor and laundry businesses that Tom and Frank Parker owned together which began in 1893. In the beginning they would send the…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Nichols, Welcome
Welcome has been a resident of Winfield for 71 years and recalls his life as a laborer. He worked as a cook, incinerator operator at the hospital, and…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Caton, William
William went to Kansas State University and received a degree in Mechanical Engineering and then went on to earn a degree in Architecture. Upon…