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Winfield, Kansas

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Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Ralph shares the history of his father traveling from Chicago, IL in 1872 by covered wagon. He and other family members settled in the Tisdale, KS…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Paul shared the history of his parents beginning their greenhouse and floral shop. His father built the first greenhouse for his mother in 1917 near…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Mr. Treadway shared stories of his 95 years in the city of Burden in Cowley County. In 1900, Burden had a population of about 1,400 with a variety of…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Clarence shared his memories of his parents traveling to Winfield from Oklahoma in 1904. His father had a wagon and would haul various items about…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Edna shares the memories of her mother who came from Indiana and her father who came from Ireland to settle in Cowley County, KS. Edna shares stories…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Lucille Fuller Bender shared memories of her grandparents when they were settlers around 1870-1879 in the Winfield area. She also shared her memories…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Lizzie Fox shared memories of her family living in Douglass, KS dating back from 1896. When she married in 1919 her and her husband moved to…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
The following musical pieces and readings were performed, Overture Steel Across the Plains, Wind People (Rails End) Coronodos, (Iron horse) Quest for…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
John Baird described the building of Byrant School which is now the Cowley County Historical Society Museum and other construction around Winfield,…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Hobart shared his memories of the musicians that came to Winfield. In 1907, Frank Mossman, president of Southwestern College, asked his father to…