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Kirmse, Evelyn
Mrs. Evelyn Kirmse is requesting information from Mrs. Don Carttar and Ms. Doris Cooley about the life of Winfield Scott. She informs them of his…
Chautauqua Assembly in Winfield, Kansas
Chautauqua Assembly - Kansas
Men in discussion at the Assembly, seated next to tents in Island Park
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Fox, Lizzie
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
Sloan, Lottie
Lottie recalled their family moving to Winfield in 1902. Her brother died on their farm in Hiawatha, KS and her father just could not continue to live…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Caton, Louise
Louise shared the story of her parents emigrating to Winfield, KS from Boston, MA around 1885. Her father suffered from asthma, so they thought this…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Fuller Bender, Lucille
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
Headrick, Lucy
Lucy shared the story of her traveling to Hackney by train from Tennessee in 1910 with her mother and siblings. Her family had a homestead 7 miles…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Scott, Luetta
Luetta was born in Indiana in 1891 and spent most of her childhood in Indiana. Her mother and 3 brothers moved to Iowa, and this is where she met her…
Edwin C. Manning
Manning, Edwin C.
This article describes how Manning was able to establish Winfield as the seat of Cowley County. A brief biography of his life after settling in…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Dunn Gardner, Mary
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…