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Winfield, Kansas

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Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Helen was born in 1896 in Winfield, KS. Her father was born in Missouri, and her mother was born in Indiana. Her father grew up in Neosho, KS and…
Paul Bedilion and Thomas Morgan
This article describes the unfortunate accidental drowning of Paul and Thomas. Paul fell through the ice while skating and Thomas along with other…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Dulcie shared memories of the emigration of the Brooks from Tennessee in 1870 and the Hatfields from Kentucky in 1880. Both settled in the Burden…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Edna was born in Belle Plaine, KS in 1900. Her parents were both born in Illinois. She grew up in Belle Plaine and went to Southwestern College in…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Evie shared how her father was born in Scotland and emigrated to New York. He came to Winfield in 1879. She was too ill to finish high school, but she…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Emil shared his memories of going to Winfield High School in 1916 and Miss Simpson, American History Teacher, would inform them of the state of World…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Part 1 - Etna shared memories of her maternal grandparents who traveled to Cowley County from Kentucky in a covered wagon. Their homestead was a log…
Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Evelyn shared her memories of when she began working as a social worker in 1936 during the Depression Era. The upper floor of the courthouse had a…
Gilbert Twigg
This document shows the timeline of events leading up to the shooting of Constable Siverd at 9th Avenue and Main Street in Winfield, KS on October 25,…
Gilbert Twigg
There were 2 articles written in The New York Times that reported on the August 13, 1903 shooting by Gilbert Twigg at a band concert on 9th Avenue and…