Tag: Wyandotte County Kansas History
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Johann Friedrich Daniel Wendt – Soldier, Immigrant, and Farmer
We know quite a lot about Max and Minnie Wendt after they settle, by 1870, first in Moberly, MO, then St. Louis, MO, finally Kansas City, KS. Before that; before they emigrated from Germany, we have few details about their whereabouts and lives. Here, we present what is known and unknown with a few theories…
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Discovering Lemuel Hopper
Sometimes, while doing genealogy research, you discover a person who you would have wanted to meet in person. Lemuel Hopper is one of those people. His life was brimming with adventure and self-reinvention. Here is his story.
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Atwood Ice Cream Company – a forgotten history restored
The success of the Atwood Ice Cream Company can be attributed to one person: Ella Atwood-Woolsey. Ella was a pioneer in many ways; woman owner and manager of a manufacturing and retail business, tough competitor, innovator, promotor.
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Lola F Purtee Donahue Interview – growing up along the Kansas River
“… I don’t know how, why, but I was in the car with them, and the police were stopping and inspecting cars. And Paul Lee turned to Irma Craighead (I was in the back seat), Paul Lee turned to Irma Craighead and said, “Get your Bible out, get your Bible out and show ‘em!”
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Max and Fred Wendt and the Horse Thief – horse thievery and extrajudicial remedies in Kansas, 1850-1900
“He is caught in a barn under suspicious circumstances, shot at, chased down, drubbed, and tied to the hind wheel of a wagon.”
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Henry T Zimmer – police chief, state senator, humanitarian, forgotten
Henry T Zimmer is long forgotten. Which is a shame, because for 40+ years in the early 20th century he was a prominent presence in the lives of Kansas City citizens.
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The Widdicombe Children’s Odyssey – abandoned by their father in 1904
In 1904, following the untimely death of his wife, Robert Widdicombe and 10 children began a journey from Kansas City, KS to Galveston, TX. Along the way, Robert abandoned the children and left them to find their way back home.
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