Leavenworth Weekly Times newspaper
Search the Leavenworth Weekly Times newspaper from 1870-1880 on Chronicling America. The Leavenworth Weekly Times was published weekly from July 7, 1870, until January 1, 1880. Along with its daily...
View ArticleDaily Eagle newspaper
Search the Daily Eagle newspaper and related titles from 1884-1890 on Chronicling America. Established as the first daily newspaper in Wichita to carry the Eagle name, the Daily Eagle printed four...
View ArticleSaline County Journal newspaper
Search the Saline County Journal newspaper from 1871-1893 on Chronicling America. On March 2, 1871, the Saline County Journal made its publishing debut in Salina, Kansas. Two issues preceded the...
View ArticleThe Big Blue Union newspaper
Search the Big Blue Union newspaper from 1862-1866 on Chronicling America. The Big Blue Union was published in Marysville, Kansas, appearing on Saturday mornings beginning with the first issue on March...
View ArticleThe Iola Register newspaper
Search the Iola Register newspaper from 1875-1902 on Chronicling America. Publication of the weekly Iola Register began on January 2, 1875. The town of Iola was elected seat for Allen County in 1865....
View ArticleThe Independent newspaper
Search The Independent newspaper from 1860-1874 on Chronicling America. The first issue of The Independent was published in Oskaloosa on July 11, 1860. Contrary to what the name suggests, The...
View ArticleThe Western Kansas World newspaper
Search the Western Kansas World newspaper from 1889-1910 on Chronicling America. The WaKeeney Western Kansas World was first issued on March 21, 1885. Its predecessor, the Wa-Keeney Weekly World had...
View ArticleThe Dodge City Times newspaper
Search the Dodge City Times newspaper from 1876-1892 on Chronicling America. The first issue of the Dodge City Times was published on May 20, 1876. Subscribers received a copy of the Times every...
View ArticleThe Abilene Reflector newspaper
Search the Abilene Reflector newspaper and related titles from 1883-1894 on Chronicling America. The Abilene Reflector, founded in the latter half of 1883, was an eight-page newspaper published every...
View ArticleWhite Cloud Kansas Chief newspaper
Search the White Cloud Kansas Chief newspaper and related titles from 1857-1918 on Chronicling America. The White Cloud Kansas Chief (1857-72) and its successor, The Weekly Kansas Chief (1872-1918),...
View ArticleThe Thomas County Cat newspaper
Search the Thomas County Cat newspaper and related titles from 1885-1891 on Chronicling America. The premier issue of the Thomas County Cat was published in Colby, Kansas, on March 12, 1885. It was the...
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300,000 images!
Congratulations are once again in order to the visitors, volunteers, and staff who support and work to improve digital access to the collections of the Kansas Historical Society. Kansas Memory has...
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Menninger Historic Psychiatry Collection
The Menninger Historic Psychiatry Collection includes many notable individuals in the field of psychology and psychiatry. Other individuals such as King George III (right) are included for being...
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Worrall's guitar music revived
Lawrence, Kansas, guitarist Brian Baggett is bringing the music of Henry Worrall to life through interpretive performances of Worrall’s original music manuscripts held by the Kansas Historical Society...
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Hickock and Smith inmate files
Richard Eugene "Dick" Hickock and Perry Edward Smith, notorious murderers of four members of the Clutter family on November 15, 1959 in Holcomb, Kansas, were made infamous by Truman Capote's retelling...
View ArticleSamuel Reader's diary, volume 5
Volume 5 of Samuel Reader's diary is now fully transcribed and keyword searchable. See Samuel Reader's diary on Kansas Memory. This volume of Samuel James Reader's diary covers most of 1860-1864. The...
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Samuel Reader autobiography
In 1849 at the age of thirteen, Samuel James Reader, of La Harpe, Illinois, began keeping a diary that would span his lifetime. Inspired by the journals of Lewis and Clark, he copied their technique of...
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Donation helps digitize stories of Native Americans
Thanks to a generous donation by Mr. Steve Peckel, in memory of author William Chalfant, over 100 additional photographs and four additional manuscript collections relating to Native Americans have...
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A Farnsworth Halloween
We all have memories of Halloween parties and snacks to reflect the season. Martha Farnsworth, Topeka, describes preparations for a party she was giving for her Sunday School “boys.” She and her...
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A Farnsworth Thanksgiving
Here is another glimpse into the life of Martha Farnsworth, through her diary entries. Her Halloween entry for 1918 indicated that her “boys” were serving in armed forces during World War I. Martha...
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