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  • Silkville, Franklin County

    Silkville, Franklin County

    Silkville Ranch was an experimental socialist community founded by Ernest de Boissiere in Franklin County, Williamsburg Township. Although the experiment failed due to financial challenges, Silkville persists as a ranch. This study includes…

  • Map of Mennonite settlement in Europe

    Alta Mills, Harvey County

    This author gives a brief history of Alta Mills, Kansas.

  • Lelly A. Boucher's headstone in Riverdale Cemetery

    St. Joseph, Cloud County

    It is a sunny Saturday afternoon in Cloud County, Kansas, when the peace of the rolling tallgrass prairie is broken by cries of “Au feu! Au feu!” The French Presbyterian Church just south of St. Joseph’s was ablaze under mysterious circumstances.




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