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Oral histories, tours, and articles on Kansas Mennonite history, 1906-1974, and undated

 File — Box: 15, Folder: 6-8

Dates

  • Creation: 1906-1974, and undated

General

Speech of Aaron J. Epp, Pastor of Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church in Goessel, Kansas, of the history of the coming of the Mennonites to Kansas for the 90th anniversary of their arrival in KS, 1964; Flint Hills prepares over 6 million in Community Develpment Block Grants, 1980; 1906 tornado information reprinted from a Newton newspaper; reminiscences of C. R. Voth; brief sketch of the history of the Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church; "Memories of Growing Up" by Clarence Krause, 1999; tour of Goessel area of Mennonite sites, with map of Hochfeld village in 1874; reprint of 1874 Commonwealth newspaper from Topeka: "Mennonites: How They Look and What They Bring With Them;" "Pioneer History as Translated from the Bethsaida Herald," by Lydia Pankratz, from accounts of H. Banman and C. C. Wedel and others; and "3000 Pay Tribute to Turkey Red," in The Marketer, October 1974.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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