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A Quarterly Newsletter of the Miami County Genealogy & Historical Societies

Summer 2011 Volume 26 - No. 2Miami County Historical Museum “ Swan River”

12 E. Peoria, Paola, Kansas 66071Phone: 913-294-4940 E-Mail: museum@mchgm.org

Web; www.thinkmiamicountyhistory.com

Museum Hours: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Contents

Directors Message Pg 1Presidents Message Accessioning Pg 2Program/Researchers Pg 3Acquisitions. Pg 3Mini-Minutes Pg 4Historys Mysteries Pg 5Queries Pg 6 Heartland Art Guild Miniature Art Show Photos Pg 7, 8, 9,Volunteer Guide story ,Building Our Historical Research Department Pg 10Th e Beginning A story by Jim Bousman Pg 11Civil War Jacket story Pg 12New show, History of Miami County, photos Pg 13, 14, & 15Isabel Rohrer Obit Pg15Marvin Clark Obit Pg 161928 Miami Co. News Summary Pg 17 & 18C , D & E Obits Index Pg 19 & 20 Publications for sale Pg 21

Offi cers and Directors

Bettie Ore PresidentHannes Poetter Vice PresidentLeAnne Shields SecretaryNina Gerken TreasurerJoe Hursey Director/Curator.

Township Directors

Fran Burcham Louisburg CityRegina York Marysville TownshipTeve Ruttinger Member at LargeNina Gerken Miami TownshipMike Hursey Middle Creek TownshipDarrell Williams Mound TownshipCindy Haibeck Osage TownshipOna Neuenschwander Osawatomie CityBen Mamier Osawatomie TownshipBettie Ore Paola CityElsie Cordle Paola TownshipLeAnne Shields Richland TownshipLloyd Peckman Stanton TownshipVera Dakin Sugar Creek TownshipSteve Olsen Ten Mile TownshipColleen Ewan Valley TownshipRussell OMeara Wea Township

“Message from the Director”

Due to being recently hired as your director/curator I have been trying to get around to everyone and meeting them. First, thank you all for your generous support for your county museum; your contributions and support are what keeps our doors open and in these diffi cult economic times when funding is diffi cult, but things are getting better each day thanks to all your valuable support. With all that said, my fi rst message to you may be more lengthy than normal.

Second, we have made a major facelift within the museum since May; if you come in now it will not look the same. Currently in partnership with the Free-dom Frontier Foundation (http://www.freedomsfrontier.org/donations.php) we have created an in-depth exhibit focusing on Miami County’s history during the early settlement period, Kansas/Missouri Border Wars, Civil War and fi nish-ing with the County’s part in economic development during the Reconstruction period. Th is exhibit features over 50 enlarged photos, numerous Civil War era weapons, a Civil War amputation kit, Civil War era military equipment, local 19th century maps, 1865 wagon and many other artifacts.

Also as a great note, our museum and its stories have been featured in the Miami Republic newspaper nine times now during this last quarter; almost a story every week about the museum and our local history. So if you have access to the internet, please check out these great stories about the happenings of your museum. Th ese stories and great publicity is all due to the hard work of our museum staff . Not only local publicity, but the museum has received a $2500 marketing grant, which will be utilized to advertise our museum in the Kansas City Star newspapers special Civil War section coming out July 24th, which will reach 700,000 readers.

We also have started a traveling history program for several of our county senior citizen homes. So far, we have conducted our traveling history program twice since beginning in early June and it has turned out to be a great success. Th is program involves taking what artifacts that we can transport or create miniatures of our displays and presenting hour long historical presentations at each facility. As stated before, this program has been well received and will continue as long as demand continues. For more information on this program, you can visit the following story featured in the Miami Republic newspaper at: http://www.kccommunitynews.com/miami-county-friday-community-living/28107994/detail.html

As a future goal, we have submitted our application to host a Smithsonian Exhibit, titled “Th e Way We Worked”. Th is exhibit will feature how Americans have worked in the past and we will also be featuring at least two exhib-its of our own depicting past work within Miami County. Th is exhibit is a great opportunity for our museum, since the last two Smithsonian exhibits that we hosted brought in as many as 6,000 visitors to our museum in six weeks. I’ll keep you posted on this exhibit.

Joe Hursey

Joe Hursey

A view of our new photo displays and exhibits in the main room

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President’s Message

When I was growing up I would hear people say that time was going fast as light – not any more! It goes faster than light can be measured. Didn’t I write this column a short time ago? We have had a VERY busy three months – one of the busi-est in memory.

We have redone the main room at the museum and put in a

great display of Civil War memorabilia – tremendously his-toric. Miami County has such great history – both state and involvement in the Civil War. We have pictures of men who participated in the war and also in the early days of Miami County. Wayne Johnson and his committee worked very hard for more than fi ve months gathering much, much data on Kansas and the War. We strongly urge you to visit and see this exhibit. We consider it one of the best in this part of Kansas for the state – it is so good.

Also, in July we will be having another very exciting worth-while exhibit. We are hosting the Seventh Annual Inter-national Miniature Art Show. Th is draws paintings from across the United States and several countries overseas. If you are not familiar with miniature paintings, we invite you to view them during the month of July. You will be fasci-nated. Th is is a project of the Heartland Art Guild every year and the proceeds go for a High School senior art schol-arship.

Th e Miami County Historical Society now has a Director/Curator for the museum. Joe Hursey was hired to help us restructure our exhibits and artifacts and provide historical consultation and research . He is doing a fantastic job and will continue to do so. We are very pleased to have him with us.

Wishing you a pleasant summer, I am – Bettie G. Ore, President

Financial

The Miami County Historical Museum, Historical & Ge-nealogy Societies are a Non-Profi t Organization with a tax exempt status allowed by the Internal Revenue Dept. Gift and Donations received by the Societies are Deductible for Income Tax purposes. Additional information or questions regarding Endowments, Trusts, etc.,

Please contact us at the following 913-294-4940

News Exhibits

April began as a very busy month for the museum with our setup of our current Bleeding Kansas/Civil War display. Th is exhibit in conjunction with the Freedom Frontier Foundation focuses on the early Kansas settle-ment, Bleeding Kansas Border War, Civil War and the Reconstruction periods. Th e museum has on display numerous Civil War era weapons, ribbons, awards and original historical documents, some on loan from local family members of Civil War veterans. During April, we closed the museum for exhibit setup, which covers all three of our buildings.

With all the new changes, we had to move some things into storage to accommodate the new exhibit, which is normal for a museum; not everything can be displayed at the same time. Th e fi shing equipment display, furni-ture, desks and cabinets as well as various other artifacts were moved into storage.

Another exhibit featured in building two is our seventh annual Heartland Art Guild Miniature art show. Th is exhibit is on display from 25 June until 31 July. Open-ing day for this exhibit occurred on the same day as the “Wine and Art Stroll” event. Both of these events brought in over 250 visitors to our museum on that day.

Accessions

We have had some accessions including a child’s roll top desk from the early 1900’s; pictures, records, and yearbooks from Hillsdale Elementary School since it is closing and its students are coming to Paola. We also received a souvenir of the 1903 and 1905 graduations in Paola, this came from a museum in Oregon.

History programs for the next quarter

A night with William Quantrill-

Many believe Quantrill left Ohio and came to Mis-souri, but actually he came to Miami County, Kansas. Upon arriving in Miami County, he received a license to teach before turning into the notorious guerilla he is known as today. Th is program will be held at the Mi-ami County Museum, 12 E. Peoria St, Paola Ks, 66071. At 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m, 25 Jul 2011. Cost to attend discussion is free to Museum members and $2.00 for non-members.

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Development and history of the Kansas Military Regiments during Bleeding Kansas Wars and Civil War-

This program will focus on the development and history of the Kansas Regiments.

Held at the Miami County Museum, 12 E. Peoria St, Paola Ks, 66071. At 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 22 Aug 2011. Cost to attend discussion is free to Museum members and $2.00 for non-members.

History of Miami County’s Native Americans-

Miami County was once known as a “Dumping Ground” for Native Americans. This program will detail the In-dian removal of 1836, their coming intyo Miami COunty and their fi nal removal from the county with the signing of the 1867 Treaty.

Held at the Miami County Museum, 12 E. Peoria St, Paola Ks, 66071. At 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 26 Sep 2011. Cost to attend discussion is free to Museum members and $2.00 for non-members.

RESEARCHERS

The following are walk-in researchers to the Library during this last quarter and surnames, or infor-mation, being searched for.

Catherine Glover – (copies of photos)Kim Kerr – (Cline, Boka, Stainbrook, Buddenhagen)Wm. E. Trollinger (Buzzards Roost School #74)Dean Phillips (Milliman, Daugherty, Lankard)Shirley Warden (Block people)Mike Hadl (Rohrer)Jane Chandler Holt (Minton, Gay, Dotson, Hendrix, Ross)Donna Prothe (obits)Helen Tagler (Maggie Ohlmeier Rentz, Ernest & Albert Ohlmeier, Hulda Ohlmeier Miller) Colette Miller (obits)Karen Register (obits)Shelia Evans (Jess Evans, Clarence E. Evans)Jeanette (Rigney/Wise) Meyer (Rigney, Wise, Barnes) Stan Whisner (Overbeck) Janet Schnoor (Rex Kiser Dau) (Savage, Edward Schlotman, Carrie Moss, Flora Vaghy)Karen LaDeux (Thomas Cassida, Anglin Branch

Cassida, Mattie, Anna, Mary Cassida, Susie Cassida Miller Hill, Eddie Mae Cassida Mc Ilweine Procter, E.P. Short, Anna Tipton)Don Chronister (obits)Mary Holloman (Holloman, Stanley) Jonelle Lewis (Olaus Johnson, Matthew Matson)Portia Brooks (Pinkerton, Leard, Akers, Reedy, Latimer)These researchers came from Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Arizona and California

RECENT ACQUISITIONS

The museum has received the following items for the permanent collections during this quarter:

Howard Gillogly (Union School photo)Ima B. Carpenter (Civil War jacket & family history)Verla Thomas (Photo of McLauchlin ---)Donald Salser (wood cutout of “Old Main Osawatomie Hospital)Annette Prentice (Hats)Bettie Ore (measles notice)Museum (Vickers Grade School records)Mary E Buchman (Ursuline bag)Gary Wi---- (Salesmans ---)Carl Buchman (patterns)Fred Banes Jr (abstract)

ORAL HISTORYContact Betty Bendorf at the Museum to schedule your interview. Pat Erickson is ready to transcribe them. LuAnn Debrick is on board to help with inter-views.

NOTICE! From the EditorsDo you have your Ancestor Charts or Family Group Sheets that you would like to have put in the Quar-terly??? Please send to us.

Betty & VeraNews Letter Editor

Roger Shipman has consented to take over the du-ties of publishing the newsletter. Write or E-mail the museum to comment on this issue or to contribute any worthwhile ideas for articles in the coming issues. Roger has the ability to rescue your old photographs! fi x cracks, ripped, faded or water damaged images. Bring them by the museum for a cost estimate.

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URSULINE BOOK PROJECT

If you haven’t purchased a copy of “Journeys of Ur-suline, Academy & College of Paola” why don’t you place your order today, lest you forget??? Cost $35.00 + $5 shipping We know that you will enjoy reminiscing the memo-ries of many personal stories, scrapbooks and of pictures—the grounds, the campus, the defi ned architecture of structures, students, neighbors and friends of Ursuline.

These pictures refl ect the excellent work of our digital technician, Roger Shipman. Roger is a local Paolan, retired from Taylor-Forge in Paola. His avocation of photography, graphic arts and computer skills have been a defi nite asset to pro-duce this quality book.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!Mildred D. Haley, Committee Chairperson

LIBRARY

I would like to thank Jeanette (Rigney) and Kent Mey-er for the donation of notebooks of genealogy of the Wise family and the Rigney family and farm photos. These will be added to our “Family” shelf. We have quite a listing of family genealogies.

Rose Ann Findlen sent us a copy of “Borderland Fam-ilies-Always on the Edge” which the primary focus is on the history and genealogy of the Heiskell and Lykins, pioneer families of Miami County.

We have been fi nding some important treasurers of information in that back aisle I have talked about. I am sure we will fi nd more as we fi nally get to going through it all.We are also planning on a renovation for the library.

Betty Bendorf, Librarian

MINI MINUTESApril

Report on the Civil War project by Wayne John-son. The exhibit will open on May 9th. Handouts were made to take to Kansas Sampler at Leav-enworth, Ks on May 7 & 8.

Discussion on expense of Fog’s car and also of land by John Browns Lookout.

Joe Hursey was introduced and he gave his his-tory of experiences and education. He has been volunteering at the museum. It has been dis-cussed with members to fi nd a way to hire him as Director/Curator.

May

Discussion on using “Quick Books” for our book-keeping. Motion made and passed . Bernice Chitwood reported on consigning a quilt of our choice to the Stauth Museum in Montezuma, Ks. For a special display.

Discussion on storing our electronic records off site with Carbonite. Motion made and passed to follow through and also close the bank box.Discussion on clearing out the middle room for the art display.

Discussion on need for volunteers to give guided tours . Joe has signed the museum as a mem-ber for Freedom Frontier. Discussion on Civil War exhibits – Mike Gibson is allowing Joe to copy his gr-great grandfathers diary while a prisoner of the Confederates. Discussion on the renter paying for utilities used.Joe is planning on having a presentation to the senior citizens on a monthly basis. Motion was made to redo the membership brochure and passed.

Suggestion was made to change our meet-ing time to evening enabling businessmen and people to come. Motion was made and set for fi rst Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at the mu-seum. Passed. Directors will be notifi ed.

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History’s MysteriesThis is a new addition to our quarterly as well as our website which features historical mysteries in and around the county. These articles have so far been researched and written by our local historian, Phil Reaka. Please read them and give feedback on how you like them. These stories can also be found at the following website: http://www.thinkmiamicountyhistory.com/Reaka.html

History’s Mysteries Number 1

Baptiste Peoria who is noted as one of the founders of Paola has had much history written about him.However, while I was helping to put together the new displays at our Miami County history at the MCHS mu-seum, I ran on to two interesting notes about this man.If these are true, then these tidbits become part of his and our history:• Baptiste may have been a black man rather than an Indian?• He may have also “owned” a slave woman while living in Miami County?Get to researching fellow historians! Contact the MCHS in Paola if you discover any history relating to these mysteries!Phil Reaka

History’s Mysteries Number 2

The town of Paola was referred to by many names. Depending upon whether you were a Catholic Missionary (maybe from Italy?) or a Native American Indian, a settler, a surveyor, a Union or Confederate army member, the U. S. Post Offi ce, or a typesetter for a newspaper/ book, you may have used one of these names (acci-dentally or on purpose) in reference to the community that we now call Paola.

Here is a list that I have compiled from my research efforts:Battiesville, Osage River Indian Agency, Baptiste Peoria’s Trading Post, Wea Village, Bulltown, Peoria Village, Paoli,* and Paola.*Get to researching fellow historians! Contact the MCHS in Paola if you discover any new names from old maps, books, family history, etc. relating to these mysteries! You then will be shedding more light on our local history!!Phil Reaka

*Note: Paoli and Paola are both Italian names!

History’s Mysteries Number 3

Another mystery during the Civil War is the building of a fort on Tower Street (redoubt as it was referred to by the military).The fi rst evidence of such a structure came from a military inspector’s report by the name of Sutton in 1865 and a drawing (see it in the history book that the MCHS published in 2005 on page 36). The black military map by Col. Drake indicates the location as being on Tower Street in 1864—see the map on display at the mu-seum.

Further research indicates the building of the “fort” took place in late summer of 1864. A preparation effort to deal with the pending invasion of Kansas by General Sterling Price, who was in Missouri at that time, was taking place.

The mystery is: where is there a picture of it? Or other records of its existence? Please contact the MCHS at 913-294-4940 or at museum@mchgm.org or info@think-miamicountyhistory.com if you discover anything?

Get to researching! Contact the MCHS in Paola if you discover any new information relating to these mysteries! You then will be shedding more light on our local history!!

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Lost Local History Due to Misspelled Nameby Joe Hursey

When I fi rst came to Paola, I was asked to research information on a possible 19th century wine producer, J.J. Smith. It all started out with an old Miami Republic newspaper article from 1872, which stated that J.J. Smith produced over 4,000 gallons of wine and hoped to produce 5,000 gallons the following year. The news article also stated that he lived northwest of Paola…so I had the hints and the hunt was on.

I started with the Miami County Museum which produced a few more hints that a J.J. Smith produced wine, but nothing really concrete to prove anything of really historic value. I then went through more old newspa-pers, but still nothing, as well as contacting the Kansas Wine and Grape Growers Association, who explained to me that wine was not produced in Miami County in the 1870’s. I then turned to a colleague with my problem and he gave me some ideas where to look. I then checked in an 1878 Miami County Atlas and there I found the missing key to the puzzle.

The newspaper articles referred to the wine man as J.J. Smith, but after looking at the old Atlas which featured his farm as a vineyard. The atlas also listed the owners name as not as “J.J.” Smith, but possibly as J.U. Smith; the second “J” was actually a “U”. Once I found this, I researched for his obituary and all the history fell

from the sky faster that I could catch it.

J.U. Smith or John Ulrich Smith emigrated from Switzerland when he was a young man and came to America, fi rst landing in New York then mak-ing his way to Ohio, where he met and married his wife, Martha. While in Ohio, he took to busi-ness as his profession. He then made his way to Kansas and set up in the mercantile business and later moved on to Ellsworth, Kansas, selling sup-plies to the railroad. John and Martha eventually settled in Miami County, establishing his vineyard northwest of Paola by the time he was about 39, in 1869. Three years later he produced his fi rst wine from his farm’s winery. Unfortunately his dreams as a vintner ended in 1881 with the pass-ing of the Kansas prohibition. His obituary listed that his only failure in life was when he had to rip up his vineyard.

Known locally as “Wine Smith”, J.U. Smith contin-ued to prosper in other business ventures until he passed away in 1899. The 1878 Miami County Atlas lists him as one of the top businesses in the county, specializing in wine production and cattle. He and his wife never had any children to carry on his farm or business, but did raise a niece who later married and moved to Kansas City. His obituary stated that he left a large estate to his wife, left no debt to anyone and continually donated to local county charities. As a testa-ment to his wealth after his death, his wife Martha donated $10,000 to have the current stone Paola Free Library built in memorial to him. The library that today serves town’s residents has a brass memorial plate hanging above its fi replace dedi-cating the library to John Ulrich Smith.

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Kristin and Stephen Graue of Middle Creek Winery / Graue Vineyards, dispense wine to the many visitors to the Museum during the “Paola Art and Wine Stroll” Saturday evening June 25 th.

Th e Museum had over 250 visitors partaking of wine samples while viewing the Heartland Art Guild Miniature Art Show on display.

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Americana, by Tekie Ganz, media, acrylicCottage beside the river, by Elizabeth Brow, oil

Tourist Group, by Glenn Leung media, watercolor

Central Park #11, by Glenn Leung media, watercolor Sitting Tall, by Sue Wall media, acyrlic on board

Corn Shocks, by Sharon Jenne media, oil

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A videographer from channel 4 taping the art for a local broadcast in Kansas City

Kelly Franke admiring the paintings on display.

Jean Shipman was amazed at how this tiny art could look so nice.

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Volunteer Guide, Takes the Reigns Although I have been working for the museum for about two months now, I am still attempting to settle in the local area. Part of this settling in required my family and I to travel to North Carolina a week in June to pick up some things in storage, including two dogs. Due to my quick departure, I was not able to give a presen-tation to Vintage Park of Paola senior citizens community as I had scheduled.

Although I could not give the presentation, divine intervention took over and Vintage Parks most famous resident, Herb Fickel loaded up the Vintage park residents and off to the museum they came. Once here, Herb Fickel who has become an important fi xture within the museum, in his old military way, did not miss a beat and began giving the tour on his own, to the pleasure of his friends. Patrons like Herb Fickel are what has kept the spirit of the county museum alive. Sempre Fi, Herb!

Written By Joe Hursey

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Building Our Historical Research Department

Within the last few months, we have received numerous documented research materials, which include a copy of a Civil War diary by Private Gideon Walker Gibson that will be available for public viewing and research within the next couple of weeks. Th is is a fascinating piece because of its meticulous day to day accounts by a Civil War soldier who documented in detail the daily life of a Union soldier. Not only this, but Gideon Walker also became a prisoner of war and was sent to the infamous Confederate Andersonville Prison Camp, which a third of all Union soldiers never walked out of alive. Private Walker not only survived Andersonville, but also continued his written accounts of life in Andersonville Prison up until his release when the prison closed. Th e diary now belongs to the great grandson of Private Gibson, Mike Gibson of Paola, who has allowed us to copy the diary for research and educational purposes.

We also have obtained an unpublished diary written by one of the persons featured in our current exhib-it, H.H. Williams. Williams wrote the diary from the periods of 1840’s to 1870’s for the purpose of document-ing life of in Kansas during the Border Wars and the Civil War. Th is diary as well as the Gideon Walker Gibson diary will fi ne acquisitions to our museum’s research department, which can be used to increase the depth of our museum’s collections for future study.

Herb Fickel escorting a group of friends from Vintage Park around the museum

Th e Beginning by, Jim Bousman

In 1803 the land we call Kansas was part of the Louisiana Purchase. Prior to that time very few non native peoples lived in the area. Th ose that did were primarily trappers and a few traders. Most lived with and married into the Indians tribes. As the years went by, explorers and settlers began to move into and through the newly purchased land. East of the Appalachian mountains, the population explosion and agribusiness was creating a demand for more “space” and the eastern Indians were moved still further west. Th e south needed more land for cotton and tobacco, which was labor intensive. In New England, Yankee ingenuity was beginning to develop a strong manufacturing economy. Th ese two diff erent economic societies collided over the issue of slavery. Slavery became a festering political issue that would have a direct impact on Kansas.

Th e Missouri Compromise of 1820 (Missouri was admitted as a slave state), Texas and California, the Wilmot Proviso, the Compromise of 1850, popular sovereignty, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all attempts to address the question of how to keep an equal balance between slave and free states.

Before Kansas became a territory, no settlers were allowed to obtain or settle on land in Indian Territory. Th e U.S. Army, tasked with enforcing the laws governing access to the territory, was greatly undermanned and scattered along the border. Th us it was possible to cross the border and stake a claim without military interfer-ence.

Popular (squatter) sovereignty gave the inhabitants of the Kansas-Nebraska Territory the right to vote whether the territories would be admitted as a slave or a free state. Th ere was never a question that Nebraska would be a free state: but Kansas was another matter. By 1854, Missourians (read south) as well as the North realized Kansas would be up for grabs. Mis-sourians began to cross into Kansas Territory and on “June 10, 1854, ten days aft er the opening of the territory, a number of Missourians met on the Kansas side, in Salt Creek Valley, three miles from Fort Leavenworth, and organized the Squatters’ Claim Association.”* In the North the New England Emigrant Aid Company and others started gearing up to send settlers to Kansas. With the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the fl ood gates opened and emigrants began to fl ow into Kansas. Th us, the residents of Kansas would be able to decide for themselves whether or not they wanted slav-ery. Th e majority of the free-state settlers were “westerners” while the pro-slavery settlers came from Missouri, Arkansas and the trans-Mississippi south.

In addition to settlers, the New England Emigrant Aid Company sent representatives to establish towns: one is Osawatomie. (Th e John and Sarah Everett letters give an excellent account of a settlers life in Osawato-

mie.) Although there were other towns, Lawrence and Topeka would play a signifi cant role in the march to statehood.

It has been my observation that an axiom of journalism is “if it bleeds, it leads”. No wonder Horace Greeley, the editor of the New York Tribune, coined the phrase “Bleed-ing Kansas”.

* Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907- 1908, Centennial Celebration at Pike’ s Pawnee Village , Th e First Two Years in Kansas, p.125.

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Donated Civil War Union Dragoon JacketPrior to the opening of our Bleeding Kansas/Civil War exhibit, the Frank Carpenter family donated a 1st Regi-ment New York Dragoon uniform jacket to our museum. Unlike some Civil War uniforms, this jacket was something most have never seen before. Although it had remained in pristine condition, it still bore a defi nite bullet hole through the right front chest of the jacket, and more than like a second bullet hole through the left side. Another peculiar fact about the jacket is its unusual small size, but this is the amazing part of the story.

Th e jacket belonged to Frank Carpenter’s grandfather, Union First Sergeant Daniel Carpenter, who when the war began, left Kansas and joined the New York regiment. His unit fought in over 46 engagements and although Daniel Carpenter shot twice, survived the war and returned back to Kansas.

Th e family not only provided great information on the jacket including the fact that Daniel had been shot once in battle, but through careful research of our talented research staff and historians, it was revealed Daniel had been shot in two diff erent battles. Our research further revealed that Sgt. Carpenter rose to the rank of First Sergeant of his company commanding nearly 100 men. As 1st Sgt, Carpenter maintained a diary type of casualty count of his men through each engagement, which we now maintain a copy for public research.

But as stated before, Daniel Carpenter was obviously small in stature due to his small uniform. Our last research revealed that Daniel Carpenter served in 46 engagements, was shot twice and became a leader amongst his men, he did this as a boy, not a man. First Sergeant Daniel Carpenter lied about his age and joined the Union Army at the age of fourteen.

Come and see the jacket, the other Civil War items that belonged to Daniel Carpenter, as well as our many other Civil War artifacts. You can fi nd more on this jacket at the Miami County Republic’s newspaper website: http://www.kccommunitynews.com/miami-county-friday-community-living/27703698/detail.html

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Ima Carpenter presenting a Civi War uniform to director, Joe Hursey for the Bleeding Kansas exhibit.

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Beautiful gown donated to the museum by retired Civil War reenactor, Sandy Allison

Paola Rotary members moving display cases

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Union Army reenactor uniform, on loan from John Freeman

Beautiful gown donated to the museum by retired Civil War reenactor, Sandy Allison

Th e Bleeding Kansas exibit has 50 enlarged photos of the early settlers in Paola.

Th e Miller buggy was made in Paola by Th e Miller Wagon Co.

Bernard Moore presents the Mu-seum with the 1st. place trophy for the best antique car in the John Brown Jamboree parade.

In loving memory of Isabel Rohrer February 23, 1919~March 31, 2011

Obituary courtesy of Penwell-Gable

Funeral Service: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 2:00 PMPenwell-Gabel - Paola ChapelInterment: Paola Cemetery Paola, Kansas

Isabel Rohrer age 92of Paola passed away March 31 at the Life Care Center in Osawatomie aft er a long illness. Memorials to the Miami County Historical and Genealogy Museum.Isabel was born February 23, 1919 on the Rohrer family farm in Stanton Town-ship, daughter of Frederick E. and Pearle Lane Rohrer.She attended Mound Valley School District 81. She graduated from Osawato-mie High School in 1936 and then attended Ursuline Academy College in Paola.Isabel worked in Kansas City for Methodist Publishing House and Jeanerette Portrait Studio. She was later employed at the Osawatomie State hospital and then the John Brown Museum in Osawatomie.Isabel was interested in tracing her families’ ancestry. Isabel attended the 100th annual Rohrer family reunion in Goshen, Indiana in 2006. She did a lot of traveling and visited all 50 states, and Canada nine times, and in 1995 traveled to the rain-forest in Peru.Isabel was an advocate for preservation of native prairie grassland. She had many hobbies including, oil painting, photogra-phy, fl owers, gardening,sewing and bird watching and enjoyed participating in bird counts.Isabel is preceded in death by her parents, two brothers Frederick E. Rohrer Jr., and Daryl D. Rohrer and two sisters, Re-becca Rohrer and Helen Barnett and great niece Alyssa Sherman.She is survived by seven nieces and nephews and their families, cousin Bernice Cuthbertson and sister-in law Marie Rohrer. She will be greatly missed by family and friends.

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Moving of the Wagon

Prior to the coming exhibit that focused on early Miami County History which opened on May 9th, the 1865 Miller wagon had to be moved from its display area in the third building to the fi rst building, which was no easy task. With the help of Junior Ayres and Bernice Chitwood, we dismantled the nearly 150 year old wagon, carried the main body to the fi rst building and reassembled. By the time we had gotten the wagon done, all three were covered in sweat and old axle grease. If one spends a little time in the museum, one would quickly realize that nothing gets done without our dedicated volunteers.

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News events in Miami County during 1928From the fi les of the Miami Republican

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1928 News continued

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Outstanding Benefactors For Th is Quarter Betty Bendorf Kathy and Dirk Vandever Miami County Medical Center Hannes Poetter Roger Casper Isabel Rohrer Jim Bousman Citizens State Bank Spring Hill Oil Casa Somerset Elliot Insurance Great Southern Bank Bills Pitts Cynthia Stark

Our Most Valuable Volunteers

Betty Ore- Marketing and Promotion Betty Bendorf- Raised membership by over three times in the last quarter Vera Dakin- Management of over 50,000 genealogy records Bernice Chitwood- Management of over 12,000 museum artifacts Jim Bousman- Historical Research and Volunteer Worker Phil Reaka- Historical Research Roger Shipman- Redesign and development of Museum Quarterly Nina Gerkin- Treasurer Hannes Poetter- Website/Facebook Management Luanne Debrick- Volunteer Worker Junior Ayers- Facility Management Elsie Cordel- Volunteer Researcher Iris Kluber- Volunteer Researcher

Death dates continued from last issue

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Eads,Charles, Oct 25,1965Eads,Sadie Mae(Leaton), Jun 4,1994Jun 4,1994 Eagan,Alvie M., Apr 26,1989Eagan,Anna Belle, Aug 27,1959 Eagan,George Andrew, Oct 16,19:’7 Eagan,Lillie Barton, Aug 29,1983 Eagan,Mark, Jan 28,1966Eagan,May, Dec 14,1971Eagan,Robert Emmette,Dr., Feb 1,1940 Eaker,Jay A1len, Feb 5,1908Eakin,George Eugene, Apr 1,1999 Eakin,Virginia L.(Brown), Apr 18,2004 Eakins,Eileen G.(Oberheide) Aug 3n 2006 Eales,Anna, Feb 28,2000Ealy,Esther E.(Weikert) Jan 2,1996 Ealy,William S.,Dr., Aug 23,1975 Eames,Harrison Artie, Mar 10,2004 Earl,Helen Marie (Ward), Mar 29,1947 Earley,Charies N., Oct 1,1977Earley, Frank, May 27,1949Earley,Rose May(Ruddell), Jun 10,1928 Early, Etta, Mar 28,1943Early,Frank, Nov 27,1942Early,Hilma, Jun 25,1995Early,Joseph Landon, Apr 2,1931 Early,Mary “Olive”(Ruddell) Feb 23,1900 Earnest, Kenneth Lester, May 1,2004 Earnest,Marian, Dec 27,1956Earnest,Mary Inez(Earnest) Mar 13,1993 Earnest,Mayme (Hittle), Dec 30,2004 Earnest,Th omas F., Aug 22,1965 Earnest,Wanda 1.(Marsh) Apr 11,1993 Earnest,Wayne, May 27,1997Earp,Lillian Mae(Mudd), Jan 5,1980 Earp,William,Harvey, Jul 24,1966 East,Bernice, Dec 8,1918Easter,Bessie Norene(Rouse), Jan 6,1989 Easterling,Mary J., Jan 5,1908 Easterline.Robert B.. Mar 13.1997Eastland, Allen Morris„ March 28,1993 Eastland.Curtis J., Nov 27,1993 Eastland,Dorisj.(Austin) Mar 19,1988 Eastland, Isabe11Mc.(Park) Jan 30.1969 Eastland, Ruby F3.(Dunham) Dec 21,1974 Eastman,Dollie (Delaney) May 26.1905 Eastman,Miranda Jade, Dec22,1906 Easton,Helen E.(Conn) April 23,1989 Easton,Lawrence V., Nov 27,1956 Eastwood,Abraham H. Dec 30,1956 Eastwood,Albert Monroe, June 9,1957 Eastwood,Andrew Albert, Oct 13,1965 Eastwood,Andrew Edward, Apr 19,1928 Eastwood,Arthur Leroy, Feb 5,1975 Eastwood,Bessie C.(Burton) Jan 7,1991 Eastwood,Bobbie Lee, Dec 12,1902 Eastwood,Caroline M.(Rohring)Feb 22,1957 Eastwood,Charles Richard, Sep 1,1983 Eastwood,Dorothy C.(Troutman)May 7,1996 Eastwood,Edith Pearl(Hay), Mar 16,1994 Eastwood,Emma , Jun 25,1997 Eastwood,Eulah(Folkner) Oct 26,1942 Eastwood,Henry H., Jul 13,1969 Eastwood,James Noble, Apr 7,1936 Eastwood,Judy Kay, Dec 10,1904 Eastwood.Richard G.. Jun 4.1976

Eastwood, Ruth Joan, Oct 21,1936 Eastwood,Ruth P.(Baker) Mar 20,2003 Eaton.Benjarnin Gale, May 14,1907 Easton,Bilie M., Jan 17,1997 Easton,Charles Capes, Aug 1,1952 Easton,Charles Jr., May 18,1922 Easton,Edwardioseph, Feb 7,1993 Easton,Mary Winifred, Jan 11,1988 Easton,Pineas Capen, Apr 17,1920 Easton,Velma F.(IVIIller) Jun 21,1975 Ebbert,David H., Jul 26,1915Ebbert, Dean, Apr 22,1998Ebeck,Anna L.(Cosgrove), Apr 3,2002 Ebeck,Clarence, Jan 10,1979 Ebeck,Helen M.(Smalley), Apr 15,2001 Ebeck,Daisy (Hanson) Oct 17,1960 Ebeck,Naomi P.(Jurgens), Nov 4,1901 Ebeck,Joseph, Sep 27,1956Ebeck,John Joseph, Aug 5,1992 Ebeck,John R., JuI 10,1986Ebeck,Otto C., Sep 3,1967 Ebeck,tiobert Lynn, Apr 8,1949 Ebeck,Ronald Joe, Oct 12,2006 Ebert,Emma Roberts, Apr 18,1881 Ebert,Ernest Th eodore, Apr 14,1881 Ebert,Louis, Aug 21,1931Ebert, Rhoda, Mar 26,1004Ebert,Rosa Fay R., Mar 27,1994 Ebinger,Johnl, May 4,1966Eble,Dawn Michelle, Dec 29,1978 Eble,Fern E.(Hayne), Mar 31,1981 Eble,Maralyn L.(Merrick) Jan 24,1997Eble,Ray W., Oct 7,2008Eby,Grace„ Apr 4,1894 Eby,Hazel(Robinson) Jan 20,1961 Eby, Josephine(Stuart) Apr 29,1898 Eby,Minnie D., Aug 1900 Eccles,Blanche (Kirby), Mar 21 1965 Eccles,Eva Eliz.(Knight) Oct 31,1985 Eccles„Monte H., Sep 26,1964 Eccles,Sarah Catherine May 15,1953 Eckerson,Glenne D. Jan 29,1974Eckart,Barbara Ann(Allen) Oct 16,1991 Eckart,girl of JC&Leona, Jun 4,1946Eckart,Edward Winfi eld, Mar 6,1929 Eckartiodie All,(Infant) Aug 24,1965 Ecka, t,Lorinda C.(Coonradt) Jun 4,1945 Eckart,John, Sep 17,1934Eckart,John Coonradt, Apr 19,1956 Eckart,Th eodore, Feb 28,1988 Eckart,William B.Jr. May 2,2000 Eckerson,Glenna(Todd) Jan 29,1974 Eckland,Paul C., Dec 38,1993 Eckles,David Lee,Sr., Apr 15,2007 Eckles,Tara Ann, Aug 3,1982 Ecton,Amy, May 22,1931 Ecton,Blanche (Moore) Jan 14,1945 Ecton,Clark Warren, May 2,1998Ecton,Ruby (Winkler) Jan 4,1981 Eddleman,Bernard Dale, May 16,2005 Edds, Charles No death date Edds,lnfant of Charles( Dec 10,1926 Eddy,Beulah M.(Porter) Mar 28,1968 Eddy,Elizabeth Diane, Nov22,1963 Eddy,Leonard, Sep 25,1957

Davis, EvelynDavis, Farris Shelton Davis, Flora Johnson Davis, Floyd CarlDavis, Frances (Benson) Davis, Frances (Torres) Davis, FrankDavis, Frank G.Davis, George E., Jr.Davis, Glenn Wesley (child)Davis, Glenna Louise (Hettler) Davis, Hardin MelvinDavis, Harold Fredrick Davis, Helen M. (Ansart)Davis, Helen Rosemond (Smith) Davis, Inez J. (Anderson)Davis, Ira CarterDavis, Irene Leola (Nutt) Davis, Iva Maude (Evinger)Davis JackDavis, James L.Davis, Jerry LeeDavis, Jess Donald Davis, Mrs. Jesse Davis, Joan Adena Davis, JohnDavis, John A.Davis, John A.Davis, John E.Davis, Johnny Joe Davis, John W.Davis, John W.Davis, Joseph Franklin, Jr.Davis, Joseph R.Davis, Ken L.Davis, Kevin Eugene Davis, Kimberly Sue (child)Davis, Larry EarlDavis: Laura Alice (WalIs Davis, Lauren Rene (infant)Davis, Lawrence Aidie Davis, LeilaDavis, Leona Lucille Davis, Leonard B.Davis, Leroy Dean (Infant)Davis, Lola Maude (Coen)Davis, Lona Mae (Neal) Davis, Lovina (Baughman)Davis, Margaret Lorena (Noble) Davis, Margaret Mattie (Jackson) Davis, Marian Ruth (Stults)Davis, Marion B.Davis, Mary J.Davis, Mary Jane (Th ompson) Davis, MaudeDavis, Maude (Long)Davis, Meta Alice (Schneider) Davis, Nancy (Dugger)Davis, Nancy A. (Hyther) Davis, Nancy Carol (Salser)Davis, Nealy (Wilhoite) Davis, Noble McKinley Davis, Paul DeArnot Davis, Pheba S. (Richardson)

Jul 11, 1978 Oct 22, 1972 Sept. 18, 1978 Nov 28, 1996 Feb 9, 1956 Aug 26, 1991 Feb 23, 2002 Apr 5, 1989 Apr 30, 2004 May 18, 1915 Apr 19, 1994Jul 19, 1947 Sept. 26, 1998 May 15, 1997 Aug 13, 1978 Nov 11, 1979 Apr 16, 1959 Mar 27, 1995 Jun 20, 1987 Jun 12, 1995 Oct 18, 1918 Oct 14, 2002 Dec 30, 1989 ???1931Mar 26, 1974 Jul 13, 1982 Aug 4, 1956 Aug 4, 1956 Nov 21, 1974 Nov 15, 1977 Sept. 29, 1939 Jan 9, 1973 May 19, 1996 Jul 11, 1996 Oct 31, 1994 Oct 11, 1987 Feb 2, 1964 Dec 8, 1991 Apr 17, 1930 Jan 14, 1990 Jun 22, 1949 Oct 3, 1968 Oct 13, 1972 Sept. 20, 1978 Jun 16, 1954 Jan 14, 1979 Jun 10, 1999 Dec 23, 1951 Nov 9, 1944 Jul 22, 1982 Mar 31, 1994 Jun 4, 1983 Nov 26, 1918 Aug 31, 1986 Jun 20, 1987 Jan 17, 1963 Apr 18, 1983Oct 16, 1941 May 17, 1916’ Aug 8, 2004May 3, 1973 Nov 25, 195.5 Jun 30, 1984 May 29, 1976

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Member of the Paola Rotary club asssist in the moving of display cases

A carpenter installing new display panels on the walls

Th e Indian room has been rearranged to serve as a con-ference/meeting area.

A panel of the Miniature Art display

Th e Museum had over 250 visitors during the Paola Art and Wine Stroll June 25th.