"A few years ago, as I listened one night to my mother telling incidents of her life pioneering in the semi-arid region of Western Kansas, it occurred to me that the picture of that early time was worth drawing and preserving for the future, and that, if this were ever to be done, it must be done soon, before all of the old settlers were gone. This book is the result-an effort to picture that life truly and realistically. It is the story of an energetic and capable girl, the child of German immigrant parents, who at the age of seventeen married a young German farmer, and moved to a homestead o... View More...
A history of the founding, building, life, and frontier defense of Fort Scott, Kansas. 78 pages.
Names include: Barbee, De Wint, Hornbeck, Kill, Oldham, Whitlock View More...
Name Lists are a key to success in any genealogical endeavor. Name lists, be they national, state, county, or even city or town in scope, can help nail down the precise place where one's ancestor may have lived. And if that can be done, further records, usually found on a local level, will now be accessible to research. But success depends on knowing where the ancestor resided. This is the where Dollarhide's Name Lists guides can make the difference. View More...
Beginning with a vignette concerning General Winfield Scott, for whom the fort was named, this fascinating 272 page history is loaded with period illustrations and photos. View More...
