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Volume Thirty-one, Issue Number 1

Originally Published in Lecompton, Kansas : Spring 2005 Digitally Archived August 2006

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iIIJ ;. 1.tLecompton and Douglas County in 1856-57.Please note that Hamm Quarry #109 sits absolutely atop Camp Sackett, themajor U.S Army encampmentfor the years of Bleeding Kansas. In the summer of 1856 about 600 troops were stationed here,guarding Gov. Charles Robinson who had been charged with "high treason." The Lecompton Historical Society believes itwould be a "high crime" to blast a gravel pit into hallowed ground, which also happens to border the historic Oregon Trail-California Road.

Camp Sackett: Ground Zero in 1856, A Quarry in 2005?In the summer of 1856 the ground zero of events

that produced "Bleeding Kansas" and, ultimately, theCivil War, was Camp Sackett, a tent-city cantonmentwhere 600 U.S. Army soldiers sprawled along a tributaryof Coon Creek. The five-mile-Iong swale neatly allowedthe force to maintain a separation between "Free State"rebels in Lawrence and "pro-slavery" officials of KansasTerritory in its capital ofLecompton.

This swirl of violence began earlier in the yearwith battles some miles south at Black Jack, Ft. Saundersand, twice to the east of Lawrence, at Franklin. Theaction then moved north to Ft. Titus, a pro-slaverystronghold a mile east of Camp Sackett. More violencefollowed: the sack of Lawrence, Pottawatomie CreekMassacre, Battle of Middle Creek, Battle of Osawatomie,

and the Battle of Hickory Point. This was BleedingKansas.

The epicenter of the activity was Camp Sackett whereColonel Edwin "Bull" Sumner ordered that the "rebel"

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Illustration and story reprintedfrom Frank Leslie s Illustrate

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Frank Leslie's hugely popular newspaper passedfor what could be called a national newspaper in 1856. His daguerre01the daguerreotype fades into the mist of the rolling Kansas countryside beyond Camp Sackett. To make our reproductiOJdid and her effort is a work of art itself.

u.s. CAMP UNDER COMMAND OF COL. COOK,NEAR LECOMPTON, KANSASTERRITORY.

Lecompton is the name of the site intended forthe capital of Kansas Territory, and contains alreadyquite a population and the unfinished buildingsintended for the use of the State. It is, as a matter ofcourse, the official center of the Territory, theresidence of the Governor and other territorialofficers. Upon the arrest of Governor Robinson andhis associates, they were, through the United StatesMarshal, confined in tents. As the difficulties inKansas increased, these prisoners were foundtroublesome, and they were removed from place toplace, until finally they found themselves about a halfmile from Lecompton, in the center of a beautiful

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prairie, surrounded by an encampment of UnitedStates troops, over six hundred in number,commanded by Col. Cook. Our magnificent picture ofthe camp is from a daguerreotype, taken a few daysbefore the prisoners were released. Besides itsintrinsic merit, as a representation of an historic event,it must be admired for its faithful delineation of ascene from nature, enlivened by the pomp andcircumstance of slumbering war. The squad ofinfantry drilling, the detached companies ofdragoons-the teamster and his wagons, --the hangerson of the camp, --the log cabins interspersed amongthe white tents, --the distant horizon, all tend to make

Newspaper, Oct. 4, 1856.

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a picture of unusual merit. On the right can berecognized a group of figures which denotes thelocation of the free-state prisoners tents; it was on thatdesignated spot that our daguerrian artist took theportrait of the group on our first page (and on page 4of this Bald Eagle), and it is the foreground of thecamp scene, near the settler's; wagon, that he pacedhis instrument when he took the camp itself. To theweakness of Gov. Reeder, and the imbecility of Gov.Shannon, we are indebted in a large degree to the sadchapter of history regarding Kansas Territory. Theappointment of Gov. Geary, a man of character,inspired confidence, and the anticipations of goodmen have not been disappointed. The moment hearrived in the territory, a change came over the wholeadministration of affairs, --men who had abused theirpower, and under pretence of obeying the laws had

become tyrants over the helpless so as to disgrace thename of humanity, became subservient, and thejudiciary found it possible to be merciful as well asjust. On Monday, September 1ath,the prisoners werebrought into Lecompton from the camp, and about 11o'clock Judge LeCompte opened court. Mr. C.H.Grover appeared on behalf of the government, Mr.Parrott in behalf of the prisoners. After the usualnonsense, peculiar to all courts oflaw, JudgeLecompte decided that the parties could be held tobail, and finally, for the sum of five hundred dollarseach, they were released. It is said that Col. Cookcongratulated himself on being relieved from thecustody of the prisoners.

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This daguerreotype was taken jrom Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper and appeared in the Oct. 4, 1856 issue. Pictured are theprincipal "Free State Prisoners", George W Brown, John Brown, Jr., Judge Smith, Charles Robinson, Gains Jenkins, Mr. Williams,and George W. Deitz/er.

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prisoners be held. Colonel Philip St. George Cooke and histroops stood guard over the leaders of the rebellion-Charles Robinson, George W. Brown, John Brown Jr., theson of the zealot, and others. One ofthe Union officers wasa new graduate of West Point, Lt. J.E.B. Stuart, who wouldbecome General Robert E. Lee's illustrious cavalrycommander.

What created the tense atmosphere around CampSackett that summer was the question of whether "Gov."Charles Robinson and other rebels would hang. He was,after all, charged with "high treason" and "usurping office."

Hallowed Ground

What makes these events of 1856 so important today iswhat could euphemistically be called progress.

"A plan to build a new quarry to help expand theKansas Turnpike has pitted a contractor against acommunity steeped in history," the Lawrence Journal-World reported Feb. 7,2005. The fight will involve muchmore than that.

U.S. Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas is the leadingproponent to establish a multi-million-dollar Bleeding

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Kansas National Heritage Area. The Heritage Area wouldbe expected to bring big tourist dollars and nationalattention to the role Bleeding Kansas played in the yearsleading to the Civil War.

This immediate area abutting Lecompton, the OregonTrail-California Road, and battle sites in addition to historicbuildings will be key ingredients to the Heritage Area. Arock quarry smack in the middle makes no sense and, toLecompton Historical Society members, desecrateshallowed ground.

Gearing up for April 27

The Society has been active in rounding up support forits effort to thwart the quarry. Many organizations such asthe Kansas Preservation Alliance, other historical societiesand more are considering active roles. The Society'sresolution (see it in full above) will be presented at theLawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission's April27thmeeting. By then the Society promises the Save CampSackett campaign will have gained real momentum.

This issue ofthe Bald Eagle describes Camp Sackett'shistorical jmportance and the role the area continues to play

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RESOLUTION

BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE Lecompton Historical Society is opposed to the Lecompton Quarry #109Conditional Use Permit requested by N.R. Hamm Quarry, Inc.

The primary purpose of the Lecompton Historical Society is to promote and preserve the history of this area that wasso important to Kansas and.the United States during the mid-1850s.

The area in question is near the site of pre-Civil War Camp Sackett where seven Free-State men, including a KansasGovernor, were held prisoner while awaiting trial for treason at Territorial Capital Lecompton. Among the guardswere J.E.B. Stuart and John Sedgwick and Major T.W. Sherman. At1ifacts from that period have been found in thearea.

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(The area is also the site of the California-Oregon Trail. Depressions left from buffalo wallows can still be seen onthe property. With tourism being promoted by the State, Douglas County and Lecompton, it is important to keep thispristine native grass valley reminiscent of the Flint Hills intact.

RESOLVED and signed this 19thday of February 2005, at Lecompton, Kansas.

Paul Bahnmaier, president; Rich McConnell, vice president; Vicki Roberts Bahnmaier, secretary; Betty Leslie,Treasurer; Maxine Dark, Jason Dexter, Ron Meier, Keith Noe and George Simmons, Duane Wulfkuhle, boardmembers.

in the community. Today it is a 175-acre piece ofthe lessthan one percent of virgin prairie still left in DouglasCounty. In 1856 it was home to momentous events andhistorically significant characters. For example, On Page 7please read excerpts of imprisoned Gov. Robinson'smoving letter to General John C. Fremont, the 1856 andfirst-ever Republican presidential candidate.

In her book, Kansas: Its Interior and Exterior Life,written at Camp Sackett that summer, Sara Robinsoncharacterized Camp Sackett as "Uncle Sam's Bastille onthe Kansas prairies." See Page 6 for excerpts from herbook.

According to the authoritative Frank Leslie'sIllustrated Newspaper of Oct. 4, 1856, Camp Sackett wasat "the center of a beautiful prairie...a scene from natureenlivened by the pomp and circumstances of slumberingwar." (See Pages 2-3 for the Leslie daguerreotype anddescription of Camp Sackett in 1856.)

On the Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail and the California Road borderedCamp Sackett's valley to the south. Just three miles to thesouthwest down the California Road, the Territorial FreeState Party was founded in Big Springs.

A couple miles to the north of the Camp inLecompton, the new Kansas Territorial Capitol Buildingwas beginning to rise and on the banks of the KansasRiver, a hundred yards to the north, the TerritorialDemocratic Party was founded in the stone structure this

Society has restored. Constitution Hall would soon bebuilt so to host the framers ofthe "LecomptonConstitution." It is a state and national landmark.

The Lecompton Historical Society, housed in theTerritorial Capital Museum-the old to-be capitol turnedinto Lane University in 1882,strongly suggests thepristine, never-before-plowed prairie where Camp Sackettstood be the focal point of the proposed Bleeding KansasNational Heritage Area. Many archaeologists' treasureshave been discovered in the valley and many await furtherdiscovery. Some are on display in Lane Museum.

For Kansans, Camp Sackett plays a role similar to FortSumter in South Carolina, Valley Forge in Pennsylvania,and the Little Big Horn Valley in Montana. These arehallowed, historic grounds where brave men defendedtheir country. This is another ofthose places where ournation suffered to build its beginnings, where momentousevents occurred.

This valley should not be blown apart, desecrated toease another mile of paving. The Lecompton HistoricalSociety strongly opposes Camp Sackett becoming be agravel pit quarry-No.1 09-for Hamm ConstructionCompany. This Society prays that Hamm Constructionand the Kansas Turnpike Authority leaders have notforgotten their history and their obligation to the historicalpast of Kansas and of the Nation.

--John Peterson

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Co!. E.Y. "Bull"Sumner

John Brown, Sr.

James H. Lane

John Sedgwick

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Sara Robinson Chas. Robinson

Editor's Note: Camp Sackett in 1856 was full offamous people. Famous people wrote letters toother famous people from or about Camp Sackett. Some of most illustrious military leaders of the erawere either stationed at, or detailed to pass through, Camp Sackett. One famous woman, SaraRobinson, wrote a book about Kansas while at Camp Sackett in 1856. Detailed information aboutthese characters can be found at LecomptonKansas.com and TerritoriaIKansasonline.org.

Excerpts from Sara Robinson's book:

Kansas: Its Internal and Exterior Life

Chapter XXI. The U.S. Camp - Dispersion of the Legislature

Early on the morning ofthe 1ih, Upon Moving Camp Siteswith a brother of my husband, and a friend, Ileft for Lecompton, or for Uncle Sam'sBastille on the Kansas prairies, which hadbeen moved a mile and a half, or two milesfrom that tribunal of justice. It was only aday or two since persons had been allowedto go in, and some doubt existed whether Icould have the privilege. We came in sightofthe tents. There were three in one row,with poles set along in front, and clothspread over them, and upon the tents,making a long shady place, which E. told mewas called the "pavilion." The tents being afew feet apart, the cloth stretching overthem, made a fine place to sit, for the tableand all culinary arrangements. Another rowof tents was pitched in front of these, withonly a driveway between, while thecaptain's tent was on a rise of ground a littledistant.. ..

I ran down and met my husband justoutside the tent; the sentinel pacing back andforth, close to the pavilion, musket in hand.He stopped a half moment at the sight of anew face, then resumed the everlastingtread. ...

On the 23rdthe prisoners received anaccession to their numbers in the persons ofCapt. John Brown, Jr., (son ofthe zealotJohn Brown) and H.W. Williams, likewisedignified with the name of "traitors."

.. .At last we were packed in withbags, baskets, and anything we preferredcarrying in our own care, andjolted alongthe mile and a half in the scorching sun. Amule team was in advance, some ofthe bluecoats rode each side of us, and the mainbody of this portion ofthe President's armyof subjugation brought up the rear. Out onthe prairie, less than a mile fromLecompton, we came to a double log cabin,and as we alighted, and our chairs weretaken from the wagon, the captain pointingto the right hand cabin, said, "You can go inthere and stay." We went in. There was nowindow and no air in the cabin So sevenmen and two women had to stay in one littleroom without a window. The mattresses layso close upon the floors that ours was slidpartly under the bedstead. . ..

Chapter XXII - "Law-and-Order"Men - Free-State Men Aroused

July ih. -We experienced a heavyrain yesterday. It poured through the tents,wetting everything. This tent-life in theburningsunandpouringrainswill be a goodrecipe for ague or cholera. So, besides thediscomfort of the present, we have these inanticipation. Capt. W. left on Saturday, and

Lt. Jeb Stuart Gov. John Geary

Capt. Sackett, a noble-looking man, has the prisonersnow in charge....

We have moved camp again to-day, two milesfurther from Lecompton. It was my first experience inthe inside ofthese huge covered wagons. I protestedthat I would rather walk than attempt to mount intosuch a vehicle; but they all said ride. By extra effort E.and I got it, attempting to find a place to sit among themattresses. At first move, one of the mules, by rapidlythrowing up his feet, was soon out of harness. Thejolting of the wagon was intolerable when the mulestraveled faster than a walk....

All kinds of vegetables have been bountifullysupplied to the prisoners for many weeks by theirfriends. In some cases they have brought the first fruitsof their fields. Wild grapes and apples are growingplenty now. To-day some gentlemen, concert singers,brought their melodeon and sang to us. It made quite avariety in camp life....

Cannon Balls Whizzing By

(August] 5th.) In the night (Colonel) Titus'band was out, as usual, stealing horses. They had takenthree, when they came upon the advance guard of free-state men. Titus, seeing the numbers upon which hehad fallen, fled, they following but a little way, takingone or two prisoners.

About sunrise, the] 6th,firing was heard nearour tents, and one of the cannon balls whizzed past us.Two or three horsemen were standing upon a high hill(the Bahnmaier hill) a half-mile distant, apparentlywatching the troops in the camp The bugle call hadsounded, and the troops were soon on their way toLecompton. At the moment the troops started, thehorsemen on the hill disappeared. As we sat in a littletent, ala Turque, eating our breakfast, with our platesin our laps, one ofthe persons looking out, said, "Titus'house is on fire. The black smoke is rising over thehill." (Indeed, the battle of Ft. Titus, fought a mile tothe east that day, was over with two pro-slavery menand the free state captain killed.)

Samuel LeCompte Gen John e.Fremont

Gov. Robinson's release

On the afternoon of the loth September, justfour months from the day my husband was takenprisoner, and nearly four months since the arrest of theothers, the tents on "Traitor Avenue" were struck.Three wagons were filled with the furniture andvaluables of the prisoners Within a mile of(Lawrence)...we were met by Gen. Lane and his staff,who led the way into Massachusetts-street, wherecrowds of people had gathered to greet their long-absent townsmen.

Mrs. Robinson's book is available unabridged atwww.kancoll.org.

Gov. Robinson's FamousCamp Sackett Letter

Camp Sackett, Kansas July 28, 1856

Hon. J.e. Fremont

Dear Sir:My friend J.S. Emery, Esq., ofthe State, is about goingEast into the Campaign for Fremont & Dayton. Co!.Emory is an excellent Stump Speaker & can do goodservice in the cause. Any favor you can show him willbe duly appreciated by

Yours very truly,e. Robinson

Affairs here are as bad as they can be.Tyranny rules with a rod of iron. It isunknown as yet whether (President)Pierce has fully decided to hang us ornot. However, if our hanging can

, change this infernal administrationi they will not make much by the

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Mark Boose, Aaron Kaser,Dean & Jackie Christy, MarkChristy, Bill Maxwell, VickiBahnmaier, Chuck & SallyWright, Daniel & TammyYergey, Dan & Leah Kuhlman,Paul Bahnmaier, and others.

Nearly all of them stillpossess some native, virgin,never-before-plowed prairie,just as the entire 175-acreproposed quarry is. It is also animportant archeological site,proven by the collection ofmany pre-Civil War-eraartifacts on exhibit from thevalley in the Territorial CapitalMuseum at Lane University,Lecompton.

In 1857, the year CampSackett was abandoned, the

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The original house was built by the Fitzpatrickfamily in 1905. Deb and George Davis began theirongoing restoration and rehabilitation work in 1980. They installed the clock, creating one of easternKansas' most notable landmarks, "The Clock House." The quarry wouldjill the viewfrom theirfrontporch.

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MEMBERS OBITUARIES

Morris, Lucille Marjorie "Marge", 80, died Nov. 15,2004, at her home.

She was born Mar. 26, ]924, in Topeka, thedaughter of George and Mary Olds Powell.

She was a member of the Northland Christian

Church and also a member of the LecomptonHistorical Society.She married Ralph F. Morris on Mar. ], 1945, inBremerton, Wash. He died June 26, ]986.

Survivors include two sons, Steve Morris and RobMorris, both of Topeka; a daughter, Sherry Sieliet,Perry; a brother, Dale Powell, Richmond, Va.: asister, Dorothy "Dot" Woods, Mayetta; 16grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.

Burial in Maple Grove Cemetery at Lecompton.

Griffin, Teresa Anderson, 92, died Nov. 23, 2004, atOlathe Medical Center.

She was born Jan. 10, 19]2, near Lawrence, thedaughter of Michael A. "Alex" and Helen O'BrienAnderson. She was an elementary school teacher inYarnold, Lecompton, Lawrence and Manhattan. Shewas a member of Seven Dolors Catholic Church'saltar Society and also a member ofthe LecomptonHistorical Society.

She married Paul Griffin in ]944 in Lawrence. Hedied in 1982.

Survivors include a brother, Leo Anderson, Olathe.Burial in St. Peters Catholic Cemetery at Big

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immediate area was home to H. Lewis and J.H. Oakley,south of the California Road; T.H. Thomas and T. Oliver,right in the valley; D. Hanston and J.E.D. Evans, just tothe north, and to the west of them, G.W. Zinn, W. and A.Glenn and W.A. Cardwell.

Today, the other homes south of the Oregon Trail,perched on the ridge overlooking the proposed HammQuarry No. ]09, include the Holiday farmhouse built inthe mid] 880s. Other neighbors are Betty Schirmer,Bruce & Sue Silkey, Alan & Judy Wheeler, George &Deb Davis, Carol Higginbotham, Doc and Sue Carson,Steve & Lucy Hurst, Troy & Karen Robbins, Bryce &Gina Schuman, Emmett & Sherri Tuckel, John & VeraPletcher, Ann Wilson, Harry & Virginia Butler, SueCranston, Mick & Jane Baier, Jim & Patsy Chenhall, Joe& Neita Bahr, Noah & Sue Goodards, Mary NelleHuizenga, Steve & Nancy Zahniser.

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1Leslie, Harold Y., 90, Hollywood, Fla. died Dec. ] 7,2004, at Hollywood Medical Center.

He was born Oct. 2, 19] 4, in Lecompton, Kan., theson of Henry and Nettie McC]ure Leslie. Hegraduated from Lecompton High school in ]932. Hewas a Life member ofthe Lecompton HistoricalSociety.

Mr. Leslie served in the U. S. Air Force duringWorld War II.

His wife, Mary Leslie, died in 200].Survivors include a sister, Edythe Stevenson,

Lawrence, Kan.; two brothers, William, Lecompton,and Homer, Perry, Kansas.

Wilson, Dean Eldwin, 75, rural Tecumseh, died Dec.17,2004, at his home, after a lengthy illness.

He was born Dec. ]0, ]929, the son of Virge I L.and Neta I. Milliken Wilson. He attended Milliken

Grade School and Highland Park High School.

He was a member of Big Springs United MethodistChurch, and also a member of the LecomptonHistorical Society.

He married Elaine Barr on Dec. 10, ]949, inTopeka. She survives of the home.

Other survivors include two daughters, GarnetMarie

Sherman, Saginaw, Mich., and Tanya Sue Howbert,Tecumseh; two sons, Marcus Dean Wilson,Davenport, Iowa, and Warren Lee Wilson, Topeka; abrother Mer]in D. Wilson, Tecumseh; a sister,Mildred Ann Nicks, Mayer, Ariz.; and ninegrandchildren. Burial at Penwell-Gable's MemorialPark Cemetery , Topeka. Ks.

Newell, Arthur E. 'Bud', 71, Lecompton, died, Jan.29,2005 at a Topeka hospital.

He was born Jan. 9, ]934, in Topeka, the son ofArthur Robert and Juanita Elizabeth LeuenbergerNewell. He served his country in the U. S. Armyand was stationed in Germany.

He established Serenata Farms School ofEquestrian Arts. a equine-facilitated therapyprogram for individuals with physical and emotionaldisabilities. He was a Life Member of theLecompton Historical Society.

Bud was preceded in death by his parents and asister, Arnita Selders.

Survivors include three daughters, Kim Mertz andhusband Joe, Manhattan; Courtney Cunninghamand

husband, Rob, Topeka; and Suzy Rousey andhusband, Wayne, Mathews, N. c.; a son, ChrisNewell and wife, Karen, Topeka; a sister, Jane Allenand husband, Marvin, Lanesville, Ind. and 13grandchildren.

Henry, Helen Louise, 85, died Feb. 14,2005 at herhome.

She was born Oct. 8, 1919, near Lecompton thedaughter of Willie I. and Georgia Dummer Brown.She was a member of the United Methodist Church atBig Springs and also a member of the LecomptonHistorical Society.

She married William Henry, Sept. 17, 1942,atLecompton. He passed away July 18, 1985. She alsowas preceded in death by two daughters; Linda Henryin 1971 and Margie Whelan in 1998.

Other survivors include a son Roy and wife Marciaof Lecompton and two grandsons, Brian and MatthewHenry.

Inurnment will be in East View Cemetery in BigSprings.

HoIzmeister, Robert G. 'Jerome', 86, died F~b. 17,2005. He was born Oct. 22, 1918, the son of GeorgeJ. Holzmeister and Amelia Hertlein in Topeka.

He was a member of Christ the King CatholicChurch in Topeka and also was a member of theLecompton Historical Society.

He was a Navy Veteran of World War II, servingon the USS Sarasota.

He married Mary Lee Fitzpatrick on April 17,1942, in Topeka at Holy Name Church. She survives.

Other survivors include a son, Kirk and wife,Alicia, of Wichita, and two brothers, JohnHolzmeister, Topeka, and Ralph Holzmeister,Albany, Calif. Burial Mount Calvary Cemetery inTopeka.

Membership Report

Life Membership:Rod L. Spencer and wifeJeanette (Hartman) SpencerRoger D. Spencer and wifeJoyce (Smith) Spencer by lona Spencer

Memorial Life Membership:Elmer Robert' Jake' Shirley bygranddaughterKate Studdard

NOTE: Another member of the LecomptonHistorical Society went to the Lecompton GradeSchool that burned. This is Merle Bartlett.

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Donations to theTerritorial Capital Museum

. Ornate brass turn of the century National Cash Register, by Elaine Taylor.

. Two sewing baskets, President Eisenhower book and newspaper articles, by Ellen Duncan.

. Santa Fe Railroad identification board from Grover, Ks train station, three old medical needles,1951 Kansas River flood book, by Peg Wiser.

. President Eisenhower book, by Mildred Luckan.

. Newspaper collection of9ll events, by Debra Shirer.

. Lecompton High School photos from 1920, taken by Virginia (Winter) Anderson

. 1920 Kansas farm directory, by Darrell Grammer, in memory of his parents, Walter and RuthGrammer.

. Old Tom & Jerry comic books, Book, Presidents of the United States from Washington toEisenhower, by Elsie Middleton.

. President Eisenhower coffee mug, cream pitcher and plate, featuring a picture of lke & Mamie, by

lona Spencer.

President *Paul BahnmaierVice President *RichMcConnellSecretary *VickiRoberts BahnmaierTreasurer * Betty LeslieBoardMembers* MaxineDark,GeorgeSimmonsKeith Noe, Jason Dexter, Duane Wulfkuhle, Ron MeierCurators *Opal Goodrick, Dorothy Shaner, Ann DunnawayGeorge &Arloene Simmons, Darlene PaslayMembership Ass'ts. *Duane & Dorothy WulfkuhleJohn Peterson *Editor

Mailing Labels *Sandra NicholsProgram *Beverly VanDyke

Membership *Georgia Simmons TrammelGenealogy & Historical Researcher *Iona Spencer

Tours *Charlene WinterFunding *Mae Holderman

Illustrator *Ellen DuncanAssistant Treasurer *Sherri Neill

Kitchen *Helen Hildenbrand & Vicki LeochnerMemorials *Ruth Ice

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