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William Boxberger's map of Township 14 South, Range 14 West, Russell County

January 30, 2015, 2:05 pm
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A map drawn by William Boxberger showing creeks, the Denver Trail, and the homesteaders of Grant Township, Township 14 South, Range 14 West of Russell county. William also compiled a comprehensive list homesteaders in the township. This is one of several maps drawn by school children for a contest organized by Judge J. C. Ruppenthal of Russell, Kansas. The maps were to meet a "requirement of presenting historical data, together with excellence and accuracy of drawing."
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Edward Snider's map of Township 12 South, Range 37 West, Logan County

January 30, 2015, 2:05 pm
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A map drawn by Edward M. Snider showing creeks, the Union Pacific Railroad, and the town of McAllaster of Township 14 South, Range 35 West (in McAllaster Township), Logan County. On a separate sheet, Edward writes: "McAllaster did not try to get the county seat in the election of 1887." This is one of several maps drawn by school children for a contest organized by Judge J. C. Ruppenthal of Russell, Kansas. The maps were to meet a "requirement of presenting historical data, together with excellence and accuracy of drawing."
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Katie Meyer's map of Township 15 South, Range 12 West, Russell County

January 30, 2015, 2:05 pm
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A map drawn by Widdifield School student Katie Meyer, showing the creeks, school houses, churches, and roads of Township 15 South, Range 12 West, of Russell County. This is one of several maps drawn by school children for a contest organized by Judge J. C. Ruppenthal of Russell, Kansas. The maps were to meet a "requirement of presenting historical data, together with excellence and accuracy of drawing."
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Elmer L. Cochrane's map of Township 12 South, Range 37 West, Logan County

January 30, 2015, 2:05 pm
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A map drawn by Elmer L. Cochrane showing creeks, and the town of McAllaster of Township 14 South, Range 35 West (in McAllaster township), Logan County. On a separate sheet, Elmer writes "McAllaster did not try to get the county seat in the election of 1887." This is one of several maps drawn by school children for a contest organized by Judge J. C. Ruppenthal of Russell, Kansas. The maps were to meet a "requirement of presenting historical data, together with excellence and accuracy of drawing."
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Myrtle Long's map of Elkorn [Elkhorn] Township, Lincoln County

January 30, 2015, 2:05 pm
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A map drawn by Myrtle Long of Lincoln, Kansas, showing creeks, schools, churches, rural post offices, rural stores and the Union Pacific Railroad as well as the "West Proposed Railroad" of Elkhorn Township, Township 12 South, Range 7 West (mistakenly described as T.12 S., R. 11.W.) in Lincoln County. On the back of the map Myrtle includes an essay on the "History of Lincoln Kansas" and talks about the murder of the Moffitt brothers in 1864 and the organization of the county in 1870. This is one of several maps drawn by school children for a contest organized by Judge J. C. Ruppenthal of Russell, Kansas. The maps were to meet a "requirement of presenting historical data, together with excellence and accuracy of drawing."
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Chipped stone Axe

February 6, 2015, 2:58 pm
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This chipped stone axe was recovered from an Indian campsite in Wilson County, Kansas that dates to the Early to Late Ceramic periods. The axe could have been hafted onto a handle and used for working wood. It is likely made of Florence chert from the Flint Hills.
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Scraper

February 6, 2015, 2:58 pm
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This scraper came from the surface of a Late Ceramic period camp site in Trego County. It was recovered during the 1997 Kansas Archeology Training Program and was knapped of a chert called Smoky Hill Silicified Chalk or Smoky Hill Jasper. It was likely hafted onto a handle and used to scrape hides. It would have required peeriodic resharpening.
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Knife

February 6, 2015, 2:58 pm
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This knife was recovered from a camp site in Wilson County, Kansas. It was made sometime during the Early to Middle Ceramic period, perhaps from Florence chert from the Flint Hills.
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Scrapers

February 6, 2015, 2:58 pm
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These two scrapers were recovered from the surface of a camp workshop site (14TO313) near the Saline River in Trego County during the 1997 Kansas Archeology Training Program. The scraper on the left is made of a chert called Smoky Hill Silicified Chalk, while the chert of the right scraper is unidentified. They would have likely been hafted on a handle and used to scrape hides. The tools would have required periodic resharpening.
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J. G. Haskell to Cyrus K. Holliday

February 6, 2015, 2:58 pm
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This is a letter from J. G. Haskell to Cyrus K. Holliday requesting the opportunity to revise and add to the existing architectural plans for the pending Kansas state capitol in Topeka, Kansas. The initial set of plans were created by Edward Townsend Mix.
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William H. McBride

February 6, 2015, 2:58 pm
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This is a cabient card showing William H. McBride, who lived in Kirwin, Phillips County, Kansas. He was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives serving District 112. McBride was elected to serve in Special Session 1884, filling the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Bissell. McBride was reelected to the House in 1885 and 1886.
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Clara Helfferich's map of Indiana Township, Lincoln County

February 6, 2015, 2:58 pm
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A map drawn by Clara A. (Helfferich) Hendrickson of Lincoln, Kansas, showing "The raid of May 30, 1869" made by American Indians on the settlers of Indiana Township (T. 12 S., R. 8 W.), Lincoln County. On the front, the map showing creeks, railroads, schools and churches, as well as key events in the raid. On the back of the map, Clara includes an essay about the raid, naming the people killed and describing both the attack and the rescue mission. This is one of several maps drawn by school children for a contest organized by Judge J. C. Ruppenthal of Russell, Kansas. The maps were to meet a "requirement of presenting historical data, together with excellence and accuracy of drawing."
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Governor John Alexander Martin

February 6, 2015, 2:58 pm
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This is a cabinet card of Kansas Governor John Alexander Martin. He was a Republican from Atchison, Kansas and served from January 12, 1885 to January 14, 1889.
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Otis Schwanbeck's map of Township 11 South, Range 24 West, Trego County

February 6, 2015, 2:58 pm
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A map drawn by Otis Scwanbeck, age 13, from Collyer, Kansas, showing creeks, houses, railroads and the Saline River in Township 11 South, Range 24 West, Trego County. On a separate sheet, Otis has created a legend of the map. This is one of several maps drawn by school children for a contest organized by Judge J. C. Ruppenthal of Russell, Kansas. The maps were to meet a "requirement of presenting historical data, together with excellence and accuracy of drawing." This submission was ranked 4th (out of 7) in the map contest of 1909.
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Florence A. Tilton's map of Township 14 South, Range 23 West, Trego County

February 6, 2015, 2:58 pm
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A map drawn by Florence A. (Tilton) Sparks, age 13 (7th grade), from Collyer, Kansas, showing creeks and the Smoky Hill River in Township 14 South, Range 24 West, Trego County. This is one of several maps drawn by school children for a contest organized by Judge J. C. Ruppenthal of Russell, Kansas. The maps were to meet a "requirement of presenting historical data, together with excellence and accuracy of drawing." With this submission, Florence was ranked sixth out of seven in the map contest of 1909.
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Fannie Palkovsky's map of Township 14 South, Range 24 West, Trego County

February 6, 2015, 2:58 pm
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A map drawn by Fannie Palkovsky (mistakenly called Frances), age 16, from Collyer, Kansas, showing creeks, Old Fort Downer, the Old Denver Trail and the Smoky Hill River in Township 14 South, Range 24 West, Trego County. On a separate sheet, Fannie has included a short history of Fort Downer and the prairie fire of 1884. This is one of several maps drawn by school children for a contest organized by Judge J. C. Ruppenthal of Russell, Kansas. The maps were to meet a "requirement of presenting historical data, together with excellence and accuracy of drawing." With this submission, Fannie won the first place prize of $3 for the map contest of 1909.
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Amy O. Tague's map of Augustine Township, Logan County

February 6, 2015, 2:58 pm
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A map drawn by Amy Tague from Sunnyside, Kansas, showing creeks, schools, canyons and Twin Butte of Augustine Township (Township 15 South, Range 36 and 37 West), Logan County. Amy also includes an essay about the local history of Augustine township. The essay focuses on geographical features, violent deaths, and life in the early days of the township. This is one of several maps drawn by school children for a contest organized by Judge J. C. Ruppenthal of Russell, Kansas. The maps were to meet a "requirement of presenting historical data, together with excellence and accuracy of drawing."
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Merle Hitt's map of Township 11 South, Range 25 West, Trego County

February 6, 2015, 2:58 pm
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A map drawn by Leeta Merle (Hitt) Biehler, age 12 from Collyer, Kansas, showing creeks, schools, ranches and the Saline River in Township 11 South, Range 25 West, Trego County. On a separate sheet, she includes a few sentences about the old Ochre Mines. This is one of several maps drawn by school children for a contest organized by Judge J. C. Ruppenthal of Russell, Kansas. The maps were to meet a "requirement of presenting historical data, together with excellence and accuracy of drawing." With this submission, Merle won the third prize of $1 in the map contest of 1909.
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Maggie Hitt's map of Township 12 South, Range 25 West, Trego County

February 6, 2015, 2:58 pm
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A map drawn by Maggie (Hitt) Dalby, age 14 from Collyer, Kansas, showing creeks, a school, the Union Pacific Railroad, the town of Collyer and the outpost of Coyote in Township 12 South, Range 25 West, Trego County. Maggie also includes a short essay about the history of Collyer and the Coyote Post Office. This is one of several maps drawn by school children for a contest organized by Judge J. C. Ruppenthal of Russell, Kansas. The maps were to meet a "requirement of presenting historical data, together with excellence and accuracy of drawing." With this submission, she won the second prize of $2 in the map contest of 1909.
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Albert Krhut's map of Township 12 South, Range 24 West, Trego County

February 6, 2015, 2:58 pm
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A map drawn by Albert Krhut, from Voda, Kansas, showing creeks, the railroad and the school house in Township 14 South, Range 24 West, Trego county. On a separate sheet, Albert includes a legend for the map. This is one of several maps drawn by school children for a contest organized by Judge J. C. Ruppenthal of Russell, Kansas. The maps were to meet a "requirement of presenting historical data, together with excellence and accuracy of drawing." This submission won the 5th place prize of twenty-five cents in the map contest of 1909.
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