Shawnee County Historical Society, No. 38

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CreatorGriffith, Barton, Mrs. (Margaret)Bishop, Maude M.Lyon, Alice Van PettenGunning, Doris EngholmAbbot, Mabel HeilCaldwell, Jean McEachronIhinger, Mary NeiswangerSchenck, Lena BaxterCorbett, Henry WallaceFoster, R. B. (Richard Baxter), 1826-1901Galloway, Anna TaylorHardy, Chas. F.Galloway, Nancy VealeAdams, Hermione van LaerGilkerson, Raymond H.Ripley, John W.Neiswanger, LauraRomig, Robert E.Johnson, Lilian StoneHunt, Ruth E.Whittemore, Laurens Ellis, 1892-1988Whittemore, MargaretCreitz, Jessie McCarterWolfre, Carmie S.PublisherShawnee County Historical SocietyTable of Contents[Front matter, no. 38]
College Hill, past and present
Birth of the Shawnee County Historical Society--1946
Dr. Peter McVicar
The story of "In His Steps"
Charles M. Sheldon, world citizen
Margaret Hill McCarter
The Whittemore house at 1615 College Avenue
The College Hill booster
The Thurston-Van Petten home
Central Park School: an historical sketch
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Euclid Methodist Church
Central Park Christian Church: 1535 Clay
Miss Bishop
Number five fire station
G. L. Jordan and Jordan Bakeries, Inc.
Early recollections of College Hill
On College Hill
Joseph Taplin Lovewell
The Mohlers: Martin and his son, Jacob Christian, each a secretary of agriculture in Kansas
The Neiswanger family
The McEachrons
My Central Park School
Central Park School
Memories as principal of College Hill School
Franklin George Adams: May 13, 1824-December 2, 1899
Everett Brooks Merriam
William Asbury Harshbarger
The Nautilus Club
I Remember College Hill School
Memories of College Hill School
The Rev. R. B. Foster's Letter to the Rev. Peter MacVicar
Have you heardDescriptionPage 132 includes notes from the Shawnee County Historical Society
Includes excerpts from the College Hill Booster published in 1922.
Includes the folIowing topics:
I. The origin of College Hill
II. Houses
III. Transportation
IV. Schools
V. Sidewalks
VI. Business
VII. Churches
VIII. Co-ed theater
IX. The Shunganunga
X. Ragged Robin, Dr. Eva Harding's garden
XI. People of College Hill, past and present Date of VolumeDecember 1962VolumeNo. 38Decade1820s-1960sSubjectPersonal narrativesElementary schoolsSocial life and customsAdams, F. G. (Franklin George), 1824-1899BiographyEmigration and immigrationPublishersJudgesLyon, Alice Van PettenDwellingsShawnee County Historical SocietyElementary school teachersMcEachron, Duncan LendrumCollege teachersWashburn University of TopekaMcEachron familyMohler familyKansas. Department of AgricultureFire stationsFire fightersCorbett, Henry WallaceElementary school principalsEducationMcVicar, Peter, 1854-1918Methodist ChurchChurch buildingsClergySchool buildingsBakeriesBusiness enterprisesTransportationSchoolsSidewalksTheatersGardensPresbyterian ChurchIn his steps (Sheldon, Charles Monroe)Sheldon, Charles M., 1857-1946Women--Societies and clubsNeuenschwander familyNeiswanger, LauraJohnson, Lilian StoneBishop, MaudeHigh school teachersLovewell, Joseph TaplinHarshbarger, William AsburyWhittemore, Luther DennyChristianityMcCarter, Margaret Hill, 1860-1938AuthorsAdvertisingCentral Congregational Church (Topeka, Kan.)Merriam, Everett BrooksBusinessmenFormatPDFLanguageengIdentifierTSCPL_LH_SCHSB_0308 to TSCPL_LH_SCHSB_0341

SeriesBulletin of the Shawnee County Historical SocietyPlaceCollege Hill neighborhood, Topeka, KSKansasShunganunga CreekTopeka, KS

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