This diploma belonged to my husbands grandmother and has been lovingly preserved. CLASS MOTTO "The elevator to success is not running. Take the stairs." CLASS COLORS: Lavender and Gold CLASS FLOWER: Violet CLASS ROLL: Doris BALDWIN Glenn L. BEICHLEY, Jr. Helen Y. BLONDEFIELD Lillian JOHNSTON George B. DURHAM Marianna ERBENTRAUT Richard GAGE Dale GARDINIER Mildred C. GEORGE Alta Marie GRAY Marcella Rosamond GRAY...

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Esther M. SPENCER Glennys J. HAYDON Ruth I. BEAM Anne M. McGILL Margaret J. MAXWELL Vern L. MOORE WesLee Walter HOALST Donald Paul PANCOAST Jr. Dwight Kieth SPANGLER Jack V. COLSON William R. OGLE Earl L. HARMON Jack L. RASHJoseph Lyle OWENS Eugene F. SPENCER Sue A. Ward LARSEN Patricia L. CALVERT ...

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This little booklet was either assembled by or once in possession of Juanita Thompson. It is a directory of the members of the Alpha Pi and Phi Alpha Pi Chapter of Fort Hays Kansas State College, now known as Fort Hays State University. A typed indexed of all those listed therein will follow the photos. This directory is for the years 1938-1939. Simultaneously...

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This is the Fort Hays Kansas State College Thirty-Eighth Annual Commencement Program. It was held at Ten o'clock Monday morning, June 3, 1940 at the Coliseum and my husband grandmother was one of the graduates. Fort Hays Kansas State College is now known as Fort Hays State University. An index of names found therein will follow the photographs on this post. FACULTY Charles...

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Pictured is a Sigma Alpha Iota Formal Rush Dinner Booklet for Fort Hays Kansas State College, now known as Fort Hays State University. It was held at the Lamer Hotel in Salina Kansas on Saturday Sep. 16, 1939. My husbands Grandmother Mildred George was in attendance. PROGRAM Country Gardens by Graugh. Performed by Lorene HARGER Czardas by V. Monti. Performed by Marguerite ROACH...

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This post is part of a series focused on featuring and  remembering those who have no known living descendants. Back reads: For Alex Sands From Bettie Ash, Age 12 yrs. Mar. 19, 1901. Bettie Ford ASH was born January 7, 1889 in Gloucester Point, Virginia to James Polk ASH and Elizabeth W. HUGHES. She had several older half siblings from her father's previous marriage. When...

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I seek to digitally preserve historical photos for others that might be looking for them. When possible I reunite the original copies with descendants, free of charge. Here are more photos in my ever growing collection. If any of these are your ancestors please contact me. No identification but isn't she a doll!? Taken in Binghamton N.Y. E. Hope FINFROCK Louise FINFROCK Reads: To...

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Found in my husband's great grandmother's possessions. These are class reunion photos for the KSU/Kansas State University in Manhattan Kansas. Class of 1907. 45th Reunion Photo. KSU Class of 1907. Taken in 1952. LEFT TO RIGHT: 1st row: James RICHARDS, Annie (HARRISON) JORGENSON, Ada RICE, Willis KELLY, Jesse GEORGE, Catharine (WARD) GEORGE, L.W. LAWSON. 2nd row: L.B. STREETER, Elizabeth RANDLE, Wildon SHELLEY, L....

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This post is part of a series focused on featuring and  remembering those who have no known living descendants.  Emma MAYENSCHEIN ca. mid 1900's Emma Dorothea MAYENSCHEIN was born 6 January 1889 in Maryland to Frederick W. MAYENSCHEIN and Caroline L. RAABE. She was the youngest of three daughters and the only one of her sisters to marry. Emma married Henry Charles BUCHWALD on...

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Pictured below is a bulletin I picked up at an antique store for St. Barbara's Parish. Also known as St. Barbara's Catholic Church or St. Barbara's Slovenian Catholic Church. A 1950 photograph of the actual building can be viewed here on The Illinois Digital Archives. An interesting history of the church was posted at the Sangamon Link on 2 June 2015 This bulletin serves as...

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This post is part of a series focused on featuring and  remembering those who have no known living descendants.  S.G.R. (Sam Ragland). Taken August 24th, 1886 in San Antonio, TX (I purchased this from an antique store in Austin, TX) Samuel G. RAGLAND was born 25 January 1853 in Victoria, Texas to Nathaniel Manson RAGLAND and Sarah Peninah SCOTT.  Samuel was a community activist....

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I seek to digitally preserve historical photos for others that might be looking for them. When possible I reunite the original copies with descendants, free of charge. Here are more photos in my ever growing collection. If any of these are your ancestors please contact me. Adda CLARK. Taken in Minneapolis Kansas Addie and Jerry PITTENGER. Oklahoma City. This is Adda CLARK'S (see above)...

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