Shawnee County Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas

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went on in the past. The past should be made interesting. There's still plenty of material that hasn't yet been written.

—John W. Ripley

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Doug Wallace with Bulleting, hot from the press, Dec. 18, 2008

ANNOUNCING!
Newest Bulletin
Vol. 83, Dec. 2008
Bungalow Homes for
the Nation: The L.F.
Garlinghouse Co. of Topeka

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Nov. 2009 SCHS Newsletter
On-line only: FULL COLOR issue

Topeka and Shawnee
County, Kansas, possess a
fascinating history. It's a story of building a town amid territorial strife...laying out a railroad empire to the American Southwest...fighting the elements of drought and grasshoppers to keep the family homestead...of good times under the Big Tent and the no-so-good times of local boy Bennie Dickson as Public Enemy No. 1.

This is your story, whether you are a native or a newcomer or once lived in this area of Northeast Kansas. Join the Society and share with others who enjoy learning how our community came to be what it is today.

Topeka & Shawnee County, Kansas