Below find a complete set of BULLETINS available as reference in
the Topeka
Room of the Topeka/Shawnee County Public
Library.
| YEAR | VOL. # | TOPIC |
| 2011 | 85 | The Capital's Storied Capitols, 1856-1886 |
| 2009 | 84 | Lively Elmhurst: The Classic Topeka Neighborhood |
| 2008 | 83 | Bungalow Homes for the Nation : L.F. Garlinghouse Co. of Topeka |
| 2007 | 82 | Before Kansas Bled |
| 2004 | 81 | Prairie Palace : The Great Overland Station/The Union Pacific in Topeka |
| 2003 | 80 | Holiday Park : The heart and spirit of the city |
| 2002 | 79 | Downtown : Strolling down the avenue |
| 2001 | 78 | Topeka Floods (1903, 1951, etc.) |
| 2000 | 77 | A Topekan for all season : Life of Chester Woodward, 1876-1940 |
| 1999 | 76 | A park in the country : Gage Park |
| 1998 | 75 | Downtown : Stories from the Avenue |
| 1997 | 74 | Oakwood Farm : A biography of a Kaw Valley homestead |
| 1996 | 73 | Topeka Magazine's look at the Kansas capital, 1946 |
| 1995 | 72 | The last time we were together: Shawnee County in WWII |
| 1994 | 71 | Sunday open house : Goerge Mack's historic homes |
| 1993 | 70 | Walking five miles in the snow : Shawnee County rural schools |
| 1992 | 69 | The home front : Shawnee County during WWI |
| 1991 | 68 | John Ritchie : Portrait of an uncommon man |
| 1990 | 67 | Gone but not forgotten : the lost schools of Topeka |
| 1989 | 66 | The good guys : A history of law enforcement in Shawnee County |
| 1988 | 65 | Town hall tonight : a pictorial history of Topeka's theaters |
| 1987 | 64 | Oakland's first one hundred years; ghost towns of Shawnee County |
| 1986 | 63 | Fire service of Topeka : the early years |
| 1985 | 62 | The prairie star : a journal of the KS Philomathic Institute for 1857 |
| 1984 | 61 | The clubs of Shawnee County from A to Z |
| 1983 | 60 | The circus world of Willie Sells w/ circus performances in Topeka 1858-1908 |
| 1982 | 59 | Communications : early years of the tale |
| 1981 | 58 | The melting pot : Shawnee County ethnic communities |
| 1980 | 57 | A century of the healing arts, 1850-1950 |
| 1979 | 56 | The Santa Fe in Topeka |
| 1978 | 55 | The sporting scene |
| 1977 | 54 | A century of music |
| 1976 | 53 | Witness of the times : a history of Shawnee County |
| 1975 | 52 | Topeka at the turn of the century |
| 1974 | 51 | An album of 19th century homes of Shawnee County |
| 1973 | 50 | The legacy of Sam Radges, publisher and historian |
| 1972 | 49 | Those dreadful devil wagons: auto owners, dealers & manufacturers 1900-25 |
| 1971 | 48 | Albert T. Reid's sketchbook : fads, foibles & politics, 1896-1908 |
| 1970 | 47 | Topeka Public Library : its first 100 years |
| 1969 | 46 | From onibus to motor bus: Shawnee County's street transit system, 1869-1969 |
| 1968 | 45 | Potwin Place, its history and tradition |
| 1967 | 44 | 70th anniversary edition, Charles Sheldon "In His Steps" with 6 related articles |
| 1966 | 43 | Stage, screen and radio : Shawnee County, 1871-1941 |
| 1965 | 42 | Courthouses of Shawnee County, 1855-1965 |
| 1964 | 41 | A souvenir album of Topeka |
| 1963 | 40,Su | Aristocratic Topeka Avenue and its environs |
| 1962 | 39,Nov | The
Governor's mansion 1901-1962, Chronology of Shawnee County |
| 1962 | 38,Dec | College Hill |
| 1961 | 37,Jul | Early
Days in KS by Gertrude Robertson Burlingame, Topeka The Pioneer Spirit |
| 1961 | 36,Dec | A century of newspaper publishing |
| 1961 | 35,Jun | Turbulent road to statehood, celebrating a century |
| 1960 | 34,Jul | Miss
Karolyn B. Whittlesey and her school of music Grange wedding, Valencia, Mar. 2, 1882 Early elections in Shawnee County How did they travel? 100 yrs. ago, drouth in Kansas The ice business |
| 1959 | 33,Dec | Cigar
store Indians Topeka millinary shops Craigue's and Morns' grocery store Early day photography Topeka's confectioners Notes on Topeka hotels Trading cards Kitchell & Marburg's hardware store Smith Automobile Co. |
| 1959 | 32,Jul | Marco
Morrow 1869-1959, mgr. of Capper Publications Mission Township Mutual Protective Association Uneasy days in 1881 About Mary Vascalders (or Vascalds) Longaker The Sod House Early elections in Shawnee County |
| 1958 | 31,Dec | Auburn
and Dover history and families Battle of the Big Blue |
| 1958 | 30,Jul | P.T.
Barnum visits Kansas Eliza Reader Camporas Early elections in Shawnee County My Life (cont.) by Albe Burge Whiting History of Potwin (cont. V) |
| 1957 | 29,Dec | Tucumseh, past and present |
| 1957 | 28,Spt | Robert
Stone eulogy (1st president of SCHS) My Life (cont.) by Albe Burge Whiting History of Potwin (cont. IV) |
| 1957 | 27,Apr | My
Life by Albe Burge Whiting History of Potwin (cont. III) Pottawatomie Baptist Mission, 1849 The Konzas 1256 Western Avenue & the people who lived there Julia Ward Howe visits Kansas |
| 1956 | 26,Dec | History of Highland Park (reprinted in June 1978) |
| 1956 | 25,Jun | The
name of Topeka Cyrus Packard, veteran of the War of 1812 Ltrs. from Kansas (cont.) by Mr. Calvin Holman 1823-1902 |
| 1955 | 24,Dec | History of North Topeka |
| 1955 | 23,Jul | Notes
from Topeka, 1854 First days at the Kansas River Mission (Pottawatomie Baptist Mission) Quantrill's Massacre Burning of Topeka High School, May 18, 1935 Ltrs. from Kansas by Mr. Calvin Holman 1823-1902, Part I |
| 1954 | 22,Dec | Pioneer
Days Topeka and the Emigrant Aid Company, Part II Early Days in Topeka Robert Simerwell : Pioneer Educator of Shawnee County Letters of Avery Washburn, 1857, 1858, 1869, 1876, 1877, 1878 Old buildings in Auburn, Kansas Story of the land that became Potwin Place |
| 1954 | 21,Agu | Local
history in the making, Jan.-Dec., 1953 Kansas building, Philadelphia Exposition, 1874 Topeka and the Emigrant Aid Company, Part I Chronology of Shawnee County History of Potwin Place (cont.), Part II |
| 1953 | 20,Dec | History of Potwin Place, Part I |
| 1953 | 19,Oct | In
Memorium, Paul Adams (founder of SCHS) Topeka Turn Verein, German social club Topeka's fall festival, from 1896 Some early bridge history Some Topeka firsts The Dyche Museum & Lewis Lindsay Dyche Chronology of Shawnee County |
| 1953 | 18,Mar | Fire
at the Crawford Opera House, 1880 Local history in the making, Dec. 1851, Jan.-Dec. 1852 The Valentine house, 624 Polk Topeka Opera Club Chief Abram Burnett & Burnett's Mound |
| 1952 | 17,Dec | James
White Frierson Hughes First Congregational Church of Topeka, Part VIII Joab Mulvane House Washburn and the Lakin Tract Topeka house numbers system, changed in 1887 Col. J.W.F. Hughes and the legislative war Chronology of Shawnee County 1959 (cont.) |
| 1952 | 16,Mar | Washburn's
campus : John Ritchie's gift First Congregational Church of Topeka, Part VII Recollections of Baseball Earthquakes in Topeka My experiences in the 1904 flood by Iva Maze Joseph Groff Waters, colorful character History of Topeka, from Topeka Directory 1883-1884, p. 11-1 Chronology of Shawnee County 1959 (cont.)7 |
| 1951 | 15,Dec | Local
history in the making Jan.-Nov. 1950 Why Shawnee's boundries changed Underground Railroad in Topeka Gasper C. Clemens, Topeka lawyer First Congregational Church of Topeka, Part VI What it was like in 1903 (Flood of 1903) Topeka flood, July, 1951 Growing apple seedlings, a vanished local industry Chronology of Shawnee County 1857-1859 |
| 1951 | 14,Spt | "Do
You Remember?," a poem by Thomas M. Lillard (President SCHS) Old Shawnee County families First Congregations Church of Topeka, Part V The generous Ichabod (Washburn) (cont.) In Memorium, Paul B. Sweet German emigrants came to Kansas Chronology of Shawnee County, Dec. 1857 and 1858 Better roads movement, 1858 |
| 1951 | 13,Mar | First
Congregational Church of Topeka, Part IV Remenescences of Mrs. E.F. Ritchie Topeka in 1877 Feletz' Island The generous Ichabod (Washburn,) Part I William W. Cone History of Shawnee County, 11th part: Derivation of the names of streams & places in Shawnee County First white children born in Kansas Topeka fetes royalty, Russian duke visits, Jan. 22, 1872 Chronology of Shawnee County, 1857 |
| 1950 | 12,Dec | Early
hospitals in Topeka Old Shawnee County families First Congregational Church of Topeka, Part III Jacob Chase's story, emigration to Kansas William W. Cone History of Shawnee County, 1877 sketch The husking bee, 1892 Told by a pioneer, early history by John Speer Chronology of Shawnee County, 1857 |
| 1950 | 11,Jun | In
Memorium, Cecil Howes Old Shawnee County families Shawnee County townships Fannie Simmerwell Reminiscences of Louis J.P. Laurent, settler of 1959, Part II First Congregational Church of Topeka, Part III Chester Thomas, free-state editor Chronology of Shawnee County, 1857 |
| 1949 | 3,2 | 25th
anniversary of the Topeka Mail and Breeze 5/22/1896 Silver Lake Township Why Topeka streets are wide First Congregational Church of Topeka, Part II Which are the oldest families? Wils Gordon started the first saw mill in Topeka Indianola The "Smokers' Club" Remenescences of Louis J.P. Laurent, settler of 1859, Part I Chronology of Shawnee County, 1857 |
| 1949 | 3,1 | First
Congregational Church of Topeka, Part I The Ward-Meade House Col. Veale's Mansion : Social Center of Topeka (7th & Quincy) Dover Township / Monmouth Townshiip The old trail through Topeka Chronology of Shawnee County, 1856 cont. |
| 1948 | 2,4 | Topeka
: the first few days Cyrus Kurtz Holliday Tecumseh Township Chronology of Shawnee County, 1856 cont. |
| 1948 | 2,3 | History
of the Topeka Free Public Library Topeka founded on Wyandott float Mission Township Chronology of Shawnee County |
| 1948 | 2,2 | First
dry goods store was also first public library Light and power in Topeka Winning the Kansas capitol Auburn Township Chronology of Shawnee County,1856 cont. |
| 1948 | 2,1 | Topeka
transporation Flour mills—important industry Dr. Franklin Loomis Crane (cont.) Williamsport Township Topeka in 1856 Chronology of Shawnee County, 1856 |
| 1947 | 1,4 | Founders
of Topeka What about the name, Topeka? Soldier Township Early Topeka days, Mrs. Harry Seery reminisces Blacksmithing in Shawnee County |
| 1947 | 1,3 | 92
years of newspapers in Shawnee Topeka's year Chronolgoy of Shawnee County, 1855 Olive Packard Owen, 1843-1929 |
| 1947 | 1,2 | Shawnee
County Townships, William Cone's Historical Sketches a series, begins with Topeka Township The founding of Topeka Chronology of Shawnee County, 1854, 1855 In memorium, William Sharp Lindsay |
| 1946 | 1,1 | Chronology
of Shawnee County, 1724-1854 Oldest house in Kansas, 1826-27, along Soldier Creek 100 years of grocery stores in Shawnee County Ghost Towns of Shawnee County |
| Other Publications: | ||
| REPRINTS of 1947 Bulletin, 4 numbers combined into one volume | ||
| 1979? Having Wonderful Time, color reproductions of Topeka postcards -- | ||
| Nov. 1963 The Paul Adams memorial index of Bulletins, Dec. 1946-Dec. 1962 |
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