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The Singing Twins: Reatha and Leatha Morris
Reatha and Leatha Morris, twin evangelist sisters known as "the singing twins," are buried together at Highland Cemetery in Wichita with this double gravestone.
Reatha and Leatha Morris, twin evangelist sisters known as "the singing twins," are buried together at Highland Cemetery in Wichita with this double gravestone.
The Singing Twins: Reatha and Leatha Morris
Reatha and Leatha Morris, twin evangelist sisters known as "the singing twins," are buried together at Highland Cemetery in Wichita with this double gravestone.
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May 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The Singing Twins: Reatha and Leatha Morris
Reatha and Leatha Morris, twin evangelist sisters known as "the singing twins," are buried together at Highland Cemetery in Wichita with this double gravestone.
Reatha and Leatha Morris, twin evangelist sisters known as "the singing twins," are buried together at Highland Cemetery in Wichita with this double gravestone.
The Singing Twins: Reatha and Leatha Morris
Reatha and Leatha Morris, twin evangelist sisters known as "the singing twins," are buried together at Highland Cemetery in Wichita with this double gravestone.
Reatha and Leatha Morris, twin evangelist sisters known as "the singing twins," are buried together at Highland Cemetery in Wichita with this double gravestone.
The Singing Twins: Reatha and Leatha Morris
Reatha and Leatha Morris, twin evangelist sisters known as "the singing twins," are buried together at Highland Cemetery in Wichita with this double gravestone.
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May 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The Singing Twins: Reatha and Leatha Morris
Reatha and Leatha Morris, twin evangelist sisters known as "the singing twins," are buried together at Highland Cemetery in Wichita with this double gravestone.
Reatha and Leatha Morris, twin evangelist sisters known as "the singing twins," are buried together at Highland Cemetery in Wichita with this double gravestone.
“Bogus Mennonite Monument” in Florence, Kansas
According to the Mennonite Library and Archives, this is a “bogus monument” to an "alternate universe event."
According to the Mennonite Library and Archives, this is a “bogus monument” to an "alternate universe event."
“Bogus Mennonite Monument” in Florence, Kansas
According to the Mennonite Library and Archives, this is a “bogus monument” to an "alternate universe event."
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May 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
“Bogus Mennonite Monument” in Florence, Kansas
According to the Mennonite Library and Archives, this is a “bogus monument” to an "alternate universe event."
According to the Mennonite Library and Archives, this is a “bogus monument” to an "alternate universe event."
“Bogus Mennonite Monument” in Florence, Kansas
According to the Mennonite Library and Archives, this is a “bogus monument” to an "alternate universe event."
According to the Mennonite Library and Archives, this is a “bogus monument” to an "alternate universe event."
“Bogus Mennonite Monument” in Florence, Kansas
According to the Mennonite Library and Archives, this is a “bogus monument” to an "alternate universe event."
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May 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
“Bogus Mennonite Monument” in Florence, Kansas
According to the Mennonite Library and Archives, this is a “bogus monument” to an "alternate universe event."
According to the Mennonite Library and Archives, this is a “bogus monument” to an "alternate universe event."
Dr. Gregory Taylor: Death by Cocaine
23-year-old newlywed Dr. Gregory L. Taylor made headlines when he died in Wichita from an overdose of cocaine in 1889.
23-year-old newlywed Dr. Gregory L. Taylor made headlines when he died in Wichita from an overdose of cocaine in 1889.
Dr. Gregory Taylor: Death by Cocaine
23-year-old newlywed Dr. Gregory L. Taylor made headlines when he died in Wichita from an overdose of cocaine in 1889.
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May 1, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Dr. Gregory Taylor: Death by Cocaine
23-year-old newlywed Dr. Gregory L. Taylor made headlines when he died in Wichita from an overdose of cocaine in 1889.
23-year-old newlywed Dr. Gregory L. Taylor made headlines when he died in Wichita from an overdose of cocaine in 1889.
Dr. Gregory Taylor: Death by Cocaine
23-year-old newlywed Dr. Gregory L. Taylor made headlines when he died in Wichita from an overdose of cocaine in 1889.
23-year-old newlywed Dr. Gregory L. Taylor made headlines when he died in Wichita from an overdose of cocaine in 1889.
Dr. Gregory Taylor: Death by Cocaine
23-year-old newlywed Dr. Gregory L. Taylor made headlines when he died in Wichita from an overdose of cocaine in 1889.
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May 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Dr. Gregory Taylor: Death by Cocaine
23-year-old newlywed Dr. Gregory L. Taylor made headlines when he died in Wichita from an overdose of cocaine in 1889.
23-year-old newlywed Dr. Gregory L. Taylor made headlines when he died in Wichita from an overdose of cocaine in 1889.
Meet Me At Watermark Books Saturday, April 26th!
I will be joining five other local authors for Independent Bookstore Day this weekend at Watermark Books & Cafe! Come see me!
I will be joining five other local authors for Independent Bookstore Day this weekend at Watermark Books & Cafe! Come see me!
Meet Me At Watermark Books Saturday, April 26th!
I will be joining five other local authors for Independent Bookstore Day this weekend at Watermark Books & Cafe! Come see me!
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April 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Meet Me At Watermark Books Saturday, April 26th!
I will be joining five other local authors for Independent Bookstore Day this weekend at Watermark Books & Cafe! Come see me!
I will be joining five other local authors for Independent Bookstore Day this weekend at Watermark Books & Cafe! Come see me!
Meet Me At Watermark Books Saturday, April 26th!
I will be joining five other local authors for Independent Bookstore Day this weekend at Watermark Books & Cafe! Come see me!
I will be joining five other local authors for Independent Bookstore Day this weekend at Watermark Books & Cafe! Come see me!
Meet Me At Watermark Books Saturday, April 26th!
I will be joining five other local authors for Independent Bookstore Day this weekend at Watermark Books & Cafe! Come see me!
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April 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Meet Me At Watermark Books Saturday, April 26th!
I will be joining five other local authors for Independent Bookstore Day this weekend at Watermark Books & Cafe! Come see me!
I will be joining five other local authors for Independent Bookstore Day this weekend at Watermark Books & Cafe! Come see me!
Lutheran Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas
Lutheran Cemetery may be one of the smallest inside Wichita's boundary lines, but it has the most names.
Lutheran Cemetery may be one of the smallest inside Wichita's boundary lines, but it has the most names.
Lutheran Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas
Lutheran Cemetery may be one of the smallest inside Wichita's boundary lines, but it has the most names.
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April 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Lutheran Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas
Lutheran Cemetery may be one of the smallest inside Wichita's boundary lines, but it has the most names.
Lutheran Cemetery may be one of the smallest inside Wichita's boundary lines, but it has the most names.
Lutheran Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas
Lutheran Cemetery may be one of the smallest inside Wichita's boundary lines, but it has the most names.
Lutheran Cemetery may be one of the smallest inside Wichita's boundary lines, but it has the most names.
Lutheran Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas
Lutheran Cemetery may be one of the smallest inside Wichita's boundary lines, but it has the most names.
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April 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Lutheran Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas
Lutheran Cemetery may be one of the smallest inside Wichita's boundary lines, but it has the most names.
Lutheran Cemetery may be one of the smallest inside Wichita's boundary lines, but it has the most names.
Killed By Her Rival: The Murder of Clara Wiley-Castle
In June of 1900, twenty-five year old newlywed Clara Wiley-Castle was attacked with a razor blade by thirty-two year old Jessie Morrison, a woman who was obsessed with Clara's new husband.
In June of 1900, twenty-five year old newlywed Clara Wiley-Castle was attacked with a razor blade by thirty-two year old Jessie Morrison, a woman who was obsessed with Clara's new husband.
Killed By Her Rival: The Murder of Clara Wiley-Castle
In June of 1900, twenty-five year old newlywed Clara Wiley-Castle was attacked with a razor blade by thirty-two year old Jessie Morrison, a woman who was obsessed with Clara's new husband.
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April 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Killed By Her Rival: The Murder of Clara Wiley-Castle
In June of 1900, twenty-five year old newlywed Clara Wiley-Castle was attacked with a razor blade by thirty-two year old Jessie Morrison, a woman who was obsessed with Clara's new husband.
In June of 1900, twenty-five year old newlywed Clara Wiley-Castle was attacked with a razor blade by thirty-two year old Jessie Morrison, a woman who was obsessed with Clara's new husband.
Killed By Her Rival: The Murder of Clara Wiley-Castle
In June of 1900, twenty-five year old newlywed Clara Wiley-Castle was attacked with a razor blade by thirty-two year old Jessie Morrison, a woman who was obsessed with Clara's new husband.
In June of 1900, twenty-five year old newlywed Clara Wiley-Castle was attacked with a razor blade by thirty-two year old Jessie Morrison, a woman who was obsessed with Clara's new husband.
Killed By Her Rival: The Murder of Clara Wiley-Castle
In June of 1900, twenty-five year old newlywed Clara Wiley-Castle was attacked with a razor blade by thirty-two year old Jessie Morrison, a woman who was obsessed with Clara's new husband.
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April 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Killed By Her Rival: The Murder of Clara Wiley-Castle
In June of 1900, twenty-five year old newlywed Clara Wiley-Castle was attacked with a razor blade by thirty-two year old Jessie Morrison, a woman who was obsessed with Clara's new husband.
In June of 1900, twenty-five year old newlywed Clara Wiley-Castle was attacked with a razor blade by thirty-two year old Jessie Morrison, a woman who was obsessed with Clara's new husband.
Harmony Cemetery, Butler County, Kansas
Harmony Cemetery is a tiny rural cemetery southeast of El Dorado, Kansas with just seventeen marked graves.
Harmony Cemetery is a tiny rural cemetery southeast of El Dorado, Kansas with just seventeen marked graves.
Harmony Cemetery, Butler County, Kansas
Harmony Cemetery is a tiny rural cemetery southeast of El Dorado, Kansas with just seventeen marked graves.
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April 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Harmony Cemetery, Butler County, Kansas
Harmony Cemetery is a tiny rural cemetery southeast of El Dorado, Kansas with just seventeen marked graves.
Harmony Cemetery is a tiny rural cemetery southeast of El Dorado, Kansas with just seventeen marked graves.
The Chisholm Trail through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas might be mostly forgotten if not for these white concrete roadside markers that dot the countryside.
Chisholm Trail Markers in Kansas
The Chisholm Trail through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas might be mostly forgotten if not for these white concrete roadside markers that dot the countryside.
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March 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The Chisholm Trail through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas might be mostly forgotten if not for these white concrete roadside markers that dot the countryside.
Known Only To God: The Skeleton of Four Mile Creek
In the fall of 1960, a Wichita man fishing in Butler County discovered a skeleton in Four Mile Creek.
In the fall of 1960, a Wichita man fishing in Butler County discovered a skeleton in Four Mile Creek.
Known Only To God: The Skeleton of Four Mile Creek
In the fall of 1960, a Wichita man fishing in Butler County discovered a skeleton in Four Mile Creek.
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March 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Known Only To God: The Skeleton of Four Mile Creek
In the fall of 1960, a Wichita man fishing in Butler County discovered a skeleton in Four Mile Creek.
In the fall of 1960, a Wichita man fishing in Butler County discovered a skeleton in Four Mile Creek.
Calvary Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas
Calvary Cemetery was Wichita's first consecrated Catholic burial ground.
Calvary Cemetery was Wichita's first consecrated Catholic burial ground.
Calvary Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas
Calvary Cemetery was Wichita's first consecrated Catholic burial ground.
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March 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Calvary Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas
Calvary Cemetery was Wichita's first consecrated Catholic burial ground.
Calvary Cemetery was Wichita's first consecrated Catholic burial ground.
Kemper Cemetery is a small rural cemetery about five miles east of Halstead in Harvey County, Kansas. The cemetery is the eternal resting place of less than fifty known pioneers.
Kemper Cemetery, Harvey County, Kansas
Kemper Cemetery is a small rural cemetery about five miles east of Halstead in Harvey County, Kansas. The cemetery is the eternal resting place of less than fifty known pioneers. According to the Cemetery Records of Harvey County, there used to be wooden markers in this cemetery, so there are likely more unknown individuals buried here. The fencing and signage that…
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March 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Kemper Cemetery is a small rural cemetery about five miles east of Halstead in Harvey County, Kansas. The cemetery is the eternal resting place of less than fifty known pioneers.
East Sveadahl Cemetery holds the history of Swedish immigrants who came to Minnesota beginning in the 1860’s.
East Sveadahl Cemetery, Watonwan County, Minnesota
East Sveadahl Cemetery holds the history of Swedish immigrants who came to Minnesota beginning in the 1860's.
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February 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
East Sveadahl Cemetery holds the history of Swedish immigrants who came to Minnesota beginning in the 1860’s.
East Sveadahl Cemetery, Watonwan County, Minnesota
East Sveadahl Cemetery holds the history of Swedish immigrants who came to Minnesota beginning in the 1860's.
East Sveadahl Cemetery holds the history of Swedish immigrants who came to Minnesota beginning in the 1860's.
East Sveadahl Cemetery, Watonwan County, Minnesota
East Sveadahl Cemetery holds the history of Swedish immigrants who came to Minnesota beginning in the 1860's.
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February 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
East Sveadahl Cemetery, Watonwan County, Minnesota
East Sveadahl Cemetery holds the history of Swedish immigrants who came to Minnesota beginning in the 1860's.
East Sveadahl Cemetery holds the history of Swedish immigrants who came to Minnesota beginning in the 1860's.
In 1905, a cement plant was built in Neodesha to manufacture Indian brand bricks, proudly made with the rock “from Little Bear mound, from under the grave of Little Bear.”
Prehistoric Mounds and Archeological Sites of Kansas
Little investment was made in systematic preservation of Kansas Indian Mounds, and many indigenous gravesites were destroyed by pioneers in the name of progress.
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February 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
In 1905, a cement plant was built in Neodesha to manufacture Indian brand bricks, proudly made with the rock “from Little Bear mound, from under the grave of Little Bear.”
Victoria Railroad Cemetery is also known as Union Pacific Railroad Cemetery, Massacred Railroad Workers Cemetery, and Cheyenne Indian Raid Gravesite.
Victoria Railroad Cemetery, Ellis County, Kansas
Victoria Railroad Cemetery holds the bodies of seven 1867 massacre victims and five Scottish immigrant family members who died of typhoid fever in 1873.
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February 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Victoria Railroad Cemetery is also known as Union Pacific Railroad Cemetery, Massacred Railroad Workers Cemetery, and Cheyenne Indian Raid Gravesite.
Victoria Railroad Cemetery is also known as Union Pacific Railroad Cemetery, Massacred Railroad Workers Cemetery, and Cheyenne Indian Raid Gravesite.
Victoria Railroad Cemetery, Ellis County, Kansas
Victoria Railroad Cemetery holds the bodies of seven 1867 massacre victims and five Scottish immigrant family members who died of typhoid fever in 1873.
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February 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Victoria Railroad Cemetery is also known as Union Pacific Railroad Cemetery, Massacred Railroad Workers Cemetery, and Cheyenne Indian Raid Gravesite.
Happy Valentines Day!
Davis Memorial, Mount Hope Cemetery, Hiawatha, Kansas
The Davis Memorial at Mount Hope Cemetery in Hiawatha Kansas is an elaborate and unique memorial created by John Milburn Davis after his wife Sarah died in 1930.
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February 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Happy Valentines Day!
Spoiler alert: no one knows.
Who Was Thomas Dixon, Colored Soldier, at Wellington Pioneer Cemetery?
This gravestone and the man it honors is one of many mysteries at Wellington’s Pioneer Cemetery.
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February 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Spoiler alert: no one knows.
On February 3, 1959, 22-year-old Buddy Holly, 17-year-old Ritchie Valens, 28-year-old The Big Bopper, and 21-year-old pilot Roger Peterson were killed in a plane crash just north of Clear Lake, Iowa.
The Day The Music Died: Buddy Holly Crash Site, Clear Lake, Iowa
The Buddy Holly Crash Site in Clear Lake, Iowa is in a cornfield on private property, but it has a memorial that is open to the public.
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February 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
On February 3, 1959, 22-year-old Buddy Holly, 17-year-old Ritchie Valens, 28-year-old The Big Bopper, and 21-year-old pilot Roger Peterson were killed in a plane crash just north of Clear Lake, Iowa.