Central Kansas Library System

Local high school seniors were instructed to interview a military veteran and submit a written report based on that session. Veterans interviewed have served in a number of military conflicts in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Gustavus Robert Ostman, born in Sweden, immigrated to the United States around 1868. They eventually homesteaded and reared their children near Bloomington, Osborne County, Kansas. Although some descendants have remained in the area, others have wandered widely.

This genealogy of five generations of the Wiersma family begins with Dutch immigrants, Wietze Wiersma and Tryntji Huizinga, both born in the Netherlands. After orginally living in Chicago, they lived in Demotte, Indiana, for a while. Most of the book covers the generations that lived in the Osborne County, Kansas area.

Seemingly based on portions of the author's life this work combines many elements while telling the story: stories of the airline industry, the war in Iraq, online dating, quaint tiny towns in Kansas, magical Clydesdales, PTSD, TBI, and desperately trying to find sanity in an insane world.

Transcription of 1880 census for Osborne County, Kansas. Transcriptions may have been done by several individuals. Some townships are shown in roughly alphabetical order, while others may be in order on the original pages. Each entry shows Name, Race, Sex, and Age.

Includes Historical facts and images of Bloomington Kansas.

In addition to a directory of alumni, this booklet includes questionnaires that were completed by many of the class members.

This autobiography originated as a series of letters from the Reverend Benjamin Matchett to his daughter, Vesta, written between 1919 and 1922. For his birthday in 1923 Vesta presented him with this typed version of his life story. Matchett served as a clergyman in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma during a career. He also served as Speaker of the House Pro Tem in the Kansas legislature. He was inducted into the Osborne County (Kansas) Hall of Fame in...