SFTHS presents a lot of updated and new local history information this month along with membership details below.
FINALLY – Our Driving Tour Is Back!!!
The tour (and website) shares detailed information about each of the 11 historic sites on the tour.
- Black Jack Ruts and Ivan L. Boyd Memorial Prairie Preserve
- Black Jack Cemetery and Town Site (Not on the tour)
- Black Jack Battlefield
- Palmyra Well
- Palmyra Townsite DAR Marker
- Trail Park & The Narrows
- Hickory Point & The Coleman-Dow Incident
- Brooklyn Town Site DAR Marker and Quantill’s 1863 Raid
- Willow Springs Townsite DAR Marker & the Military Trail Connection
- Globe DAR Marker
- Simmon’s Point Stagecoach Stop
- Baden Post Office DAR Marker
Go to Drive the Santa Fe Trail Thru Douglas County!!!! for tour link and information!
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Our Local History Displays in The Kansas Room
The Kansas Room is in the Baldwin City Public Library – 800 7th Street, Baldwin City 66006
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New Tab: Explore The Area
Our new “Explore the Area” tab features information about sites of historical interest in the local area. Self-guided tours are also included. Hours of operation, background information, and links to further information on this website are included. More sites and tours will be added.
Click this link to the page: Explore the Area
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What Good Does Funding Given to SFTHS Do?
Click this link to Join Us! (Membership)
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Giving For Good Campaign Starts Dec 2
SFTHS is committed to preserving and sharing local history. Our group supports The Kansas Room (the history room) at the Baldwin City Public Library (BCPL). In the past, we have joined with BCPL to raise funds through the Giving For Good Campaign to digitize (scan) over 350 fragile real estate abstracts kept in The Kansas Room. Many of these abstracts were written on fragile paper (some on onion skin), were very old, tearing, and were better if not handled. But many patrons are interested in the information they contain. Donated funds allowed these precious abstracts and their historic information to be scanned. Soon the will be put on the computer so the information can be accessed safely. The abstracts are now stored safely in the archives.
This fall, we are again partnering with BCPL to to raise funds. The Kansas Room contains hundreds of historic photos and documents. The Kansas Room plans to establish a website so these photos, the real estate abstracts, indexes and lists of their collections and other treasures can be made accessible to the public. Some photos have already been scanned and other items indexed, but much work remains to be done. We and BCPL are hoping to raise at least $5 to put towards the scanning, indexing and uploading of these photos and records.
Our campaign begins Dec 2 and last through Dec. 31, 2025. Watch the website and your emails for info. We appreciate any support you choose to give! (Douglas County Community Foundation (DCCF) sponsors the Giving for Good Campaign.)
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“Our Local History” Repeat Performance – John Richards is Back!
Jan 3 – 12:30 – Come early to get a seat!!!
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