A historical overview of western Nebraska and its pioneer settlers, this volume highlights the men who helped build counties across the Nebraska Panhandle, including Cheyenne, Box Butte, Deuel, Garden, Sioux, Kimball, Morrill, Sheridan, Scotts Bluff, Banner, and Dawes. It also points readers to biographies, history volumes, and a gallery of 143 photographs.
Luedders’ historical and pictorial city directory of Angola, Indiana for the year 1923, containing an historical compilation of items of local interest, a complete canvass of names in the city, which includes every member of the family, college students, families on rural lines, directory of officers of county, city, lodges, churches, societies, a directory of streets, and a classified business directory.
Harry A. Kunkle, a prominent landowner and businessman in Ellsworth, Kansas, inherited the industrious spirit of his father, Aaron Kunkle, who migrated from Pennsylvania and developed a prosperous farming estate. Born in 1847, Aaron built a successful farm after years in Kansas and left a legacy of 2,000 acres upon his death in 1914. Harry, growing up in the region and receiving education in local schools, expanded the family’s holdings to 3,580 acres, overseeing diversified agriculture and stock raising while actively participating in community organizations.