Index to Historical Resources
from Mary Ann and Richard Kay Wortman
on the History of Cowley County, Kansas

New Material

For those who wish to dig into the depths of Mary Ann Wortman's work on Cowley County here is the index to the Archive:
Index_for_Archive

Coal in Cowley County, Kansas - Part I 1868-1882
Coal in Cowley County, Kansas - Part II 1882-1885
Coal in Cowley County, Kansas - Part III 1885-1891
Southwestern Stage Company
Scott and Manning Controversey and 1876 Kansas State Senate Election
Mike Meagher and C. M. Scott
Early Surveyors in Cowley County, Massacre in Indian Territory
Winfield City Directory for 1880 (Transcribed)
The Gentry Family in Cowley County
The Robery of the Cowley County Bank, July 31, 1878
W. A. Ritchie, Architect
Winfield's Name Origin, Article by Winfield Scott, 1886
Uncle Billy Gray, City Marshal, Arkansas City
FORTS AND THE COURT SYSTEM FOR INDIAN TERRITORY
Political, Official and Social Notes from Washington D. C concerning the U. S. Navy in 1885
Miller Brothers involved in Land Fraud
Interesting Items
Families Related to Jeff Palmer
A. J. Pyburn and Family
Article about Mike Robe of Arkansas City
Reminiscences of Early Cowley County by Cliff M. Wood, Feb. 1886
Winfield Fires and Equipment Used to Fight Fires before 1886
Early Editors of the Arkansas City Traveler and other A.C. papers.
William (Bill) Conner, Osage Indian
James and Samuel Topliff
Sheriffs of Cowley County
Hunt, Capt. J. S. and Family
Thorpe Family, E. E. Thorpe
Titus Family, Titus, Jacob G.
Thompson Families in Cowley County
Major J. W. Powell, the Grand Canyon, and Winfield
Cowley County Fair in 1885-[Part II. Cowley County Fairgrounds.]
The Rise and Fall of Steamboats in Cowley County, Kansas 1875
R. L. (Dick) Walker, Mayor of Winfield 1877, Sheriff of Cowley County 1873.
PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT, the view from Cowley County, Part II
Winfield, Noted Residences
The Bliss Family
The Rev. Samuel S. Holloway and Family
The Bruner Family in Cowley County, Kansas
Bicycle and Velociped Transport the Late 19th Century in Cowley County, Kansas
Cattleman Lee Kokernut of Gonzales, Texas and_George W. Miller of Winfield, Kansas and The 101 Ranch of Oklahoma
PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT, the view from Cowley County Kansas, Part I.
Winfield Public Schools - Part One - From Miss Bliss's First Class to 450 Students - from 1871 to 1878.
Winfield Public Schools - Part Two -Many Teachers, Buildings, Students, Events - from 1879 to 1882.
Winfield Public Schools - Part Three - Teachers and Districts, 1883-1884
Memorial and Decoration Services for Veterans of "The War of the Rebellion" held in Winfield, KS. 1885.
The Story of Mrs. J. E. Seeyle (of Ft. Scott) in Winfield Courier, 1885. She spent 3 years as a man in the Army in The Civil War.
Items from The Winfield Courier about The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Organization in Winfield.
The Organization and Founding of Southwestern College in Winfield (also about Winfield Enterprise Association & DM&A RR).

 

People and Families
Families List 1
Families List 2

Topics

Arkansas City
Arkansas City Steamboats
Arkansas City Facts.
Ark City Foundry
Arkansas City Early History & Telephone from Newspapers.
Arkansas City Telephone History compiled by E. C. Huhlman, 1935.
 
Bridges
Bridges1920s.
CowleyCountyBridges_A.
CowleyCountyBridges_B.
StoneBridgesCowleyCounty.
 
Cattlemen of Cowley County (1880's)
John N. Florer
W. J. Pollock
J. H. Sherburne
Windsor and Roberts
W. J. Hodges, Cattleman

Cowley County

Early Surveyors in Cowley County, Massacre in Indian Territory
Interesting Items
Reminiscences of Early Cowley County by Cliff M. Wood, Feb. 1886
Sheriffs of Cowley County
Cowley County Fair in 1885-[Part II. Cowley County Fairgrounds.]
Old Newspaper Files, Cowley County 1869 to 1887
Cowley County Schools, 1871 to 1878
CowleyCountyCourthouse_and_Jail.
CowleyCountyFloods.
CowleyCountyRoads.
Cowley County Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
Tunnel Mills
Roads
The History of Cowley County Fairs (Part I)
Inventions and Inventors of Cowley County
Early Aviation in Cowley County
 
United States
FORTS AND THE COURT SYSTEM FOR INDIAN TERRITORY
Cantonment
Fort Reno
Fort Sill
Camp Supply
Courts for Indian Territory
Political, Official and Social Notes from Washington D. C concerning the U. S. Navy in 1885
 
Winfield
Winfield's Name Origin, Article by Winfield Scott, 1886
Early Bridges in Winfield
Early Hotels in Winfield
Early Conveyances in Winfield
Indians were Masons
The Camen Band Massacre
Postcard and Photo Collection
 
MoreNewspapers from Old Microfilm
Updated Index of Old Newspaper Files from Mary Ann Wortman (ongoing)
These are the latest Additions:
The Winfield Courier, April 1, 1886 (single issue now 739KB)
The Winfield Courier, March 4, 1886 to March 28, 1886.
The Winfield Courier, February 1, 1886 to February 28, 1886.
The Winfield Courier, January 1, 1886 to January 31, 1886
Daily Commonwealth, Topeka, Kansas, June 1871 through May 1872.
Daily Commenwealth, Topeka, Kansas, July 9, 1873 to July 24, 1874
Daily Commonwealth, Topeka, Kansas, July 1874 to August 1875.
The Winfield Courier, From Jan. 1, 1885 to Jan. 31. 1885.
The Winfield Courier, Feb. 1 1885 to Feb. 28, 1885.
The Winfield Courier, March 1 1885 to March 31, 1885.
The Winfield Courier, April 1 1885 to April 30, 1885.
The Winfield Courier, May 1 1885 to May 28, 1885.
The Winfield Courier, June 5, 1885 to June 30, 1885.
The Winfield Courier, July 2, 1885 to July 30, 1885.
The Winfield Courier, August 6, 1885 to August 27, 1885.
The Winfield Courier, September 3, 1885 to September 24, 1885.
The Winfield Courier, October 1, 1885 to October 31, 1885.
The Winfield Courier, November 1, 1885 to November 30, 1885.
The Winfield Courier, December 1, 1885 to December 31, 1885
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