On July 7, 1909, four cars of the 10-coach Santa Fe No. 5 rolled into 8 feet of fast-moving flood water just half a mile from Pomona, Kansas. 300 people were aboard the train; all but one--a 4-year-old named Georgie Rhodes--survived. #KansasHistory #Railroads #Floods #PomonaKS #OttawaKS @histodons

All FCHS locations will be closed on Tueday, July 4, in commemoration of Independence Day. We'll reopen on July 5! #OttawaKS

The Franklin County Historical Society is working on a new exhibit, and we need your help! Our upcoming exhibit tells the story of the Civil Defense and Ground Observation Corps. If you have local artifacts, please contact brannana (at) olddepotmuseum (dot) org.

#KansasHistory #ColdWar #CivilDefense #FranklinCountyKS #OttawaKS #PomonaKS #RichmondKS #PrincetonKS #RantoulKS #LaneKS #WellsvilleKS #CentropolisKS #PeoriaKS #AppanooseCommunityKS @histodons

In 1885, despite community protests, Franklin County built the Locust Street Bridge, which became an important corridor across the the Marais des Cygnes River in #OttawaKS. The flood-battered bridge was torn down in 1961 to make way for flood control. #KansasHistory #Bridges @histodons

Join us in person or online for Grady Atwater's presentation on John Brown and early Lane, Kansas during our January 29 86th Annual FCHS Meeting. Free program with a great historian and storyteller. Learn more: https://www.olddepotmuseum.org/january-29-john-brown-and-lane-kansas-subject-of-86th-annual-fchs-meeting-presentation/

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Christmas in Franklin County in words and photos:

Pence’s Super IGA, southeast corner of Fourth & Main, decorated for Christmas. The Mode O Day company sign can be seen above. This building is now the home of Corner Market and Impact Wealth Planners. 11/

#Christmas #FranklinCountyKS #OttawaKS #KansasHistory

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Christmas in Franklin County in words and photos:

Decorating an aluminum Christmas tree in preparation for a party at Elks Lodge #803 in Ottawa, Kansas. The woman on the right is identified as Carol Gleason, and the boy is her son, John. Photo by J.B. Muecke. 8/

#FranklinCountyKS #OttawaKS #Christmas #KansasHistory

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Christmas in Franklin County in words and photos:

Handwritten plum pudding recipe on stationary that reads "Office of J.D. Bodley & Son, wire and Picket Fence, No 424 South Main Street." Recipe in alt text. 7/

#KansasHistory #Christmas #OttawaKS #FranklinCountyKS

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Franklin County Christmas in words and photos:

The Stoltz family in their home at 4th and Hickory (where the US Post Office now stands) in Ottawa, Kansas at Christmas. Pictured Elizabeth Stoltz holding baby Herman, Fred Stoltz holding Fred Jr., children William, Elizabeth, and Mary on the floor, and Andrew Volk stands in the doorway. 1897. 5/

#KansasHistory #OttawaKS #FranklinCountyKS #Christmas

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Christmas in Franklin County in words and photos:

A small boy holds his new toy by a Christmas tree. Photos of his absent father, both in a suit and in a military uniform, are displayed in the background. 1941-1945. Photo by J.B. Muecke. 3/

#KansasHistory #OttawaKS #WWII #Christmas

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Christmas in Franklin County in words and photos:
A giant serpent float travels down the Christmas parade route in the 200 block of South Main Street. 1940s. Photo by J.B. Muecke. 2/

#KansasHistory #OttawaKS #Christmas

Christmas in Franklin County, in photos and words:

Ernest Carrell, 528 Cherry, holds a halo of lights as V.B. Johnson, 816 N Mulberry bolts the decoration. Holding the ladder is W.H. Husson, 413 S Fifth. The Christmas lights were turned on the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving. 1940. 1/

#KansasHistory #OttawaKS #Christmas @histodons @genealogy

The Old Depot Museum and the Archives & Research Center will be CLOSED the rest of this week. We look forward to welcoming you and yours to the museum and archives next week!

#OttawaKS

Ottawa's Main Street decorated for the Christmas holiday season, circa 1970s. #OttawaKS #KansasHistory @histodons

Foggy! #OttawaKS #KSWX #weather

LIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN AND AGAIN. We've found more than 60 articles about Franklin Countians, their livestock, and their property being hit by lightning. Surprisingly few of the incidents were fatal to humans. This image is of lightning flashing at the Franklin County Courthouse in 1913. 1/ #KSWX
#OttawaKS #KansasHistory #Weather @histodons #histodons

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