Like everyone else, I get sidetracked!! A few weeks ago I wrote an article about Jude Bourassa and his wife, Marie Catherine (Sharrai) Bourassa. I want to continue to write about them because they are [...]

My paternal grandfather, James Peter "Jim Pete" Clark spent most of his life on farms in Wabaunsee County, Kansas. He was born March 15, 1883 in the Snokomo Community south of Paxico, and died in his [...]

My paternal grandfather, James Peter "Jim Pete" Clark spent most of his life on farms in Wabaunsee County, Kansas. He was born March 15, 1883 in the Snokomo Community south of Paxico, and died in his [...]

I always thought this was such an interesting photograph. In 1893, the United States Government opened up some Native American lands for settlement in northern Oklahoma. Since it was mostly Cherokee l [...]

I always thought this was such an interesting photograph. In 1893, the United States Government opened up some Native American lands for settlement in northern Oklahoma. Since it was mostly Cherokee l [...]

Margaret Ann (Campbell) Morrison Birth: Apr., 1858DalryDumfries and Galloway, ScotlandDeath: Dec. 17, 1887Maple HillWabaunsee CountyKansas, USAWabaunsee County News, Dec. 29, 1887, page 3:ObituaryThe [...]

Margaret Ann (Campbell) Morrison Birth: Apr., 1858DalryDumfries and Galloway, ScotlandDeath: Dec. 17, 1887Maple HillWabaunsee CountyKansas, USAWabaunsee County News, Dec. 29, 1887, page 3:ObituaryThe [...]

Friend? Foe? Pest? Weed? Wildflower? Good? Bad? These are all questions that might be asked about a plant this is common (more so in the past than now) along roadsides and in pastures: The Common Milk [...]

Friend? Foe? Pest? Weed? Wildflower? Good? Bad? These are all questions that might be asked about a plant this is common (more so in the past than now) along roadsides and in pastures: The Common Milk [...]

Here are some native wildflowers that grow in the pastures and woodlots around Maple Hill. How many are you able to name?