1867 flood, Fort Hays, Kansas
Date: June 08, 1867
This photograph represents buildings that survived the flooding on June 8, 1867 in Fort Hays, Kansas. At the time of the flood, the buildings standing in the photograph had been built approximately five months prior. Fort Hays was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

1871 Charles A. Thresher Diary
Date: 1871
Charles A. Thresher's diary from 1871. Charles Thresher lived and farmed in the Berryton, Shawnee County area. Entries are typically brief and provide information regarding the weather, chores and activities around the farm, what family members did, Thresher's and his family's health, visiting neighbors or those that Thresher visited, Sunday school and other church activities, and other such information about daily life in rural Kansas.

1872 Charles A. Thresher Diary
Date: 1872
Charles A. Thresher's diary from 1872. Charles Thresher lived and farmed in the Berryton, Shawnee County area. Entries are typically brief and provide information regarding the weather, chores and activities around the farm, what family members did, Thresher's and his family's health, visiting neighbors or those that Thresher visited, Sunday school and other church activities, and other such information about daily life in rural Kansas.

1873 Charles A. Thresher Diary
Date: 1873
Charles A. Thresher's diary from 1873. Charles Thresher lived and farmed in the Berryton, Shawnee County area. Entries are typically brief and provide information regarding the weather, chores and activities around the farm, what family members did, Thresher's and his family's health, visiting neighbors or those that Thresher visited, Sunday school and other church activities, and other such information about daily life in rural Kansas.

1874 Charles A. Thresher Diary
Date: 1874
Charles A. Thresher's diary from 1874. Charles Thresher lived and farmed in the Berryton, Shawnee County area. Entries are typically brief and provide information regarding the weather, chores and activities around the farm, what family members did, Thresher's and his family's health, visiting neighbors or those that Thresher visited, Sunday school and other church activities, and other such information about daily life in rural Kansas.

1875 Charles A. Thresher Diary
Date: 1875
Charles A. Thresher's diary from 1876. Charles Thresher lived and farmed in the Berryton, Shawnee County area. Entries are typically brief and provide information regarding the weather, chores and activities around the farm, what family members did, Thresher's and his family's health, visiting neighbors or those that Thresher visited, Sunday school and other church activities, and other such information about daily life in rural Kansas.

1876 Charles A. Thresher Diary
Date: 1876
Charles A. Thresher's diary from 1876. Charles Thresher lived and farmed in the Berryton, Shawnee County area. Entries are typically brief and provide information regarding the weather, chores and activities around the farm, what family members did, Thresher's and his family's health, visiting neighbors or those that Thresher visited, Sunday school and other church activities, and other such information about daily life in rural Kansas.

1876 Penny from the Kaw Mission, 14MO368
Date: 1876
The 1876 penny was recovered during excavations at the 2018 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Kaw Mission. The penny, sometimes called an Indian Head cent or Indian Head penny shows Liberty with a head dress on the obverse side. The reverse side shows an oak wreath and shield surrounding the words "ONE CENT." The Mission was built over the winter of 1850 - 1851 by the Methodist Episcopal Church South as a school for boys in the Kaw (or Kansa) tribe. The site was acquired by the state of Kansas in 1951 and it was listed in 1971 to the National Register of Historic Places.

1877 Charles A. Thresher Diary
Date: 1877
Charles A. Thresher's diary from 1877. Charles Thresher lived and farmed in the Berryton, Shawnee County area. Entries are typically brief and provide information regarding the weather, chores and activities around the farm, what family members did, Thresher's and his family's health, visiting neighbors or those that Thresher visited, Sunday school and other church activities, and other such information about daily life in rural Kansas.

1878 Charles A. Thresher Diary
Date: 1878
Charles A. Thresher's diary from 1878. Charles Thresher lived and farmed in the Berryton, Shawnee County area. Entries are typically brief and provide information regarding the weather, chores and activities around the farm, what family members did, Thresher's and his family's health, visiting neighbors or those that Thresher visited, Sunday school and other church activities, and other such information about daily life in rural Kansas.

1878 Penny from the Mine Creek Civil War Battlefield, 14LN337
Date: 1878
This penny dates to 14 years later than the Battle of Mine Creek, but still can help archeologists understand activity or disturbance at the site. The site was the location where on October 25, 1864 Union and Confederate forces fought one of the largest cavalry battles in the Civil War. The penny, sometimes called an Indian Head cent or Indian Head penny shows Liberty with a head dress on the obverse side. The reverse side shows an oak wreath and shield surrounding the words "ONE CENT."

1879 Charles A. Thresher Diary
Date: 1879
Charles A. Thresher's diary from 1879. Charles Thresher lived and farmed in the Berryton, Shawnee County area. Entries are typically brief and provide information regarding the weather, chores and activities around the farm, what family members did, Thresher's and his family's health, visiting neighbors or those that Thresher visited, Sunday school and other church activities, and other such information about daily life in rural Kansas.

1880 census of Farmer Township, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Creator: United States. Census Office. 10th census, 1880
Date: June 1, 1880 through June 2, 1880
This excerpt of a census schedule provides details--including the name, age, race, and occupation--of settlers in Farmer Township in Wabaunsee County, Kansas. The county included a black population (B=Black) who had settled there in 1879 with the help of the Freedmen's Relief Association.

1880 census of Nicodemus Township, Graham County, Kansas
Creator: United States. Census Office. 10th census, 1880
Date: June 8, 1880 through June 23, 1880
This census schedule provides details--including the name, age, race, and occupation--of both white and black settlers in Nicodemus Township in Graham County, Kansas. This township had been settled by African Americans in 1877 along the south fork of the Solomon River.

1880 census of Rock Creek Township, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Creator: United States. Census Office. 10th census, 1880
Date: June 11, 1880
This excerpt of a census schedule provides details--including the name, age, race, and occupation--of settlers in Rock Creek Township in Wabaunsee County, Kansas. The county included a black population (B=Black) who had settled there in 1879 with the help of the Freedmen's Relief Association.

1880 Charles A. Thresher Diary
Date: 1880
Charles A. Thresher's diary from 1880. Charles Thresher lived and farmed in the Berryton, Shawnee County area. Entries are typically brief and provide information regarding the weather, chores and activities around the farm, what family members did, Thresher's and his family's health, visiting neighbors or those that Thresher visited, Sunday school and other church activities, and other such information about daily life in rural Kansas.

1880 Liberty Head Half Eagle from Fort Hays, 14EL301
Date: 1880-1889
This coin was recovered during excavation at historic Fort Hays in Ellis County. The $5.00 coin is 90% gold and 10% copper. Minted in 1880, the coin has a Liberty or Coronet head on the obverse side and an eagle with shield on the reverse side. Fort Hays was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and is a State Historic Site.

1881 Charles A. Thresher Diary
Date: 1881
Charles A. Thresher's diary from 1881. Charles Thresher lived and farmed in the Berryton, Shawnee County area. Entries are typically brief and provide information regarding the weather, chores and activities around the farm, what family members did, Thresher's and his family's health, visiting neighbors or those that Thresher visited, Sunday school and other church activities, and other such information about daily life in rural Kansas.

1882 Charles A. Thresher Diary
Date: 1882
Charles A. Thresher's diary from 1882. Charles Thresher lived and farmed in the Berryton, Shawnee County area. Entries are typically brief and provide information regarding the weather, chores and activities around the farm, what family members did, Thresher's and his family's health, visiting neighbors or those that Thresher visited, Sunday school and other church activities, and other such information about daily life in rural Kansas.

1883 Charles A. Thresher Diary
Date: 1883
Charles A. Thresher's diary from 1883. Charles Thresher lived and farmed in the Berryton, Shawnee County area. Entries are typically brief and provide information regarding the weather, chores and activities around the farm, what family members did, Thresher's and his family's health, visiting neighbors or those that Thresher visited, Sunday school and other church activities, and other such information about daily life in rural Kansas.

1884 Charles A. Thresher Diary
Date: 1884
Charles A. Thresher's diary from 1884. Charles Thresher lived and farmed in the Berryton, Shawnee County area. Entries are typically brief and provide information regarding the weather, chores and activities around the farm, what family members did, Thresher's and his family's health, visiting neighbors or those that Thresher visited, Sunday school and other church activities, and other such information about daily life in rural Kansas.

1885 Charles A. Thresher Diary
Date: 1885
Charles A. Thresher's diary from 1885. Charles Thresher lived and farmed in the Berryton, Shawnee County area. Entries are typically brief and provide information regarding the weather, chores and activities around the farm, what family members did, Thresher's and his family's health, visiting neighbors or those that Thresher visited, Sunday school and other church activities, and other such information about daily life in rural Kansas.

1886 Charles A. Thresher Diary
Date: 1886
Charles A. Thresher's diary from 1886. Charles Thresher lived and farmed in the Berryton, Shawnee County area. Entries are typically brief and provide information regarding the weather, chores and activities around the farm, what family members did, Thresher's and his family's health, visiting neighbors or those that Thresher visited, Sunday school and other church activities, and other such information about daily life in rural Kansas.

1887 Charles A. Thresher Diary
Date: 1887
Charles A. Thresher's diary from 1887. Charles Thresher lived and farmed in the Berryton, Shawnee County area. Entries are typically brief and provide information regarding the weather, chores and activities around the farm, what family members did, Thresher's and his family's health, visiting neighbors or those that Thresher visited, Sunday school and other church activities, and other such information about daily life in rural Kansas.

1888 Charles A. Thresher Diary
Date: 1888
Charles A. Thresher's diary from 1888. Charles Thresher lived and farmed in the Berryton, Shawnee County area. Entries are typically brief and provide information regarding the weather, chores and activities around the farm, what family members did, Thresher's and his family's health, visiting neighbors or those that Thresher visited, Sunday school and other church activities, and other such information about daily life in rural Kansas.