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Local History Audio Interviews
Newton, Kansas - History
Newton, Kansas - History - Oats & Hay Bottling Co.
Newton, Kansas - History - Santa Fe
Newton, Kansas - History - Ice Cream/Eskimo Pies
Newton, Kansas - History - Oats & Hay Bottling Co.
Newton, Kansas - History - Santa Fe
Newton, Kansas - History - Ice Cream/Eskimo Pies
Mrs. Carl (Ethel) Hay talks about living in Newton. She also discusses her husband's ice cream business (with Eskimo Pies) and raising her family in…
Local History Audio Interviews
Newton, Kansas - History
Mrs. Kannapel discusses what life was like growing up in Newton Kansas. She talks about her very large family, married life, life in a railroad town,…
Local History Audio Interviews
Newton, Kansas - History
Santa Fe Railroad - History
The Great Depression - History
Edna St. Vincent Millay - Poet/Playwright
Santa Fe Railroad - History
The Great Depression - History
Edna St. Vincent Millay - Poet/Playwright
Mr. Arthur discusses his experiences working in various roles such as brakeman and conductor for the Santa Fe Railroad. He talks about the hardships…
Local History Audio Interviews
Newton, Kansas - History
Rail Roads, Santa Fe - History
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Newton, KS
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Newton, KS
Mexican-American History
The Mexican Revolution (1910-20)
Rail Roads, Santa Fe - History
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Newton, KS
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Newton, KS
Mexican-American History
The Mexican Revolution (1910-20)
In this interview Mrs. Leonardo Estrada (Delores Vasquez) discusses her early childhood in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution, her teenage years and…
Local History Audio Interviews
Newton, Kansas - History
Newton, Kansas, St. Mary's Catholic Church - History
Our Lady of Guadalupe - History
Newton, Kansas, St. Mary's Catholic Church - History
Our Lady of Guadalupe - History
In this interview, Reverend Monseigneur Irvin F. Lampe discusses the history of St. Mary's Catholic Church, its elementary school, and the Catholic…
Local History Audio Interviews
Newton, Kansas - History
Newton, Kansas - The Ripley Hotel
Newton, Kansas - Chamber of Commerce
NAACP
Newton, Kansas - The Ripley Hotel
Newton, Kansas - Chamber of Commerce
NAACP
Ora and Augustus Robertson spend time discussing Augustus' career with the U.S. Postal Service. They also discuss what it was like living in Newton,…
Local History Audio Interviews
Newton, Kansas - History
Mexico - History
The Mexican Revolution
Women's Issues
Sewing
Ranching/Rancheros
Cura Hidalgo Party
Trains - Santa Fe
Mexico - History
The Mexican Revolution
Women's Issues
Sewing
Ranching/Rancheros
Cura Hidalgo Party
Trains - Santa Fe
This tape collects precious memories, affords a view of the Mexican Revolution, contains geographical information -- flora and fauna, legends,…
Local History Audio Interviews
Newton, Kansas - History
Railroad-Santa Fe
Birth/Babies
Railroad-Coal
Misc-Queen Victoria
Railroad-Santa Fe
Birth/Babies
Railroad-Coal
Misc-Queen Victoria
Harry and Vonnie Tudor discuss what life was like working on and around the Newton, Kansas rail road systems. The discussion ranges from topics on…
Obituary Index
Index of obituaries and death notices published in Newton, Kansas newspapers beginning in 1872.
The Newton Public Library in Newton, Kansas, houses…