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The bartered bride and the Lone Tree Schweiger Ranch

By CPC | Sep 1, 2021

By Joe Gschwendtner; photo courtesy of Rose Tuggle Collection of the Schweiger Ranch Foundation John Schweiger was raised in Zell am Ziller, Tirol, Austria. Draftable into the Austrian army, he…

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The first and a lone ranger: William Kreutzer

By CPC | Jul 29, 2021

By Joe Gschwendtner; photos courtesy of Sedalia Historic Museum and Gardens In 1897, President Grover Cleveland began to protect America’s resources, designating 21 million acres of timberland as National Forest.…

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The Penleys: A Full House

By CPC | Jul 1, 2021
Photo of Ute indian arrowheads.

By Joe Gschwendtner; photos courtesy of the DCL archives and Local History Section Unlike both his father and brother, Mort Penley was not a man of the cloth. The beauty…

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Frink Inc. – pickle baron and cheese wiz

By CPC | Jun 1, 2021

By Joe Gschwendtner; courtesy photos This tale of two towns begins with Junietta Patience Freelove Peckham and Orello E. Frink (O.E.), who were married in DeRuyter, New York in 1877.…

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Gus Nelson: One tough old bird

By CPC | May 1, 2021

By Joe Gschwendtner; photo courtesy of Western History Section, DPL Outliers make for legends. Bengt August (“Gus”) Nelson was one of them. Born in Falkenberg, Sweden in 1863, it was…

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From melons to apples: The Lamberts of Indian Creek

By CPC | Apr 1, 2021

By Joe Gschwendtner; courtesy photos William Thompson Lambert was born in 1850 to devout Quakers Joseph and Cynthia (Meader) Lambert of Blackstrap, Maine. William was an only child, sickly at…

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Five bright sunbonnets: The life of Emma Doud Gould

By CPC | Mar 1, 2021
Photo of Emma Jane Gould, age 76

By Joe Gschwendtner; photos courtesy of Fern Adams Seventy-six years old with 42 grandchildren makes for an epic story at any time. Perhaps being born on July 4, 1857 was…

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Love mea culpa

By CPC | Mar 1, 2021

Editor’s Note: Last month, The Connection featured Charleys Gurley Love and his wife Dr. Minnie Celia Francesca Love in “To Sedalia with Love.” We chronicled their lives together and Minnie…

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To Sedalia with Love

By CPC | Feb 1, 2021
Photo of Minnie Love

By Joe Gschwendtner; photo courtesy of Fern Adams The town of Sedalia has been a backdrop to many remarkable life journeys. It speaks highly of Douglas County’s allure that a…

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Silas Soule: The good die young

By CPC | Jan 1, 2021
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By Joe Gschwendtner; courtesy photos In 1859, Sarah Coberly operated a halfway house rest stop in Huntsville, on the stage road to Colorado Springs. Husband James died early of an…

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