Leavenworth City and County

Items listed below are in the file drawers of a cabinet in the Kansas Room of LVPL.
For additional online information, click here: Leavenworth County Area

Zeman, Joe. "Behind the Desk for Over 20 Years."  Leavenworth Times. March 30, 1992.

New Road Names for County. [a list]

The Moving Wall Vietnam Memorial. [Brochure]

Reinolds, Chris. "Area Salaries Surveyed." Leavenworth Times. March 22, 1992.

Ensley, Theodore. Draft Environment Assessment for the Restoration of Leavenworth State Fishing Lake Dam. June 1993.

City of Leavenworth Project Statues Report Funding Source Summary. May 1994.

"Romance Bed and Breakfast Style." Leavenworth Times. March 1992.

"Tonganoxie Depot Undergoes Restoration" [photo] Leavenworth Times.

Sachse, Ann Bromell. "Spirit Keeps Lowemont Going for 100 Years." Leavenworth Times. December 20, 1987.

Bronoski, Michael. "Leavenworth County State Lake Good for Crappie." Leavenworth Times. April 16, 1978.

Thomas, Sandra L. "Students Dig for Artifacts in Fields Near Tongie for College Credit."

Zeman, J. J. "Salute to Dairy Farming."

Historic Information (Kickapoo). [Handwritten notes.]

Questions and Answers About Real Property Reappraisal in Leavenworth County Kansas. [Brochure]

Leavenworth County. [Booklet]

Progress '93. February 28, 1993.

Mitchell, Deena. "General Pershing Ate Here." Tonganoxie Correspondant.

Robison, Keith. "Country Grows 18% During '90s." Leavenworth Times.  February 24, 1991.

Parish, Connie. "County's Per Capita Income Sixth Lowest." Leavenworth Times. April 14, 1991.

Yesteryear. April 28, 1991.

The Answer People. [Brochure]

Leavenworth County Sheriff Department. [Brochure]

Dickinson, Sharon. "Museum Faces Long Road to Opening."

Yesteryear. January 10, 1992.

"First Annual Kansas Calendar: Counties of Jefferson/Leavenworth/Jackson". Photographs of people and structures in the area. July, 1995-June 1996.

[Leavenworth County map.]

Seckler, Harry H. "There Was a Battle Royal to Obrain the Leav. County Sear". Leavenworth Times. ND.

Remsburg, George J. "Prehistoric Man in Leavenworth County." Leavenworth Times. ND.

"Lansing Correctional Facility History." http://www.accesskansas.org/lcf/LCFNET/Public/Standard/History/hist.htm Information and pictures printed from the web site. Link: Access Kansas

Historic Plaques Erected by the Leavenworth County Historical Society. [List]

Hamilton, Jeffrey. "Welcome to Leavenworth... Newcomers 2001: Make Yourself At Home." Leavenworth Times Insert. July 22, 2001.

Hamilton, Jeffrey. "Newcomers 2001: Leavenworth, A Postcard Community." Leavenworth Times Insert. July 22, 2001.

"Leavenworth Kansas: The Great Escape." 2006-2007 Visitors Guide.

"Vacations Worth the Drive." County Magazine Summer 2006.

"A History of Lansing Kansas." Chronicle Shopper. October 18, 1995.

"Welcome to Leavenworth..." (1) LeavenworthTimes. Sunday insert. July 20, 2003.

"Welcome to Leavenworth..." (2) LeavenworthTimes. Sunday insert. July 20, 2003.

"True Tales of Old Time Leavenworth." Chronicle Shopper. Special booklet publication. Fall 2002.

Parish, Connie. "An Honor for the Honorable District Judge Arthur Stanley." LeavenworthTimes. nd.

City of Leavenworth welcoming information sheet - Telephone numbers, refuse collection, pet policies, miscellaneous sales permits. Also a printout of - City of Leavenworth Ordinance 7370 - Adopting Property Maintenance Standards. Additional information available in our Reference Area.

Wiebe, Mark. "Old Wooden Carousel Bringing Past Full Circle." LeavenworthTimes. April 24, 1997; ill.

Listing of RCCP Shows: 1977 - 1995 (alphabetical), categorized as Musicals, Comedies; Dramas, Other. Online listing of shows may be obtained at: http://home.kc.rr.com/oneactor/rccp.htm

Associated Press article - "Crow, the Boss Win Honors." Includes photo and information about Melissa Etheridge's award for Best Female Performance with her song "Come to My Window." LeavenworthTimes. March 2, 1995.

City of Leavenworth publication - "City Connection" 31 page booklet. August, 2001.

Hanna, John. "New Attorneys in Kansas Follow Sherman's March." Informative article about William Tecumseh Sherman. Lawrence Journal World. April 25, 1997, ill.

Wiebe, Mark. "Leavenworth District Gets New Look." Kansas City Star. Dec. 13, 1999. [AP] "Kansas Area Code to Split." Kansas City Star. Dec. 14, 1996.

[Washington] "Leavenworth County Among Top 10 in Population Growth." LeavenworthTimes. Mar, 24, 1997.

Anderson, Ric. "Stories Differ on Town Legend." Lawrence Journal World. Apr. 27, 1997, ill.

"A Look at the Past.. An Eye to the Future… Progress." Chronicle Shopper. 24 page insert. Feb. 25, 1998, ill.

Leavenworth Area Development. "Leavenworth County: An Emerging Metropolitan Frontier." 24 page publication. October 20, 1993.

Darley, Sabrina. County Magazine. Distinctive Media Corporation. Summer 2006.

78th Annual Leavenworth County Fair. Official Fair Catalog, 80 pgs. August 10-14, 2004 in Tonganoxie, Kansas.

79th Annual Leavenworth County Fair. Official Fair Catalog, 88pgs. August 9-13, 2005 in Tonganoxie, Kansas.

80th Annual Leavenworth County Fair. Official Fair Catalog, 82pgs. August 8-12, 2006 in Tonganoxie, Kansas.

82nd Annual Leavenworth County Fair. Official Fair Catalog, 72pgs. August 12-16, 2008 in Tonganoxie, Kansas.

Blueprint for Progress. A special section on the growth and future of Leavenworth County and how it affects our daily lives. LeavenworthTimes. 42page insert. Spring, 2005.

Progress 2006. A special section on the growth and future of Leavenworth County and how it affects our daily lives. LeavenworthTimes. 38page insert. April 1, 2006.

Progress 2008. An in-depth look at the growth and change of Leavenworth County. LeavenworthTimes. 38page insert. March, 2008..

"A History of Lansing Kansas." Chronicle Shopper. Insert, October, 1995, ill.

Wiebe, Mark. "Site of Grissom Murder Being Razed." Kansas City Star. February 8, 1996, ill.

"Lansing Man Dated 3579 B.C." Leavenworth Times. November 21, 1972, ill.

A one page excerpt from J. H. Johnston book, Looking Back with information related to Lansing Man and a photograph of the bones.

Johnston, J. H. III. "Leavenworth History Part 51." Bicentennial insert. Article about 'Lansing Man'. LeavenworthTimes. August 22, 1976, ill. 2 copies.

Upham, Warren. "Primitive Man and His Stone Implements In the North American Loess." Scientific American Supplement. No. 1415. [Article about 'Lansing Man' discovery] February 14, 1903.

"Early Days of Lansing Community Club." LeavenworthTimes. February 28, 1988, ill.

"Lansing Class." Captioned photo of Lansing Grade School with list of names of the second graders in December 1937. LeavenworthTimes. July 24, 1988.

Ruff, L. Candy. "Frontier Book Touches Lansing Man." LeavenworthTimes. ND, ill.

"History of Lansing, Kansas." Excerpt [pages IV - VII] from book entitled: Lansing Historical Society Recipes and Reminiscences." The excerpt contains a photo of the town's namesake, William Lansing Taylor.

"Lansing, Kansas: The City With A Future." This is a folder of brochures and other material published by Lansing Convention and Visitors Bureau.

"Welcome to Lansing!" This is a 40 page publication of The Lansing Chronicle August 6, 1997, ill.

"The City of Leavenworth." Leavenworth City Directory; 1865 - 66.

Reichley, John. "It Makes a Great Dog's Tale." LeavenworthTimes. September 26, 1996.

McConiga, Rimsie. "Hometown Girl Makes Good." LeavenworthTimes. July 9, 2000, ill.

Dearmond, Mike. "Marion Has Medal Moxie." - Includes information about Leavenworth native Maurice Green's participation in the Olympics. Kansas City Star. Sept. 10, 2000.

Map of Leavenworth in caricature.

J-W Staff Reports. "Texas Museum Showing Leavenworth Photos." Lawrence Journal World. May 4, 1997, ill.

Hanna, John. "New Attorneys in Kansas Follow." LeavenworthTimes. April 25, 1997, ill.

Wiebe, Mark. "Leavenworth District Gets New Look." Kansas City Star. Dec. 13, 1999.

Parish, Connie. "Grittmann Named New Mayor." LeavenworthTimes. Apr. 14, 2004, ill.

Parish, Connie. "Parker Carousel Returns to Leavenworth." LeavenworthTimes. Mar. 30, 1997.

Leavenworth-Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce. Leavenworth Kansas 2003-2004 Vistors Guide.

"The Road to Progress 2001." 42 page insert. Leavenworth Times. Mar. 25, 2001, ill.

"Making Progress." The Scene, B10, ill. Leavenworth Times. July 19, 2008.

Lowder, Scott. "Omihachiman Visitors Experience Leavenworth." The Scene, ill. Leavenworth Times. Oct. 18, 2008.

Voting Brochure. "Leavenworth County Quick Start Guide for Voters: ES&S Votronic Touch Screen Voting System."

Paul, D. M. Editor. Wagga Wagga High School 1965 yearbook. This is the Sister City of Leavenworth located in Australia. It was incorporated in 1870.

"Souvenir Programme." Program of the Wagga Wagga Official Opening and Dedication as a War Memorial of The Civic Theatre. June 29, 1963.