People • Achning Jr., Chas J. Hardware business and TurnvereinCharles Achning, Jr. helped operate his father's hardware store on M... • Achning Sr., Chas German merchant on Massachusetts street and early Eudora councilman.Charles Achning, Sr. moved to Ka... • Assmann, Justus Grocer on Massachusetts. Justus Assmann is one of 34 members of the Lawrence Turnverein pictured i... • Bailey Sisters Sunday Best. Sisters Emma Bailey and Clara Bailey posed for a photographer from Ohio. Presumably Em... • Barteldes, F. W. A successful merchant in Lawrence and Eudora. F.W. Barteldes originally came to Kansas Territory in... • Beuerman, Leo and Cart Leo Beuerman and his cart. Leo is photographed in his cart he constructed to allow him to trave... • Beuerman, Leo in 1970 Leo Beuerman with tractor and cart. These photos show Leo Beuerman lowering his cart from the b... • Beuerman, Leo with letter board Leo Beuerman. This photo shows Leo working with a letter board after he had become completely b... • Beuerman Movie Making Leo and Centron Crew. The Centron movie crew works on the short film they produced about the ... • Blood, Col. James Col. James Blood, First Mayor of Lawrence. On about July 13, 1857 Col. James Blood was elect... • Branscomb, Charles H. Agent who selected the location of Lawrence and leader of the first party of the New England Emigran... • Brooks, Mrs. Paul (Mary) Teacher in the first high school and bride in the first wedding. Mrs. Paul Brooks was born... • Brooks, Paul R. Terrirorial legislator: also Lawrence's first store, first building, first wedding. Paul R. Brook... • Brown, George Washington Editor of the "Herald of Freedom", the first newspaper in town. George Washington Brown (1820-1... • Brown, Lois Gleason Ammunition smuggler during the Wakarusa War.Brown, Lois Houghton Gleason (1820-1894)- Lois Houghton... • Buch, Sr., John Community band organizer and teacher of wagon-making at Haskell. John Buch, Sr.was one of 34 members... • Bullene, Lathrop Bullenes' mercantile became Weavers. Lathrop Bullene (1826-1915), a pioneer merchant of Lawrence was... • Cameron, Gen. Hugh Hugh Cameron, unique character known as "The Lawrence Hermit." Hugh Cameron was born in Perth,... • Cameron, Hugh Hugh Cameron – The Kansas Hermit. Hugh Cameron, born near Saratoga Springs, New York on Octob... • Children Outside the Bowersock Children's Group at the Bowersock. A large crowd of children and a few adults pose on the sidew... • Collamore, George W. Mayor of Lawrence and Victim of Quantrill's Raid. Third Son of Gilman and Maria E. (Hoffman) Collamo... • Colman, Ezekial Andrus Ardent abolitionist and Underground Railroad Conductor Ezekial Andrus Colman came to Kansas with the... • Colman, Mrs. Ezekial Andrus Wife of an active abolitionist.Mary Jane Wendell Colman came to Kansas from Massachusetts as the wif... • Converse, Mary Niven Second wife of Dr. Prentiss, defender and survivor of two raids on Lawrence. Mary Niven Converse (se... • Cordley, Mrs. Mary Minister's wife. Mary Mina Cox married Rev. Richard Cordley on May 19, 1859 in Hambur, Michigan. ... • Cordley, Reverend Richard Pastor, historian, Underground Railroad conductor, survivor of Quantrill's Raid.Reverend Cordley was... • Cordley, Rev. Richard Anti-slavery congregational minister survived Quantrill's Raid.Rev. Richard Cordley(1829- 1904), aut... • Crutchfield, William "Pioneer Free-State Man of Kansas" William Crutchfield was born at Jamestown, in the Province of ... • Eberhart ,Catherine Kistler Helped establish the English Lutheran Church at Stoney Point. Catherine Kistler Eberhart was th... • Eberhart, Joseph Early pioneer & founder of Stoney Point Church. Joseph Eberhart, founder of the Eberhart family i... • Edwards, Charles Livingston Principal of the first Lawrence high school. Mr. Edwards became one of the pioneer and prominent edu... • Edwards, Mrs. Susan R. Powers Wife of Charles Edwards. Susan R. Powers was born in Hadley, Massachusetts. She married Ch... • Eldridge, Shalor W. Early businessman. Shalor W. Eldridge was born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, Aug. 29, 1816.... • Elliott, Robert Gaston Operated an earl newspaper in Lawrence. Robert G. Elliot was born in Union County, Indiana, Jul... • Ernst , Philip Sr. Making a Sale Early businessman in Lawrence. Here Philip Ernst Sr. is pictured making a sale to the sixth gen... • First party to Lawrence in 1854 from Massachusetts Four members of the first Emigrant Aid party. For members of the first party of the New England... • Fischer, Julius Founder of Eudora, business man in Lawrence Julius,a trained carpenter, came from Germany and sett... • Fischer, Otto A. Lawrence businessman. Otto Fischer, born on September 1, 1866 at DeSoto came to Lawrence with h... • Frauenverein Women's club at the Turnverein. This group of women were members of the "Frauenverein", meaning... • Fuller, Alonzo Dr. Became mayor of Lawrence after Quantrill's raid. Dr. Alonzo Fuller was born in Lebanon, Conn... • Fuller, Ferdinand A member of the “first party" gave Mt. Oread its name. Ferdinand Fuller was born in Lebanon, New Lo... • Fuller, Mrs. Lucy A. Young Early Lawrence pioneer. Miss Lucy A. Young of Jewett City, Connecticut married Alonzo Fuller on... • Fuller, Mrs. Martha E. Hutchinson Early Lawrence resident. Martha E. Hutchinson married Ferdinand Fuller at Columbia, Connecticut... • Gardner, Theodore Early pioneer to Douglas County and member of the First Kansas Battery. Theodore Gardner was bo... • Ghosts of WWII: Tale of Lakota warrior passed on Ghosts of WWII Tale of Lakota warrior passed on By Mary Pierpoint - Special to the Jou... • Gilmore, John Early farmer in Douglas County. John Gilmore and his wife Susannah Odell Gilmore journeyed west... • Gilmore, Mrs. Susannah Odell Early farm wife, Douglas County. Susannah Odell married John Gilmore, then came with her h... • Goss, George W. Member of the firs emigrant party, 1854. Mr. Goss was born May 22, 1822, in Wakesfield, Vermont... • Grovenor, Ellen M. Crane Early pioneer and wife of Gordon Grovener, 1857. Mrs. Gordon Grovenor was born Ellen M. Crane. ... • Grovenor, Gorden Mr. Grovenor was born September 13, 1830 in Suffield, Connecticut. He had the usual New England com... • Haskell, Hon. Dudley C. Hon. Dudley C. Haskell, founder and namesake of Haskell Institute. Dudley's father, Franklin,... • Home Store Interior Early Grocery Store in Lawrence. An interior view of the Annie J. Prentiss Home Store, located ... • Howland, Rev. C. G. Reverend C. G. Howland of the Unitarian Church. Reverend Howland came to Lawrence from Kalamaz... • Jaedicke, Frederick William German Jayhawker Frederick William Jaedicke was born in Posen, Germany on May 28, 1837 and died ... • John Doy Rescue Group The Doy rescue group, 1859. Dr. John Doy of Rochester, New York, joined the first party coming ... • Lane, James Henry ‘Major General commanding the Free State forces of Kansas!’ orator, and Senator. James H. Lane was b... • Lawrence, Amos Adams Early Lawrence benefactor. Lawrence, Amos Adams (1814-1886) - For whom Lawrence, Kansas was nam... • Lawrence Turnverein 1881 Members The first Turnverein group in Lawrence was organized in 1857. When a hall was built on the sout... • Lawrence Turnverein Men's Gymnastics Team The Lawrence Turnverein's Men's Gymnastics team. Pictured are, TOP ROW (left to right): Otto ... • Learnard, Mary Sophia (Eldridge) Mrs. Oscar Learnard. Mrs. Oscar Learnard was born Mary Sophia Eldridge, daughter of Col. Shalor... • Learnard, Oscar Eugene Free state activist, Haskell superintendent, and newspaperman. Colonel Oscar Eugene Learnard was... • letter to Charles Robinson, 1887 A letter from students at Haskell. This letter was written on December 4, 1887 to the Superinte... • Marks, Alexander Lawrence businessman. Mr. Alexander Marks was born in Bayreuth Bavaria, Germany, on January 6, ... • Milan, Jesse Milan makes mark on Lawrence Mr. Jesse Milan’s impact on Lawrence history is nothing short of ex... • Militair-pass Here are 3 pages of the personal military service record book of one German ancestor of Lawrence res... • Miller, Josiah “Kansas Free State” publisher and creator of the state motto.Josiah Miller was born in Chester Distr... • Old Settlers Reunion The Old Settlers Association meeting at Bismarck Grove,1879. These two photos show those people... • Palm, Andrew Andrew Palm (1835-1906) - Builder of windmill. Andrew Palm was born April 30, 1835 in Lund, ... • Physical Culture Class at the Lawrence Turnverein (1) Physical Cultral Class. A brown tinted photograph of seventeen young women and one young man in... • Physical Culture Class at the Lawrence Turnverein (2) Physical Culture Class. These young women pose for the Physical Culture Class sponsored by the ... • Physical Culture Class at the Lawrence Turnverein (3) Class at the Turnverein. A physical culture class at the Lawrence Turnverein, taken by Squires ... • Preisach-Sr., Phillip German craftsman and oldest furniture maker Philip Preisach arrived in Lawrence within its fir... • Prentiss, Dr. Sylvester B. Free State man, doctor tending wounded in border wars. Dr. Sylvester B. Prentiss was born at Ches... • Quantrill raid victims (4) Four victims of Quantrill's Raid. The border ruffians surrounded the home of Dr. J. F. Griswold... • Rankin, Phebe Davis Pioneer woman Phebe Davis Ward married William Alexander Rankin on February 2, 1852 in Columbus... • Rankin, William Alexander Participant in Quantrill's Raid. W. A. Rankin was born at Ripley, Ohio, September 15, 1832. His... • Ridenour, Sarah and Peter D. Sarah and Peter Ridenour. Mr. Peter D. Ridenour was born at College Corner near Cincinnati, Ohi... • Riggs, Judge Samuel A Judge sought by Quantrill survived raid.Judge Samuel A. Riggs served the Fourth District of Kansas.... • Riggs, Mrs. Kate Doane Earle Brave action saves husband in Quantrill's raid. Mrs. Samuel A. Riggs was born Kate Doane Earle. Sh... • Robinson, Sara Tappan Doolitle Sara T.D. Robinson. Sara Robinson was born Sara Tappan Doolitle in 1827 in New England and came... • Ross, Edmund G. Early settler and Senator. A party of emigrants for Kansas from Milwaukee, Wisconsin came in ... • Sands, James Gilbert Early Lawrence businessman. Mr. J. G. Sands was born at Gilbertstown, Montgomery County, Pennsy... • Sands , Susie E. Early Lawrence resident. Mrs. J. G. Sands was born Susie E. Brown in New Hampshire. She marrie... • Sarah M. Gilmore Thacher Wife of Judge Thacher. Sarah M. Gilmore, of York, New York, married Solon O. Thacher on Septmeber... • Smith, Charles W. Member of the New England Emmigrant Aid Society. Charles W. Smith was a member of the second pa... • Smith, George Washington Early pioneer and polititian. George Washington Smith was born in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, ... • Smith, Mrs. Catherine H. Wife of George Washington Smith. Catherine H. Smith was the wife of George Washington Smith. H... • Solon O. Thacher Lawyer, Judge, Senator, and public man of Kansas. Solon Otis Thacher, (1830-1895), was an able lawye... • Speer, John Abolitionist and Editor of the "Republican." Mr. John Speer was born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, D... • Steinberg, Leo Leo Steinberg of Nuremberg, Germany. Leo Steinberg, native of Nuremberg, Germany joined his bro... • Thayer, Eli Founder of New England Emigrant Aid CompanyEli Thayer was an educator, an inventor, and an eloquent ... • The Stables at Bismarck Grove The Stables at Bismarck Grove. This view of Bismarck Grove was taken from the roof of the sta... • Trask, Josiah Newspaperman victim of Quantrill's raid.Mr. Josiah Chapin Trask was born May 9, 1837. His father, f... • Twins of Early Lawrence A picture of Lawrence's early twins. Image taken from E.F. Caldwell's "A Souvenir History ... • Urich, Casper Caspar Urich is one of 34 members of the Lawrence Turnverein pictured in composite photographs of 18... • Varnum, Frank Kansas Cavalryman Frank Varnum was born July 23, 1836 to Cyrus Varnum and Emma Osgood. He was a far... • Wade, Mr and Mrs Achilles B Our first residentsMr. and Mrs. Achilles B. Wade were perhaps our earliest residents in Lawrence. ... • Walker, General Samuel Free State Volunteer, Colonel of the 4th Cavalry, and senator. Samuel Walker was born Oct. 19, 1822 ... • Walruff, August 2nd generation brewer, August Walruff. August Walruff's parents, John Walruff and Elizabeth Die... • Walruff, John German mechanic became regional brewer. Originally named Walraff, John Walruff was born in Germany. ... • Watkins, Elizabeth Miller Benefactress of Lawrence. A garden gate intentionally left... • Watson, Caroline Morehouse Wife of James Elmore Watson. Caroline Morehouse was born in Amenia, Duchess County, New York, o... • Watson , James Elmore Early pioneer and survivor of Quantrill's Raid. Mr. James E. Watson was born in Canaan, Litch... • Weaver, Mr. Arthur Namesake of a landmark downtown store Arthur Dunham Weaver, noted Lawrence businessman,came t... • Wiedemann, William Lawrence businessman. Mr. William Wiedemann was a prominent German-American in Lawrence's early... • Wilder, Dr. J.H. Quantrill survivor built windmill with Palm.J. H. Wilder was operating a carriage shop on Winthrop S... • Wilder, Lucy Raid heroine and teacher, Lucy WilderLucy's father, J. H. Wilder was operating a carriage shop on W... • Wood, Sam N. Underground Railroad Conductor Samuel Newitt Wood was born in Mount Gilead, Ohio, December 30, 18... • Woodward, Brinton Webb First Territorial Convention and Free State ConventionBrinton W. Woodward was born in East Marlboro,... • W. S. Tough Home Captain W. S. Tough Home. This photo was taken in 1912. The owner, either Captain W.S. Tough... Project Coordinator Email Project Coordinator / Lawrence Public Schools This site made possible by • the National Endowment for the Humanities • the Southwestern Bell Foundation Project Partners • The Lawrence Journal-World • Watkins Community Museum of History • Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas