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Potato King

Mining the Archives Posted on February 27, 2018 by LibraryStaffFebruary 27, 2018

To celebrate Black History Month we mined from the archives an article with Kansas roots. In The Outlook Saturday, May 14, 1904 an article jumps from the page titled “A Negro Potato King”. First, this article is written by Booker… Continue Reading Potato King

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Posted in Mined for the Mind | Tagged Black History, Booker T Washington, Edwardsville, Farming, Junius G. Groves, Kansas, Negro Potato King, Potatoes

Farmer Doolittle

Mining the Archives Posted on January 4, 2016 by LibraryStaffJanuary 6, 2016

We have all heard of Dr. Doolittle but what about Farmer Doolittle? Here are some hints: He lived in Kansas. He lived on Dog Creek (wherever that might be?) He was not doing little in life he was actually doing… Continue Reading Farmer Doolittle

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Posted in Mined for the Mind | Tagged 82 years old, Farmer Doolittle, George Litzenburg, Hutchinson Public Library, Journalist, Kansas, Wichita Eagle, writer

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