Gardner students pose for a photo in this photo dated 1948-1949.…
Year 2011 in review
January 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
- By late January of 2011, Gardner snow totals were six inches above average. Gardner was at 26 inches accumulation by the end of January. A major snowstorm shuttered much of the community. File photo
Edgerton’s city admin David Dillner resigns…
Man who died in Edgerton memorialized on monument
May 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
George W. Greenstreet made a life on the rails. And on the rails, he lost his life.
But thanks to a law enforcement memorial in Topeka, the former Santa Fe Railroad Special Officer who died in the …
Many argue Civil War started at Black Jack five years before first shots in South Carolina
April 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Mica Marriott
mmarriott@gardnernews.com
Officially, the first battle of the American Civil War was the Battle of Fort Sumter just outside of Charleston, SC, 150 years ago this week on April 12-13 in 1861. But many argue the true first battle …
Drive-in steak house served Gardner residents in the 1950s
January 21, 2011 by 2 Comments
Mica Marriott
mmarriott@gardnernews.com
Restaurants come and go in Gardner, and sometimes the memories of good food, outlast the aroma and taste. One of these restaurants was The Ranch Inn.
Built in 1953 by Glen and Evelyn Hinderliter, this drive-in/steak house …
McCamish, Lanesfield join to create Edgerton
January 10, 2011 by 1 Comment
Editor’s Note: As Kansas prepares to celebrate its 150th birthday this year, The Gardner News will periodically run stories commemorating the people and communities formed before Kansas recieved statehood.
Mica Marriott
mmarriott@gardnernews.com
The Santa Fe Trail crossed Bull Creek …
Historical museum purchases slice of American suburban history
December 7, 2010 by 1 Comment
Mica Marriott
mmarriott@gardnernews.com
The Gardner Historical Museum is excited to share its newest acquisition with the community, the museum recently purchased what they call, “The Bray House,” which is located directly to the north of their current facility.
After the …
Bushwhackers raid Gardner for first time Oct. 22, 1861
October 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Mica Marriott
mmarriott@gardnernews.com
To Gardner residents in 1861, the early evening of Oct. 22 probably seemed a lot like many other nights. It was a Tuesday and residents attended to their nightly rituals. Most had likely taken to their beds …
Things to do: Gardner Historical Museum Cemetery Walk Sept. 16 & 18
September 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Gardner Historical Museum Cemetery Walk
September 16 and 18
St. Columbia Catholic Cemetery
The Gardner Historical Museum will host cemetery walks at three different times on two different nights. The fourth annual event will be in the St. Columbia Catholic …
Cemetery walk set for next weekend
September 11, 2010 by 2 Comments
Corbin H. Crable
chcrable@gardnernews.com
Although they’ll be strolling through a cemetery, those who attend next weekend’s Cemetery Walk will get to see history come alive.
The fourth annual walk, sponsored by the Gardner Museum and Historical Society, will take place …
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