Glen Elder, Kansas 67446 -- Waconda Lake & Glen Elder State Park
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   Memoir Lane... True Stories from Around Glen Elder
     ...             A collection of personal recollections. 
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We encourage everyone to contribute, share and pass on memories and knowledge related to Glen Elder!  
  • E-mail Your Memoir ...provide your story in the body of the email or attach in a MS Word Document. 

Need help getting your recollection started? 
  • View &  load  this "self-help" memoir form: PDF Format  or  Word doc
  • A great opportunity for younger generations to visit with their family elders!
1.   A Brief History of Glen Elder Schools -- From, Weaving Common Threads
2.   A Child's Life, 1950's Glen Elder -- by Jim Humes
3.   A Christmas Adventure with Ernie Norris -- by X Miller
4.   A Day With My Grandfather -- by Warren Inskeep
5.   A History of Glen Elder Churches -- From: Weaving Common Threads...
6.   Adventures on the Solomon River -- by Wallace Taylor
7.   Biographical Sketches of GE Citizens c.1871-1883 -- Contributed by Lee Mick
8.   Christmas Past...Caroling in Glen Elder -- by Linda Clover
9.   Early School Days -- by Phyllis Porter
10. Fun 0n the Farm 50 Years Ago -- by Erma Luckey
11. GEHS -- H.S. Comet   c.1913   Volume 1, Issue 3 – excerpts 
12. GEHS -- H.S. Comet   c.1913   Volume 1, Issue 4 & 7 – excerpts
13. Glen Elder Dust Storm, c. 1935 -- by X Miller
14. Going to the Circus, 1933 -- by Marjorie Kresin
15. Journal Entry -- by Robert Harrison Miller
16. Map of Walnut Creek Township -- copy of original
17. Mitchell County, Kansas Population by Townships, c. 1881,'82 & 2000
18. Public Sale! - at Tom Gilbert Farm - October, 1917  -- Contributed by Bob Phillips
19. Running Off to Join the Gypsies -- by X Miller
20. Third Biennial Report, State Board of Agriculture -- Mitchell County – 1882

Discover More History About Glen Elder and The Solomon Valley
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  • Site Updated 02-01-23
Glen Elder City Hall
213 S Market St.
​Box 55
Glen Elder, KS 67446

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  • Home
    • Site Map
  • City Hall
    • City Hall
    • Useful Phone Numbers
    • Pay GE City Online
    • GE City Codes
    • City Library
    • Employment
    • City Swimming Pool
  • Businesses
  • Events
    • Groundhog Day Pancake Feed
  • Organizations
    • Organizations
    • American Legion >
      • Deceased Veterans
      • Flag Poles
    • City Library
    • GE Churches
    • GE Community Club >
      • Scholarship Recipients
    • GE High School Alumni
    • GE Housing Authority
    • GE Nutrition Center
    • GE Lions Club
  • Waconda Lake
    • Waconda Lake
    • Glen Elder State Park
    • History of GE Dam
    • Hopewell Church
    • Waconda Springs
  • History
    • History
    • Memoir Lane
    • Waconda Springs
    • Genealogical Society
  • Useful Links
  • Locate Us