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Title
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Time Capsule Fails
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Description
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Short item about a Santa Fe Trail time capsule put together by Council Grove, Kansas, residents 100 years ago. When getting into the concrete base to retrieve the contents of the time capsule metal box, only murky water appeared. The coordinator of the event "fished out two segments of an ox shoe and parts of the rusted metal box. Another swish of the water brought up a mushy mess thought to be the remains of century-old documents."
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Date
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2007-08-13
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Historic Oak Cleared Away
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Description
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A historic oak tree, once a landmark on the Santa Fe Trail near Council Grove, Kansas, was declared dead in 1990. Most of the branches had been removed, but a 20-foot trunk remained. This deteriorated and the rest of the tree was finally cut down. The tree was estimated to be about 290 years old and stood 80 feet tall. "According to historical records, travelers used it as a 'post office' from the 1820s to the 1840s, storing messages for future travelers in a cavity at the tree's base."
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Date
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2008-09-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Diamond in the Rough
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Description
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Brief vignette describing the discovery of a spring near Council Grove, Kansas, by Ben Jones, a member of George Sibley's 1825 expedition to survey the Santa Fe Trail. The spring became known as "Diamond Spring," and was one of the most well-known on the trail.
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Date
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2005
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Items listed in Malcolm Conn's Store Ledger, Council Grove, Kansas, 1859
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Description
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Article consists of a lengthy list transcribed from the business ledger of Malcom Conn, owner of the "Stone Store" in Council Grove, Kansas during the Santa Fe Trail era. The list enumerates items sold from May through December 1859, and provides a glimpse into the types of goods available to Santa Fe Trail travelers, Council Grove area settlers, and Native Americans in the area at that time.
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Date
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2006-11-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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On the Santa Fe Trail with Frederic James
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Description
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A three part series of articles which contain photos, illustrations, maps, and biographical information about Frederic James, a 58-year-old native Kansas Citian artist "follow[ing] the Santa Fe Trail and paint[ing] what he found" in 1974.
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Date
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1974-05
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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A Famous Old Crossing on the Santa Fe Trail
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Description
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Photos and article about the history of the town of Council Grove, Kansas, a "famous crossing of the old Santa Fe Trail" since its first use as a crossing of the Neosho River in 1825 by Major George Sibley. Named for its role as a council place for Indians meeting for an 1825 treaty to allow the marking of the Santa Fe Trail under the shade of "the largest body of natural timber from here to the Rocky Mountains."
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Date
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1904
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
