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Title
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Lamar, Missouri
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Description
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Photos and information on the town of Lamar, Missouri, the birthplace of President Harry Truman in 1883 and site of "Old West" activity (western trails and Wyatt Earp, etc.) with additional information on its surrounding Barton County and nearby town of Liberal, Missouri.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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SC15-2 Grand Army of the Republic, A. D. McCook Post No. 34 (Lamar, Mo.), Record Book Finding Aid
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Description
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A one volume membership book for a Lamar/Barton County, Missouri post of the GAR. It contains 346 numbered entries. Information provided in the book includes: name of soldier, age, birthplace, residence, occupation, entry into the service including date, rank, company, and regiment, final discharge, date of muster in the GAR, nature of wounds received and in what engagement, and remarks which often include a handwritten death date.
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Date
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1882/1923
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Object Type
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Finding Aid