Browse all items
Charles Haven Photographs
Methodist Church
The little church at Eighth and Main was First United Methodist Church's first meeting house. Methodism in the community dates back to 1871, but it…
Civil War Veteran Obituaries
History--Sterling KS
The obituary of Stewart E. Coulter, a Civil War veteran.
Max Moxley Photographs
Flood of 1929--Sterling, Kansas
The 1929, water came from a six-inch rain on Cow Creek northwest of Lyons. It entered Sterling from the northwest. Arkansas River waters never reached…
Charles Haven Photographs
History--Sterling, Kansas
The sugar mill, which manufactured sugar from sugar cane, stood on the present site of rodeo grounds. It was destroyed by lighting at the turn of the…
Civil War Veteran Obituaries
History--Sterling KS
The obituary of T. A. Desbrow, a Civil War veteran.
Civil War Veteran Obituaries
History--Sterling KS
The obituary of T. V. Harper, a Civil War veteran.
Max Moxley Photographs
History--Sterling, Kansas
In 1901, Frank A. Lundquist owned the first dial system above Citizen State Bank.
Max Moxley Photographs
Veterans
This is a picture which has been kicking around town for more than 100 years. This much is known: the men are Civil War veterans, members of Mead Post…
Jerald K. Bourgain Photographs
History--Sterling, Kansas
Businesses
Businesses
This photograph shows the inside of the Brock Building. In the center of the photo, Al Hefner stands with two boys nearby. As can be seen by the…