This message that I am forwarding tells about a history of Hill City that has been put on the internet. It looks like a fine book, and most exciting to me, it has a short blurb about my g-grandfather, A. N. Young, and pictures of his house and farm! Jane Soder Seattle ----- Original Message ----- From: Dick Taylor <husker@sky.net> To: <kansas-l@raven.cc.ukans.edu> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 5:09 AM Subject: Lori Laird's _Hill City_ book > Genealogists and history fans, > > I'm very much impressed with an old publication which has recently become a new addition to KanColl. Anyone with a particular ancestral interest in Hill City will surely love Lori Laird's wonderful book transcription which she has submitted to the Kansas Collection. It is a set of biographies originally compiled in 1906 by the Reveille Publishing Co. And a big "Thanks" goes to Lori for the terrific job she did in sharing this commemorative material with everyone on the world-wide web. Lori does fine work. > > But regardless of any personal connection, you can certainly enjoy these interesting stories and revealing photos of Graham County farms, houses, and businesses of nearly a century ago that Lori presents with _The People's Reveille, Souvenir Book - Hill City, Graham Co., Kansas (1906)_. > > Turn on your browser's 'Style Sheets' function, and then a good look at: > > <http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/books/hillcity> > > You'll find lots of biographies of early-day settlers and many wonderful illustrations of lives and styles in the mode of their day. > > Thank you, Lori! > > Dick Taylor > > > >