Hi, folks! Thanks to Tonya Peck, we have two new pages about the early days of Sylvan Grove, chock full of names: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/sylvana.htm A list of early settlers, when they came to Sylvan, and what state they came from. Surnames include Bacon, Bender, Biggs, Buzick, Dengate, Ellis, Grubb, Hurlbut, Ide, Knox, Lewis, McVey, Masterson, Mettlen, Morgan, Peck, Seibert, Simmons, Spencer, Troup, Vonada, Ward, Witte http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/sylvanb.htm A brief history of the formation of schools in Sylvan Grove, including the names of early teachers: Surnames include Artman, Baker, Bell, Berger, Berkley, Biggs, Blythe, Botlz, Bowen, Brumbaugh, Buzick, Creighton, Decker, Denboice, Farnsworth, Fenney, Ford, Fouts, Frazier, Gilipin, Grim, Harmon, Henning, Hillmer, Holway, Jeffers, Kistler, Kohler, Lewis, Merriman, Morgan, Norris, Nulton, Osterfund, Pease, Peck, Pilcher, Porter, Richards, Richardson, Roach, Seirer, Sellman, Shank, Shannon, Sigley, Smith, Spencer, Stalions, Stine, Stone, Thompson, Thrun, Waterman, Wohler I've also added this page: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/cath2.htm A list of those who gave memorial stained glass windows and/or Stations of the Cross statues for St. Patrick's Church. Includes many of the early Irish settlers. Thanks again, Tonya, for the submissions. Tonya has gotten permission to excerpt a book by Marge Lawson called "Honoring Our Heritage," a history of Sylvan Grove, and is typing in selected portions to put on the Lincoln County page. This is a tremendous boon to the page and I am very grateful! Tracee