Hello Lincoln County researchers.... In 1898 the Kansas Horticultural Society published a book about the Kansas apple. Within the book were many reports by apple growers around the state. Three of the reports came from Lincoln County apple growers. These three reports can be found online on the Lincoln County KSGenWeb page at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/apples.html The three Lincoln County apple growers are: William BAIRD, Peter NOON and Jacob WEIDMAN. These reports are let us take a close look at fruit growing in Kansas 100 years ago. Whatever special season/day you celebrate this month our best prayers/wishes go out to you and yours for peace, joy and a blessed 2002. Bill and Diana Sowers Bill & Diana Sowers -- bsowers@kscable.com -- 1746 Fairmont Rd, Topeka KS Lincoln Co KSGenWeb: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/index.html Barton Co KSGenWeb: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/barton/index.html SurinameWorldGenWeb: http://www.geocities.com/surinamegenweb/index.html Our Family pages: http://home.kscable.com/sowers/index.html Info on us: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/info.htm "A long life is not good enough... but a good life is long enough." ---Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis---
Hello Bill & Diana: You just made our christmas with your apple piece. Jacob Wiedman was Arlene's great grandfather. We knew he had an orchard, but had not been able to find any documentation on it, just what was passed down through family members. Jacob used to deliver nursery stock out of his wagon many miles from home. Jacob delivered a large number of trees by wagon to the Hillie Ranch located Just south the Smoky Hill River in southern Trego County, a distance of abt 140 miles. We now have all of the cemeteries that I walked in Graham County on line, I will do the Hill City After I finish the Wakeeney in Trego County. I have all of the Trego Cemeteries on line except the WaKeeney. I have it Walked, Cataloged & Recorded. I have about 1/3 ready to go on line, but have to finish everything first, so as to have it all in alphabetical order. I keep checking out the Lincoln County Site, You, Diana & Tracee are still tops in my book. If you don't mind I would like to use the Wiedman Apple article in my Family History book. We wish you & your loved ones a happy & great 2002! Thank you Gayle Bill & Diana Sowers wrote: > Hello Lincoln County researchers.... > > In 1898 the Kansas Horticultural Society published a book about the Kansas > apple. Within the book were many reports by apple growers around the > state. Three of the reports came from Lincoln County apple growers. These > three reports can be found online on the Lincoln County KSGenWeb page at: > > http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/apples.html > > The three Lincoln County apple growers are: > > William BAIRD, Peter NOON and Jacob WEIDMAN. > > These reports are let us take a close look at fruit growing in Kansas 100 > years ago. > > Whatever special season/day you celebrate this month our best > prayers/wishes go out to you and yours for peace, joy and a blessed 2002. > > Bill and Diana Sowers > Bill & Diana Sowers -- bsowers@kscable.com -- 1746 Fairmont Rd, Topeka KS > Lincoln Co KSGenWeb: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/index.html > Barton Co KSGenWeb: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/barton/index.html > SurinameWorldGenWeb: http://www.geocities.com/surinamegenweb/index.html > Our Family pages: http://home.kscable.com/sowers/index.html > Info on us: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/info.htm > > "A long life is not good enough... but a good life is long enough." > ---Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis--- > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237