Hi Everyone, We have a new county chapter from "The History of the State of Nebraska", 1882, A. T. Andreas, pub., that is now available for you to check out in the Kansas Collection. Pam Rietsch has completed transcribing the Richardson County chapter for you, after so many trials and tribulations that she began to feel that it was not going to be accomplished. Pam suffered a car wreck, two surgeries and many other trials in the time from when she first began this project and its completion, and she more than deserves any pats on the back that you can give her. (Just don't pat her shoulders, though. <g>) Richardson County is in the far southeast corner of the State, and many people passed through it on their way to other parts of the State. It first became a county in March, 1855, with Archer as the County Seat. When part of the original Richardson County became the Half-Breed tract, the line went through the town of Archer, setting up a dispute over which town should be the county seat. This resulted in three elections, with Falls City being the final choice. In this chapter, you'll find some very interesting sections, including sections on claim jumping, Jayhawkers, the Underground Railway, weather, grasshoppers, etc. It's been very interesting proofing it, especially since we used to live in Kansas just south of there and I recognized a lot of the names in the chapter. You will find information on the towns of Falls City, Humboldt, Rulo, Dawson, Salem, and Arago, along with biographical information for many of the precincts. Genealogists will especially enjoy the biographies, as a good many of them include birthplaces and birthdates. Most of these biographies are the most complete that I've seen in the book so far. The Richardson County Chapter can be found at: http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/andreas_ne/richardson/index.html The main address for Andreas' "History of the State of Nebraska" is: http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/andreas_ne/ Enjoy! Connie Snyder EKIS Associate Manager for "The History of the State of Nebraska" Project