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    Creating Spearville's Community History

    A community-driven history project celebrating the sesquicentennial anniversary of Spearville, Kansas

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About the Project

Tom Feist made a significant contribution to young lives while teaching at Spearville High School. Studying and sharing history was a passion of his and, yet, today, his history and those of many others who called Spearville home are fading. Through collaborations between the Feist Foundation, the Spearville Township Library, the Chapman Center for Rural Studies at K-State, Teen Force, and…

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A photo of Dr. Samuel J. Crumbine, 1909. (Kansas Historical Society)

Dr. Samuel J. Crumbine

Dr. Samuel J. Crumbine is remembered today as a doctor who revolutionized public health. As Secretary of Health for the state of Kansas, he outlawed the use of public drinking cups, the use of public roller towels, spitting on the sidewalk brick and more,…

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June 12th, 1913

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The Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish church in Windhorst finishes construction and is officially dedicated 

 



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  • Tom Feist Foundation
  • Spearville Township Library
  • Ford County Historical Society
  • Teen Force

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