The stories featured here represent the work of community members, including Mary Schartz and Cathy Mages, Lancer High School Interns, including Marcella Shirai, Cashen Padilla, and Kyla Schauvleige, college interns Alex Peck and Hannah Palsa from K-State, and Ft. Hayes intern Annalise Mercer. These stories are just a start and we hope to grow the collection to share more moments from Spearville's history!
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…
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October 1914, the members of the St. Elizabeth Altar Society at St. John’s Church in Spearville, Kansas banded together to help create a quilt which would be raffled off…
The town of Windthorst was the dream of German immigrants seeking a better life for their families in America. From this dream, a truly memorable church was built and…
Spearville Community History partner, Cathy Mages, reminisces about Spearville history in these three charming writeups. Cathy discusses the old Spearville Hospital, one…
During fall of 2025 the Spearville Community History Team, including Deana Froerer, Mary Schartz, Cathy Mages, and Kathy Boger, Lancer High School Interns, including…
