| The Miami County Weekend newsNews Written by Brian McCauley Friday, 10 July 2009 08:35 Some of the best pieces of miniature art will be honored Saturday at the Miami County Swan River Museum, and residents still have until the end of the month to view the entire gallery. The Heartland Art Guild will continue to present its fifth-annual exhibit of miniature art works until Aug. 1 at the museum, 12 E. Peoria St., and awards will be announced at a public reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the museum. All of the art featured in the show will be for sale, and proceeds will benefit the Heartland Art Guild art scholarship fund. The juror for this year’s show will be John Roush of Buckner, Mo., a master signature member of the Pastel Society of America and of the MidAmerica Pastel Society. As an artist, he has received national recognition for his artwork with awards in numerous exhibitions. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. |
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| Friday, 08 May 2009 08:00 about the impact of and life at the Ursuline Sisters convent and schools. People with stories to share about Ursuline’s past and place in the community are needed to add to the society’s collection of narratives — an effort that may lead to a book. Contributor and consultant Pat McQueeney, a Paola native and Lawrence resident, said the organization would like to fill in gaps in the Ursuline story. The late Sister Mary Charles McGrath wrote an institutional history of Ursuline, McQueeney said, “and while she includes the details of the initial commitment by Paolans, noticeably missing from that account is the story of the day-to-day and person-to-person impact of Ursuline on Paola and the surrounding cities and communities.” Many people may not understand the scope of the society’s project at first, McQueeney said. “I think people initially assume that this sort of project would involve only those who have been enrolled at Ursuline or at a school where the nuns taught. But the Miami County-Ursuline relationship is so much broader,” she said. Project coordinators at the Historical Society have realized just how extensive Paola-Ursuline interaction has been, McQueeney said. “If you’re like me, the problem isn’t what story, but which story, to tell. Where is the voice of those who lived here while Ursuline was thriving?” she asked. McQueeney said those who want to share their memories can write them down or visit the Swan River Museum at 12 E. Peoria St. in Paola to give an oral history or an interview. “Include your relation or relationships to Ursuline, which could be as a former student or neighbor and the approximate years along with the story,” she said. “If the interested person lives in Miami County, the Historical Society can help make arrangements for your oral history. Or someone can ask questions in an interview.” |
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| Swan River Museum - 12 E. Peoria, P O Box 123 - Paola, KS 66071 Phone: 913-294-4940 - all rights reserved |
Miami County Historical Museum Swan River Museum Miami County Historical & Genealogy Society |
November 20010
The Miami County Historical Museum is selling chances on an original oil painting “Wea Creek” by Miami
County renowned artist,
David Gross. Chances are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. Drawing will be done December 20, 2010. The
painting can be seen at the museum.
November 2010
A committee is reviewing historical records for the up coming Kansas Statehood. With an emphasis on
the Civil War.
November 2010
Ursuline Book Publication
The museum book project, Journeys of…Ursuline Academy & College, Paola, Kansas, will be going to the
publisher in the very near future. The hardback 250-page book is a brief history plus may warming stories
and pictures—tales from former students and neighbors. The committee would like to thank all those who
have contributed and shared their memories. The anticipated release and sale price will be confirmed as
soon as final negotiations are made with publisher. We encourage that you enter this on your “want list”
by reserving a copy for your personal library—stop in or call the museum.
The Miami County Historical Museum is selling chances on an original oil painting “Wea Creek” by Miami
County renowned artist,
David Gross. Chances are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. Drawing will be done December 20, 2010. The
painting can be seen at the museum.
November 2010
A committee is reviewing historical records for the up coming Kansas Statehood. With an emphasis on
the Civil War.
November 2010
Ursuline Book Publication
The museum book project, Journeys of…Ursuline Academy & College, Paola, Kansas, will be going to the
publisher in the very near future. The hardback 250-page book is a brief history plus may warming stories
and pictures—tales from former students and neighbors. The committee would like to thank all those who
have contributed and shared their memories. The anticipated release and sale price will be confirmed as
soon as final negotiations are made with publisher. We encourage that you enter this on your “want list”
by reserving a copy for your personal library—stop in or call the museum.
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The Miami County Historical Museum has added another piece of history to its upcoming Civil War exhibit
— a Union uniform jacket with two bullet holes and numerous medals and souvenirs.
The jacket, donated by the Frank Carpenter family, is extremely rare because the history behind it has
been discovered, Joe Hursey said. It’s an item that any museum would jump at the chance to have.
The jacket belonged to 1st Sgt. Daniel Carpenter, whose descendants are longtime residents of Miami
County. Carpenter joined Company K on August 2, 1862 in Dansville, N.Y., and after several transitions
landed in the 1st New York Dragoons. He began the war as a private and in less than three years rose to
Company 1st Sergeant within the 1st Dragoons, Hursey said.
Carpenter served in 46 engagements and was wounded twice and survived, which was an incredible
medical feat at the time, Hursey added. He was first wounded at Trevelian Station, Va., on June 11, 1864,
and again 10 months later at Five Forks, Va., on April 1, 1865. Hursey used the casualty records, as well
as the transcripts from Carpenter’s journal that he uncovered to discover the history behind Carpenter’s
service.
The jacket shows that one bullet went into the right side of his rib cage, and the other hit right below the
other into his waist.
Carpenter was mustered out of the Army on June 18, 1865, 12 days before his unit was disbanded and
afterwards joined the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), a fraternal organization of Union Army veterans.
The museum also has many of Carpenter’s ribbons and souvenirs from GAR, such as three small
canteens that say “We all Drank from the Same Canteen.”
Hursey said the saying is derived from the poem by Charles Graham Halpine “The Same Canteen.” The
saying used by modern soldiers, “We bled the same ground,” is a comparison. The canteen saying
sprang from a practical tactic soldiers used, which was drinking from one canteen and passing it around
until it was finished. Hursey said this method was used because if every soldier had a half-full canteen of
water, it would make a lot of noise when the group approached.
The jacket and medals, as well as many other Civil War artifacts, will be on display during the museum’s
exhibit. Hursey said the museum is grateful for the many artifacts residents have lent and donated. If any
residents have items to donate or lend, he added, the museum would be excited to add to the collection.
Hursey has also offered to help families research the history behind any pieces they’d like to exhibit. The
Civil War exhibit opens May 9.
Annie Vangsnes annie.vangsnes@miconews.comPOSTED: 10:45 am CDT April 28, 2011
— a Union uniform jacket with two bullet holes and numerous medals and souvenirs.
The jacket, donated by the Frank Carpenter family, is extremely rare because the history behind it has
been discovered, Joe Hursey said. It’s an item that any museum would jump at the chance to have.
The jacket belonged to 1st Sgt. Daniel Carpenter, whose descendants are longtime residents of Miami
County. Carpenter joined Company K on August 2, 1862 in Dansville, N.Y., and after several transitions
landed in the 1st New York Dragoons. He began the war as a private and in less than three years rose to
Company 1st Sergeant within the 1st Dragoons, Hursey said.
Carpenter served in 46 engagements and was wounded twice and survived, which was an incredible
medical feat at the time, Hursey added. He was first wounded at Trevelian Station, Va., on June 11, 1864,
and again 10 months later at Five Forks, Va., on April 1, 1865. Hursey used the casualty records, as well
as the transcripts from Carpenter’s journal that he uncovered to discover the history behind Carpenter’s
service.
The jacket shows that one bullet went into the right side of his rib cage, and the other hit right below the
other into his waist.
Carpenter was mustered out of the Army on June 18, 1865, 12 days before his unit was disbanded and
afterwards joined the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), a fraternal organization of Union Army veterans.
The museum also has many of Carpenter’s ribbons and souvenirs from GAR, such as three small
canteens that say “We all Drank from the Same Canteen.”
Hursey said the saying is derived from the poem by Charles Graham Halpine “The Same Canteen.” The
saying used by modern soldiers, “We bled the same ground,” is a comparison. The canteen saying
sprang from a practical tactic soldiers used, which was drinking from one canteen and passing it around
until it was finished. Hursey said this method was used because if every soldier had a half-full canteen of
water, it would make a lot of noise when the group approached.
The jacket and medals, as well as many other Civil War artifacts, will be on display during the museum’s
exhibit. Hursey said the museum is grateful for the many artifacts residents have lent and donated. If any
residents have items to donate or lend, he added, the museum would be excited to add to the collection.
Hursey has also offered to help families research the history behind any pieces they’d like to exhibit. The
Civil War exhibit opens May 9.
Annie Vangsnes annie.vangsnes@miconews.comPOSTED: 10:45 am CDT April 28, 2011
