Historical Documents Archive

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Article Index

Apollo Shines in Smithville, Mrs. H. Harris and Mrs. H. Taylor, 1963 [Doc1008]
Apollo Temple, Author Unknown, written circa 1985  [Doc1009]
Eastern Star Memorial Rose Garden, Attributed to Viola Zumault and Hortense "Top" Yates Major, circa 1948
Changing Faces - 1916 Election (Poem), Author Unknown, Poss. 1916 
[Doc1006]
Civil War Citizen Militia Meeting, Author Unknown, Jan. 8, 1861
[Doc1000]
Charles Kindred Recollections, by Charles A. Kindred, Date Unknown
[Doc1010] Gashland, Missouri History, Author Unknown, Date Unknown
Recollections of the 1965 Flood, by Tom Carver, Date Unknown
Some History of Smithville, Compiled by Misses Ada & Mable Barnes, 1967
[Doc1007]
The Cox Hotel, by Collins F. Kindred, Date Unknown  [Doc1011]
Smithville Missouri Commercial Club Railroad Q.O. & K.C. Railroad Company, Author Unknown, 1907
[Doc1005]
History of the Antique Desk, Author Unknown, Date Unknown 
[Doc1012]
History of the Arly Community, Compiled byNova (Bainbridge) Gwin, Date Unknown
[Doc1013]

People

Dr. R. J. Woods, by Collins F. Kindred, Date Unknown [Doc1002]

Schools

Recollections of South Gale School, by Lida Rule, Date Unknown
Collins School, Compiled by Lela Woods Fann, Date Unknown
Gosneyville School, Compiled by Lela Woods Fann, Date Unknown
History of Holt School, Author Unknown, Date Unknown
Martin School, Compiled by Lela Woods Fann, Date Unknown
Mitchell School, Compiled by Mrs. Elizabeth Walker, Date Unknown
Rocky Point School, Compiled by Mrs. Elizabeth (Breckenridge) Walker, Date Unkown
Smithville Schools, Compiled by Lela Woods Fann, Date Unknown
Woods School, Compiled by Lela Woods Fann, Date Unknown

Temperance Lodge History

History of Temperance Lodge - 1963, Brother Alfred Renfro, Jan. 12, 1963 [Doc1001]
Letter to Mrs. Paterson, Author Unknown, August 25th, 1940 [Doc1004]
Temperance Lodge - 75th Anniversary, Author Unknown, circa 1947 [Doc1003]

Other

History of Gashland, by Christine Clardy Reeber, Date Unknown