Newsletter - Spring 2023

Future Events

• Grand Kick-off and Old-Fashioned Carnival at Island Park, Friday June 2nd
• Winfield’s 150 Vintage Car Cruise and Grand Parade, Saturday June 3rd
• “Voices from the Past” performers on Main Street, Saturday June 3rd
• Vintage Baseball game at the fairgrounds, Sunday June 4th

Happy Birthday Winfield signs are for sale at the museum for $20!

Thank you to Larry Pollock for donating several Sue Jean Covacevich paintings he inherited from his Aunt Frances who was close friends to Sue Jean.

Thank you to Shirley and her son, Scott Andrews for donating a military uniform for "Laws" and a Girl Scout Leader uniform for "Janet Laws" as well as a commemorative silver plate dated in 1974.

We happily accepted the 5th graders Time-Capsules for safe keeping. They were donated at the “Revealing the Stories of Time,” at Baden Square, hosted by the Winfield Public Library.

Thanks to Marlene Larkin for donating her Winfield Farmers Co-Op Seal that she used when she worked there in 1921.

J.P. Baden was one of the most ambitious and hard-working men to settle in Winfield in the town's earliest days. He not only started St. John's College, he also started and ran the J.P. Baden Roller Mills, built an ice plant, a mercantile store, a huge packing and produce house that shipped to all parts of the U.S. as well as being involved in other enterprises.

Friends of the Museum: Larry Junker, whom is also a graduate of St. John's College, presented the story of J. P. Baden and his influence in Winfield.
Friends meetings can be found on our YouTube channel at CCHSM Museum.
March 20, 2023

Thank you to Grace United Methodist Church for the landscaping work on "Do Good, Good Friday" April 7th. There were about 14 people who came and labored on the lawn.

We VERY much appreciate our volunteers! It looks great!

Winfield Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a Chamber Coffee at Cowley County Historical Society Museum on March 23rd and the Cowley College Golden Tigers came in for a tour on March 24th.

The Hypatia Ladies Group giggling and discussing “The History of Women’s Underwear,” on April 19th in the main room of the museum.

Friends of the Museum Presented: John Baker shared one of the major highlights of the Kansas Centennial celebration in Winfield in 1961, the musical "Kanza" production. "Kanza" was a musical production with narration and pageantry composed for the Kansas Centennial and performed by students in the Winfield schools. Those who attended found the "back stories" of this production fascinating. (The above photo features students of the original KANZA production.) April 17th, 2023

The museum worked with Winfield Public Library, Winfield Arts and Humanities Council, The City of Winfield and K-State Research and Extension to put on “Revealing the Stories of Time,” at Baden Square.
Country View, Holy Name, Irving, Lowell, Trinity and Whittier Elementary School 5th graders all participated in interactive displays that showed the Past, Present and Future of Winfield.
The museum’s display was “Pack Your Wagon” where students handled artifacts and made critical thinking decisions on what to pack on our pretend wagon trip in 1873.
May 4th, 2023

Holy Name Catholic School, Dexter Elementary, Whittier Elementary and Burden Elementary 3rd graders came for an interactive, hands-on kind of visit. We had oldtime laundry, a one-room school house, butter making, rag rug instruction, pioneer tools and woodworking. Lots of excited voices!
April 24th and 25th, May 4th and 5th.

On May 6th, we hosted “Blast from the Past,” an interactive living history day at the museum.

We had Old time laundry, Woodworking, One-room school, Butter making, Bread making, Rag rug making, Soap carving, Roping, "Ice Man", "Real" cowboy exhibit, Farrier, Photo booth, and kitten adoptions with the Cowley County Humane Society. The Winfield Public Library participated with their Bike-Bookmobile.

There were hot dogs, walking tacos, snow cones and a sweets booth.

Live Entertainment! Which included:
Mixed Notes
Ukelele Ladies
Lough Brothers
Rex Roberts
Bate Family Singers

The museum collected artifacts and worked with the Winfield Recreation Commission to build this Vintage Baseball display at the Joe Thornton Rec Center for their upcoming Vintage Baseball event.
Come check out the Fred Clarke memorabilia!

Celebrate the rich history of baseball in Winfield at this FREE & FUN family event scheduled for Sunday, June 4th, 1pm first pitch at the Winfield Fairgrounds.

The Winfield VFW will be cooking and serving a FREE hotdog meal for first 1000 people. The field will be on the Northeast side of the fairgrounds, where the Legion Baseball field was located.

We sure do have dedicated, wonderful volunteers!
Several community members have been getting photos and frames ready for the upcoming 150th celebrations displays on Main Street in the downtown business windows.

At the Winfield Chamber annual meeting, held at The Barns at Timber Creek, they honored Mrs. Cindy Goertz as 2023 Mrs. Winfield! Cindy's contributions to Winfield have been EPIC.
Throughout all the years Cindy has lived here, she has given back to the community, in meaningful ways.
The Rotary motto "service before self" definitely applies to her. Cindy organizes Museum events, Rotary events,
Main Street events, Chamber events (the list goes on) - she puts in the work! She deserves this recognition, she embodies “hard work and dedication.”
Congratulations Cindy-you’ve earned it!

Dear Cowley County Historical Soc. Museum, Congratulations on your enrollment into the Dillons Food Stores Community Rewards Program. Your participants may begin enrolling upon receipt of this email. You have been assigned a new NPO (Non-Profit Organization) number LM545. Please refer to this number in all future correspondence. To Use the Dillons Food Stores Community Rewards Program: Simply encourage your participants to visit the appropriate link below..
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Once logged into their Dillons Food Stores account they can search for Cowley County Historical Soc. Museum either by name or LM545 and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address and a rewards card. *Customers must have a registered Dillons Food Stores rewards card account to link to your organization. *If a member does not yet have a Dillons Food Stores rewards card, please let them know they are available at the customer service desk at any Dil-lons Food Stores REMEMBER, purchases will not count for your organization until after your participants register their rewards card.

FOR SALE AT THE MUSEUM:
2023 Commemorative Calendar (150 Anniversary) $12.00
Celebrate Winfield History Books 2001-2011 $15.00
Celebrate Winfield History Books 2012, 2015 $15.00
Celebrate Cowley County History 2016-2023 $15.00
Winfield’s Golden Era of Sports: $15.00
History of CC KS. The Indians Vol. II: $33.00
Southwestern College: $21.99
Winfield – Postcard History: $21.99
Penrose Hills Albright $10.00
Prices include Sales Tax
Shipping/handling is an additional $6.00
To purchase please stop by the museum or check out our website:
www.cchsm.com
Credit Cards and PayPal are accepted.
You may also send a check or money order with a list of books to:
CCHSM
1011 Mansfield St.
Winfield, KS 67156

All donations, both monetary and historical artifacts, are greatly appreciated.
Our building is over 140 years old and requires significant ongoing maintenance in addition to operating costs.
We continue to be a no fee museum and we have no plans to change that. Your continued support will allow us to best serve the community.
We are especially seeking anything from diverse ethnic groups to add to our displays.

Commemorative Bricks
There are commemorative bricks for sale which make great memorials and sup-port the museum. The bricks border the walkway from the parking lot to the front steps.
To purchase, forms can be found on the table by the books for sale or contact Board member Elaine Rankin at the museum.
There are the levels of donations. Flat red brick with 2 lines of 12 characters -$75 donation. Flat red brick with 3 lines of 12 characters -$100 donation. A contrasting brick with 12 characters-$500 donation. Fewer letters may be used if you wish.

The Cowley County Historical Society dates from 1931 with major reorganization and a move to our present location in 1967. The CCHSM’s mission is to preserve and make available the colorful history of our county. We also support and encourage activities pertaining to local county history. Our bookstore showcases an assortment of items about local history as well. The Museum also has a fine collection of historical records and vintage photographs.