Minnie Peak opens a new chapter in the Alten House
This article is the third and final in a series highlighting the National Register of Historic Places nominated Alten-Peak house in Manhattan, Kansas. The stories of the families who built or lived in the home and neighborhood shaped the history of the house and the community in which it remains 157 years strong.
The Alten-Peak House Becomes Part of Modern Suburban Neighborhood
This article is the second of a three-part series about the National Register of Historic Places nominated Alten-Peak House in Manhattan, Kansas. The story of the house is intertwined with the lives of several families who shaped the neighborhood and those who called it home. By 1910 Manhattan, Kansas was a bustling city of 5,722
Caroline Koch Tieman Rehmer: A Story of Perseverance
My 2x great grandmother Caroline Koch was born near Pyrmont, in Morgan County, Missouri, April 2, 1853. While some sources have listed her birth in Germany, a preponderance of evidence supports her American birth including census records and birth and death records of her children. Her name included the following variations: Johanna Caroline Koch –
Stories These Stones Could Tell: The Alten Peak House
This is the first of a three-part series on a 157 year-old home in Manhattan, Kansas. It was owned by two pioneering families with deep roots in Riley County. The stone house is in the process of being nominated to the National Register of Historic Places, representing the settlement era in Kansas. A version of
Effective Every Day Newspaper Research
I love newspapers! I can get lost in newspaper research looking for my ancestor and trying to discover something new about them. I research newspapers nearly every day. I will be sharing some of my insights in this blog and soon in videos. Have a newspaper hint? Share it with me in the comments below.
