- Barrett School house (45 KB)
The room to the right side of the photo was built in 1871 to replace the frame structure built in 1858. The room to the left was added in 1896.
- Ebenezer Mills 1862 (90 KB)
Ebenezer Mills about 1862
- Linda and Steve McGinnis (57 KB)
Linda introduced me to the Black/Burton side of the Mills clan and is she sorry?
- Marshall county, KS (26 KB)
Marysville is the county seat and has a Walmart! It also has motels.
- Class in session (56 KB)
This is what the south classroom looked like most of the day.
- Richard Cain and Beth (73 KB)
I see my nephews far too often and was so glad to see Richard to not only come but to entertain.
- Frankfort to Barrett, KS (40 KB)
Barrett is about 2 miles west of Highway 99 and 2-3 miles south of Frankfort. Roads are pretty well marked with the names on the map.
- Caroline Barkes Mills abt. 1862 (88 KB)
Caroline Barkes Mills taken about 1862.
- North classroom/auditorium (183 KB)
This was the one room school built in 1871 to replace the frame building built in around 1858 about 100 yards to the north.
- Jammin at the school (52 KB)
Alfonse Ponticelli, Jeffrey Mills, Richard Cain and Beth Cain were carefully watched by Brenna Mills.
- Alfonse, Elijah and Michelle Ponticelli (94 KB)
New mom and dad with Elijah Alessandro Ponticelli. Little E was born March 11, 2006 and this was his first road trip from Chicago, IL.
- Ebenezer Mills abt. 1906 (96 KB)
Ebenezer Mills shortly before his death Nov. 7, 1906.
- Julianne Wooden, James Wooden and Alissa Holburn (62 KB)
Julianne came from North Vancover, B.C., James from St. Louis, MO and Alissa from Scottsdale, AZ
- Music Lesson (50 KB)
Brenna Mills is being given a music lesson my Alfonse Ponticelli. The instrument is 1907 field organ brought to Barrett by Linda and Steve McGinnis. They also brought other music machines that required less talent to play (not really a music box) but sounded great.
- Barbara and James Grover Massie (67 KB)
Barbara Massie and her dad, James G. Massie.
- Caroline Barkes Mills abt. 1906 (104 KB)
Caroline Barkes Mills taken about 1906.
- Mrs. Newberry -Teacher (58 KB)
Mrs. Mildred Browaugh Newberry taught at the Barrett school in 1943-1944.
- Michelle and Elijah (57 KB)
OK, I just had to include another photo of my daughter and grandson.
- Brenna Marie Mills (45 KB)
Jeff's youngest daughter is still a student.
- Mills - Taylor Livery Stable (143 KB)
Livery Stable in Westmoreland, KS owned by James Nelson Mills.
- Larry Heinen and Jessica Biester (40 KB)
Larry is Joyce Mills-Heinen's husband and Jessica Biester is Jacque Mills- Biester's daughter (Larry's neice).
- Barrett School (SD#1) in 2006 (49 KB)
We were so glad that so many neighbors who went to the school came to visit. Our thanks to Harry Jones and the rest of the Jones family for allowing us to use this building.
- Don Mills, David and Pat (82 KB)
Don introduced me to Barrett and the great people (related or not) who live there.
- Map of Barrett, KS (219 KB)
Map of Barrett, KS about 1904. Ebenezer and Caroline Mills owned Block 18. The store was located at the corner of lot 16 and their home on lot 14. The Church was located in block 17, lot 1, across from the Mills Store.
- The end (47 KB)
This is how the kids felt at the end of the day.
- Janet Mills, Pat and John Hidy (52 KB)
Just some of the conversations in the classroom added onto the original school building in 1896.
- Gwen and Les Harris (70 KB)
Gwen and Les Harris from Westmoreland, Kansas.
- Marshall County, Kansas School Dist. #1 (1167 KB)
First school in Marshall County is located at the town site of Barrett's Mill, Kansas, just south of Frankfort, KS.
- Old Glory flies again at Barrett School (44 KB)
John Hidy brought the flag that looked so good flying again in front of the school.
- Coleman Younger, Rex Massie and James Massie (44 KB)
Coleman is Rex's grandson and James is Rex'x cousin
- Jacque and Judi are 2 of Jack Mills' 4 daughters (65 KB)
Jacqueline Renee and her husband Chris Biester were in Barrett as well as Judith Kay and her husband Gary Hisey
- House of the James Nelson Mills family. (711 KB)
This house was lived in by the J.N. Mills family from 1897 (when J.N.Mills and Clara May Adams were married) until 1910 (when they moved to Westmoreland, KS).
- Fern Jones (49 KB)
Fern is talking with Richard and Beth Cain.
- Jo Plummer (62 KB)
We are always refreshed when we are around Jo and I didn't just drop in on her this time.
- View of the south Classroom (46 KB)
This is before everyone came.
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