The Ottawa Kansas library was my destination today. As I've said before, every library is different. Here I was allowed to get microfilm out of the unlocked drawers to my heart's content. When asking about what to do with the rolls when done (most libraries don't want you putting it up) and I was told to just put it back. Okay. Works for me.
Today's search was frustrating. It was nice to have a small town newspaper to look in as it doesn't have as much verbiage to scan, but, I only found one of four obituaries I wanted. Where are the rest of you, darn it?
The newspapers were interesting even though they didn't contain the information I wanted. One had a picture of a war bride from Germany or maybe England (my CRS is kicking in) with her young son in New York City. Her husband was presumably in Reno working on a divorce according to the caption. The wife hoped having their son with her would help a reconciliation. I wonder how it worked for her. It was surprising to find a picture/caption like this in a small town Kansas paper, even more surprising to find out it didn't involve a local person. Why was this in the local paper?
The library's genealogical section was small, but I found a lot of area books on cemeteries and histories. I found some for counties not so close such as Finney and Ford. The book on Ford County was new to me so I enjoyed some time perusing it.
Before heading out to the cemetery I stopped at Keim Bakery for lunch. Nice place. I would recommend it.
I found a map of the Mount Calvary Cemetery and an index of people buried there. I quickly jotted the map down and I knew that would help shorten my time in the cemetery. The cemetery didn't lend itself to the map very well, in my opinion, but I did find the graves I wanted to find in spite of the cold blustery Kansas wind and faulty map.
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