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A postcard photo of the bridge over the Arkansas River near Derby, Kansas. A boy in coveralls is standing on the bridge.

Anna Weston and Walter Schwartz married in October 1919. Anna was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Weston. Walter was the son of J. E. and Sarah Schwartz. Weston and Schwartz met at church (Derby Presbyterian Church) and both graduated Derby High…

Anna Lynn worked at the County Farm in the early 1900s. The photo was taken around 1905 by Studebaker Studio in Wichita, KS. Photographic print on a cabinet card.

Term Jan. 09, 2018 - Dec. 31, 2021 elected Nov. 07, 2017 defeating Van Willis for the Ward III seat vacated by Chuck Warren sworn in Jan. 09, 2018 defeated Nov. 02, 2021 and lost the Ward III seat to Rick Coleman Andrew Swindle is an Assistant…

An interior view of the Derby Post Office located in what is now the VFW in 1938. Sarah Zoe Alley held the position of Postmaster or Postmistress from Oct. 1, 1937 - July 1, 1944.

Pictured (left to right): Beulah (Austin) Rippel, James Alley (in…

The altar at the front of the First Presbyterian Church in the 1940s.

Alexander Garrett and family came to Rockford Township from Ottaway County, Kansas in March 1869 and homesteaded on 160 acres of land on Spring Creek. They lived in a dugout on the creek until their house was built. His family later purchased more…