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The Golden Rule Ranch
The Golden Rule Ranch By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site “My grandparents purchased the Golden Rule Ranch on Sand Creek in 1948. Elbert S. Rule originally owned it. He also owned an oil refinery in Wichita and the Golden Rule gas stations in western Kansas and eastern Colorado. The term…
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Carry Nation Home and Stockade Museum – Medicine Lodge, KS
By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site Enjoy this video of the Stockade Museum and Carry Nation Home, located in Medicine Lodge, KS. The Bowens have family history in Medicine Lodge. Chuck Bowen’s great-grandmother, Elizabeth Mills, was from Medicine Lodge. Some of the items in the Stockade Museum belonged to the…
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What Are The Issues With The “George Bent Map?”
By Mike Bowen Co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site The map that is commonly called the George Bent map is a document that has been used to place the Sand Creek event at the NPS historic site location. There are several issues with this map. Fold lines are visibly seen going down the…
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Water Valley Schoolhouse Gets Makeover
By Mike Bowen Co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site The Water Valley Schoolhouse received a makeover in November. It was repainted white by Nacho Silvas. The schoolhouse was used to depict the home of James Carr in our short film, Private Mac: The James Carr Letter. There is a lot of history behind…