B037 At Home in Ellis County Vol. II (1867-1992) $55.00
A collection of local family stories from Ellis County residents spanning the years from 1867-1992. Published by the Ellis County Historical Society in 1991, it is a compilation of family histories written by the families themselves. 728 pgs
B039 Bloody Prairie Ellis County, Vol.ll $13.60
By James D. Drees. An interesting accounts of Hays' early days as a rough frontier town. Using newspaper accounts and other local sources, Drees tells the tales of local characters like California Bill, Indian Annie, and Paddy Welch who knew legends like Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickok. 57 pgs
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B040 Buffalo Bill, Last of the Great Scouts $18.95
By Helen Cody Westmore and Zane Grey. Biography of Buffalo Bill Cody catalogs Buffalo Bill's adventures in the Wild West.
B041 The Buffalo Soldiers $14.95
By William H. Leckie. This book chronicles the experiences of the negro soldiers of the Ninth and Tenth Calvary, some of whom were once stationed at Fort Hays.
B042 Custer, Come at Once! by Blaine Burkey $13.50
By Blaine Burkey This book documents the years George and Elizabeth Custer spent at Fort Hays from 1867 to 1870. It also includes maps and photographs of the area. 112 pgs
B043 Ghost Stories of Elizabeth Polly and Ft. Hays $8.50
By Margaret Houser. This slim pamphlet relates several local sightings of the ghost of Elizabeth Polly. Local legend about a nurse to the Fort Hays soldiers during a cholera epidemic who then contracted cholera herself and died.
B044 The Ghost Spirits Still Among Us $15.50
By Margaret Houser, Tells of many diffferent ghost sightings in Western Kansas. This book also includes the tales of the Lady in Blue and of soldiers from Fort Hays sightings that occurred in Ellis County. 43 pgs
B045 Grit, Spirit, and Character $8.00
By Katherine L. Rogers This is the story of the Lewis Field Housing Project at Fort Hays State College. It follows the Lewis Field Pioneers as the project goes from conception to completion. 87 pgs
B046 Historical Ellis County $12.00
This slim pamphlet offers a brief overview of the historical events and places of Ellis County. It is the latest of our publications, published in September 2004 and compiled by Virginia Slimmer.
B048 Indians to Industry $15.00
Originally published by The Ellis County Star in 1967 for the 1967 centennial celebration of Hays and Ellis County. It highlights the wild west days and military history of Hays as well as many more recent events. 105 pgs
B049 The Orphan Trains: Placing Out in America $14.95
Marilyn Irvin Holt relates the story of the many orphan children who were shipped out West on the Orphan Trains. It also mentions that Ellis County, Kansas was the destination for many of these abandoned children.
B053 Soldiers $7.95
By Charles L. Convis, Volume 2 of True Tales of the Old West offers information on many of the soldiers who would settle the West. 61 pgs
B059 Wild Bill Hickok: The Law in Hays City $5.00
By Blaine Burkey.This book claims to be "the most complete and authoritative account ever written of 'Wild Bill' Hickok's activities as the bogus sheriff of Hays City, Kansas, including documents never before published." It not only looks at Hickok's life but includes information about his early career in Ellis County Kansas. 24 pgs
B247 Buffalo Hunters and Lawmen of Ellis County, Kansas $5.00
Edited by Michelle Swayne. Tells the beginnings of Hays City and Ellis County, where the west was really wild. With information taken from the Ellis County Historical Society Archives, Swayne tells of the men hired to hunt for the railroads and the men who would try to keep law and order. 52 pgs
B324 Whiskey, Women, and War: Ellis County, Kansas from 1844-1873, and Boot Hill to 1972 $5.00
Edited by Michelle Swayne. The story of the wild west continues in this second volume of Ellis County history. It includes a special section on the oldest Boot Hill west of the Mississippi. 52 pgs.
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