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A blog about Ritchie Cemetery in Topeka, Kansas: the people buried there, its history, and its environment

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Ritchie Cemetery is on the Register!

Wendi Bevitt

Apr 4, 20237 min read

Ritchie Cemetery is on the Register!

Wendi Bevitt of Buried Past Consulting prepared the successful nomination which led to listing Ritchie Cemetery on both the State and...

Biodiversity at Ritchie Cemetery

Jeff Hansen and Jan Johnson

Apr 26, 202220 min read

Biodiversity at Ritchie Cemetery

This post is a report on our efforts, through December 2021, to document biological species at Ritchie Cemetery. Topics include:...

Fawnlilies — an early sign of spring at Ritchie Cemetery

Jeff Hansen

Mar 28, 20213 min read

Fawnlilies — an early sign of spring at Ritchie Cemetery

There are two species of fawnlilies found at Ritchie Cemetery: the midland (Erythronium mesochorum), and the white (Erythronium albidum)....

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