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Jan Johnson & Jeff Hansen
Apr 5, 20216 min read
Who's buried at Ritchie Cemetery?
This post introduces a new page on the website, "Known Burials at Ritchie Cemetery...." Also discussed are data limitations.


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)....


Jan Johnson & Jeff Hansen
Mar 2, 202111 min read
The Ritchie Cemetery Origin Story (1859-1888)
In 1862, three Shawnee County settlers bought a land parcel for cemetery purposes at the current location of 27th and Boswell in Topeka....