

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...


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....


Jan Johnson & Jeff Hansen
Feb 25, 20217 min read
When were burials made at Ritchie?
The time distribution of the 302 documented burials at Ritchie is discussed, as are some of the reasons why the information is...