A history of Alma,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Alma from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1859, Wabaunsee County was founded.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Alma’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewUntitled photo, 1907: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Alma, decade by decade
1990s
unknown1 item
4 historic places in Alma
Alma has 4 listings on the National Register, and they protect 24 historic buildings, because Alma Downtown Historic District alone counts 21.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 2002Wabaunsee County Courthouse
Listed 2008Brandt HotelListed 2007Stuewe HouseListed 2009Alma Downtown Historic DistrictThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Untitled photo (1907) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (10) and the National Register (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.