Lost in Goodland Bibliography

Primary Sources – Personal and Local Records

Goodland Star-News. “Juvenile Arrested for Aggravated Assault Against Patricia A. XXXXX and Paul J. XXXXX.” April 24, 2002. Reported $50 damage to wooden door at 240 Walnut. [Link].
Goodland Star-News. “Paul Arrested for Battery of a Juvenile.” April 2, 2010. [Link].
Goodland Star-News. “Foreclosure on 240 Walnut.” September 14, 2004. [Google Doc, Google Drive archive].

Oral Histories and Family Accounts

Davis, Terri. Text message to the author. February 2025. Re: Gaylord Butts’s work for Davis Brothers Farms and Neil Butts, and Ellen May West’s household labor.

Interviews Conducted by Author

Golden-House, Gennifer. Interview by Jeremy Mills. Goodland, KS, June 3, 2025. Audio interview.
Holbrook, Lloyd. Personal collection of historical documents, including archives of the Goodland Star-News and other Goodland newspapers, shared with the author, 2025.

Local History and Sherman County

City of Goodland. “About Goodland.” Accessed July 2025. https://goodlandks.gov/about-goodland/.
Forsyth Library, Fort Hays State University. “Kansas Heritage – Sherman County.” Accessed July 2025. https://fhsuguides.fhsu.edu/kansasheritage/shermancounty.
High Plains Museum. “The Story of Sherman County.” March 2013. https://goodlandks.gov/news/high-plains-museum-news/around-goodland/2013/03/the-story-of-sherman-county/.
Goodland Star-News. Homepage and archive portal. Accessed July 2025. https://www.nwkansas.com/gldwebpages/gsnmain.html.
Goodland News. Various issues, 1887–1907. Newspapers.com archives.

Kidder Massacre and Early County History

Legends of America. “Kidder Massacre, Kansas.” Accessed July 2025. https://www.legendsofamerica.com/kidder-massacre-kansas/.
National Park Service. “July 1867.” Washita Battlefield National Historic Site. Updated June 18, 2018. https://www.nps.gov/waba/learn/historyculture/july-1867.htm.
Sherman County Convention & Visitors Bureau. “Kidder Massacre Site.” Top Side of Kansas. Accessed July 2025. https://www.thetopsideofkansas.org/community/plan-your-visit/attractions/kidder-massacre-site.
The Historical Marker Database. “The Kidder Massacre.” Accessed July 2025. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=78880.
Voigt, Barton R. “The Death of Lyman S. Kidder.” South Dakota History 6, no. 1 (1976). https://www.sdhspress.com/journal/south-dakota-history-6-1/the-death-of-lyman-s-kidder/vol-06-no-1-the-death-of-lyman-s-kidder.pdf.

Broader Context – Social and Cultural

Humanities Kansas. “Hope in Hard Times.” Kansas Stories. March 25, 2020. https://www.humanitieskansas.org/get-involved/kansas-stories/people/hope-in-hard-times.
Haywood, C. R. “The Great Depression: Two Kansas Diaries.” Great Plains Quarterly 18, no. 4 (1998). https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/greatplainsquarterly/2108/.
Oxford Treatment. “Meth-Induced Psychosis.” Accessed July 2025. https://oxfordtreatment.com/substance-abuse/crystal-meth/induced-hallucinations/.
Johnson County Museum. “Bricklayer Indian Jim Paved the Way for JoCo’s Growth.” JoCoHistory Blog. February 12, 2020. https://jocohistory.wordpress.com/2020/02/12/bricklayer-indian-jim-paved-the-way-for-jocos-growth/.

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