We have the original abstract of our Kansas Historic Landmark home dating back to the land grant of 160 acres from the Osage Land Trust. In past BLOG posts, I have told how three individual lives, immigrants from France and Germany, converged in Wichita, Kansas. How through love, hope, taking risks and even tragedy ended up as […]
The Steinbüchel Homestead – Saint Marks, Kansas
Maison Steinbüchel, a Kansas State Historic Landmark and our home, is named for the family of Hermann Frederick Steinbüchel, the second husband of Marie-Louise Hahn. Previous posts, told how this all came about. Further details are documented in the book “A Living Gravestone” by Elisabeth Gouldner, his daughter. Hermann and Karl Steinbüchel two brothers from […]
The Farm, House and Bridge – Peter Stackman’s Legacy
“Praise the bridge that carried you over” – George Colman “The simple hearth of the small farm is the true center of our universe” – Masanobu Fukuoka Peter Frederick Stackman was the first husband of Marie-Louise Hahn, the matriarch for which the Kansas Historic Landmark, Maison Steinbuchel is named. In a previous post I outlined his […]
Peter Stackman a Little Recognized Wichita Pioneer
“I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestioned ability of a man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.” – Henry David Thoreau In re-reading an out-of-print book “A Living Gravestone” written by Elisabeth Guldner, containing the history of the family for whom our Historic Landmark House in named, I am reminded of how […]
How History Makes a Difference – Three Families of Maison Steinbuchel
We live in a designated Kansas State Historic Landmark, The Steinbuchel House. We are fortunate there is a book that tells the story of how three families converged to become the household that occupied this property. From 1912 to the late 1940s, this clan shaped the story of this home. The book is currently an […]