Frederic Remington
Area Historical Society
“At this time there was not a house east of us until we reached the Walnut and none directly west, so far as I was aware, until we reached the Rocky Mountains.“ J.R. Wentworth early settler on the Whitewater and first Plum Grove, Postmaster.
Frederic Remington Area Historical Society Writing Contest
Contact: Eldon Esau
City/Zip: Whitewater, KS
Phone: (316) 284-4764
Email: eldonesau@yahoo.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 4, 2025
FREDERIC REMINGTON AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY WRITING CONTEST
A call for submission for historical articles about the Remington Area
WHITEWATER, KS: The Frederic Remington Area Historical Society announces a call for submissions for their first Historical Writing Contest. Submission are due January 31, 2026.
“We want to encourage research and writing about the history of the Remington Area,” says President Eldon Esau. “This competition is open to anyone, but the scope of work must be concentrated on the area defined by the Remington School District. We are offering cash prizes for three different categories:”
Categories and Prizes
- Adult – $300 – 2,000 word maximum
- High School – $300 – 1,500 word maximum
- Youth – $300 – 500 word maximum
Guidelines:
- The FRAHS Writing Project is designed to stimulate research and writing about the history of the area defined by the Remington School District.
- Topics such as families, places, Native Americans, culture, finance, geography, or other subjects of historical significance.
- Any time frame is welcome, even recent history.
- While there is no particular writing style that must be followed, the works will need to show evidence of original sources.
- Please submit in a WORD Document with double spacing between lines
- Photographs are a welcome addition.
- Works will be judged by a the FRAHS Board of Directors
- Prizes will be awarded and winning authors will read their work at the April meeting.
- This is open to everyone.
Deadline: January 31, 2026
For more information, contact Eldon Esau:
Phone: (316) 284-4764
Email: eldonesau@yahoo.com
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About The Frederic Remington Area Historical Society
The Frederic Remington Area Historical Society (FRAHS) is a membership organization and not-for-profit corporation, filed June 21, 1978. This corporation is exempt from federal income tax under 501(c)(3) Revenue Codes of 1954. Membership runs from September to May; dues are announced at meetings.
The primary purpose of FRAHS is to collect, preserve, and share the Frederic Remington USD206 School District area’s rich history and culture with its residents, students, and other interested persons. A majority of the society’s programs each year are to fulfill that purpose, while other programs should inform attendees of state and national topics of historical and cultural interests.
Attend the next FRAHS Event!
Local historian Darryl Claassen will present, “The Claassen-Thiessen Family,” at the Frederic Remington Area Historical Society meeting on Monday, October 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the Centre Point Church, 212 S. Main, Whitewater, Kansas. Admission is free.
In 1876, Dietrich and Maria Claassen arrived in Butler County, Kansas. They were accompanied by their immediate family of six sons, one daughter, and one daughter-in-law. They set about purchasing land and establishing farm steads. This family initially settled on Sections 29 and 33 of Milton Township – an area south of the future towns of Brainerd and Whitewater.
A few years later, in 1888, Heinrich Thiessen brought his young family to the area. He was able to purchase three quarters of Section 10 of Milton Township, north of the new town of Brainerd. Claassen will present a history of these two families and how their relationship impacted his existence. Claassen will also tell how he is almost related to three other Claassen clans.
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