Hall County NEGenWeb
Reminiscences & Narratives of Pioneers

Transcribed from
the ©1920 "History of Hall County," by Buechler, Barr, and Stough

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Details Of The Anderson-Smith Massacre, By Mr. And Mrs. John Thomssen, Sr.
Her Quota Furnished, By A. Schernekau
Reminiscences Of A Hall County Pioneer, By Norman Reese
Arriving At Grand Island
Other Early Settlers In Wood River Valley
Our First Farming
Stage Routes
Squire Lamb's Route
During The Civil War
Indians Had Visited
Pressed Into Service As Scout
Uncle Sam's Surveyors
Many Middle Men
The Right Of Way
During The Last Days Of Indian Occupation, By W. E. Martin, Doniphan, Nebraska
An Early Serviceable Well
Our Early Neighbors
Indian Visitors
Indians' Outfit And Customs
Let The Women Do The Work
The Indians' Camp
Their Evening Meal And Menu
Preparing Clothing And Meats
A Broken Axle By Samuel Clay Bassett
A Few Glimpses Of Early Life In Hall County - William (Jack) Anderson Settlement
Goes Into Business
The Storm Of 1873
The Cowboy Regime
Three Years At Sidney
A Freighting Experience
Grand Island In Early 'Eighties
Early Horse Race
Other Early Recollections
A Dream Land Complete - Unknown Poet
Sabina Shelton-Elridge
A Rattlesnake On Locust Street