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    Stories from the Koester House 


    CELEBRATING 150 YEARS by Earl ShreckengastCELEBRATING 150 YEARS—Centennial Influences on Koester Gardens We often don’t think about why things are the way they are. That could be...
    September 22, 2026 -- The Newlyweds Settle In by Earl Sh... CELEBRATING 150 YEARS The Newlyweds Settle In Sylvia and Charles Koester returned to Marysville from their honeymoon on September 9, 187...
    September 15, 2026 Blog The Honeymoon by Earl ShreckengastCELEBRATING 150 YEARS— The Honeymoon Having traveled for five weeks, the honeymoon party arrived at what was becoming the honeymoon dest...
    COUNTDOWN TO 150 --Charles & Sylvia Marry by Earl Shreck... “Wake up at 4 ½ o’clock A.M. the morning Cool very Beautiful and Bright Sunshine. Sky clear, early; (Sister) “Jane” (Schmidt) Congratula...
    COUNTDOWN TO 150 -- Kansas on the World Stage by Earl Sh... Kansas on the world stage at Centennial Kansas proudly claimed its place on the national and world stage at the 1876 Centennial Expositi...
    May 19, 2026 -- Nation Celebrates Centennial by Earl Shr... COUNTDOWN TO 150---Nation Celebrates Centennial with a World’s Fair In 1876, national and international attention focused on West Philad...
    May 12, 2026 Blog by Earl Shreckengast - Koester at Cent... COUNTDOWN TO 150---Charles Koester at Centennial Exposition Marysville, Marshall County, and Kansas were represented at our country’s 10...
    FLOWERS AT SYLVIA KOESTER'S FUNERAL by Earl ShreckengastThe funeral of Sylvia Broughten Koester was abundant with flowers and rich in Victorian symbolism. Sylvia, the wife of Charles F. Koeste...
    April 14, 2026 Blog Victorian Funeral Practices at Koest... VICTORIAN FUNERAL PRACTICES AT SYLVIA KOESTER’S FUNERAL When Sylvia Koester died in 1883, American funerals were largely home centered a...
    COUNTDOWN TO 150 -- Sylvia's Death & Funeral At 7 minutes to one o’clock Tuesday morning, April 3, 1883, Sylvia Constance Broughten Koester died of consumption. She was surrounded b...
    COUNTDOWN TO 150 - Sylvia's Illness and Death by Earl Sh... A shadow descended over the Koester family several years into Charles’ and Sylvia’s life together. “Tuberculosis—then called consumption...
    COUNTDOWN TO 150 -- Family Life by Earl ShreckengastAfter their wedding and honeymoon, Sylvia and Charles returned to Marysville in September 1876 to start their married life together. The...