We had a wonderful day in Topeka. We went to the Topeka Country Club and presented them with a beautiful plaque in honor of Bill's great grandfather Wilbur Bullis (Daddy B) who was the club president for 10 years and is thought to have financially helped the club during the depression. The plaque held his 10 iron (yes 10) made of hickory.
The club manager gave us a tour of the club, treated us to a beautiful lunch, gave us several books, and xeroxed all of the board notes the year he was president. He told Bill and Dee to come back next year to play a round of golf. We were treated like celebrities felt very special. It also turns out that the club manager grew up two blocks away from Dee when they were in elementary and high school. What a small world!
We then looked for the building where their grandfather Glenn Miler had an art studio. We found the building and presently it is the office of a Litigation Specialist for Capital Murder Cases---the very same job that Dee has! What a coincidence!
The building was very charming--it even had an elevator operator. We found a huge bank vault. We assumed it was empty.
Next we went to the Topeka library where we researched the Miler and Bullis family. The library itself is fascinating and filled with history. We found pictures of Bill's mom and aunt in old Washburn College yearbooks, discovered a book that had a write-up on Wilbur Bullis in an old book, and discovered a census of the Quick family.
Afterwards we went to Marge's niece's house to have a wonderful bar b que dinner. The home was lovely and very charming. The neighborhood reminded me of the Universal Studios street that they used for "Leave It to Beaver" etc. I love the original wooden floors, the garden room, the crown molding--everything you would imagine of a mid west home.
We definitely will need to come back to do more research.
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