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Galey Media > Lois Douthit sent this undated photograph of her mother, Mabel L. (Burkitt) Kendrick. Mabel, of course, was well known throughout Whitney and the region. She was recognized as a most knowledgeable historian, and she authored "Still Alive and Well -- Whitney, Nebraska," which is a wonderful collection of community and church history.
Galey Media > The first school in Whitney was on the ground floor of the Woods Hotel in 1886, according to Mabel Kendrick in her book "Still Alive and Well -- Whitney, Nebraska." It was on the northeast corner of Missouri and Division Streets, where Connell Oil Company was located in later years. Then, after a short period of classes in the Methodist Church, a one-room school house was built near the site of the present school. It was used for some 35 years -- until 1922 -- when a new stucco two and one-half story school house was built for both grade and high school pupils. That structure, shown here in the 1950s, also had a small gymnasium in the basement. The building is still standing but has been vacant for many years.
Galey Media > Warring Memorial Church. This is pretty much the way it looks today. At one time, the main entry was from the east. Here, it has been moved to the south side, where it remains today.
Galey Media > A shot of the Kendrick home, probably in the 1940s. One day, I hope to create a map of Whitney that will locate specific businesses and family homes at different times.
Galey Media > Lois Douthit provided this photo from her mother's collectionl. It shows the Connell Oil Company as it appeared in the 1950s and 1960s. There are surely other photos available of this well-known business.
Galey Media > Another photograph of the Farmers and Drovers State Bank. This one better shows the outside steps to the upstairs, which is where the telephone switchboard was located. It also shows the boardwalk leading up to the store. Fire claimed the building in 1927, and only the vault remains at the site.
Galey Media > This is the original W. M. Burkitt and Son General Store. Using lumber from the Scofield Brothers saw mill near Crow Butte, it was built in 1887 by E.E. Weston. The two-story, gray building had a false front -- typical of the era. I believe the store was located at the corner of Missouri and Division streets, just across the street east of the current Whitney Post Office, but we'd be pleased to hear from folks who have other information on its location and year of demise.
Galey Media > The Chicago and Northwestern Railway depot in Whitney. The C& NW provided both passenger and freight service to Whitney for many years. Passenger service was discontinued in the 1950s and the depot was moved to Wayside, near the South Dakota border.
Galey Media > This is identified only as "Hotel." It may well be the Woods Hotel. If so, it was located on the northeast corner of Missouri and Division Streets, where Connell Oil Company was situated some years later. Thanks to Lois Douthit for providing this image. The photo was probably taken in the mid-to-late 1920s or later. An uncropped version of this photograph was sent to us by Dr. Sam Couch and can be seen elsewhere in this gallery. Sam's father was Darrel Couch -- a brother to Virgil Couch. The Couch family was well known in the Whitney area.
Lois Douthit sent this undated photograph of her mother, Mabel L. (Burkitt) Kendrick. Mabel, of course, was well known throughout Whitney and the region. She was recognized as a most knowledgeable historian, and she authored "Still Alive and Well -- Whitney, Nebraska," which is a wonderful collection of community and church history.
Galey Media > Lois Douthit sent this undated photograph of her mother, Mabel L. (Burkitt) Kendrick. Mabel, of course, was well known throughout Whitney and the region. She was recognized as a most knowledgeable historian, and she authored "Still Alive and Well -- Whitney, Nebraska," which is a wonderful collection of community and church history.
Lois Douthit sent this undated photograph of her mother, Mabel L. (Burkitt) Kendrick. Mabel, of course, was well known throughout Whitney and the region. She was recognized as a most knowledgeable historian, and she authored "Still Alive and Well -- Whitney, Nebraska," which is a wonderful collection of community and church history.
See photo in original gallery.
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