Thirteen papers on Kansas and Johnson County, Kansas history are presented. The papers were written by students in a course at the Johnson County Center for Local History or for independent study in local history. The papers are: "Conditions and Construction of Gardner Lake"; "The History of St. Joseph's Church, Shawnee, Kansas"; "Patrons of Husbandry"; "The First Fifty Years in Morse, Johnson County, Kansas"; "Social Life in Morse"; "German Alien Enemies During World War I in Johnson, Douglas, Miami, and Wyandote Counties"; "Symphonic Orchestras in Kansas City at the Turn of the Century: A Historical Perspective"; "Kansas and the Spanish-American War"; "The Developing Years of Emmanuel Baptist Church"; "Huron Cemetery"; "The Black Community of South Park, Merriam, Kansas: A Part of the Whole"; "Gardner, Kansas: A Demographic Study--1857-1925, A Personal View--1920-1984"; and "Shawnee Township: A Demographic Study of 1860, 1880, 1900." (BZ)