A tradition dating back more than a hundred years is returning this weekend to Jefferson County. The Oskaloosa Old Settlers’ Reunion is celebrating its 124th year. The story goes that a group of people passing through Jefferson County stopped at the courthouse lawn. They reflected on the hardships of settling Kansas during its territorial period and the struggles they overcame to make it a free state. That one gathering evolved into what is now the Old Settlers Reunion.
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