Baker University
This file appears in: American Historian
Connelley received an honorary master’s degree from Baker University, shown here, in Kansas for his literary contributions to the field of history. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
This file appears in: American Historian
American Historian
Historical Marker #985 in Johnson County remembers noted historian William Elsey Connelley.
Born on March 5, 1855, on a prong of the Middle Fork of Jennie's Creek, Connelley received his earliest training from his parents. Overcoming a…