The Story of Five Oaks Ranch

Presented by Annie Wilson

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This talk includes stories and historic photos of the Five Oaks Ranch west of Elmdale on its 100th birthday, including early German and French homesteaders, colorful era of the Wiley draft horse ranch, the Middle Creek Fair and rodeo, and beginning in 1925, the Kansas City Stockyards-based Browning Ranch, grazing Texas cattle on Flint Hills grass, operated by the McKee, Cauthorn, Burnett, Wilson and Hancock families.

The presentation was co-created by John & Annie Wilson, Katie Wilson Hancock, and Jane Cauthorn. June 2025

Video: Dave Leiker