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%Start Nicodemus Homecoming Celebration &nbsp; <h1>Nicodemus Welcomes Its Family Back Home</h1> <h2>Homecoming</h2> A lone tree in Nicodemus, a small Kansas town settled by formerly enslaved African Americans at the end of the post-Civil War Reconstruction era. Each summer, the town hosts a weekend-long “family reunion” for descendants, whose ties to the community remain strong, even if they live one or many states away.
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Nicodemus Welcomes Its Family Back Home

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A lone tree in Nicodemus, a small Kansas town settled by formerly enslaved African Americans at the end of the post-Civil War Reconstruction era. Each summer, the town hosts a weekend-long “family reunion” for descendants, whose ties to the community remain strong, even if they live one or many states away.
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Pearlina Moore of Hill City, Kansas, inside Town Hall July 30, 2016, the t...
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<h2>Proud to Be Here</h2> Pearlina Moore of Hill City, Kansas, inside Town Hall July 30, 2016, the third day of Nicodemus’ 138th Homecoming celebration. <h2>Miles of Milo</h2> Many of the original settlers were farmers, and six families still farm in the area, growing grain sorghum, or milo, among other crops. <h2>You Can Go Home Again</h2> Veryl Switzer of Manhattan, Kan., inside Town Hall on the third day of the 2016 reunion.
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Proud to Be Here

Pearlina Moore of Hill City, Kansas, inside Town Hall July 30, 2016, the third day of Nicodemus’ 138th Homecoming celebration.

Miles of Milo

Many of the original settlers were farmers, and six families still farm in the area, growing grain sorghum, or milo, among other crops.

You Can Go Home Again

Veryl Switzer of Manhattan, Kan., inside Town Hall on the third day of the 2016 reunion.
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Raised in town, he played two seasons for the Green Bay Packers after a stint in the Canadian Football League. Switzer owns and operates an 800-acre farm in Nicodemus and surrounding Graham County.
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Raised in town, he played two seasons for the Green Bay Packers after a stint in the Canadian Football League. Switzer owns and operates an 800-acre farm in Nicodemus and surrounding Graham County.
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<h2>Hay Stranger </h2> The view from Kansas Highway 24 entering Nicodemus last July. <h2>School s Out</h2> Built in 1918, the District No. 1 School in Nicodemus closed in the early 1960s&nbsp; due to dropping enrollments.
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Hay Stranger

The view from Kansas Highway 24 entering Nicodemus last July.

School s Out

Built in 1918, the District No. 1 School in Nicodemus closed in the early 1960s  due to dropping enrollments.
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Children living in the community today attend school in Bogue, Kan.

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The number of permanent residents in town has dwindled to about 30, but swells into the hundreds dur...
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Children living in the community today attend school in Bogue, Kan. <h2>AARP Offer Remember the past help shape the future</h2> Share your stories and help advocate for political support to protect your future. <h2>Meet and Greet</h2> Descendants and other reunion attendees chat after a reenactment performance last July at Town Hall.
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Children living in the community today attend school in Bogue, Kan.

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Descendants and other reunion attendees chat after a reenactment performance last July at Town Hall.
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The number of permanent residents in town has dwindled to about 30, but swells into the hundreds during annual homecoming celebrations. <h2>Bright Blooms</h2> The wild sunflower, Kansas’s state flower, can be seen throughout the Great Plains. <h2>Food Worth Coming Home For</h2> Vanessa Adams of Detroit on the steps of Ernestine's Bar-B-Q during the 2016 reunion’s second day.
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The number of permanent residents in town has dwindled to about 30, but swells into the hundreds during annual homecoming celebrations.

Bright Blooms

The wild sunflower, Kansas’s state flower, can be seen throughout the Great Plains.

Food Worth Coming Home For

Vanessa Adams of Detroit on the steps of Ernestine's Bar-B-Q during the 2016 reunion’s second day.
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Adams is the daughter of Ernestine Van Duvall, who founded the restaurant in 1975.

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Adams is the daughter of Ernestine Van Duvall, who founded the restaurant in 1975. <h2>Not Forgotten</h2> The town cemetery has about 177 interments, some dating back to the late 1800s. Nicodemus was established in 1877 and, within a decade, had grown into a thriving frontier town with a bank, four general stores and two barber shops, among other businesses.
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Adams is the daughter of Ernestine Van Duvall, who founded the restaurant in 1975.

Not Forgotten

The town cemetery has about 177 interments, some dating back to the late 1800s. Nicodemus was established in 1877 and, within a decade, had grown into a thriving frontier town with a bank, four general stores and two barber shops, among other businesses.
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<h2>Opening Day</h2> Residents and relatives of descendants gather at the Nicodemus Historical Society on the first day of the 2016 homecoming. <h2>Prairie Peace</h2> The Nicodemus Cemetery, July 2016.
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Opening Day

Residents and relatives of descendants gather at the Nicodemus Historical Society on the first day of the 2016 homecoming.

Prairie Peace

The Nicodemus Cemetery, July 2016.
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Groves III, both of Denver, have been attending the homecoming for years. Before last July’s celeb...
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Family Bond

Earlice Switzer-Rupp of Houston, and Norma Switzer of Topeka, Kan. on the secon...
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Groves III, both of Denver, have been attending the homecoming for years. Before last July’s celebration, the elder Groves presided over the Sunday service at First Missionary Baptist Church, and the younger tended to the grounds.
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Groves III, both of Denver, have been attending the homecoming for years. Before last July’s celebration, the elder Groves presided over the Sunday service at First Missionary Baptist Church, and the younger tended to the grounds.
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<h2>Family Bond</h2> Earlice Switzer-Rupp of Houston, and Norma Switzer of Topeka, Kan. on the second day of the 2016 Homecoming.
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Earlice Switzer-Rupp of Houston, and Norma Switzer of Topeka, Kan. on the second day of the 2016 Homecoming.
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Alfred Matthews IV of Denver, before the start of the reunion.

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<h2>Early Bird</h2> Alfred Matthews IV of Denver, before the start of the reunion. <h2>A Welcome Connection</h2> Kathy Padgett of Lexington, Ky., after a service at First Missionary Baptist Church.
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Alfred Matthews IV of Denver, before the start of the reunion.

A Welcome Connection

Kathy Padgett of Lexington, Ky., after a service at First Missionary Baptist Church.
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While researching her ancestry, Padgett found a Nicodemus connection and decided to travel to Kansas to learn more about the town and its traditions. <h2>Summer Gathering</h2> <br> Hay bales in Graham County, home to about 2,500 people.
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While researching her ancestry, Padgett found a Nicodemus connection and decided to travel to Kansas to learn more about the town and its traditions.

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Hay bales in Graham County, home to about 2,500 people.
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Long Time No See

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Faydra Knox of Topeka, Kan., inside Town Hall.

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<h2>Long Time No See</h2> Louis Switzer of Houston, center, gets a hug from Aaron Roberson of Sacramento, Calif., right, on the 2016 reunion’s second day. <h2>On Their Way</h2> Bertha Carter, a Nicodemus resident, and friends prepare to join the reunion parade.
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Louis Switzer of Houston, center, gets a hug from Aaron Roberson of Sacramento, Calif., right, on the 2016 reunion’s second day.

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Bertha Carter, a Nicodemus resident, and friends prepare to join the reunion parade.
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Faydra Knox of Topeka, Kan., inside Town Hall.

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<h2>Promising Future</h2> Faydra Knox of Topeka, Kan., inside Town Hall. <h2>Happy Together</h2> Two celebrants laugh it up at last year’s celebration.
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Faydra Knox of Topeka, Kan., inside Town Hall.

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Two celebrants laugh it up at last year’s celebration.
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<h2>Where the Heart Is</h2> Nicodemus resident JohnElla Holmes holds her granddaughter Lauryn Horne at Town Hall. Holmes moved back to town in 2015 to contribute to efforts to preserve the town's history. <h2>Ties That Bind</h2> Two attendees embrace before the service at First Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday, July 31, 2016.
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Two attendees embrace before the service at First Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday, July 31, 2016.
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