Businesses to Start in Haviland
If you live in Kansas and you’re near Haviland you know there are lots of opportunities here for small businesspeople. If you’re already thinking about smallbusiness.xo.com and where to open your shop you should consider one of these industries – they’re big here in Kansas!
Bed and Breakfast: There’s something to be said for the easy life – and that’s what owning a bed and breakfast is. If you have a sizeable amount to put down on a place you can actually buy your own home as well as a business opportunity.
Open a Restaurant: Haviland is deeply in need of more upscale dining options and with such access to quality produce and beef there’s no reason there’s not a great steakhouse here yet! Be sure you know what you’re doing before you jump off the dock.
Service Industry: There are some businesses here in Haviland that are always going to be big – sports training being one. Football and cheerleading are huge in Kansas so get in the game and become a coach or a consultant. You’ll never lack for clients.
A Grand Tour Of Barclay College
Barclay College is a very interesting school with a rich history in religion coming from the background of the Quaker settlers in 1917. It’s the perfect kind of community school with students and staff members actually developing a family like relationship outside of the classroom.
There is a great program dedicated to studies in Bible/Theology, Business Administration, Sports and Recreational Leadership, Pastoral Ministry, Psychology and Family Studies, and Nursing. If you are looking for the type of small college with a Read the rest of this entry »
Haviland: The Treats Of A Small Town
Located in eastern Kiowa County, the original buffalo hunting grounds of the Kiowa Indians, and founded in 1884, Haviland, Kansas is a small town at its best. With a population of just 624, it is the home of exclusive private Barclay College, a Quaker Friends School dating from 1892. Haviland was founded by Quakers from Indiana. The town is named for Civil War Underground Railroad activist Laura Haviland. Copies of her autobiography can be found today at the college, church and public libraries.
The Haviland area has a significant amount of meteorite deposits Read the rest of this entry »
Haviland’s Meteorite Festival: The Best Little Festival In Kansas
Being a small town, it is no wonder that Haviland is mostly known for a past visitor known as the Haviland, or Brenham, Crater. As a result of this less than 1,000 year old imprint in Kiowa County, there are meteorites spread throughout Haviland that have a home in science museums everywhere and continue to impress with their variety of unique appearances. The Haviland Meteorite Festival celebrates the event that contributed to putting Haviland on the map.
The festival occurs annually in July of each year. An important part of the festival is, of course, the meteorite digs where Read the rest of this entry »
A Historical Look At Barclay College
Located in the small town of Haviland, Kansas lies the campus of Barclay College. What began as a small, Quaker high school with a strong Christian mission in the early 1900′s, has since become a successful four year institution today. The founding father, evangelist and professor, Scott T. Clark, has been fortunate to have a lasting vision for this school. He hoped to provide a Bible Training school for his pupils and his dreams continue to be fulfilled.
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The Complete History Of Haviland Kansas
With a population of just over 700, Haviland was founded by Quakers from Indiana in 1884. The city gets its name from Laura Haviland who was a leader in the underground railroad. Since the founding of the city most of the inhabitants are born local. With an estimate of only about 9 residents of outside origin. Prominently white (approx. 93) with most of the community being christian. Haviland established its first school for church/seminar in 1892 and has an Read the rest of this entry »