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Headlight-Sun Order of 29er's

With thanks to LDB's #461 Linda Myers, #1102 Bruce Beard and #1268 David R. Larach for graphics and info.

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Members of the Order of 29'ers:

#14 Kevin Kennelly

#461 Linda Myers

#1102 Bruce Beard

#1268 David R. Larach

# 2799 Cathy Blanscet

#3321 Rhonda Jensen (Boisseau)

#4554 Shirley Stueven

Click here to see scan of original certificate

The order of 29'ers was operated by the Pittsburg, Kansas, Headlight-Sun newspaper, from the 1920's through the 1960's. Their motto was "semel quatuor annis," and they sent out certificates to people born on February 29th. The certificate was yellow and had a picture of a baby, bracketed by a stork on one side and father time on the other.

Click on the image to see a scanned in certificate.

Click here to see readable vesion of the letter.

Members of the Headlight-Sun order of 29'ers received a letter such as the one pictured here -- click on the image to see a version you can read. The newspaper is now called the Morning Sun, and they don't operate the Order of 29'ers anymore.

Between 1920, and the time they shut their doors, 2000 members signed up. If you're one of them, please let us know, we are trying to find all of them!