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A Midsummer’s Day in Lindsborg

So much of the Kansas story is about pioneers and the Wild West that a day spent in the middle of Vikings, Nordic traditions and Spanish explorers may come as a surprise, but that’s what you get in ...

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Posted on June 12, 2012 8:56AM by Karen Ridder

Building History: Stone Fences on the Native Stone Scenic Byway

A few years ago, I got tired of the space in between my home and the vacant lot beside my house. I decided to build a stone fence. Gathering up all of the limestone around our yard, I spent one ...

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Posted on May 22, 2012 1:38PM by Karen Ridder

Fire and the Flint Hills: Manhattan’s new Discovery Center

I remember the first time I saw the Flint Hills on fire. I was driving up the turnpike on a mid-spring night. Suddenly as I crested a hill, I was met with snakes of red covering the endless valley. ...

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Posted on May 8, 2012 12:19PM by Karen Ridder

The Cowtown Experience: Wichita’s past explored

Old Cowtown Museum sits in the middle of the state’s largest thoroughly modern city, but gives you the chance to walk back in time through a slice of our historic small-town beginnings.The ...

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Posted on April 24, 2012 1:45PM by Karen Ridder

Family Fun at the Farmstead: Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead

We had been at the Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead in Overland Park for awhile when my boys spotted the pedal tractors – suddenly, it was as if nothing else there existed.We had seen the sheep and ...

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Posted on April 10, 2012 10:46AM by Karen Ridder

A Fortunate Mistake: The Pawnee Indian Museum

The Pawnee Indian Museum is a bit of a happy mistake. It is the oldest State Historic Site, deeded to the state in 1901. The land was once the location of a permanent Pawnee Indian Village, ...

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Posted on March 27, 2012 10:35AM by Karen Ridder

Five things I learned at the Kansas Underground Salt Museum in Hutchinson

I didn’t quite know what to expect when I took my trip “down under” at the Kansas Underground Salt Museum in Hutchinson. My husband, older son and I eagerly anticipated our recent visit just for the ...

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Posted on March 13, 2012 10:48AM by Karen Ridder

A Kansas Connection to Desegregation: Brown Vs. Board of Education National Historic Site

When I was a kid, I remember learning about the Brown vs. Board of Education desegregation case in school. It seemed like such an important part of our history, but when I discovered the full name of ...

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Posted on February 28, 2012 12:06PM by Karen Ridder

A Free Treasure in Topeka: The ArtLab at the Mulvane Art Museum

Underneath the galleries of the Mulvane Art Museum is a hidden jewel for families. While the museum displays fine art, the Judith Lennox Sabatini ArtLab is a place where kids can get their hands into ...

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Posted on February 14, 2012 11:13AM by Karen Ridder

So much more than books: the library at the Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum

Fifty years ago, Dwight D. Eisenhower used a silver shovel to break ground for the presidential library in Abilene that would bear his name and hold his papers. He chose May 1st in 1962 as the ...

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Posted on January 24, 2012 8:52AM by Karen Ridder

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A Midsummer’s Day in Lindsborg

Building History: Stone Fences on the Native Stone Scenic Byway

Fire and the Flint Hills: Manhattan’s new Discovery Center

The Cowtown Experience: Wichita’s past explored

Family Fun at the Farmstead: Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead

A Fortunate Mistake: The Pawnee Indian Museum

Five things I learned at the Kansas Underground Salt Museum in Hutchinson

A Kansas Connection to Desegregation: Brown Vs. Board of Education National Historic Site

A Free Treasure in Topeka: The ArtLab at the Mulvane Art Museum

So much more than books: the library at the Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum