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The History of Natural History: Animals with a story in Lawrence

The Dyche Natural History Museum covers the non-human history of our state, but it is more than your normal grouping of “dead animals.” The stories behind the objects are just as interesting as the ...

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Posted on July 24, 2012 12:36PM by Karen Ridder

Pony Express Rides.. again and again

The information highway got its start the hard way through Northeast Kansas.While Missouri’s St Joseph gets the credit as the jumping off point of for the Pony Express, the real adventure started in ...

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Posted on June 26, 2012 4:10PM 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

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

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

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

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

Off to see the Oz Museum

Dorothy might not have been from Wamego, but the town has claimed her as its own. There you will find the Oz Museum. It has become a great place to visit for anyone with a love of the 1939 classic ...

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Posted on December 27, 2011 10:16AM by Karen Ridder

Fort Scott by Candlelight

Each December, Fort Scott National Historic Site provides visitors a unique opportunity to experience history. They turn off all of the modern lights, cover up the interpretive displays, line the ...

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Posted on December 20, 2011 9:29AM by Karen Ridder

A Nice Drive in the Glacial Hills

A Buffalo Soldier monument in Fort Leavenworth initiated our recent trek up the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway. The monument pays tribute to the 9th & 10th Cavalry Regiments. These groups of Black ...

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Posted on November 15, 2011 10:19AM by Karen Ridder

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The History of Natural History: Animals with a story in Lawrence

Pony Express Rides.. again and again

Building History: Stone Fences on the Native Stone Scenic Byway

The Cowtown Experience: Wichita’s past explored

A Fortunate Mistake: The Pawnee Indian Museum

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

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

Off to see the Oz Museum

Fort Scott by Candlelight

A Nice Drive in the Glacial Hills