Kansas Blog http://www.travelks.com/blog/ Tag - Buffalo Soldier Mon, 20 May 2013 01:59:08 GMT A Nice Drive in the Glacial Hills http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/15/A-Nice-Drive-in-the-Glacial-Hills/1306/ 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 ... Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/15/A-Nice-Drive-in-the-Glacial-Hills/1306/ Faces & Places Tour: Atchison & Leavenworth http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/16/Faces-Places-Tour-Atchison-Leavenworth/1100/ ‘Haunted’ AtchisonMy husband and I launched our relaxing Labor Day weekend with a visit to Atchison. Jacque Pregont, president of the Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce greeted us at the Atchison ... Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/16/Faces-Places-Tour-Atchison-Leavenworth/1100/ New Ballet About Nicodemus Part Of Homecoming Emancipation Celebration http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/13/New-Ballet-About-Nicodemus-Part-Of-Homecoming-Emancipation-Celebration/763/ Something special has been happening in Nicodemus every year since 1878. Back then, the community founded in 1877 by 350 freed slaves from Kentucky and Tennessee held an Emancipation Celebration ... Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/13/New-Ballet-About-Nicodemus-Part-Of-Homecoming-Emancipation-Celebration/763/