http://www.travelks.com/blog/ Tag - Civil War Sun, 19 May 2013 05:58:19 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/31/Promised-Land-on-the-Prairie/2472/ A Faces & Places Roadie BlogDriving through the hills on Highway 283 on a perfect July morning, air conditioner blasting away the early heat, sunglasses perched on my nose, it was impossible not ... Tue, 31 Jul 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/31/Promised-Land-on-the-Prairie/2472/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/24/So-much-more-than-books-the-library-at-the-Eisenhower-Presidential-Library-Museum/1612/ 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 ... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/24/So-much-more-than-books-the-library-at-the-Eisenhower-Presidential-Library-Museum/1612/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/20/Fort-Scott-by-Candlelight/1444/ 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 ... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/20/Fort-Scott-by-Candlelight/1444/ 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/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/1/A-Kansas-Version-of-the-Nutcracker/1269/ This holiday season, plan on taking your family to see the Nutcracker Suite - Kansas style. While Tchaikovsky’s ballet is performed throughout the state, the Lawrence Arts Center weaves pieces of our ... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/1/A-Kansas-Version-of-the-Nutcracker/1269/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/24/Frontier-Military-Byway-more-than-a-military-tour/941/ There are so many interesting places to visit along the Frontier Military Scenic Byway, you really need to plan a few days to catch it all. The byway takes you along the border area between Kansas ... Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/24/Frontier-Military-Byway-more-than-a-military-tour/941/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/19/Chef-at-Lawrence-s-TEN-Restaurant-Creates-Special-Cuisine-for-Civil-War-Dinner/910/ Eric Rillos, the new executive chef at the Eldridge Hotel’s TEN Restaurant, rode into Lawrence with a burning passion for creating amazing cuisine and a reputation of doing just that at fine eating ... Fri, 19 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/19/Chef-at-Lawrence-s-TEN-Restaurant-Creates-Special-Cuisine-for-Civil-War-Dinner/910/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/10/Humboldt-s-Civil-War-Tour-Reveals-History-Through-Art/863/ Most of us learned in history class about the burning of Lawrence during the Civil War, but I would guess not many have heard about the earlier burning of the small town of Humboldt on Oct. 14, 1861 ... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/10/Humboldt-s-Civil-War-Tour-Reveals-History-Through-Art/863/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/3/Where-it-Really-Started/843/ Before the Civil War — before Gettysburg, before Shiloh, before Fredericksburg, even before Confederate cannonballs rained down on Fort Sumter — a battle was fought over the issue of slavery. And it ... Wed, 03 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/3/Where-it-Really-Started/843/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/1/Celebrate-Lawrence-s-Civil-War-role-in-freedom/828/ Activities commemorate the anti-slavery history of this Kansas communityFrom 1854 to 1861 – years before shots rang out at Fort Sumter in South Carolina, starting the Civil War – Kansas Territory ... Mon, 01 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/1/Celebrate-Lawrence-s-Civil-War-role-in-freedom/828/