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Promised Land on the Prairie

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 ...

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Posted on July 31, 2012 4:06PM by Jess, Faces & Places Tour Roadie

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

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

A Kansas Version of the Nutcracker

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 ...

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Posted on November 1, 2011 9:55AM by Becky Blake

Frontier Military Byway – more than a military tour

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 ...

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Posted on August 24, 2011 12:27PM by Karen Ridder

Chef at Lawrence’s TEN Restaurant Creates Special Cuisine for Civil War Dinner

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 ...

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Posted on August 19, 2011 10:30AM by Cecilia Harris

Humboldt’s Civil War Tour Reveals History Through Art

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 ...

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Posted on August 10, 2011 11:00AM by Cecilia Harris

Where it Really Started

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 ...

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Posted on August 3, 2011 2:10PM by Dennis Toll

Celebrate Lawrence’s Civil-War role in freedom

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 ...

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Posted on August 1, 2011 12:44PM by Becky Blake

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Promised Land on the Prairie

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

Fort Scott by Candlelight

A Nice Drive in the Glacial Hills

A Kansas Version of the Nutcracker

Frontier Military Byway – more than a military tour

Chef at Lawrence’s TEN Restaurant Creates Special Cuisine for Civil War Dinner

Humboldt’s Civil War Tour Reveals History Through Art

Where it Really Started

Celebrate Lawrence’s Civil-War role in freedom