Kansas Blog http://www.travelks.com/blog/ Tag - Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area Wed, 22 May 2013 16:25:06 GMT The History of Natural History: Animals with a story in Lawrence http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/24/The-History-of-Natural-History-Animals-with-a-story-in-Lawrence/2310/ 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 ... Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/24/The-History-of-Natural-History-Animals-with-a-story-in-Lawrence/2310/ Celebrate Lawrence’s Civil-War role in freedom 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/