Kansas Blog http://www.travelks.com/blog/ Tag - John Brown Sun, 26 May 2013 05:13:07 GMT The Osawatomie Experience: a historic day-trip http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2013/26/The-Osawatomie-Experience-a-historic-day-trip/3016/ <img src='http://www.travelks.com/includes/content/images/media/170-800x532-.jpg'/><br/> Osawatomie is a great little Kansas day-trip full of history from a time when the state was new and people were passionate about their political positions. The town was a pivotal spot during the Bleeding Kansas fight for freedom. It stakes claim to being the place Kansans were first called &quot;Jayhawkers&quot; and is where the Kansas Republican party was founded. BUT, it is perhaps best known for its relation to the famous abolitionist, John Brown. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2013/26/The-Osawatomie-Experience-a-historic-day-trip/3016/ Chef at Lawrence’s TEN Restaurant Creates Special Cuisine for Civil War Dinner 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/