Get an insider's perspective on the most interesting objects in the collections of the Kansas Museum of History. Each biweekly episode features a different curator talking about a different object, always something featured on our web site. It's the best of our nation's history--not just Kansas, but important events for the whole United States. There's something for everyone, from the Civil War to the Cold War, Abraham Lincoln to Amelia Earhart, tornadoes to travel. You can access the full stories (with images) on the Web at http://www.kshs.org. Just look for the Cool Things link. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/index.htm en-us Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:00:00 CST Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:00:00 CST Copyright 2009 KSHS An insider's perspective on the most interesting objects at the Kansas Museum of History. Kansas Historical Society Get an insider's perspective on the most interesting objects in the collections of the Kansas Museum of History. Each biweekly episode features a different curator talking about a different object, always something featured on our web site. It's the best of our nation's history--not just Kansas, but important events for the whole United States. There's something for everyone, from the Civil War to the Cold War, Abraham Lincoln to Amelia Earhart, tornadoes to travel. You can access the full stories (with images) on the Web at http://www.kshs.org. Just look for the Cool Things link. museums, history, historical societies, galleries, museum podcasts, history podcasts, Kansas history, United States history, travel, collections, West, American West, Old West, Wild West, Great Plains, exhibits, curators Kansas Historical Society KansasMuseum@kshs.org Podcasts no rmartin@kshs.org (Rebecca Martin) Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 6.1 webmaster@kshs.org http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/graphics/podcastbuttonsm.jpg http://www.kshs.org http://www.kshs.org/cool/hmongstorycloth.htm lfritzsch@kshs.org Storytelling is a way of life for the Hmong people, an Asian ethnic group that suffered during the Vietnam War. Kansas has become home to a surprising number of Hmong. This story cloth depicts their journey from farming villages to refugee camps. Kansas Historical Society Large cloth embroidered with scenes from the Vietnam War. Storytelling is a way of life for the Hmong people, an Asian ethnic group that suffered during the Vietnam War. Kansas has become home to a surprising number of Hmong. This story cloth depicts their journey from farming villages to refugee camps. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/84_storycloth.mp3 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:00:00 CST 19:29 Podcasts no Hmong, Vietnam War, Laos, Thailand, refugees, refugee camps, story cloths, textiles, embroidery, ethnic, folk arts, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas Historical Society http://www.kshs.org/cool/worrallsketchbook.htm nzimmerman@kshs.org Henry Worrall wasn't born in Kansas, nor was he a trained artist, but that didn't stop him from using art to promote his adopted state. Record of Skies is the title of his 1870s sketchbook filled with Kansas scenes. Kansas Historical Society An artist's sketchbook from the 1870s. Henry Worrall wasn't born in Kansas, nor was he a trained artist, but that didn't stop him from using art to promote his adopted state. Record of Skies is the title of his 1870s sketchbook filled with Kansas scenes. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/83_sketchbook.mp3 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:00:00 CST 14:45 Podcasts no Henry Worrall, art, artists, landscapes, climate, railroads, Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway Company, prairie fires, sunsets, sky, skies, snow, Native Americans, American Indians, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas Historical Society http://www.kshs.org/cool/cwguidons.htm btarr@kshs.org The Kansas Cavalry rode to the rescue with these silk guidons snapping in the wind. Hear the interesting story of two Civil War swallowtail flags, recently preserved through our Save the Flags project. Kansas Historical Society A patriotic message for Flag Day. The Kansas Cavalry rode to the rescue with these silk guidons snapping in the wind. Hear the interesting story of two Civil War swallowtail flags, recently preserved through our Save the Flags project. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/82_cwswallowtails.mp3 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:00:00 CST 26:20 Podcasts no Civil War, flags, banners, Ninth Kansas, Eleventh Kansas, Bleeding Kansas, Price Raid, Mine Creek, Quantrill's Raid, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas Historical Society http://www.kshs.org/cool/lincolnumbrella.htm mriedel@kshs.org It may look like an ordinary umbrella, but this faded parasol had a brush with fame when it sheltered Abraham Lincoln during an historic post-inaugural tour. Kansas Historical Society A parasol with a presidential past. It may look like an ordinary umbrella, but this faded parasol had a brush with fame when it sheltered Abraham Lincoln during an historic post-inaugural tour. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/81_lincolnumbrella.mp3 Wed, 20 May 2009 10:00:00 CST 25:44 Podcasts no Abraham Lincoln, political campaigns, politics, presidential campaigns, presidential candidates, Roscoe Conkling, Utica, New York, 1861 inauguration, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas Historical Society http://www.kshs.org/cool/geta.htm lfritzsch@kshs.org The massive American surrender in the Philippines during World War II led to a horrifying journey known as the Bataan Death March. These sandals are a reminder of one Kansas soldier's powerful experiences during the war. Kansas Historical Society It sparked a rebellion. The massive American surrender in the Philippines during World War II led to a horrifying journey known as the Bataan Death March. These sandals are a reminder of one Kansas soldier's powerful experiences during the war. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/80_geta.mp3 Wed, 06 May 2009 10:00:00 CST 24:52 Podcasts no Colonel James C. Hughes, Battle of Bataan, hell ships, Bataan Death March, Philippines, Filipino, geta, Japan, Japanese, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas Historical Society http://www.kshs.org/cool3/revolver.htm mriedel@kshs.org Religious fervor led an once-innocent young Kansan to help John Brown seize the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Albert Hazlett hoped to start a rebellion using this revolver. And in a way, he did--Harpers Ferry helped spark the Civil War. Kansas Historical Society It sparked a rebellion. Religious fervor led an once-innocent young Kansan to help John Brown seize the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Albert Hazlett hoped to start a rebellion using this revolver. And in a way, he did--Harpers Ferry helped spark the Civil War. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/79_revolver.mp3 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:00:00 CST 26:52 Podcasts no Albert Hazlett, John Brown, free state, abolitionist, Harpers Ferry, Virginia, Kansas Territory, Colt revolver, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas Historical Society http://www.kshs.org/cool/drydenpottery.htm btarr@kshs.org Hear about a Kansan who mixed volcanic ash with local mud to produce some stunning ceramics in the 1950s. James Dryden cornered the market on Kansas kitsch until the highway bypassed his location and Dryden moved his operation out-of-state. Kansas Historical Society Kitsch from Kansas Hear about a Kansan who mixed volcanic ash with local mud to produce some stunning ceramics in the 1950s. James Dryden cornered the market on Kansas kitsch until the highway bypassed his location and Dryden moved his operation out-of-state. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/78_drydenpottery.mp3 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:00:00 CST 26:02 Podcasts no Dryden Pottery, Kansas businesses, Jim Dryden, James Dryden, tourists, tourism, Ellsworth, Ellis County, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas Historical Society http://www.kshs.org/cool/steeringoar.htm rmartin@kshs.org To navigate the Kansas River in the 1820s, you needed the right equipment--a keelboat. This steering oar helped one fur trader's keelboat stay the course. Kansas Historical Society Steering Oar from a Keelboat To navigate the Kansas River in the 1820s, you needed the right equipment--a keelboat. This steering oar helped one fur trader's keelboat stay the course. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/77_oar.mp3 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:00:00 CST 26:46 Podcasts no fur trade, French traders, Frederick Chouteau, Kansas River, navigation, keelboats, west, western, Native Americans, American Indians, Kaw tribe, Kansa tribe, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas Historical Society http://www.kshs.org/cool/1904window.htm nzimmerman@kshs.org In 1904, St. Louis was a city on the move, and Kansas went along for the ride. This stained glass window is from the Kansas Building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, better known as the 1904 World's Fair. Kansas Historical Society 1904 World's Fair Window In 1904, St. Louis was a city on the move, and Kansas went along for the ride. This stained glass window is from the Kansas Building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, better known as the 1904 World's Fair. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/76_1904window.mp3 Thu, 11 Mar 2009 10:00:00 CST 24:46 Podcasts no window, stained glass, world's fairs, expositions, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Missouri, museum, Kansas http://www.kshs.org/cool/cdtelephone mriedel@kshs.org A powerful icon of the Cold War, this telephone with a red receiver (Warning!) rode out the threat of nuclear disaster two floors below ground at Topeka's Shawnee County Courthouse. Kansas Historical Society A Cold War icon A powerful icon of the Cold War, this telephone with a red receiver (Warning!) rode out the threat of nuclear disaster two floors below ground at Topeka's Shawnee County Courthouse. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/75_cdtelephone.mp3 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:00:00 CST 29:16 Podcasts no civil defense, Cold War, nuclear arms, Cuban Missile Crisis, doomsday, Shawnee County Emergency Management, Topeka, Shawnee County, museum, Kansas http://www.kshs.org/cool/currency.htm rmartin@kshs.org Money is hard to come by these days, but it was even more difficult to get in 1850s Kansas. This episode deals with failed bank notes not worth the paper they're printed on. Kansas Historical Society Failed Bank Notes Money is hard to come by these days, but it was even more difficult to get in 1850s Kansas. This episode deals with failed bank notes not worth the paper they're printed on. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/74_money.mp3 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:00:00 CST 30:44 Podcasts no Kansas Territory, currency, dollars, money, paper notes, bills, City Bank of Leavenworth, Merchants Bank, Lucien Ayers, wildcat notes, museum, Kansas http://www.kshs.org/cool3/sofa.htm btarr@kshs.org Harriet Beecher Stowe had to sit somewhere while getting ideas for her masterpiece, Uncle Tom's Cabin. This sofa was one of the lucky furnishings that supported the best-selling author. Perhaps this couch helped set the stage for the Civil War. Kansas Historical Society Uncle Tom's Cabin sofa Harriet Beecher Stowe had to sit somewhere while getting ideas for her masterpiece, Uncle Tom's Cabin. This sofa was one of the lucky furnishings that supported the best-selling author. Perhaps this couch helped set the stage for the Civil War. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/73_sofa.mp3 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:00:00 CST 33:16 Podcasts no Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Ripley, Ohio, sofas, Victorian furniture, Civil War http://www.kshs.org/cool3/ballgown.htm bkeckeisen@kshs.org Margaret Usher dazzled other dancers at Abraham Lincoln's 1865 inaugural ball with this militaristic yet feminine ball gown. Kansas Historical Society 1865 Inaugural Ball Gown Margaret Usher dazzled other dancers at Abraham Lincoln's 1865 inaugural ball with this militaristic yet feminine ball gown. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/72_usherdress.mp3 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:00:00 CST 33:16 Podcasts no Abraham Lincoln, inaugural balls, ball rooms, ball gowns, evening gowns, inaugurations, politics, Margaret Usher, Civil War, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/slouchhat.htm rmartin@kshs.org A Union chaplain from Kansas picked up this slouch-style hat on a Civil War battleground in Arkansas. This little-known western battle involved Native Americans, African Americans, and whites. Kansas Historical Society Civil War hat from a western battlefield. A Union chaplain from Kansas picked up this slouch-style hat on a Civil War battleground in Arkansas. This little-known western battle involved Native Americans, African Americans, and whites. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/71_civilwarhat.mp3 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:00:00 CST 29:20 Podcasts no Civil War, slouch hat, beehive hat, Ozem Gardner, chaplains, ministers, reverends, 13th Kansas Infantry, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Trans Mississippi West, guerilla warfare, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool3/earhartcards.htm mriedel@kshs.org Between setting flight records and circumnavigating the globe, Kansas aviator Amelia Earhart found time to send out these Christmas cards. Kansas Historical Society Amelia Earhart Christmas Cards Between setting flight records and circumnavigating the globe, Kansas aviator Amelia Earhart found time to send out these Christmas cards. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/70_xmascards.mp3 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:00:00 CST 30:26 Podcasts no Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, flight, aviation, airplanes, transatlantic, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/dubsdread.htm nzimmerman@kshs.org This ticket commemorates a monumental match at a Kansas City golf course between Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson, and Jug McSpaden. Kansas Historical Society Palmer, Nicklaus, and McSpaden (who?) in K.C. This ticket commemorates a monumental match at a Kansas City golf course between Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson, and Jug McSpaden. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/69_golfticket.mp3 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:00:00 CST 30:18 Podcasts no golf, sports, golf courses, Dub's Dread, Harold Jug McSpaden, Byron Nelson, Kansas City, Kansas, Professional Golf Association, PGA, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/pipetomahawk.htm lfritzsch@kshs.org Our Thanksgiving episode focuses on a uniquely North American tool. Pipe tomahawks symbolize the blending of two cultures--European and Native American. Kansas Historical Society Combination tool that's both pipe and hatchet. Our Thanksgiving episode focuses on a uniquely North American tool. Pipe tomahawks symbolize the blending of two cultures--European and Native American. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/68_tomahawk.mp3 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:00:00 CST 22:00 Podcasts no pipe tomahawk, tomahawk, Native American Indians, Sac and Fox tribes, European Americans, peace pipe, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/tombstone.htm dpearson@kshs.org The biggest killer on the Oregon Trail was cholera. Hear how one Kentucky man was stricken in the morning and died that afternoon. He was buried in Kansas. Kansas Historical Society An Oregon Trail gravestone. The biggest killer on the Oregon Trail was cholera. Hear how one Kentucky man was stricken in the morning and died that afternoon. He was buried in Kansas. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/67_tombstone.mp3 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:00:00 CST 22:20 Podcasts no Asiatic cholera, Oregon California Trail, trails, Pottawatomie County, S.M. Marshall, Kentucky, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool3/halloweenparty.htm rmartin@kshs.org Neewollah is Halloween spelled backward. Hear how one Kansas community launched the Neewollah festival to keep kids off the streets on Halloween night. Kansas Historical Society It's Halloween spelled backward. Neewollah is Halloween spelled backward. Hear how one Kansas community launched a festival to keep kids off the streets on Halloween night. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/66_halloweeninvite.mp3 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:00:00 CST 27:20 Podcasts no Halloween, All Hallow's Eve, party, parties, holidays, postcards, invitations, costumes, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/coolbarb.htm bkeckeisen@kshs.org Barbed wire has separated neighbor from neighbor, marked boundaries, and divided nations. But first it fenced in cattle in the West. Kansas Historical Society Barbed wire changed the world. Barbed wire has separated neighbor from neighbor, marked boundaries, and divided nations. But first it fenced in cattle in the West. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/65_barbedwire.mp3 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:00:00 CST 33:16 Podcasts no barbed wire, wire, fencing, Joseph Glidden, cattle, cattle drives, drovers, West, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool2/coolbar.htm rmartin@kshs.org Martin and Osa Johnson indulged their passion for travel by filming the South Seas and Africa in the 1920s and 1930s. Kansas Historical Society Daring Kansans in Africa and Asia. Martin and Osa Johnson indulged their passion for travel by filming the South Seas and Africa in the 1920s and 1930s. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/64_barong.mp3 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:00:00 CST 29:40 Podcasts no Martin Johnson, Osa Johnson, explorers, exploration, Borneo, Africa, cinematography, documentary film making, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/centroncamera.htm mriedel@kshs.org During the 1950s, this Kansas studio promoted our youth's mental hygiene by producing such films as "The Bully" and "What About Prejudice." Kansas Historical Society This Kansas company pushed mental hygiene in the 1950s. During the 1950s, this Kansas studio promoted our youth's mental hygiene by producing such films as "The Bully" and "What About Prejudice." http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/63_centron.mp3 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:00:00 CST 28:18 Podcasts no Centron Corporation, Lawrence, Douglas County, Russell Mosser, Arthur Wolf, University of Kansas, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/frigidairestove.htm btarr@kshs.org This nearly indestructible Frigidaire Custom Imperial Flair stove from 1968 made efficient use of space in the kitchen. Only a remodeling project and difficulty in getting replacement parts brought an end to its use. Kansas Historical Society The happiest thing that ever happened to cooking. This nearly indestructible Frigidaire Custom Imperial Flair stove from 1968 made efficient use of space in the kitchen. Only a remodeling project and difficulty in getting replacement parts brought an end to its use. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/62_stove.mp3 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:00:00 CST 20:02 Podcasts no stove, Frigidaire, Manhattan, Kan., Jerry Mershon, Jacqueline Mershon, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/gallowssection.htm nzimmerman@kshs.org Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865. Just a few months later, four of the conspirators were hanged in Washington, D.C. So how did a piece of the gallows end up in Kansas? Kansas Historical Society The exciting hours following Lincoln's assassination Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865. Just a few months later, four of the conspirators were hanged in Washington, D.C. So how did a piece of the gallows end up in Kansas? http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/61_gallows.mp3 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:00:00 CST 29:12 Podcasts no Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, assassination, Old Arsenal Penitentiary, Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, George Atzerodt, David Herold, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/monopoly.htm lfritzsch@kshs.org The goal of the game Monopoly is to become a real estate tycoon. But it originally was designed to teach the evils of monopolies and the virtues of something called the Single Tax. Kansas Historical Society Origins of the game Monopoly. The goal of the game Monopoly is to become a real estate tycoon. But it originally was designed to teach the evils of monopolies and the virtues of something called the Single Tax. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/60_monopoly.mp3 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:00:00 CST 25:36 Podcasts no Monopoly, Lizzie Maggie, Henry George, Populists, Populism, Single Tax Club, Henry Ware Allen, Charles Darrow, Parker Brothers Company, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/connies.htm rmartin@kshs.org Wichita's oldest family-run Mexican restaurant is Connie's Mexico Cafe. These objects were used by its founders, Concepcion (Connie) Lopez and her husband Rafael. Kansas Historical Society A Wichita Tradition Wichita's oldest family-run Mexican restaurant is Connie's Mexico Cafe. These objects were used by its founders, Concepcion (Connie) Lopez and her husband Rafael. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/59_connies.mp3 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:00:00 CST 27:06 Podcasts no Connies Mexico Cafe, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Hispanics, Mexican Americans, Concepcion Lopez, Rafael Lopez, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool3/flagquilt.htm bkeckeisen@kshs.org This group of girl cadets, armed with broomsticks and rifle parts, produced a patriotic quilt while defending Topeka at the turn of the 20th century. Kansas Historical Society A Patriotic Quilt from 1899 This group of girl cadets, armed with broomsticks and rifle parts, produced a patriotic quilt while defending Topeka at the turn of the 20th century. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/58_boydquilt.mp3 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:00:00 CST 22:44 Podcasts no quilts, flags, Boyds Girl Cadets, H. N. Boyd, Horatio Boyd, Spanish American War, Cuba, banners, battle colors, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/exhibits/flags/index.htm btarr@kshs.org Hear about two battle flags carried in the Civil War by Kansas boys fighting in Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Yes, the Civil War was fought in states west of the Mississippi, too! Kansas Historical Society Two Civil War battle flags Hear about two battle flags carried in the Civil War by Kansas boys fighting in Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Yes, the Civil War was fought in states west of the Mississippi, too! http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/57_flags.mp3 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:00:00 CST 33:16 Podcasts no Civil War, flags, banner, battle colors, First Kansas Battery, First Kansas Cavalry, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/modernledgerart.htm lvannorsdel@kshs.org Looting of Native American artifacts has been a problem almost since Columbus first stepped off the boat in the New World. One Topeka artist argues for repatriation of these objects through her paintings. Kansas Historical Society New art with a traditional twist Looting of Native American artifacts has been a problem almost since Columbus first stepped off the boat in the New World. One Topeka artist argues for repatriation of these objects through her paintings. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/56_ledgerart.mp3 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:00:00 CST 22:38 Podcasts no Dolores Purdy Corcoran, Native American, Caddo tribe, Winnebago tribe, NAGPRA, repatriation, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/firestick.htm rmartin@kshs.org Kansas ranchers get to indulge their pyromaniacal tendencies every spring in the Flint Hills when they light the grasslands on fire. It's an accepted technique for managing the prairie. Kansas Historical Society Torching the Kansas grasslands Kansas ranchers get to indulge their pyromaniacal tendencies every spring in the Flint Hills when they light the grasslands on fire. It's an accepted technique for managing the prairie. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/55_firestick.mp3 Wed, 21 May 2008 10:00:00 CST 25:00 Podcasts no prairie fires, grassland fires, Flint Hills, ranchers, ranches, tallgrass prairie, Tracy Talkington, Chase County, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool2/coolplow.htm bkeckeisen@kshs.org This revolutionary plow was invented by a farmer from Plains, Kansas. It worked well, maybe too well. Some people believe it was responsible for the Dust Bowl. Kansas Historical Society The plow that broke the Plains. This revolutionary plow was invented by a farmer from Plains, Kansas. It worked well, maybe too well. Some people believe it was responsible for the Dust Bowl. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/54_plow.mp3 Wed, 07 May 2008 10:00:00 CST 27:10 Podcasts no agriculture, farming, plow, farm implements, Dust Bowl, Dirty Thirties, Charles Angell, Meade County, Plains, wheat, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/ffajacket.htm btarr@kshs.org In the Future Farmers of America, blue corduroy is the fabric of success. This jacket was worn by Wes Jackson, who today is recognized as a visionary leader in agriculture. Kansas Historical Society Blue corduroy is the fabric of success. In the Future Farmers of America, blue corduroy is the fabric of success. This jacket was worn by Wes Jackson, who today is recognized as a visionary leader in agriculture. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/53_ffajacket.mp3 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:00:00 CST 24:00 Podcasts no Future Farmers of America, Sharon Wesley Jackson, Wes Jackson, Land Institute, sustainable agriculture, perennial crops, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/cafeclock.htm nzimmerman@kshs.org Submerged under seven feet of floodwater in a small Kansas City cafe, this clock quietly documented the rising tide of one of the most destructive events in the history of the central plains. Kansas Historical Society Survivor of the great 1903 flood. Submerged under seven feet of floodwater in a small Kansas City cafe, this clock quietly documented the rising tide of one of the most destructive events in the history of the central plains. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/52_clock.mp3 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:00:00 CST 30:58 Podcasts no floods, weather, climate, Kansas River, Missouri River, Kansas City, West Bottoms, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/snowgate.htm mriedel@kshs.org How do you drive across Kansas on Interstate 70 during a blizzard? You don't. Hear about gates that close the interstate during severe winter weather. Kansas Historical Society Stopping interstate traffic cold How do you drive across Kansas on Interstate 70 during a blizzard? You don't. Hear about gates that close the interstate during severe winter weather. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/51_snowgate.mp3 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:00:00 CST 27:22 Podcasts no blizzards, snow storm, weather, climate, interstate highways, interstate 70, Eisenhower Interstate System, Interstate Highway System, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/tornadosigns.htm lvannorsdel@kshs.org Find out what it takes to crumple street signs like pieces of tin foil. These signs survived a massive tornado that destroyed the town of Greensburg in May 2007. Kansas Historical Society Survivors of the Greensburg tornado Find out what it takes to crumple street signs like pieces of tin foil. These signs survived a massive tornado that destroyed the town of Greensburg in May 2007. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/50_stopsign.mp3 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:00:00 CST 23:04 Podcasts no street signs, traffic signs, tornado, climate, civil defense, National Weather Service, tornado warnings, Greensburg, Enhanced Fujita scale, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/bookcase.htm rmartin@kshs.org This bookcase symbolizes a tragic period in Native American history. Were the missionaries who used it trying to improve the lives of their Indian pupils or wipe out their culture? Kansas Historical Society Knowledge is Power This bookcase symbolizes a tragic period in Native American history. Were the missionaries who used it trying to improve the lives of their Indian pupils or wipe out their culture? http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/49_bookcase.mp3 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:00:00 CST 27:54 Podcasts no Native Americans, Indians, Delaware, John Gill Pratt, Indian Territory, Delaware Baptist Mission, manual labor training schools, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/exhibits/territorial/constitutions.htm bkeckeisen@kshs.org This early 21st century chair was used by Topeka's first African American mayor, James McClinton. Kansas Historical Society The Mayor's Chair This early 21st century chair was used by Topeka's first African American mayor, James McClinton. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/48_mayorschair.mp3 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:00:00 CST 28:10 Podcasts no James A. McClinton, African Americans, Topeka, African Americans in politics, mayors, mayoral politics, local government, city government, local politicians, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/exhibits/territorial/constitutions.htm btarr@kshs.org Every state needs a constitution. Kansas had four of them. What a political nightmare! Kansas Historical Society Kansas had four constitutions. Every state needs a constitution. Kansas had four of them. What a political nightmare! http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/47_constitutions.mp3 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:00:00 CST 27:46 Podcasts no constitutions, constitutional conventions, Topeka constitution, Lecompton constitution, Leavenworth constitution, Wyandotte constitution, Clarina Nichols, John Ritchie, John Calhoun, James Lane, Kansas Territory, Bleeding Kansas, border wars, Civil War, abolitionists, Jayhawkers, border raiders, border ruffians, African Americans, slaves, freedmen, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/influenzasign.htm mriedel@kshs.org Disease was the worst enemy during World War I. In this podcast we examine a quarantine sign used in Bushong, Kansas, during the greatest pandemic in history. Kansas Historical Society Quarantine sign from flu pandemic Disease was the worst enemy during World War I. In this podcast we examine a quarantine sign used in Bushong, Kansas, during the greatest pandemic in history. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/46_flu.mp3 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:00:00 CST 30:53 Podcasts no influenza, Spanish Influenza, pandemic, epidemic, quarantine, Camp Funston, Fort Riley, World War I, Chester Stocks, Bushong, medicine, public health, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/saddle.htm nzimmerman@kshs.org The road between Abilene and San Antonio could be a little rough in the 1870s. This saddle cushioned the ride for Kansas cowboy Gus Bellport. Kansas Historical Society Kansas Cowboy's Saddle The road between Abilene and San Antonio could be a little rough in the 1870s. This saddle cushioned the ride for Kansas cowboy Gus Bellport. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/45_saddle.mp3 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:00:00 CST 26:11 Podcasts no saddles, drovers equipment, cowboys, ranching, Gus Bellport, Fort Leavenworth, Fort Harker, Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty, Powers Company, Rush Center, La Crosse, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/christmascards.htm btarr@kshs.org Some people get into Christmas more than others. Louis Glynn spent the whole year, every year, hand-painting 500 cards for friends and family. Kansas Historical Society Hand-painted holiday cards Some people get into Christmas more than others. Louis Glynn spent the whole year, every year, hand-painting 500 cards for friends and family. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/44_xmascards.mp3 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:00:00 CST 20:38 Podcasts no Christmas, holidays, greeting cards, art, artists, Louis Glynn, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool2/cooltree.htm rmartin@kshs.org This luminous relic from the 1950s was used in a western Kansas home. Kansas Historical Society A Luminous Relic of the 1950s This luminous relic from the 1950s was used in a western Kansas home. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/43_aluminumtree.mp3 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:00:00 CST 19:14 Podcasts no Christmas, aluminum, artificial tree, color wheel, Christmas traditions, holidays, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/ballotbox.htm lvannorsdel@kshs.org This ballot box is a survivor of the Kansas county seat wars, and a tornado. Kansas Historical Society Ballot box from county seat wars This ballot box is a survivor of the Kansas county seat wars, and a tornado. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/42_ballotbox.mp3 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:00:00 CST 24:28 Podcasts no tornado, tornadoes, storms, Stafford County, Stafford Township, Kansas weather, Kansas climate, ballot box, elections, politics, county government, polling places, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/lansinguniform.htm bkeckeisen@kshs.org Four prisons are located in Leavenworth County, Kansas. This guard uniform was used at the oldest one, the Kansas State Penitentiary. Kansas Historical Society Guard uniform from Lansing Four prisons are located in Leavenworth County, Kansas. This guard uniform was used at the oldest one, the Kansas State Penitentiary. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/41_prisonuniform.mp3 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:00:00 CST 20:21 Podcasts no Lansing Correctional Facility, Kansas State Penitentiary, prisons, prisoners, convicts, Thomas Boone, prison guards, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/jaguar.htm mriedel@kshs.org The last installment in our two-part series on William Allen White. White's BFF, President Theodore Roosevelt, gave a jaguar rug to the family after a dangerous trip to the Amazon. Kansas Historical Society Jaguar shot by Theodore Roosevelt The last installment in our two-part series on William Allen White. White's BFF, President Theodore Roosevelt, gave a jaguar rug to the family after a dangerous trip to the Amazon. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/40_jaguar.mp3 Wed, 26 Oct 2007 10:00:00 CST 23:44 Podcasts no jaguars, Theodore Roosevelt, Amazon, expeditions, South America, Kermit Roosevelt, William Lindsay White, William Allen White, United States presidents, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/ferberbooks.htm nzimmerman@kshs.org Books written and inscribed by Edna Ferber, from the home of William Allen White. Kansas Historical Society Books from the William Allen White home Books written and inscribed by Edna Ferber, from the home of William Allen White. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/39_books.mp3 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:00:00 CST 24:04 Podcasts no Edna Ferber, American authors, writers, novelists, William Allen White, Sallie Lindsay White, Emporia, George Matthew Adams Newspaper Syndicate, Cimarron, Fanny Herself, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/oziassign.htm rmartin@kshs.org A Kansas City doctor claimed to have found a cure for cancer in the 1920s. Only problem was, it didn't work. Kansas Historical Society Cancer Clinic Sign A Kansas City doctor claimed to have found a cure for cancer in the 1920s. Only problem was, it didn't work. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/38_Oziassign.mp3 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:00:00 CST 18:38 Podcasts no Medicine, quacks, quackery, charlatans, Charles Othello Ozias, Kansas City, Better Health Association, Ozias Clinic, Hillary Clinton, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/cwsaber.htm btarr@kshs.org Glitzy pistols and a fancy Civil War saber. Kansas Historical Society Civil War Presentation Pieces Glitzy pistols and a fancy Civil War saber. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/37_Pistols.mp3 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:00:00 CST 16:38 Podcasts no John Arrell Johnson, pistols, guns, sabers, presentation pieces, Civil War, Sixth Kansas Cavalry, Union, military, Fred Thompson, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/chaps.htm rmartin@kshs.org Chaps made by a member of Kansas' rodeo royalty. Kansas Historical Society Flint Hills Rodeo chaps Chaps made by a member of Kansas' rodeo royalty. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/36_Chaps.mp3 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST 17:32 Podcasts no Flint Hills Rodeo, rodeo gear, chaps, Gerald Roberts, Chap-Parel, Strong City, Emmett Roberts, Barack Obama, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/golf.htm btarr@kshs.org Golfing hazards in Topeka 100 years ago included cattle and their byproducts. Talk about mashies! Kansas Historical Society Early Kansas golf clubs Golfing hazards in Topeka 100 years ago included cattle and their byproducts. Talk about mashies! http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/35_GolfClubs.mp3 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST 16:34 Podcasts no golf, golf clubs, sports, Armin Fassler, Topeka Country Club, John Ripley, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/trackshoe.htm mriedel@kshs.org In the 1950s, runners from around the globe challenged the four-minute mile barrier. Among them was Wes Santee, a Kansas farm boy who found sure footing in this track shoe made in Finland. Kansas Historical Society Olympic track shoe. In the 1950s, runners from around the globe challenged the four-minute mile barrier. Among them was Wes Santee, a Kansas farm boy who found sure footing in this track shoe made in Finland. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/34_TrackShoe.mp3 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST 21:32 Podcasts no track and field, sports, Wes Santee, Helsinki Olympics, Bill Easton, Glenn Cunningham, Thane Baker, Roger Bannister, John Lundy, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/baseball.htm lvannorsdel@kshs.org This story on small-town baseball won't put you to sleep. Hear how the Narka, Kansas, baseball team emulated the St. Louis Cardinals. Kansas Historical Society Town baseball uniform from Narka, Kansas. This story on small-town baseball won't put you to sleep. Hear how the Narka, Kansas, baseball team emulated the St. Louis Cardinals. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/33_NarkaUniform.mp3 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:00:00 CST 20:56 Podcasts no baseball, sports, Narka, Evan Kvasnicka, Glenn Pelesky, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool2/cooljess.htm bkeckeisen@kshs.org Boxing gear used by world heavyweight champion Jess Willard, a Kansas native. Kansas Historical Society This boxing gear is a knockout. Boxing gear used by world heavyweight champion Jess Willard, a Kansas native. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/32_Boxing.mp3 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 10:00:00 CST 17:40 Podcasts no Jess Willard, boxing, world heavyweight champion, Kansas Giant, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/basketball.htm nzimmerman@kshs.org A Topeka woman wore this wool basketball uniform for the Topeka Aces in the 1920s. Uncomfortable uniforms weren't the only difficulty encountered by women in sports, though. Kansas Historical Society Woman's wool basketball uniform A Topeka woman wore this wool basketball uniform for the Topeka Aces in the 1920s. Uncomfortable uniforms weren't the only difficulty encountered by women in sports, though. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/31_Basketball.mp3 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:00:00 CST 16:34 Podcasts no basketball, sports, Topeka Aces, women in sports, physical education, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/football.htm lvannorsdel@kshs.org Fielding a football team is tough when your community's population is in decline. Learn how 8 man football keeps the drive alive. Kansas Historical Society Waverly's 8 man football uniform Fielding a football team is tough when your community's population is in decline. Learn how 8 man football keeps the drive alive. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/30_Football.mp3 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:00:00 CST 18:14 Podcasts no football, sports, eight man football 8 man football, Waverly High School, small towns, rural communities, declining rural population, physical education, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/draftingtable.htm nzimmerman@kshs.org Drafting table on which Kansas' best-known sports arenas were designed. Kansas Historical Society How KU and KSU got their sports arenas Drafting table on which Kansas' best-known sports arenas were designed. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/29_DraftingTable.mp3 Wed, 23 May 2007 10:00:00 CST 20:18 Podcasts no drafting, architecture, fieldhouses, Allen Fieldhouse, Ahearn Fieldhouse, Kansas State University, University of Kansas, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/cunninghamletter.htm mriedel@kshs.org Learn of the amazing connection between a Kansas runner, Adolph Hitler, and the 1936 Olympics. Kansas Historical Society Glenn Cunningham at the 1936 Olympics Learn of the amazing connection between a Kansas runner, Adolph Hitler, and the 1936 Olympics. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/28_Cunningham.mp3 Wed, 09 May 2007 10:00:00 CST 18:12 Podcasts no Glenn Cunningham, track and field, sports, Olympics, Olympic stadium, 1500 meter race, Berlin, Germany, Adolph Hitler, Jesse Owens, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/baseballtrophy.htm btarr@kshs.org Today's podcast features a giant wooden bat and a silver baseball trophy from an 1860s game in Kansas. Kansas Historical Society Giant Baseball Bat and Silver Ball Today's podcast features a giant wooden bat and a silver baseball trophy from an 1860s game in Kansas. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/27_BaseballTrophy.mp3 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:00:00 CST 14:34 Podcasts no baseball, sports, Haskell Indian Nations University, Dudley Haskell, Shawnee, Universitys, Kaw Valleys, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/foils.htm rmartin@kshs.org Elegant swordplay in Kansas? Believe it. This fencing equipment was used by a German social club in Topepka. Kansas Historical Society Fencing in Kansas Elegant swordplay in Kansas? Believe it. This fencing equipment was used by a German social club in Topepka. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/26_Foils.mp3 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:00:00 CST 14:55 Podcasts no Turnvereins, Turners, fencing, physical education, Germans, German Americans, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool2/foodkit.htm mriedel@kshs.org Cold War survival kits from the 1950s included cans of granulated synthetic protein--yum! Kansas Historical Society Civil Defense survival kit Cold War survival kits from the 1950s included cans of granulated synthetic protein--yum! http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/25_FoodKit.mp3 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:00:00 CST 16:18 Podcasts no Civil Defense, nuclear holocaust, bomb shelters, fallout shelters, Cold War, Surviv-All, General Mills, Emergency-Pak Food and Water Kits, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool2/wizpins.htm bkeckeisen@kshs.org Populist manifesto or just good, clean fun? Learn the real story behind L. Frank Baum's book, The Wizard of Oz. Kansas Historical Society Wizard of Oz pins Populist manifesto or just plain fun? Learn the real story behind L. Frank Baum's book, The Wizard of Oz. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/24_FlyingMonkeys.mp3 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:00:00 CST 19:18 Podcasts no Wizard of Oz, Lions Clubs, Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tinwoodsman, Cowardly Lion, L. Frank Baum, Populist Party, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool2/benderknife.htm nzimmerman@kshs.org Death stalked the highways in 1870s Kansas. Was their knife used to commit murder, or just for spreading butter? Kansas Historical Society Kansas' first serial killers Death stalked the highways in 1870s Kansas. Was their knife used to commit murder, or just for spreading butter? http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/23_BloodyBenders.mp3 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:00:00 CST 18:09 Podcasts no serial killers, murders, Bender family, John Bender, Kate Bender, Osage Trail, Cherryvale, Bender Inn, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool2/chainsawchair.htm btarr@kshs.org What do you get when you combine a cottonwood tree and a chainsaw artist? The state stump! Kansas Historical Society Chair carved with a chainsaw What do you get when you combine a cottonwood tree and a chainsaw artist? The state stump! http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/22_ChainsawChair.mp3 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:00:00 CST 17:08 Podcasts no folk art, outsider art, chainsaw sculpture, Wild Mountain Man Ray Murphy, Kansas Capitol, Kansas statehouse, cottonwood trees, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool2/wacondajug.htm lvannorsdel@kshs.org Today's podcast features a jug owned by a man who was a frequent visitor to a Kansas sanitarium. Was he a victim of bizarre water treatments or a resort playboy who enjoyed a good bath? Kansas Historical Society More on Waconda Springs Today's podcast features a jug owned by a man who was a frequent visitor to a Kansas sanitarium. Was he a victim of bizarre water treatments or a resort playboy who enjoyed a good bath? http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/21_WacondaJug.mp3 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:00:00 CST 15:12 Podcasts no Waconda Springs Sanitarium, mineral water, artesian well, Red Wing Union Stoneware Company, Perry Weston, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool2/memorialcard.htm rmartin@kshs.org This memorial card for a fallen WWI soldier is printed in German. Was this Kansas boy a German sympathizer? Kansas Historical Society Looking for Paul This memorial card for a fallen WWI soldier is printed in German. Was this Kansas boy a German sympathizer? http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/20_MemorialCard.mp3 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:00:00 CST 16:10 Podcasts no World War I, Germans, Germany, Paul Knoblauch, U.S. Army, Third Division, Meuse-Argonne, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool2/moonrocks.htm bkeckeisen@kshs.org The museum director describes moon rocks, or rather moon gravel, from the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. Kansas Historical Society One small step for man . . . The museum director describes moon rocks, or rather moon gravel, from the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/19_MoonRocks.mp3 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:00:00 CST 17:18 Podcasts no moon rocks, lunar particles, Apollo 11, space race, spaceflights, Ron Evans, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool2/overalls.htm mriedel@kshs.org Key overalls, made and worn in Kansas, are the subject of today's down-home podcast. Kansas Historical Society Fort Scott B'Gosh Key overalls, made and worn in Kansas, are the subject of today's down-home podcast. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/18_Overalls.mp3 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:00:00 CST 20:14 Podcasts no overalls, Key Industries, Dale McKale, Clay County, Fort Scott, farmers, farming, Lakin McKey Manufacturing, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool2/colemanstove.htm btarr@kshs.org American soldiers used these innovative portable stoves produced by a Wichita company during World War II. Kansas Historical Society Over a Million Gone to War. American soldiers used these innovative portable stoves produced by a Wichita company during World War II. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/17_ColemanStove.mp3 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:00:00 CST 09:07 Podcasts no Coleman Company, portable stoves, lanterns, lamps, Wichita, World War II, military, William Coleman, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool2/quackery.htm rmartin@kshs.org Hear about the Solarama, the Color Therm, and other fascinating examples of quack medical equipment confiscated by Kansas investigators. Kansas Historical Society Bust developers, muscle stimulators, pills and pumps. Hear about the Solarama, the Color Therm, and other fascinating examples of quack medical equipment confiscated by Kansas investigators. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/16_Quackery.mp3 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:00:00 CST 16:32 Podcasts no medical quackery, quack medicine, quacks, charlatans, fakes, swindlers, Pathoclast, Color-Therm, Solarama, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool2/dumbbell.htm lvannorsdel@kshs.org Today's podcast features a dumbbell used by George Armstrong Custer. Learn how spirited soldiers adapted to an often boring frontier life. Kansas Historical Society You either love him or hate him. Today's podcast features a dumbbell used by George Armstrong Custer. Learn how spirited soldiers adapted to an often boring frontier life. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/15_Dumbbell.mp3 Wed, 8 Nov 2006 10:00:00 CST 14:24 Podcasts no George Armstrong Custer, Fort Hays, 7th U.S. Cavalry, military, Indian Wars, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool2/agnesthefrog.htm mriedel@kshs.org This is the tale of Agnes T. Frog, the fictitious amphibian who threw her hat into the political ring. Kansas Historical Society Save the Wetlands! This is the tale of the fictitious amphibian who threw her hat into the political ring. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/14_agnes.mp3 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:00:00 CST 14:06 Podcasts no Agnes the Frog, Haskell-Baker Wetlands, South Lawrence trafficway, Committee to Elect a True Amphibian (CETA), Save the Wetlands, Agnes costume, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool2/delahay.htm smiller@kshs.org The fascinating story of Mark Delahay--lawyer, editor, opportunist, judge, and finally, notorious alcoholic. Kansas Historical Society Fish or Cut Bait! The fascinating story of Mark Delahay--lawyer, editor, opportunist, judge, and finally, notorious alcoholic. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/13_Delahay.mp3 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:00:00 CST 07:47 Podcasts no Mark Delahay, Kansas Territory, Free-state convention, free-staters, proslavery, antislavery, Bleeding Kansas, Kickapoo Rangers, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool/coolflat.htm bkeckeisen@kshs.org Learn about a doll bearing a striking resemblance to an incompetent criminal. Kansas Historical Society Made at Lansing State Penitentiary Learn about a doll bearing a striking resemblance to an incompetent criminal. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/12_Prisondoll.mp3 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:00:00 CST 08:50 Podcasts no dolls, prison art, prisoner, penitentiary, Lansing, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool3/waconda.htm mriedel@kshs.org A Kansas well rumored to be medicinal, and bottomless, sparks Murl Riedel's curiosity. Kansas Historical Society Indian Princess or Poor Swimmer? A Kansas well rumored to be medicinal, and bottomless, sparks Murl Riedel's curiosity. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/11_Waconda.mp3 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:00:00 CST 12:38 Podcasts no Waconda Springs, mineral water, artesian well, Herschel Logan, William Johnson, American Indians, Isaac McCoy, Zebulon Pike, Cawker City Mineral Company, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool3/fox.htm btarr@kshs.org Blair Tarr discusses a rarity in museum collections--a horse mannequin. Kansas Historical Society A Full-Sized Horse of Papier-Mache Blair Tarr discusses a rarity in museum collections--a horse mannequin. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/10_HorseMannequin.mp3 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:00:00 CST 06:52 Podcasts no Fox and Sons, horse mannequin, papier-mache, paper mache, harness, saddlery, tack, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool3/chiefsblanket.htm lvannorsdel@kshs.org Laura Vannorsdel talks about a rare Navajo weaving with an Overland Trail connection. Kansas Historical Society A Prized Native American Blanket Laura Vannorsdel talks about a rare Navajo weaving with an Overland Trail connection. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/09_Chiefsblanket.mp3 Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:00:00 CST 10:32 Podcasts no Navajo, Ute, Native Americans, Indians, blankets, chief's blanket, James H. Carter, Santa Fe Trail, Oregon Trail, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool3/satchel.htm nzimmerman@kshs.org Nikaela Zimmerman discusses the adventures of a gentleman farmer from Kansas who traveled the world three times, collecting the bizarre. Kansas Historical Society Rickshaws and Four Hundred Pound Seashells Nikaela Zimmerman discusses the adventures of a gentleman farmer from Kansas who traveled the world three times, collecting the bizarre. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/08_Satchel.mp3 Wed, 2 Aug 2006 10:00:00 CST 6:46 Podcasts no Lindley Murray Perkins, travel, world travel, travel stickers, souvenirs, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool3/tornadorelics.htm rmartin@kshs.org A massive tornado tore through Topeka in 1966. Host Murl Riedel interviews Rebecca Martin about the aftermath of this devastating storm, and the relics left behind. Kansas Historical Society The 1966 Topeka Tornado A massive tornado tore through Topeka in 1966. Host Murl Riedel interviews Rebecca Martin about the aftermath of this devastating storm, and the relics left behind. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/07_Tornado.mp3 Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:00:00 CST 15:56 Podcasts no tornado, tornadoes, 1966 Topeka tornado, mesocyclones, storms, souvenirs, tornado alley, storm spotters, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool3/wolfcreek.htm mriedel@kshs.org A panel of museum staffers interrogates Murl Riedel on the symbolism of the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant logo, and if Wolf Creek is responsible for the two-headed calf phenomenon in Kansas. Kansas Historical Society Dog Stars and Two-Headed Calves A panel of museum staffers interrogates Murl Riedel on the symbolism of the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant logo, and if Wolf Creek is responsible for the two-headed calf phenomenon in Kansas. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/06_WolfCreek.mp3 Wed, 5 Jul 2006 10:00:00 CST 9:26 Podcasts no Wolf Creek Power Plant, generating station, Blackbear Bosin, John Carlin, nuclear power, environmentalism, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool3/footballgame.htm bkeckeisen@kshs.org Museum director Bob Keckeisen reminisces about his childhood experiences with a frustrating game. Kansas Historical Society Possibly the worst game ever invented. Museum director Bob Keckeisen reminisces about his childhood experiences with a frustrating game. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/05_Ftballgame.mp3 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:00:00 CST 10:17 Podcasts no electric football game, Tudor Metal Products Corporation, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool3/southrightsflag.htm btarr@kshs.org Kansas Museum of History curator Blair Tarr tells us what Southerners were doing in Kansas before the Civil War. Kansas Historical Society Southerners in Kansas before the Civil War. Kansas Museum of History curator Blair Tarr tells us what Southerners were doing in Kansas before the Civil War. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/04_SoRtsFlag.mp3 Wed, 7 Jun 2006 10:00:00 CST 9:29 Podcasts no Southern Rights, flags, Bleeding Kansas, Kansas Territory, Palmetto Guards, South Carolina, proslavery, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool3/poliobrace.htm lvannorsdel@kshs.org Today's Kansas Museum of History podcast features host Murl Riedel interviewing curator Laura Vannorsdel about a leg brace and the role Protection, Kansas, had in protecting the world against polio. Kansas Historical Society Kansas' role in protecting the world against polio. Today's Kansas Museum of History podcast features host Murl Riedel interviewing curator Laura Vannorsdel about a leg brace and the role Protection, Kansas, had in protecting the world against polio. http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/03_LegBrace.mp3 Wed, 24 May 2006 10:00:00 CST 8:08 Podcasts no Polio, Poliomyelitis, Betty Jean Funk, Oneida, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool3/dolcette.htm nzimmerman@kshs.org Kansas Historical Society An unusual musical instrument at the Kansas Museum of History. This biweekly podcast of Cool Things in the Collection is presented by the Kansas Museum of History. Today's podcast features host Murl Riedel interviewing Nikaela Zimmerman about an unusual item called a dolcette. Did a Kansas man invent a new musical instrument, or orchestrate a clever investment scam? This biweekly podcast of Cool Things in the Collection is presented by the Kansas Museum of History. Today's podcast features host Murl Riedel interviewing Nikaela Zimmerman about an unusual item called a dolcette. Did a Kansas man invent a new musical instrument, or orchestrate a clever investment scam? http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/02_Dolcette.mp3 Wed, 10 May 2006 12:00:00 CST 7:48 Podcasts no Dolcette, pianos, harps, chimes, music, musical instruments, inventors, inventions, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits http://www.kshs.org/cool3/mmundies.htm rmartin@kshs.org This is the inaugural segment of the biweekly podcast, Cool Things in the Collection, presented by the Kansas Museum of History. Today's podcast features host Murl Riedel interviewing Rebecca Martin about a set of Mickey Mouse Undies from the 1930s. Who wore them, and what does Walt Disney have to do with Kansas? Kansas Historical Society 1930s Underwear at the Kansas Museum of History. This is the inaugural segment of the biweekly podcast, Cool Things in the Collection, presented by the Kansas Museum of History. Today's podcast features host Murl Riedel interviewing Rebecca Martin about a set of Mickey Mouse Undies from the 1930s. Who wore them, and what does Walt Disney have to do with Kansas? http://www.kshs.org/audiotours/coolthings/01_MMundies.mp3 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:00:00 CST 8:42 Podcasts no Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse Undies, Walt Disney, underwear, Kansas, museums, museum exhibits