A Moment in Time

Month By Month Index

This monthly series from the Kansas Historical Society contains interesting topics related to specific events in Kansas history.


January

2002 "TO THE STARS WITH JOHN J. INGALLS: CELEBRATING KANSAS DAY"

2001 "CARRY A. NATION: THE HOME DEFENDER VISITS TOPEKA"

1998 "FACING THE MUSIC: THE TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY HOMETOWN BAND"

1997 "SCHOOLCHILDREN BEGAN CELEBRATION OF KANSAS DAY"

1996 "ON THE SANTA FE TRAIL"


February

2002 "ARTHUR A. FLETCHER"

2001 "PIONEER SPIRIT: THE STORY OF NICODEMUS"

1998 "THE HONORABLE ABE LINCOLN . . . ON KANSAS SOIL"

1997 "KANSAN SAVES PASSENGERS IN HER MOMENT OF GLORY"

    African American History Month Features:


1998-1 "BEFORE GLORY, THE 'FIRST KANSAS COLORED INFANTRY'"

1997-1 "LANGSTON HUGHES WAS INSPIRED AS A CHILD IN KANSAS"

1997-2 "MUSIC MOTIVATED EVA JESSYE AS A CHILD IN KANSAS"

1997-3 "CHARLIE PARKER CREATES BEBOP IN KANSAS"

1997-4 "LYNETTE WOODARD REACHED FOR THE HOOPS IN KANSAS"

1996 "AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS"

March

    Native American Heritage Month Feature:

2002 "AMERICAN INDIAN PLACE NAMES"



2001 "FIRST KANSAS CONGRESSWOMAN: KATHRYN MCCARTHY"

1998 "JUMPIN' JACKRABBITS: THE DRIVE TO CONTROL LONGEARS"

1996 "BANNED IN KANSAS: EARLY MOTION PICTURES"

    Women's History Month Features:

1997 "SHOULDER TO SHOULDER: KANSAS WOMEN WIN THE VOTE"

1997-1 "OSA JOHNSON CAPTURES ADVENTURES"

1997-2 "CLARINA NICHOLS FOUGHT FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS"

1997-3 "SUSANNA SALTER: VOTED FIRST FEMALE MAYOR"

1997-4 "DR. LUCY MADE HISTORY AS FIRST FEMALE DENTIST"

April

2002 "THE 1930 CENSUS TELLS THE STORY"

    Stories From the Kansas State Capitol:

2001-1 "THE NUDE TELEPHONE GIRLS"

2001-2 "HE WAS BOTH CUSTODIAN AND ARTIST"

2001-3 "THE FIRST KANSAS CAPITOL GHOST"

2001-4 "THE LOST CORNERSTONE"

2001-5 "THE FOUCAULT PENDULUM"

2001-6 "WHERE'S THE FRONT?"

2001-7 "IS THERE A CAVE UNDER THE CAPITOL STEPS?

2001-8 "DO YOU SAY CAPITOL OR STATEHOUSE?

2001-9 COTTONWOOD OR COTTON YARN?"

2001-10 CHOOSING A CAPITAL CITY--WHY TOPEKA?"



1998 "KANSANS FOUGHT IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR"

1997 "19TH CENTURY GARDENS SUSTAINED SETTLERS"

1996 "YEARS AGO KANSANS MADE BIG CLAIMS"


May

2002 ARCHEOLOGISTS PIECE TOGETHER STORIES OF KANSAS

2001 "SYMBOLS FROM THE PAST: G.A.R. BADGES AS EPITAPHS"

2001 "KANSAS'S FIRST TERRITORIAL GOVERNOR"

1998 "RACE HORSES BROUGHT SUCCESS TO PRAIRIE DELL FARM"

1997 "PLAY BALL--KANSAS STYLE!"

1996 "RAIN WIZARDS WORKED WONDERS IN KANSAS"

1995 "HISTORY ON A MISSION"


June

2001 "REVEREND CHARLES SHELDON FOUGHT ALCOHOL"

1998 "CUSTER PUT FORT WALLACE IN THE SPOTLIGHT"

1997 "SPRINGFIELD FLAG INSPIRED KANSAS TROOPS"

1996 "TORNADOES CREATE LEGENDS IN KANSAS"

1995 "THE GIRL HE LEFT BEHIND"


July

2002 "ODD, UGLY, AND UNIQUE: KANSAS COLLECTIONS"

2001 "MEET THE REAL UNCLE SAM"

2000 "KANSAS STATE CAPITOL: ARGUMENTS OF ART"

1998 "HOW THOSE OLD MILLS EVOLVED INTO ELEVATORS"

1997 "KANSANS CLAMORED TO HEAR AMELIA EARHART SPEAK"

1996 "HISTORY STUDENTS HONORED FOR TAKING A STAND"

1995 "THE PAWNEE SACRED BUNDLE"


August


2001 "IT WAS FUN TO STAY AT THE Y.M.C.A."

2000 "SUMMERS AT CAMP: THE DIARIES OF MARTHA FARNSWORTH"

1998 "JOHN BROWN'S HALF-SISTER ALSO STOOD FOR FREEDOM"

1997 "COTTONWOOD RANCH BROUGHT ENGLAND TO THE PLAINS"

1996 "KANSAS FAIRS CREATE BIG IMPRESSIONS"

1995 "THE GREAT MONUMENT SEARCH"


September

2002 KANSAS & MEXICO: 500 YEARS OF SHARED HISTORY

2001 "FIESTA, KANSAS STYLE"

2000 "BEFORE THERE WAS A KANSAS STATE FAIR"

1998 "HE INVENTED THE FUTURE: MEET JACK ST. CLAIR KILBY"

1997 "KANSANS FLIP FOR KAFIR CORN"

1996 "BEACONS ON THE PRAIRIE: ONE-ROOM COUNTRY SCHOOLS"

1995 "LAWMAKER, LAWBREAKER"


October


2002 "THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE": A KANSAS CONNECTION”

2001 "DURING TIMES OF STRIFE, KANSANS REMEMBER”

2000 "WHEN FALL WAS NOT FOR PLANTING"

1998 "WHEN THE CIVIL WAR CAME TO KANSAS"

1997 "TRICK OR TREAT: HALLOWEEN HISTORY"

1996 "KANSAS SPIRITS CREATE SPOOKY TALES"

1995 "MOREHEAD--A GHOST OF ITS FORMER SELF"


November


2002 "THE WAR BETWEEN THE PAWNEES AND THE KAWS"

2001 "BATTLE FLAGS OF KANSAS"   

2000 "SOLDIERS FOUND HOME IN LEAVENWORTH"   

1998 "MEET CLEMENTINE PADDLEFORD"

1997 "A TRIBUTE TO VETERANS' DAY"   

1996 "THANKS" BUT NO "FRANKS"

1995 "KANSAS STONE"


December

2001 "JEWISH FARMING COMMUNITIES

2000 "PUBLISHERS BEGAN COLLECTING KANSAS HISTORY"

1997 "WHEN THERE WERE NO CHRISTMAS TREES"

1996 "SNAPSHOTS OF CHRISTMAS"

1995 "GAMES FROM OUR PAST"


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