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From the Kansas
Historical Society
Issue 34, February 2008 |
What's Happening at KSHS... |
 FREE Admission to Special Exhibit for Marshall County Residents!
Backward Glance: Images from Marshall County, through February 24, 2008
Marysville photographer Omar Hawkins captured everyday images from life in the 1920s and 30s in Marshall County. Join us to catch a glimpse of his work during this limited-run exhibit in our special gallery.
Marshall County residents will be admitted to the Kansas Museum of History at no charge with proof of residence (driver's license or similar identification) throughout the duration of this exhibit.
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At the Museum... |
In Our "What's New" Case
Connie's Mexico Cafe
Through March 2008
Wichita's oldest family-run Mexican restaurant is Connie's Mexico Cafe. Enjoy objects used in the home of its founders, Concepcion "Connie" Lopez and her husband Rafael. Many of the items were purchased by the Lopezes on their frequent trips to Mexico, and used in their Wichita home. View images of the Lopez family on Kansas Memory. |
 Coming soon in our special gallery...
Forces of Nature - March 21, 2008 - January 4, 2009
A highly-interactive exhibit, featuring a storm shelter and weather forecasting station, Forces of Nature tells how the elements - earth, wind, fire, and water, have shaped life in Kansas.
This exhibit also tells the story of how people in Kansas have not only tried to control, but adapt to, the extremes of climate. |
More From KSHS |
Free Educational Series Continue at State Historic Sites
Our popular Bleeding Kansas Programs, Winter Video Series, and Kaw Councils are underway at three of our state historic sites. Read on for the details, and plan to attend!
 The 2008 Bleeding Kansas Programs at Constitution Hall in Lecompton will be held Sundays through February 24 at 2 p.m. Speakers and first-person costumed portrayals will help tell the story of a struggling Kansas and its people.
 The 2008 Winter Video Series at the Pawnee Indian Museum near Republic will be held at 2 p.m. Sundays through February 10. The Great American West is the topic of this season's videos. Enjoy coffee and cookies, relax, and learn more about the history of the region we call home.
 The theme for our Kaw Councils 2008 educational series is Our Fabulous Flint Hills: The Hills Are Alive! Join us at 3:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 15, for "Simple Sublime Statistics: The Flora And Vegetation Of The Flint Hills," presented by Craig Freeman, Curator, R. L. McGregor Herbarium, and Associate Scientist, Kansas Biological Survey.
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 Kansas
History: A Journal of the Central Plains
The Winter 2007 issue features "'United We Stand': Law and Order on the Southeastern Kansas Frontier," "'For the Benefit of the People': A Conversation with Former Governor John Anderson, Jr.," and "Historians and the Lost World of Kansas Radicalism. Review Essay." This issue also features plenty of book reviews and book notes. |
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Kaleidoscope. Real People. Real Stories. For Kids!
The December/January Kaleidoscope is called "Kansas Weather: Extremes and Everything in Between." The year 2007 was a wild one for Kansas weather. Learn how our climate has affected the way we live with stories from today and the past. Kaleidoscope is only $8 for a year's subscription, five issues
during the school year. |
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Preservation, archeology and historic preservation
The new look of Kansas Preservation is revealed in the January/ February 2008 issue. Articles include "A Tale of Two Bridges," "Nominations to the National
Register of Historic Places," "New Opportunities for Historic
Properties in Kansas," Be on the Lookout for the Past-O-Rama," "2008 KAT P Field School," and a calendar of upcoming archaeology happenings. |
 Reflections
Back issues now available online! The Winter 2007 issue features articles about William Allen White, Lawmaker/Lawbreaker Henry Brown, and letters from World War I and II. Regular features include "Save our History," "History's Heroes," and a calendar of Kansas Historical Society events. |
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Through February 24, 2008
Topeka
Backward Glance: Images of Marshall County
Special Exhibit
Kansas Museum of History
785-272-8681
February 3, 10, & 17, 2008
Lecompton
Bleeding Kansas 2008 Programs
Constitution Hall State Historic Site
785-887-6520
February 3, & 10, 2008
Republic
Winter Video Series
Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site
785-361-2255
February 7, 2008
Council Grove
Kaw Councils 2008
Kaw Mission State Historic Site
620-767-5410
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February 17, 2008
Topeka
Project Topeka Free Day at the Kansas Museum of History
785-272-8681
February 21, 2008
Kansas City
Country Music Concert and Dinner
Grinter Place State Historic Site
913-299-0373
February 23, 2008
Fairway
Movies at the Mission
Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site
913-262-0867
February 23, 2008
315 6th Street, Osawatomie
Old Stone Church Gospel Concert
John Brown Museum State Historic Site
913-755-4384
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Free Admission! |
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Bring this email and receive two free admissions at the Kansas
Museum of History in Topeka, and at our 16 State Historic Sites.
Good through February 29, 2008. |
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