Spring 2000 (Volume 8, Number 1)

ONCE UPON A THYME

Take a stroll down the garden path and discover the herbs, flowers, and scents of long ago. With basil and mint, chicory and spicebush, today's heirloom gardens offer us a pleasant reminder of the past..

YOU'LL LOOK SWEET, UPON THE SEAT. . . A Photo Essay

By the 1890s the bicycle craze was spinning across the county. A new spirit was in the air--America was going a-wheeling!

GOING FOR THE GOLD

By the thousands they went west--hopeful and exuberant yet desperate and unprepared. Bt it didn't matter; the headlines had screamed "THE NEW ELDORADO!!! Gold in Kansas Territory!!!"

Lasting Impressions

What lasting Kansas impressions do you have in photos from 1854 to 1955? We invite you to share them with our readers. For information and guidelines about submitting your photos to "Lasting Impressions," please write Kansas Heritage, Kansas Historical Society, 6425 SW Sixth Avenue, Topeka KS 66615-1099. Photos will be returned upon request.

To order any of these magazines call the museum store at the Kansas Museum of History, 785-272-8681, ext. 413.