KSHS Publications

These KSHS publications are available as member benefits:

Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains

You'll find the latest in Kansas scholarship in Kansas History, issued quarterly by the Kansas Historical Society, Inc. This scholarly journal, recipient of awards from the Western History Association and the American Association for State and Local History, publishes new research on Kansas and western history and offers interesting, well-illustrated articles that appeal to both the serious student and the general reader.

You'll find information about our collections, programs, and events in our newest magazine, Reflections, produced by the Kansas Historical Society. This publication is available free online and is mailed to KSHS, Inc. members.

Kansas Kaleidoscope

A fun magazine for kids!

Our younger readers enjoy Kansas Kaleidscope. This colorful, award-winning magazine is published five times during the school year, especially for grades three through seven, and is written thematically to fit the curriculum. The magazine also is available by subscription

These KSHS publications are available free of charge:

The newsletter of the Cultural Resources Division, Kansas Preservation, published bimonthly, explores issues and events relating to historic preservation and archeology in Kansas.

The Kansas Anthropologist

The Kansas Anthropologist is an annual journal of the Kansas Anthropological Association with editorial support from the Kansas Historical Society. The publication features scholarly articles in the fields of archeology, ethnography, ethnohistory, cultural/social anthropology, physical anthropology, etc.

Guide to Kansas Research Resources

This guide provides a helpful overview of the wide variety of materials available at our research center, including local and family history books, census records, local and state government records, photographs, maps, and manuscripts. Available in PDF online, Adobe Acrobat, required for viewing, is available at www.adobe.com, or by written request at: Center for Historical Reserach, 6425 SW Sixth Avenue, Topeka KS 66615.

You'll find information about various types of county and municipal records, including court records, probate records, deeds and early vital records. Available in PDF online, Adobe Acrobat, required for viewing, is available at www.adobe.com, or by written request at: Center for Historical Reserach, 6425 SW Sixth Avenue, Topeka KS 66615.

This free electronic newsletter is sent on a regular basis to subscribes and provides information about the Historical Society's events, sites, and services. Coupons and special offers are included.

This electronic newsletter is sent regularly during the school year to subscribers. The newsletter provides information about the Society's programs, materials, and services that are of use to teachers, educators, home schools, day care facilities, and leaders of youth service organizations.

These KSHS publications are available through the Museum Store:

Territorial Kansas Reader

The Territorial Kansas Reader, edited by Virgil W. Dean, director for publications at the Kansas Historical Society, pulls together 22 of the most important essays and edited documents on the history of the era.

Territorial Kansas Reader in the Museum Store

The Kansas Historical Society published a series of eight books on Kansas Forts, featuring Forts Dodge, Harker, Hays, Larned, Leavenworth, Riley, Scott, and Wallace. Each of the books features original cover art by Jerry Thomas of Manhattan. $8.95

Forts Books in the Museum Store

A grandson learns about his family and Kansas history as he and his grandfather explore a grove of cottonwood trees. $12.95

Traditions Series

Kansas has a rich and varied traditional heritage. This series explores the history of selected folk arts found in the state. These are wonderful references for teaching multicultural activities in the classroom! Most include simple directions for crafts. Ten topics, eight pages each. $1.00

African American Gospel

Blacksmithing

Cherokee Basket Making

Czech Egg Decorating

Food Preservation

Hammered Dulcimer

Native American Beadwork

Piñata Making

Quilting

Swedish Ljuskrona

Original Documents History Packets

History packets are designed to make primary source materials available to teachers and students in their classrooms. Each of the four different packets contain a teacher's guide and 40 excellent facsimiles of letters, journals, photographs, and more from the Society's collections. $15.00

This packet provides a realistic view of the Wild West period in Kansas history. Photographs and reminiscences of cowboys, a wanted poster, prison records, entries from the diary of a 21-year-old woman homesteading near the Chisholm Trail, and cattle town ordinances are some of the items included. $15.00

Why did some settlers come to Kansas? How did they get here? How did they adapt? Students will find the answers to the these and other questions in newspapers, diaries, photographs, census records, and map dating from the territorial period up to the early 20^th century. $15.00

The relocation o Indians beginning in the 1830s, from east of the Mississippi to lands that later became Kansas, is the focus of this packet. Students will examine records of the superintendent of Indian affairs, letters from Indians, journals of missionaries, photographs, and maps of the period.

Students relive the days of Bleeding Kansas through letters written by John Brown, circulars, records of the free-state militia, and stories from Southern and Northern newspapers. This packet explores the nature of the conflict and why it was of national interest.

Kansas teachers can find new curriculum materials for teaching about forts and the impact of the military on nineteenth century Kansas. Kansas Forts: Historical Documents in the Classroom consists of 22 lesson plans designed around primary source documents. Special emphasis is placed on the interaction between different racial and minority groups during these formative years of Kansas' history. $15.00

Teacher from across the state contributed ideas for this activity book on Kansas images. The worksheets and activities have been developed for use with children from preschool through second grade. $6.95

KSHS Videos

This overview of Kansas history travels from prehistoric times to the present. It serves as a great introduction to a study unit or discussion. Teacher packet included. Video. 17 min. $30

This lively program illustrates that history did not end one hundred years ago! For grades five and up, this program, narrated by Bill Kurtis, covers events of the past fifty years that have shaped our lives in Kansas. Teacher packet included. Video. 18 min. $30

This heartwarming drama is set in the restored Stach School located at the Kansas History Center. For grades five and up, this story explains the rural way of life in the 1920s and education in a one-room school. Teacher packet included. Video. 51 min. $30

These KSHS publications are available online:

The Kansas Historical Quarterly was published by the Kansas Historical Society from 1931 - 1977 and contains a wealth of information about Kansas history. The Society is extremely pleased to announce that articles from the Quarterly are being made available to you online through the generous donation of time by volunteers associated with the Kansas Collection. Information about volunteering and about the project (FAQ) are available.