Virtual - Kansas Museum of History - Virtual Museum After Hours
“Food on the Westward Trails”
By Richard Foss, author
6:30 p.m. Friday, April 8, 2022
Richard Floss examines the challenges faced by pioneers who journeyed from the Midwest to California. Among the many struggles they faced included carrying enough food for a journey of several months, with all of their possessions, packed into a vehicle that also had to serve as a shelter. Their diets, while monotonous, gave them the calories to survive. Along the way they were able to include a few minor luxuries that could bring a hint of home to a desolate prairie camp. Mr. Floss's presentation will leave you marveling at the fortitude of the people who settled the West.
This program will also stream live on YouTube on the Kansas Historical Society channel.
