Kansas Stories
Confronting the Klan
The world watched through its newspapers as the 56-year-old newspaper editor William Allen White traveled 2,783 miles and made 104 speeches, all directed at expelling the Klan.
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People
Sweetheart Dancing
Dressed in identical regalia, Adrian Stevens and Sean Snyder registered to perform in the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians powwow Sweetheart’s Special dance category. But, the judges disqualified them.
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People
Speaking Out: Women Speakers at the Chautauqua
During the late nineteenth century, women challenged social, educational, and political systems that limited or excluded their participation in civic engagement.
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Places
A New Deal for Public Art in the Free State
What do the 29 Kansas artworks commissioned by the US Treasury Department’s Section of Fine Arts tell us about how Kansans saw themselves and their communities in the 1930s and 1940s?
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Nature
The Weather of Our Lives
I've been traveling Kansas as part of HK's Speakers Bureau to explore what weather and our panoramic sky say about how to live and who we are.
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The Girls of Atomic City
Author Denise Kiernan comes to Hutchinson on March 5 to discuss her book "The Girls of Atomic City" as part of the Dillon Lecture Series. The event is supported by an HK Humanities for All grant.
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Big Idea: We Need to Elevate Black Women's Stories
Author Denise Kiernan comes to Hutchinson on March 5 to discuss her book "The Girls of Atomic City" as part of the Dillon Lecture Series. The event is supported by an HK Humanities for All grant.
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What Does Your Horizon Look Like?
Author Denise Kiernan comes to Hutchinson on March 5 to discuss her book "The Girls of Atomic City" as part of the Dillon Lecture Series. The event is supported by an HK Humanities for All grant.
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AbOriginal
Author Denise Kiernan comes to Hutchinson on March 5 to discuss her book "The Girls of Atomic City" as part of the Dillon Lecture Series. The event is supported by an HK Humanities for All grant.
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The World Grows Here
Author Denise Kiernan comes to Hutchinson on March 5 to discuss her book "The Girls of Atomic City" as part of the Dillon Lecture Series. The event is supported by an HK Humanities for All grant.
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Goddard Woman's Club is TCB
Author Denise Kiernan comes to Hutchinson on March 5 to discuss her book "The Girls of Atomic City" as part of the Dillon Lecture Series. The event is supported by an HK Humanities for All grant.
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Join the Movement on the Map
Author Denise Kiernan comes to Hutchinson on March 5 to discuss her book "The Girls of Atomic City" as part of the Dillon Lecture Series. The event is supported by an HK Humanities for All grant.
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People
The Haunts of War
Alvin Matzke participated in the Kansas Stories of the Vietnam War memoir writing workshop in Onaga. Born and raised in Pottawatomie County, Matzke served Vietnam from November 1968 to August 1969.
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Race & Ethnicity
Paletero Brings Mexican Summer Classic to Liberal Neighborhoods
Paleteros selling paleta — Mexican ice cream and sherbet bars — have been a staple in Liberal, Kansas, for years.
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Places
Kansas: An Eclogue
Two Kansas filmmakers set off on foot across Kansas in search of a story that would reveal the place that they loved. The result was the film, Kansas: An Eclogue, a full-length documentary supported by a HK grant.
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Race & Ethnicity
Chasing the American Dream
Michelle Mattich's parents chose a packing plant in Liberal to build a better life for their family.
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Traditions Celebrate "Womanhood"
The Quinceañera is a celebrated on a young woman's 15th birthday and represents the transition from girlhood to womanhood. The event also represents a family's hard work and success.
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