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African American Soldiers in the Civil War: A Kansas Story

African American Midwest Documentary Project and the Nicodemus Historical Society partnered to create the "Kansas Free Fighters" documentary, with the support of a Humanities for All grant.

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Porubsky Grocery Sign Full Story People   Porubsky's -- Transcendent Deli Porubsky’s – Transcendent Deli follows Matthew Porubsky on his journey to discover the history and appeal of the business his grandparents began in the Little Russia neighborhood in Topeka over seventy years ago. Full Story Five Flags Title Card Full Story Places   Five Flags of Ford County The territory today known as Ford County has been called by a multitude of names over the centuries, from New Spain to the Province of Louisiana to the State of Kansas, among others. Full Story Tsutsui Godzilla Full Story People   Humanities vs. Godzilla Godzilla is 70! Johnson County Community College’s Billington Library is celebrating this monster milestone in September with the Godzilla Friday Film Series. Full Story Basketball History Full Story People   Oil and Gold: The McPherson Globe Refiners Basketball Story Experience a Kansas basketball team’s triumph at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Full Story
La Yarda Rendering   Full Story Searching for La Yarda Short documentary film that explores the Mexican railroad community of La Yarda in East Lawrence, which was destroyed by a flood in 1951. Full Story
Kima Mora   Full Story The Power of Women Las Nuevas Adelitas: The Power of Women oral history and short film explore the historical and cultural contributions of Mexican American women. Full Story
Crossroads: Change in Rural America   Full Story Crossroads: Change in Rural America A six-stop exclusive Kansas tour of a Smithsonian traveling exhibition presented by Humanities Kansas. Full Story
The Road to Santa Fe title card Full Story   Convergence of Cultures 200 years ago, the Santa Fe Trail opened two-way commerce with Mexico, impacting the people who lived and traveled along the route. Full Story
black and white photo of the McPherson Globe Refiners team Full Story   Root for the Home Team Catch a glimpse of Kansas sports history with short documentaries about Kansas basketball at the Olympics and futbol in Garden City. Full Story
Mariachi Estrella Full Story   Mariachi Estrella: Ad Astra Per Aspera Share the triumphs and tragedies of Topeka’s Mariachi Estrella, the nation’s first all-female mariachi band. Full Story
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Preserving History with Thousands of Glass Plate Negatives

The Stafford County Historical Museum has cataloged and preserved thousands of glass plate negatives from the early 1900s with the support of HK grant.

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Brown v. Board Mural and Painters Full Story   Make Your Mark The Stafford County Historical Museum has cataloged and preserved thousands of glass plate negatives from the early 1900s with the support of HK grant. Full Story test Full Story   Kinsley's Patterns of Change The Stafford County Historical Museum has cataloged and preserved thousands of glass plate negatives from the early 1900s with the support of HK grant. Full Story Strugglers Hill Video Project Full Story   Strugglers Hill Neighborhood The Stafford County Historical Museum has cataloged and preserved thousands of glass plate negatives from the early 1900s with the support of HK grant. Full Story Talk About Literature Book Discussion in Newton, Kansas Full Story   Talk About Literature Kansas in Newton, KS The Stafford County Historical Museum has cataloged and preserved thousands of glass plate negatives from the early 1900s with the support of HK grant. Full Story The Way We Worked Video Project Full Story   Smithsonian Exhibition: The Way We Worked The Stafford County Historical Museum has cataloged and preserved thousands of glass plate negatives from the early 1900s with the support of HK grant. Full Story two men playing soccer Full Story   From Football to Futbol The Stafford County Historical Museum has cataloged and preserved thousands of glass plate negatives from the early 1900s with the support of HK grant. Full Story
Volland Full Story Places   Volland Memories: The Kratzer Films Longtime merchant and photographer Otto Kratzer documented 20th century life in the Flint Hills community of Volland, KS. Full Story Uncommon Ground Full Story Places   Uncommon Ground: A Century of Bartlett Arboretum The Bartlett Arboretum in Belle Plaine has been an oasis on the plains for generations of Kansans. Learn about its revival under the care of original Dixie Chick Robin Macy and the "Soil Sisters." Full Story Quindaro Full Story Places   Quindaro Produced by Northeast Cooperative Council, Inc., Kansas City, and filmmaker Jefferson Edward Donald. Full Story Lansing Historical Museum Full Story Places   The Kansas State Penitentiary: An Institution and a Neighbor What does it mean to be a community? Residents of Lansing talk about the impact of having a prison in their town. Full Story
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