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Crossroads: Change in Rural America

A six-stop exclusive Kansas tour of a Smithsonian traveling exhibition presented by Humanities Kansas.

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The Road to Santa Fe title card Full Story Places   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 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 black and white photo of the McPherson Globe Refiners team Full Story People   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 People   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
Stafford County's Glass Plate Negatives Project   Full Story 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. Full Story
Brown v. Board Mural and Painters   Full Story Make Your Mark "And the Children Shall Lead" is a community mural in Topeka inspired by the Brown v. Board decision. Members of the community are invited to make their mark by painting the mural. Full Story
test   Full Story Kinsley's Patterns of Change The Kinsley Library has collected and shared Edwards County residents’ stories about life in rural Kansas during the Great Depression and World War II through oral history projects supported by HK grants. Full Story
Strugglers Hill Video Project Full Story   Strugglers Hill Neighborhood Humanities Kansas grants spark community and filmmaker collaborations to tell unique local stories through short films. One example is the short film documenting the story of Strugglers Hill. Full Story
Talk About Literature Book Discussion in Newton, Kansas Full Story   Talk About Literature Kansas in Newton, KS Humanities Kansas' Talk About Literature in Kansas book discussions introduce Kansans to different perspectives and new experiences through literature. Full Story
The Way We Worked Video Project Full Story   Smithsonian Exhibition: The Way We Worked Humanities Kansas' partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street program brings Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibitions to small and rural communities in the state. Full Story
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Volland Memories: The Kratzer Films

Longtime merchant and photographer Otto Kratzer documented 20th century life in the Flint Hills community of Volland, KS.

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Uncommon Ground Full Story   Uncommon Ground: A Century of Bartlett Arboretum Longtime merchant and photographer Otto Kratzer documented 20th century life in the Flint Hills community of Volland, KS. Full Story Quindaro Full Story   Quindaro Longtime merchant and photographer Otto Kratzer documented 20th century life in the Flint Hills community of Volland, KS. Full Story Lansing Historical Museum Full Story   The Kansas State Penitentiary: An Institution and a Neighbor Longtime merchant and photographer Otto Kratzer documented 20th century life in the Flint Hills community of Volland, KS. Full Story Florence Kansas Full Story   Florence, Kansas Longtime merchant and photographer Otto Kratzer documented 20th century life in the Flint Hills community of Volland, KS. Full Story Humanities Kansas Full Story   Our Charley: Charles Curtis “A Boy Forced to Choose” Longtime merchant and photographer Otto Kratzer documented 20th century life in the Flint Hills community of Volland, KS. Full Story Topeka's Jayhawk Theatre Full Story   Preserving the Past: Topeka’s Jayhawk Theatre Longtime merchant and photographer Otto Kratzer documented 20th century life in the Flint Hills community of Volland, KS. Full Story
Celebrating 100 Years: McPherson County All Schools Day Full Story Places   Celebrating 100 Years: McPherson County All Schools Day A look back at 100 years of McPherson County’s annual celebration of students and education that takes place the second week of May. Full Story Turning Points: Stories of Change Full Story Places   Turning Points: Stories of Change Humanities Kansas partnered with four organizations in Hays, Kinsley, Ulysses, and Olathe to develop 5-minute Turning Points short films that explore a significant moment of change in each of their communities. Full Story

 

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