Kansas Stories
Goddard Woman's Club is TCB
The Goddard Woman's Club members dedicated themselves to serving their community back in 1933. Today, a Culture Preservation Grant from HK is documenting the club's legacy of service and bringing new stories to light.
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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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Meet Sonia Nazario
Sonia Nazario, Kansas native and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Enrique's Journey, shares how Kansas was safe haven for her family after a century of fleeing persecution.
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William Garcia, HK Summer Fellow 2018
William Garcia shares insights from a summer as a Hall Center for the Humanities Fellow at Humanities Kansas.
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Casey Keel, HK Summer Fellow
Chicago-native Casey Keel describes how her Hall Center for the Humanities summer fellowship with Humanities Kansas helped her "get" Kansas.
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Meet Armando Minjarez
Armando Minjarez is a Mexican interdisciplinary artist, designer and community organizer. His practice is guided by themes of displacement, collaboration and empowerment for the development of social change.
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Meet Cheryl Brown Henderson
Armando Minjarez is a Mexican interdisciplinary artist, designer and community organizer. His practice is guided by themes of displacement, collaboration and empowerment for the development of social change.
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Bauer, Baker, and Baldwin City: Electrifying a Small Town’s Identity
Armando Minjarez is a Mexican interdisciplinary artist, designer and community organizer. His practice is guided by themes of displacement, collaboration and empowerment for the development of social change.
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C.L. Brown and Kansas Independent Telephony
Armando Minjarez is a Mexican interdisciplinary artist, designer and community organizer. His practice is guided by themes of displacement, collaboration and empowerment for the development of social change.
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The Clyde Cessna Story
Armando Minjarez is a Mexican interdisciplinary artist, designer and community organizer. His practice is guided by themes of displacement, collaboration and empowerment for the development of social change.
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Oil and Gold: The McPherson Globe Refiners Basketball Story
Armando Minjarez is a Mexican interdisciplinary artist, designer and community organizer. His practice is guided by themes of displacement, collaboration and empowerment for the development of social change.
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Our Charley: Charles Curtis “A Boy Forced to Choose”
Armando Minjarez is a Mexican interdisciplinary artist, designer and community organizer. His practice is guided by themes of displacement, collaboration and empowerment for the development of social change.
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Mariachi Estrella: Ad Astra Per Aspera
Share the triumphs and tragedies of Topeka’s Mariachi Estrella, the nation’s first all-female mariachi band.
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TV, The Triple Play, and the Man from Dodge
Fred Hall is best known for the Triple Play judicial scandal that changed the way Kansas picks judges. But his early use of TV is fascinating as he helped move politics from radio to television.
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Marine, Public Servant, Kansan: the Life of Ernest Garcia
In Honor of Veteran’s Day, HK brings you this excerpt from the book about the life of Colonel Ernest Garcia. Raised in Garden City, Garcia retired from the United States Marine Corps where he served numerous deployments
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