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A New Portrait of Stafford County
The "Hall of Portraits: Documenting our Diverse Legacy", supported by an HK Humanities for All grant, is a photography and film project at the St. John Homecoming Hall and Museum in Stafford County, KS.
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Hotline: The Cultural Importance of Indigenous Food
Listen as Devon Mihesuah talks about the cultural importance of indigenous foods.
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Hotline: Ghosts in Literature
Kim Stanley of McPherson College discusses the role of ghosts in Western literature, from The Odyssey to Hamlet to The Haunting of Hill House.
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Hotline: The Legend of the Blue Light Lady
Generations of Hays residents have stories about seeing or seeking the ghostly "Blue Light Lady." Jim Hoy tells the story of Elizabeth Polly and how she became the "Blue Light Lady" of Hays.
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Voices and Votes: "The Most American Thing in America"
Theodore Roosevelt called Chautauqua “the most American thing in America.” Like many Kansas communities, Winfield played a vital role in this turn-of-the-20th century movement of ideas.
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Voices and Votes: Out of the Mud
Belleville is known by its slogan “The Crossroads of America,” thanks to the efforts of newspaper editor and good roads advocate A.Q. Miller.
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From Then to Now: A Student History of Haskell Indian Nations University
Belleville is known by its slogan “The Crossroads of America,” thanks to the efforts of newspaper editor and good roads advocate A.Q. Miller.
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Magic, Mystics, and Murder
Belleville is known by its slogan “The Crossroads of America,” thanks to the efforts of newspaper editor and good roads advocate A.Q. Miller.
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Kansas 1972: Voices of Vietnam Veterans
Belleville is known by its slogan “The Crossroads of America,” thanks to the efforts of newspaper editor and good roads advocate A.Q. Miller.
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The Best We Could Do
Belleville is known by its slogan “The Crossroads of America,” thanks to the efforts of newspaper editor and good roads advocate A.Q. Miller.
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Kansas Stories of the Vietnam War
Belleville is known by its slogan “The Crossroads of America,” thanks to the efforts of newspaper editor and good roads advocate A.Q. Miller.
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True Crime in Kansas: The Mystery of the Benders
Belleville is known by its slogan “The Crossroads of America,” thanks to the efforts of newspaper editor and good roads advocate A.Q. Miller.
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Kansas 1972: Kansas Through the Camera's Eye
How did Kansas photographers in the early 1970s engage with Kansas and Kansans in their work? Hear how Terry Evans and Gordon Parks used their cameras to capture Kansas stories and perspectives.
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If These Tools Could Talk
Wabaunsee County Historical Society is cataloging a collection of indigenous stone artifacts dating back thousands of years.
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Home is a Work in Progress
A new film tells the stories of LGBTQ Kansans.
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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.
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Kansas 1972: Returning to Roots Music
In the Fall of 1972, around 10,000 people descended on the Winfield fairgrounds to enjoy a long weekend of camping, crafts, and bluegrass music. 50 years later, the festival has created a community around bluegrass.
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