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Walk with Me/Camino Conmigo is a walking and driving tour of Latino cultural sites in Kansas City, Topeka, Newton, and Wichita.

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Two men walking through prairie landscape Full Story 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. Full Story Stafford County's Glass Plate Negatives Project Full Story Places   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 test Full Story Places   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 Places   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
Byway Video   Full Story A Drive Through History Along the Post Rock Scenic Byway Post rock limestone shaped the landscape, history, and traditions of the Wilson and Lucas communities. Full Story
Volland Full Story   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   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   Quindaro Produced by Northeast Cooperative Council, Inc., Kansas City, and filmmaker Jefferson Edward Donald. Full Story
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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.

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Florence Kansas Full Story   Florence, Kansas What does it mean to be a community? Residents of Lansing talk about the impact of having a prison in their town. Full Story Celebrating 100 Years: McPherson County All Schools Day Full Story   Celebrating 100 Years: McPherson County All Schools Day What does it mean to be a community? Residents of Lansing talk about the impact of having a prison in their town. Full Story Topeka's Jayhawk Theatre Full Story   Preserving the Past: Topeka’s Jayhawk Theatre What does it mean to be a community? Residents of Lansing talk about the impact of having a prison in their town. Full Story Turning Points: Stories of Change Full Story   Turning Points: Stories of Change What does it mean to be a community? Residents of Lansing talk about the impact of having a prison in their town. Full Story Museum volunteer catalogs historic books Full Story   The 5 Little Pigs and Over 1000 Other Stories 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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