Flagged
Hear about two battle flags carried in the Civil War by Kansas boys fighting in Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Yes, the Civil War was fought in states west of the Mississippi, too!
Boyd's Girls
This group of girl cadets, armed with broomsticks and rifle parts, produced a patriotic quilt while defending Topeka at the turn of the 20th century.
Connie's Cafe
Wichita's oldest family-run Mexican restaurant is Connie's Mexico
Cafe. These objects were used by
its founders, Concepcion (Connie) Lopez and her husband Rafael.
Monopoly
The goal of the game Monopoly is to become a real estate tycoon. But it originally was designed to teach the evils of monopolies and the virtues of something called the Single Tax.
Lincoln Log
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865. Just a few months later, four of the conspirators were hanged in Washington, D.C. So how did a piece of the gallows end up in Kansas?
Space Age Stove
This nearly indestructible Frigidaire Custom Imperial Flair stove from 1968 made efficient use of space in the kitchen. Only a remodeling project and difficulty in getting replacement parts brought an end to its use.
Centron
During the 1950s, this Kansas studio promoted our youth's mental hygiene by producing such films as "The Bully" and "What About Prejudice."
Adventure
Martin and Osa Johnson indulged their passion for travel by filming the South Seas and Africa in the 1920s and 1930s.
Adventure
Martin and Osa Johnson indulged their passion for travel by filming the South Seas and Africa in the 1920s and 1930s.
Devil's Rope
Barbed wire has separated neighbor from neighbor, marked boundaries, and divided nations. But first it fenced in cattle in the West.
A Very Merry Neewollah
Neewollah is Halloween spelled backward. Hear how one Kansas community launched the Neewollah festival to keep kids off the streets on Halloween night.
Travel in the Time of Cholera
The biggest killer on the Oregon Trail was cholera. Hear how one Kentucky man was stricken in the morning and died that afternoon. He was buried in Kansas.
Smoked Turkey
Our Thanksgiving episode focuses on a uniquely North American tool. Pipe tomahawks symbolize the blending of two cultures--European and Native American.
Golfing Buddies
This ticket commemorates a monumental match at a Kansas City golf course between Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson, and Jug McSpaden.
Christmas Flight
Between setting flight records and circumnavigating the globe, Kansas aviator Amelia Earhart found time to send out these Christmas cards.
The Slouch
A Union chaplain from Kansas picked up this slouch-style hat on a Civil War battleground in Arkansas. This little-known western battle involved Native Americans, African Americans, and whites.
Dancing With the Stars
Margaret Usher dazzled other dancers at Abraham Lincoln's 1865 inaugural ball with this militaristic yet feminine ball gown.
Ship Without a Rudder
To navigate the Kansas River in the 1820s, you needed the right equipment--a keelboat. This steering oar helped one fur trader's keelboat stay the course.
Volcanic Pottery
Hear about a Kansan who mixed volcanic ash with local mud to produce some stunning ceramics in the 1950s. James Dryden cornered the market on Kansas kitsch until the highway bypassed his location and Dryden moved his operation out-of-state.
Harpers Ferry Revolver
Religious fervor led an once-innocent young Kansan to help John Brown seize the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Albert Hazlett hoped to start a rebellion using this revolver. And in a way, he did--Harpers Ferry helped spark the Civil War.
