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Hotline: Holidays at the All-Electric House

Andrew Gustafson, Curator of Interpretation at the Johnson County Museum, shares the history of the All-Electric House that resides inside their facility and gets a holiday makeover each year.

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electric guitars Full Story Places   Hotline: The History of the Electric Guitar Turn in up to 11! The electric guitars origins can be traced to Wichita, explains Eric Cale, director of the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum. Listen to hear the fascinating history! Full Story A man looks to the left beyond the camera with a woods background Full Story Places   Hotline: La Yarda Filmmaker Lourdes Kalusha-Aguirre recounts the story of La Yarda, an East Lawrence community of Mexican railroad workers and their families. Full Story Five Flags Title Card Full Story Places   Five Flags of Ford County The territory today known as Ford County has been called by a multitude of names over the centuries, from New Spain to the Province of Louisiana to the State of Kansas, among others. Full Story photo of Jim Thorpe playing baseball in Blue Rapids 1913 Full Story Places   Big Teams in a Small Town In 1913, the New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox planned an exhibition tour to Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, Cairo, London, Paris, and... Blue Rapids, Kansas. Full Story
Group of women in dresses from the 1930s   Full Story Remembering the Topeka Bottoms The “Bottoms,” an area of downtown Topeka, was home to a predominantly Black and Brown community up until the 1950s. An oral history project and documentary is preserving the memories of those who lived there. Full Story
La Yarda Rendering   Full Story Searching for La Yarda Short documentary film that explores the Mexican railroad community of La Yarda in East Lawrence, which was destroyed by a flood in 1951. Full Story
victorian christmas tree   Full Story Hotline: Lecompton's Christmas Trees President of the Historic Lecompton Museum, Paul Bahnmaier, tells the story behind the museum's Christmas Tree exhibit.  Full Story
Rendering Full Story   Story Retellings in Medicine Lodge Old stories become new in Medicine Lodge. Full Story
People with sign Full Story   On the Trail of Black History Geary County project shares stories of Black experience in Kansas. Full Story
Nicodemus KSHS Full Story   We Heard Freedom Nicodemus is featured in an upcoming documentary about African Americans in the Midwest. Full Story
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Summer Nights at the Dream

The Dream Theater in Russell hosts Summer Series.

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John Garland park sign Full Story   Kansas 1972: Rattlebone Hollow The Dream Theater in Russell hosts Summer Series. Full Story historic church building Full Story   Kansas 1972: Uprooted The Dream Theater in Russell hosts Summer Series. Full Story Potters Field Full Story   Remembering the Forgotten The Dream Theater in Russell hosts Summer Series. Full Story Grassroots Art Center Full Story   Art from the Heart The Dream Theater in Russell hosts Summer Series. Full Story Allison Springs Full Story   Water, Water Everywhere The Dream Theater in Russell hosts Summer Series. Full Story v&V Full Story   The Smithsonian is coming to Kansas! The Dream Theater in Russell hosts Summer Series. Full Story
The Warren Hotel Liberal Full Story Places   Downtown - Everything's Waiting for You A Seward County project uses history to provide Liberal's downtown with a renewed sense of place. Full Story Coronado Heights Full Story Places   Hotline: Coronado Heights Steven Foulke shares the history of central Kansas’ geographic wonder, Coronado Heights. Full Story filming of the learning tree Full Story Places   The Signs are Here! A new sign trail retraces the filming locations of the 1969 move "The Learning Tree." The film was written, produced, and directed by Fort Scott native Gordon Parks. Full Story building with mural topeka Full Story Places   Kansas's Latino History, One Tour at a Time Looking for a way to explore history in a (safe-distance) walking tour, driving tour, or from your couch? A Clio walking or driving tour might be just the ticket. Full Story
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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.

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