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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.

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Tsutsui Godzilla Full Story People   Humanities vs. Godzilla Godzilla is 70! Johnson County Community College’s Billington Library is celebrating this monster milestone in September with the Godzilla Friday Film Series. Full Story Basketball History Full Story People   Oil and Gold: The McPherson Globe Refiners Basketball Story Experience a Kansas basketball team’s triumph at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Full Story La Yarda Rendering Full Story Places   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 Wakeeny Full Story People   Home is a Work in Progress A new film tells the stories of LGBTQ Kansans. Full Story
Kima Mora   Full Story 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. Full Story
Crossroads: Change in Rural America   Full Story Crossroads: Change in Rural America A six-stop exclusive Kansas tour of a Smithsonian traveling exhibition presented by Humanities Kansas. Full Story
The Road to Santa Fe title card   Full Story 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. Full Story
black and white photo of the McPherson Globe Refiners team Full Story   Root for the Home Team Catch a glimpse of Kansas sports history with short documentaries about Kansas basketball at the Olympics and futbol in Garden City. Full Story
Mariachi Estrella Full Story   Mariachi Estrella: Ad Astra Per Aspera Share the triumphs and tragedies of Topeka’s Mariachi Estrella, the nation’s first all-female mariachi band. Full Story
Stafford County's Glass Plate Negatives Project Full Story   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
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"And the Children Shall Lead" is a community mural in Topeka inspired by the Brown v. Board decision. Members of the community are invited to make their mark by painting the mural.

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test Full Story   Kinsley's Patterns of Change "And the Children Shall Lead" is a community mural in Topeka inspired by the Brown v. Board decision. Members of the community are invited to make their mark by painting the mural. Full Story Strugglers Hill Video Project Full Story   Strugglers Hill Neighborhood "And the Children Shall Lead" is a community mural in Topeka inspired by the Brown v. Board decision. Members of the community are invited to make their mark by painting the mural. Full Story Talk About Literature Book Discussion in Newton, Kansas Full Story   Talk About Literature Kansas in Newton, KS "And the Children Shall Lead" is a community mural in Topeka inspired by the Brown v. Board decision. Members of the community are invited to make their mark by painting the mural. Full Story The Way We Worked Video Project Full Story   Smithsonian Exhibition: The Way We Worked "And the Children Shall Lead" is a community mural in Topeka inspired by the Brown v. Board decision. Members of the community are invited to make their mark by painting the mural. Full Story two men playing soccer Full Story   From Football to Futbol "And the Children Shall Lead" is a community mural in Topeka inspired by the Brown v. Board decision. Members of the community are invited to make their mark by painting the mural. Full Story Volland Full Story   Volland Memories: The Kratzer Films "And the Children Shall Lead" is a community mural in Topeka inspired by the Brown v. Board decision. Members of the community are invited to make their mark by painting the mural. Full Story
Uncommon Ground Full Story Places   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 Places   Quindaro Produced by Northeast Cooperative Council, Inc., Kansas City, and filmmaker Jefferson Edward Donald. Full Story Lansing Historical Museum Full Story Places   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. Full Story Florence Kansas Full Story Places   Florence, Kansas Experience the history, struggles, and dreams of one small Kansas town. Full Story
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