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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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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!
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Hotline: La Yarda
Filmmaker Lourdes Kalusha-Aguirre recounts the story of La Yarda, an East Lawrence community of Mexican railroad workers and their families.
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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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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.
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Kansas 1972: Rattlebone Hollow
The Dream Theater in Russell hosts Summer Series.
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Kansas 1972: Uprooted
The Dream Theater in Russell hosts Summer Series.
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Remembering the Forgotten
The Dream Theater in Russell hosts Summer Series.
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Art from the Heart
The Dream Theater in Russell hosts Summer Series.
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Water, Water Everywhere
The Dream Theater in Russell hosts Summer Series.
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The Smithsonian is coming to Kansas!
The Dream Theater in Russell hosts Summer Series.
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Downtown - Everything's Waiting for You
A Seward County project uses history to provide Liberal's downtown with a renewed sense of place.
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Hotline: Coronado Heights
Steven Foulke shares the history of central Kansas’ geographic wonder, Coronado Heights.
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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.
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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.
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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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