The Complete Seasons

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2018: 3100 Series

Production of the 2018- 3100 Series began on the last weekend of January when we visited SubTropolis, an underground facility adjacent to downtown Kansas City, MO, that features a 5 and 10K run in the middle of winter, yet safely out of reach of winter’s elements. From there, we traveled throughout the Kansas and Kansas City metro area to bring our mix of history, culture and current Kansas events to your Public TV screen, whether it was in your living room or on your mobile device through our watch.ktwu.edu website.*

#3101: “Safe and Sound”

Samuel Crumbine’s Contributions to Kansas Health: We consider the contributions that Dr. Samuel Crumbine made to the collective health of citizens throughout the state and beyond. Kansas Highway Patrol - Driver Education Programs: We look at highway safety through the eyes of Kansas State Highway patrol safety offcers and several of their community partners. Kansas Firefghers’ Museum & Kids Fire Camp: It was a visit to the Kansas Firefghter’s Museum, a storehouse of historic local frefghting history, that prompted our return to Wichita, KS, to see the Kansas Kid’s Fire Camp, where fre safety tips are taught to yougsters.

#3102: “An Artist’s Touch”

Topeka Arts Connect: We fnd out about Arts Connect, a non-proft group dedicated to promoting arts in Topeka. Totos Around Town: We look at a new community art project in Wamego, KS, that features “Toto,” the dog from the Wizard of Oz books and flms. Statues of “Toto” were painted by community members, and the city installed the colorful dogs as permemant art displays. Wichita Riverfest - JooYoung Choi: We meet JooYoung Choi, an artist-in-residence at the Wichita Riverfest. She presents her colorful puppet world to festivalgoers through a parade, a large tented display, and workshops. *This season of Sunfower Journeys was funded in part by Humanities Kansas, Porter Cattle Company, Eaglecrest.com, Crooked Post Winery, Blanche Bryden Foundation, and the Friends of KTWU.

137 #3103: “High Up In Kansas”

Viewing Kansas from Above with Tom Averill: Is Kansas fat? We explore the thoughts of novelist Tom Averill as he talks about viewing Kansas from above, and see a variety of images from different elevated vantage points across our state. Kansas Wing, Civil Air Patrol: We learn about the Kansas Wing, Civil Air Patrol a public service organization tasked to provide emergency services and disaster relief missions nationwide. Plains People - Joe Schmidt: We tour a wind turbine in this Plains People segment on a tour led by Joe Schmidt, the manager of the Central Plains Wind Farm in Marienthal, KS. He takes us up to the top of the turbine in a tiny elevator, and describes life with his family in a small, rural town in Western, KS.

#3104: “Regional Disaster”

Brush Creek Flood of 1977: We revisit the Brush Creek Flood of 1977 and talk to some people who were touched by this tragic event where rainwater gathered force and momentum to devastate the Country Club Plaza shopping district and nearby neighborhoods. Anderson Creek Fire: We fnd out about the Anderson Creek Wildfre and see what role the lack of land management played in fre intensity. Plains People - Dusty Nichols: We meet Dusty Nichols as he walks us though a Cold War era blast shelter located below the Shawnee County Courthouse in Topeka, KS, in this Plains People segment.

#3105: “Kansas Goes National”

Garlinghouse Home Plans: We fnd out how the City of Topeka has acknowledged home builder L.F. Garlinghouse and his contributions to home design by surveying neighboods full of houses that were originally featured in his printed catalogs. These books sold around the world. The Land Institute: We check in with The Land Institute in Salina, KS, and learn about their on-going work in sustainable agriculture Inventor Cliff Hix: A man who always wants to fnd a better way of doing things, Cliff Hix in Pittsburg, KS, describes his work in the screen printing industry.

#3106: “Visions of the Future”

Block 22: We explore a new development in Pittsburg, KS, called Block 22, and see how a public-private partnership has formed to bring together student housing and retail space in the community’s downtown area. Lenexa’s New City Center: We look at a project that was conceptualized 20 years ago as na idea to relocate Lenexa’s downtown area to a new location with greater growth potential and access. Forge Young Professionals, Topeka: We learn about an organization called Forge, which is focused on networking young talent and young professionals in the Topeka, KS, area.

138 #3107: “And Then We Learn”

Topeka History Geeks: We visit with members of the Topeka History Geeks and see how social media has brought together these like-minded individuals. Wamego High School Honor Flight: We are introduced to a group of high school students in Wamego, KS, who help veterans visit their respective military memorials in Washington, DC. Archeological Dig at Kaw Mission: We look at some of the fndings of an archeological training dig at the Kaw Mission in Council Grove, KS.

#3108: “Let’s Get Outdoors”

Field Station: Dinosaurs: We explore Field Station: Dinosaurs, a new attraction in Derby, KS, that engages kids with realistic life-size models of prehistoric creatures. Vintage RV Camping: We see what camping is like at a vintage RV rally at Eisenhower State Park, where the enthusiasts of much smaller and older RVs gather to share food, fun and nostalgia at this annual event. Plains People - Dirty Girls: We meet Denise Selbee-Koch and Jennifer Woerner as they lead a group of women on outdoor adventures in this Plains People segment.

#3109: “Small Town Attraction”

Adaptive Reuse: We visit the Wash O Rama with Christy Davis in Cottonwood Falls, KS, and fnd out how repurposing outdated buildings can stimulate local economies. Atchison Ghost Tour: We visit Atchison, KS, to learn how “Ghost Tourism” has become an attraction for the area, including tours of the local cemetery. Reopening of Crawford County Historical Museum: We travel to Pittsburg, KS, and learn the value of local historical societies as we explore the reopening of the Crawford County Historical Museum.

#3110: “That’s Entertainment”

Opera Houses in Kansas: We visit several opera houses in Kansas, and fnd out about the history and signifcance of early opera houses to rural areas of our state. Kansas Prairie Pickers: We drop in on the 25th Kansas Prairie Pickers gathering in Holton, KS, and learn about this event. Plains People - Phillip “Brail” Watson: We meet Phillip “Brail” Watson in this Plains People segment, and learn how music has shaped his life.

#3111: “Books, News and Information”

Little Blue Books’ 100th Anniversary: We examine a publication called “Little Blue Books,” on the 100th anniversary of this book series that was an early educational tool. Free Speech in an Information-Overloaded World: We talk to professors Emily Vardell and James Walther from Emporia State University about information overload, and how to track the facts when researching on the internet. Raven Bookstore: We meet the new owner of the Raven Bookstore and see how he helps carry on the tradition of book reading and community literary events in the Lawrence community. 139 #3112: “Move Me”

Kansas City Streetcar: For many decades, Kansas City had a system of streetcars that moved people around the urban area, and we fnd out about their latest incarnation of people-mover. The program has become so popular, that expansion plans are in the works. McPherson Auto Restoration: We travel to McPherson, KS, to learn about the 4-year auto restoration program at McPherson College. Track Night: We take a drive with the Sports Car Club of America’s Track Night participants at Heartland Park in Topeka, KS.

#3113: “Underground and Underwater”

SubTropolis: We start with a visit to a huge facility that resides 150 feet below the surface in Kansas City, MO, and where a business was created because of an “ah-ha” moment. Asian Carp: We learn how Asian Carp and Zebra Mussels have become a nuisance in Kansas, and work is being done to reduce the populations that create a menace to waterways in our state. Tri-State Lead & Zinc District: We see how the mining of coal, lead and zinc tied into the local economy in early 20th century. (repeat segment from #2609)

140 141 Alta Vista, KS 130 Arthur Bryant’s BBQ 88 Index Alvin, Kahle 88 artists 3, 25, 28, 30, 54, 61, 69, 73, Alvis, Ed 49 77, 96, 103, 104, 116 Ambrose Sisters 94 Arts and Entertainment Network 60 Revised 2/11/2019 amateur radio 104 Ary, Max 44 amazon army 113 Ascher, Keith 9 Amelia Earhart Bridge 95 Asian Carp 140 American Legion’s Boys State 116 Asian Indians 81 American Royal 61 Astronaut Adventure, Adult 136 Symbols America’s Farm Mom 112 astronomers 44 4-H 15, 52 Amtrak 12 Atchison, KS 10, 33, 38, 47, 55, 59, Anchorage Opera Company 84 66, 75, 131, 139 A Anderson Creek Wildfle 138 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail- A Kansas Nutcracker 81 Anderson, Marc 124 road 79 abandoned farmsteads 68 Anderson, Steve 49 Attorney General 94 Abilene, KS 5, 17, 20, 24, 30, 43, 49, Anatoly Karpov International School Atwater, Mary Eisenhower 50 61, 63, 67, 73, 107, 112 of Chess 83 auction 105 abolition 81 Angelo, Robert 38 Audio Reader 85 Abram, David 51 anglers 131 auditorium 104 Abraham, Eric 105 animals 15, 67, 98, 128, 135 Audubon Society 88 accessible arts 122 Annett, Cynthia 52 aural traditions 24 Acoustic Sounds, Inc. 128 Anthony 69 authors 82 Acree, Bill 27 anthropology 99 auto racing 67, 74 Ad Astra 61 Antle, Jay 98 automobile restoration 74 Adair Cabin 60 anti-semitism 42 automobiles 40, 74, 113, 122 Adair, Samuel 60 antiques 133 Averill, Tom 20, 32, 46, 63, 64, 75, Adams, Mark 43 Antonino, KS 87 81, 74, 111, 138 Adams, Mike & Belinda 107 Appeal to Reason, The 5 Averyt, Ronald 22 Adams, Lu 107 Arabs 17 aviation 33 Arabia Steamboat Museum 125 adaptive reuse 139 B Africa 25 Arabian horses 84 African-Americans 14, 26, 32, 48, Arbuckle Coffee Company 88 baseball, vintage 112 55, 73, 77, 86, 91, 92, 101, 118 archeology 34, 58, 108, 138 Bahr, Rudy 32 Ag Heritage Park 130 architecture 10, 21, 40, 56, 67, 68, 76, Bailey, Lee 3 Age-to-Age Learning 100 84, 97, 104, 130 Bailey, Rich 24 Agenda, KS 126 archival documents 43 Baker, Nancy Kassebaum 62 Aggieville 94 Argentine 78 Baker Discovery Center 135 aging 41, 134 Argonia 57 Baker Wetlands 24 agriculture 5, 7, 15, 34, 35, 64, 80, Arikaree Breaks 36 Balch, Phil 37 86, 125, 134 Ark Valley 55 bald eagles 28 AIDS 16, 44 Ark Valley Interurban 75 Balderson, Steve 82 air quality 22 Arkansas 17 Baldwin City 4, 84, 91, 118 aircraft 33 Arkansas City, KS 29, 42, 69 Bales, Polly 58 aircraft industry 112 Arkansas City High School 42 Ball-Of-Twineathon 130 airfelds 63 Arkansas River 12, 36, 55, 70 Ballad of Black Jack 84 airplane salvage yard 136 Arma, KS 48 ballet 81 Akhimien, Chris 25 Armbrister, Jay 97 ballooning, hot air 7, 85 ALBo Glass 84 Armistice Day 79 ballroom dancing 89 alcohol 26, 100 Armitage, Katie 17, 20, 53 bands 81 Allard, Dr. Rebecca 97 Arn, Edward F. (former governor) 124 banks 46 Allen, Joelle 113 Arneson, Skylar 131 barbed wire 90, 112 Allen, Scott 117 Arnold, Steve 92 Barbershop Music 101 Allen, Susan 10 art 2, 5, 7, 23, 26, 30, 42, 46, 48, 58, Barbo, Beverly 44 Alma, KS 56 77, 103, 104, 112, 122, 123, 125, barbecue 88, 120 Alma Cheese 88 129 Barker, Deborah 27 Almena 18, 71 Arts Connect 137 Barker, Joan 90 Almena Plaindealer 14, 18 Art Lab 122 Barker, Kandis 122 Barker, Karri 104 biking 63, 76, 88 Bowersock, J.D. 66 Barker, Patsy 16 billiard parlors 49 Bowlus Arts Center 123 barn dances 48 Binkley, Jerold 77 Boyd, Huck 62 Barnes, KS 84 Birney, Ann 92 Boyer, James 44, 74 barns 10, 59, 122 biodiesel 82, 91 Boyer Museum of Animated Carv- BarnFest 122 bioethics 23 ings 98 Bartholome, Dr. William 23 biofeedback 16 Boyer, Paul 97 Bartley, Sue 38 Bird City, KS 87 Bradford, Mary Ann 49 baseball 31 Bird, Roy 59 Bradley, Kenneth 42 basketball 99 birds 15, 28, 36, 88 Breckenridge, Neola 59 Bassie, Count 1 bison 15, 75 Brejcha, Vernon 30 Battle of 16 Black Elk Speaks 30 Brews, BBQ & Blues 117 Battle of Lone Jack 114 Black-Footed Ferret 101 breweries 54 Battle of Mine Creek 60 Black Sunday 35 bridges 21, 69 Baum, L. Frank 83 blacksmith 129 Brier, Joanne 28 Bavarians 32 Black/White & Brown 80 Brinkley, Dr. J.R. 24, 62 Baxter Springs, KS 60 Blair, Mike and Kim 11 Brinkman, Sister Marie 21 Bayer, Larry 10 Blakeslee, Donald 19 Briscoe, Harry 46 BBC 68 52, 80 British 68 beadwork 30 Bloody Benders 100 Britton, Clark 63 Beale, Barbara 42 Blue Devils 1 broadcasting 60, 62 Beard, Jon 10 Blue Heaven Studios 67 Brooks, Barry 39 Beatty, Bob 88, 129 blue highways 56 Brooks, Karl 113 Beaumont Hotel 84 Blue Rapids 67, 115 Brookville, KS 67 Beaumont, KS 57, 85 Blue River 1 Brookville Hotel 67 Becoming An Outdoors Woman 121 Blue Sky Miniature Horse Farm 133 Brothers, Jim 30 beekeeping 84, 136 Blue Valley 8 Brown, C.L. 61 Beech aircraft 33 Bluegrass 8, 14 Brown, John 60, 81 Beech Museum of Art 121 Blues 32, 101 Brown, Linda 27 Beecher Bible and Rife Church 79 Blues Masters at the Crossroads 67 Brown v. Topeka Board of Education beef 35, 57 Blumb, Jon 26 27, 91, 104 beef packing plants 35 Blythe, Debbie 113 Brown versus The Board of Education beer 54 boarding schools 7 of Topeka 27, 80, 123 Beersheba 86 Bodecker, Sarajane, Blaine, and Brundage, Alan 57 Beethoven’s #9 Restaurant 131 Bruce 37 Brunson, Ken 41, 123 Belleville, KS 41, 98 Boeing 33, 112 Brush Creek Flood 138 Beloit, KS 59, 120, 131 Bombardier/Learjet 112 Buchanan, Rex 1, 52 Belton, Kepka 7 Bombers On The Prairie B-29 Mu- Buckner, Jim 114 Bender, Jeffrey 104 seum 126 Buddhism 47 Benedictine College 22, 33 Bonner Springs, KS 3, 53, 92, 126 buffalo 75 Benedictine Monks 47 Bonneville Environmental Founda- Buffalo Bill 96 Bennett, Mike 89 tion 95 Buffalo Soldiers 14 Bennington 59 bookmobiles 122 Buhler, KS 125 Benton, KS 37 Boot Hill Museum 130 Bull Threshers and Bindlestiffs 20 Benton, Thomas Hart 77 bootlegging 26 Buller, Ed 49 Beougher, Elton 55 boots 29 Bunker Hill (the flm) 92 Berezovski, Nicolai 59 Border Raiders Bicycle Ride 93 Burchill, Mary 43 Bergen, Richard 61 Border Wars 81, 107 burial traditions 44 Berry, Maxwell 15, 41 Bossert, Wayne 36, 116 Burlingame, KS 13, 105 Bethel College 7 Botanica 77 Burlington 37, 69, 126 Bethesda Place 48 botanical 105 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Shops Biblesta 4 Boulevard Drive In Theater 131 79 Bickerdyke, Mary 107 Boy Scouts 68, 117 Burchess, Shelia 88 Big Caney River 69 Bow, Bob and Inga 30 Burma 118 “Big Red One” 9, 91 Bowden, Rick 22 Burnt District 107 Big Springs 66 Bowersock Dam/Energy Company Burnett, Jan 4 Bigger (family) Peonies 134 66, 115 Burnside, Joe 36 Busch, Rick 20 Cassoday 29, 56 Christmas 68, 4 Bushell, Megan 83 catfsh capital 126 Christopher, Myra 23 business 46, 47, 49, 73, 104, 105 cats 121 Chrysler, Walter P. 40 Buster Keaton Festival 42 Catherine the Great 32 Chuck Otte 88 Butler County 38, 101 Catholicism 48, 78, 86, 97 Chu, Jane 117 Butler County Community College cattle 29, 32, 35, 36, 43, 66, 96, 112, churches 79, 86 24 116 Cigler, Allan 49 Butterfeld Overland Despatch 55 cavalry 79 Cimarron Grasslands 21 butterfies 28 Cavazos, Rosa 131 cinemas 58 Byers, Larry 40 caves 26 Circle K Ranch 35 Cawker City, KS 130 Circle S Ranch 66 C Cebulska, Marcia 91, 113 Civil Air Patrol 138 CBS 42 Cedar Bluff Reservoir 35 civil defense 76 CSA (Community- Supported Agri- Cedar Crest Mansion 102 Civil Rights Movement 64, 91 culture) 125 Cedar Point, KS 116, 132 Civil War 20, 59, 60, 79, 80, 95, 108 cadet training 100 Cedar Vale, KS 69 Civilian Conservation Corps 37 C.W. Porubsky’s 54 Celebration of Culture 6 Clark, John 35 Caldwell, KS 43 cemeteries 78 Clark, William 59 Calwell, Laura 113 Central Branch Railroad 103 classic rock 128 Callison, Herb 26 Central Congregational Church 86 classical music 131 Calamity Jane 92 Central Plains Wind Farm 138 classroom 129 Camp Concordia 41 Central Prairie Seed Exchange 15 Clay Center, KS 59 Camp Daisy Hindman 113 Central Kansas Wind Farm 138 Clean Water Act 113 Camp Hope 16 Central States Scout Museum 68 Clearwater, KS 43 Camp Wood YMCA 128 Centron Films 1, 76 Clerico, Jeanie 131 camping 135, 139 ceramics 105 Clifford, John 5 Campbell, Janet Bruce 47 Cessna 33 Clifton, KS 49, 91 cancer 16 chamber music 14, 125 climate change 89 Candea-Kromm, Rev. Susan 22 Chetopa, KS 126 Close, Glenn 60 Caney, KS 69 Chanute, KS 4, 117 Cloud County, KS 103 canine assistance 90 chaplains 78 clowns 69, 102 canoeing 1 Chaplin Nature Center 29 Clyde, KS 49 Capital City Food Truck Festival 131 Chapman, KS 67, 98 clydesdale horses 129 capitol 22 Chase County 10, 117 coal mining 11, 82 Capitol Campout 120 Chase County Courthouse 87 Coal Valley Hounds 81 Capote, Truman 92 Chautauqua 24 coalminers 82 Capper, Arthur 116 Chavez, Gene 48 Cobb, Robert 26 carbon 97 Cheng, Joe 102 Coder, Judy 108, 111 Carey, Emerson 125 Land Rush Museum Cody, Bill 96 Carey, Frank 20 12 Coffee 88, 100 Carlson, Dave 93 chess school 83 Coffey, Justin 129 Carlson, Sen. Frank 114 Cheyenne Bottoms 6, 36, 103 Coffeyville, KS 11, 20, 100, 101 Carnegie, Andrew 59 Chiaventone, Frederick 59 Cokinos, Christopher 54 Carnegie Libraries 59 chicken dinners 105 Colby, KS 36, 58, 108 Carney, Dan 72 Chicken Annie’s 72 Cold War 63, 76 Carnival Heritage Center 81 Chicken Mary’s 72 Coldsmith, Don 55, 82 Carnival of Souls 6 Chief Theatre 58 Coldwater 58 Carlin, John 122 Chikaskia River 57 Cole, Barbara 44 carnivals 70, 81 children 26, 27, 32, 34, 52, 116 Cole, Orville 49 carousels 112 Childs, Gaylynn 53 collecting 58, 133 Carothers, Jim 31 China 7 colleges 63, 125 Carrigan, Sister Celine 33 Chinn, Jennie 20, 32, 40, 44, 45 Collier, John 2 cars 67, 74, 91, 113 Chisholm Trail 43. 135 Collins, Joe 2, 21, 54 Cart, Doran 129 Choate, Jerry 41 Collins, Shawn 99 Carver, George Washington 58 choral music 84, 101, 119 Colombino, Carlos 49 casinos 66 Christians 22, 86 Colonial Fox Theatre 104 Christman, Duane 49 Colorado 12 Comanche County 10 Criqui , Tina 89 Diggs, Annie 101 Combat Air Museum 7, 130 Cronkhite, Bob 48 Digital Ethnography 99 communication 99 Cronkite, Walter 80 Dillon, Matt 1 communities 47, 62, 68 crop art 5, 99 Dirty Girls 139 community 27, 31, 32, 41, 45, 46 69 Disney, Walt 117 Community Mercantile 46 Crossroad Canteen 105 distillery 131 community 104 Crossroads Arts District 96 diners 85 community service 31, 104 Crumbine, Dr. Samuel 22, 137 dinosaurs 41 Compton, Doris 91 Crumpton, James 50 Dinsmore, S.P. 2, 112 Conard Jonathan 120 Cuba, KS 87, 103 disabilities 27, 42, 48, 85, 122 Conard Kristin 130 Cuevas, Teresa 48 disc golf 17, 130 Conard, Norman 43 cuisine 20, 125 diversity 44, 53 Conard, Rebecca 55 Culbertson, Brenda 44, 136 Divine, Deborah 95,, 135 Conrad, John 85 Cultivate Kansas City 130 divining rods 36 concert hall 117 cultures 44 Docking Building, The 124 concerts 57, 67 curriculum 71 doctors 23 Concordia, KS 21, 29, 41, 97, 103, Curry, John Steuart 25 Dodd, Elizabeth 54 114 Curtis, Charles 114 Dodds, Lenora 16 Cornerstone Theater Company 113 Cusick, Lisa 118 Dodge City, KS 11, 20, 35, 43, 129, conscientious objectors 79, 82 Cyrus K. Holliday 3 130 conservationists 46, 95 Czechoslovakians 7 Dodge City (flm) 11 constitutional conventions 52 dogs 27, 90, 93, 113, 121 Constitution Hall 111 D Dohrman, Dave and Mary 22 contra dance 48 Daddy’s Gone to War 41 Doll, Gayle 134 cooperatives 46, 62, 70 Daily Record 31 Domer, Dennis 21 Copt, Louis 73 Dalton, Emmett 20 Doniphan 38 corn 82 Dalton Gang 20 Doniphan County 59 Cornerstone of Topeka 72 Damar, KS 105 Donnelly, Michael 27 Coronado, Francisco Vasquez de 19 dance 6, 7, 32, 44, 48, 134 Dorrance, KS 27 Coronado Heights 124 Dandridge, Deborah 27, 118 Dort, Wakefeld 38, 52 cotton 68 Dankenbring, Kale 125 Douglas, Aaron 97 Cottonwood Falls, KS 87, 117, 139 Davenport Vineyard 76 Douglas County 6, 15, 48, 76 Council Grove 2, 9, 14, 46, 56, 61, David’s Herbs 112 Douglas, Joe 27 114, 139 Davis, Christy 139 Dover, KS 56, 78, 113 Country Club Plaza 138 Davis, Edith Joyce 12 Dover, Connie 57, 74 country schools 17 Deal, Jason 69 Downing, Marlin 2 Countryman, Gene 43, 101 Dealy, Mike 36 Downs, KS 77 county fairs 67, 70 Dean, Virgil 22, 27, 49, 54 downsizing 134 county poor farms 72 Deanna Rose Childhood Farmstead downtown redevelopment 104, 138 courthouse squares 69, 105 128 draft horses 42 cowboy boots 29 Dear, I’ll be Back in a Year 17 drawing 28 cowboy poetry 29, 58 death 44 Drennon Thomas, Phillip 29 cowboys 10, 29, 60, 67, 90, 99 DeGruson, Gene 11, 26, 48 Drewelow, Kevin 130 Cowley County 8, 69, 130 Delehunt, Kate 95 drill teams 14 Cowskin Creek Clydesdale Farm 129 Delphos, KS 70 drones 129 cowtown 43 demo derby 97 drought 35 Cowtown Lawyers 20 Derby, KS 139 Drovers Hall of Fame 96 crafts 4, 100 desegregation 27, 64, 80, 91, 97 dryland farming 5 Craig, Patrick 37 destination dining 131 Duck and Cover 76 Craven, Bill 34 DeArmond, Anne 102 Duffey, Joseph 50 Crawford County Historical Museum De Soto 29, 3, 92, 112 dulcimer 4 139 depression glass 116 Duncan, Myrl 34 crayons 30 Dia de los Muertos 119 Dustbowl 35 Creek Nation 69 Diamond Springs, KS 37 Dyche, Lewis Lindsay 21 Cregut, Steve 121 Diamond W Wranglers, The 111 Dyche’s Panorama 120 Cress, Don 9 Dickenson County 122 dying 44 Crimmins, Chuck 29 Diehl, Linda 49 Dynamic Discs 130 E Erickson, Kaylee 135 99 erosion 5, 36 Film Row 117 EHU 83 Eskridge, KS 10 flmmakers 43, 60, 73 eagles 28 Esping, Mark 26 flmmaking 76 Earhart, Amelia 33, 92, 95 Estes, Carol 24 Finch, Verna 19 Earles, Laura 57 ethanol 36, 82 Finney County 5 Earth Day 65 ethnography 99 fre camp 137 earthworks 99 etiquette 92 Firecracker (flm) 82 East Hill Singers 84 eugenics 120 frefghters 78 Easter Seals Capper Foundation 116 Euphoria Stringband 48 First Amendment 42 Easton, Dale 64 Eureka, KS 90 fsh 36 Eby, Charles 97 Coralee Evans 118 Fisher, A.B. 36 economics 15, 19, 26, 35, 46, 64, 82 Evans, Leslie 30 Fisher, Jim 66 economy 82 Evans, Terry 46 Fitzgerald, Daniel 38 ecosystems 15, 104 Evel Knievel Museum 135 1, 9, 10, 19, 56, 57, 63, ecotourism 96 evergreens 4 71, 73, 85, 90, 92, 95, 103, 104, Edds, David 21 Everhard Photo Collection 78 111, 116, 126, 128, 130, 135 Edgerton, KS 1, 118 evolution 64 Flint Hills Death Ride 63 Edington Spencer Studio 98 exercise 41 Flint Hills Discovery Center 111 education 15, 17, 27, 30, 41, 48, 64, exhibits 2, 11, 63, 64 Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge 70, 71, 96, 99, 100, 101, 104, Exploration Place 65 28 120 explorers 19, 21, 59, 63 Flint Hills Nature Trail 117 Edwards County 35 Explorer Post #721 100 Flint Hills Rodeo 57 eight-man football 71 extension home unit 83 Flint Hills Scenic Byway 56 Eisenhower, Dwight D. 5, 50, 63 Eye Scream Labs 125 Flint Hills Special, The 56 Eisenhower State Park 139 Flint Hills Wagon Train 57 Ekerdt, David 41, 134 F Flood of ’51 63 El Cuartelejo 55 foods 31, 38, 59, 63, 138 El Dorado, KS 21, 38 4-H 113 FFA 80 Florence 72 elderhostels 41 four milling 96 electric rail lines 75 Fahrion, Steven 16 falcons 28 fowers 77 electricity 62, 66, 115, 130 Fly Boy Brewery & Eats 125 Elgin, KS 69 fair 135 family 27, 45, 86, 95 Flying W Ranch 116 Elk Falls, KS 30, 105 Fluhardy, Denny 57 Elkhart, KS 21 farm safety 96 farmers 20, 25, 26, 31, 35, 53, 64, 67, Foerster, Bernd 29 Elkins Prairie 15 folk art 7 Elmdale, KS 128 80, 105, 118, 132 farmers’ markets 76, 112 folk dancing 32, 70 Elliott, Jim 122 folk music 14, 32 Elliott, Lee Roy 41 farming 5, 20, 21, 27, 35, 36, 42, 48, 64, 70, 82, 96, 112, 131 Folklife Institute of Central Kansas 26 Ellis 40, 68 folklore 25, 32 Ellsworth, KS 67, 96 Farpoint Observatory 43 fast food 72 Folly Theater, The 119 Ellsworth County 26, 105 food 100, 118 Elmore, George 9 feathers 104 Feist, Gary 69 Forbes Field 63 Elwood, KS 38 Forge, Bernadette 114 Emmett Kelly Museum 69, 101 felting 100 fence, limestone 108 Forge Young Professionals 138 Emporia, KS 28, 32, 60, 79, 112, 130 Forrer, Sam 35 Emporia Gazette 17 Festival of Lights 4 Ferarra, Massimo 118 Fort Dodge 58 Emporia State University 21, 22, 24, Fort Hays 4, 68 25, 26, 36, 37, 40, 43, 60, 63 Ferguson, Jim 88 Ferrell, Pete 57 Fort Hays State University 11, 58 endangered species 28, 46 Fort Larned 9, 104 energy 18, 35, 130 Ferrell Ranch 57 festivals 3, 6, 8, 46, 69, 70, 73, 74 14, 24, 54, 77 Engdahl , Stan 89 Fort Riley 9, 40, 53, 79, 92, 95, 101, Entz, Stu 130 fber arts 100 Field Station: Dinosaurs 139 136 environmental change 95 Fort Scott 3, 4, 60, 86, 102, 135 environment 15, 21, 22, 37, 41, 71, Fiesta Mexicana 2 Filipino-Americans 44 Fortunato, Henry 122 117 fossils 11, 41, 51, 58 equine 84 Kansas Film Commission 1 flm 1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 42, 59, 60, 73, 82, 4-H Club 113 Four Seasons of Kansas, The 6 Gerner, Deborah 17 Greene, Dottie 13 Fowler 58 gerontology 134 Greene, Zula Bennington - “Peggy of Fox, Greg 131 Gerritz, Ellsworth 1 the Flint Hills” 13, 117 fox hunting 81 Gertsner, Kyle 99 Greensburg 68, 92, 97, 103, 113 Frank, Ron 17 ghost tourism 139 Gregorian chant choir 84 Frank, Thomas 88 ghosts 105 Gregg, John Andrew 77 Frank’s Pharmacy 47 ghost towns 56 Gregg, Sara 116 fracking 113 Ghost Towns of Kansas 6, 37 Gridley, KS 32 fraternal orders 31 Gingerich, Rev. John 26 Grimsley, Mona 37 Free State Brewery 54 Girl Scouts 68, 113 Grisnik, Marijana 3 Freeman, Craig 29, 36, 39, 69 glass 30 grocery stores 76, 103 French-Canadian 105 glamping 135 groundwater 11, 36, 39, 116 Fresh Seven Coffee 125 Glasco, KS 114 Groundwater Management Dist. #4 Friesen, Duane 44 Glasscock, Terry 42 116 Friesen, Eugene 57 Glen Elder Fishing Tournament 130 Guastello, George 121 Friesen Flour Mill 87 Glen Elder Reservoir 38, 130 Gude, Anthony Benton 77 Frontier Military Historic Byway 114 Goans, Mike 123 guitars 111 frontier 135 Goddard, KS 22, 129 Gyp Hills 58 frontier railroads 79 Goessel, KS 20, 43 fuel crops 82 Golden Eagle Casino 66 H Fuller Brush Company 112 golf 87, 124 Habitat for Humanity 26, 97 Fund, Mary 64 golf, disc 130 Haefele, Lavina and Jack 41 funeral homes 44 Gomer, Bill 7 hair weaving 16 Funk, Rodger 5 Good Ole Days Celebration 3 Haire, Patrick 76 Funston, General Frederick 54 Good Sam Samboree 89 Halbe, L.W. 27 Furley 37 Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch 106 Haldeman-Julius, Emanuel 18 furriers 3 Goodall, Jane 65 Hale, Jim 2 Goodman, Don 27 G Halstead, KS 128 Goodrich, Deb 124 Hallmark Hall of Fame 60 GPS 128 Goossen, Rachel 79 Ham radio 104 G.I. Bill 63 GOP 49 Hamburg, Steve 15 Gage Park 61, 131 Gottschalk, Terry 112 Hammon, Carolyn 29 Gaines, David 9 gospel singing 8 Hamscher, Albert 78 Galena 11, 60, 125 Gould, Richard 34 Hancock, Jamie 116 gaming 66 government 22, 49 Hanni, Jane 122 Gant-Larson Ranch 10 governors, KS 86, 102, 116, 120, 129 Hansen, Dane G. 58 Garden City 5, 7, 12, 35, 36, 81, 92 Governor’s Mansion, Old 116 Hansen, Jeff 95 Garden of Eden 2, 112 Grace Episcopal Cathedral 134 Hanson, Leah 57 gardens 77, 105, 115, 116 Graham, David 37 Hanukkah 4 Gardner, Alexander 31 Grange 31 Hardtner, KS 129 Garlinghouse Home Plans 138 grasses, native 85 hardware 104 Garnett, KS 49, 109, 126 Grasslands Symphony 57 Hardy, Donna 17 Garten, Lonnie 58 grassroots art 26, 105 Hardy, Saralyn Reece 30 Garwood, Darrell 43 Grassroots Arts Center 68 Harkness, James 102 gas production, natural 113 grave markers 26, 126 Harlem Renaissance 97 Gates BBQ 88 graves 26, 126 Harmon, Laura 15 Geist, Vicky 27 Gray, Jim 67 Harner, Joseph 38 Gene Lehmann 87 Great Bend, KS 3, 55, 68, 70, 73, Harris, Brent 130 geography 10 103, 112, 121 Harsh, Bayliss 48 geologists 31 Great Gunfghters 20 “Hatman Jack” 112 geology 1, 52 Great Overland Station 79 hats 104, 112 geocaching 128 Great Plains Quilt Company 105 Harvey, Fred 72 Gerdel, Patty 27 Great Plains Theatre Festival 67 Harvey, Herk 5 German POWs 77 Greeks 81 Harvey House Museum 72 Germans 2, 32, 41, 123 Greeley, Horace 105 Harveyville Project 100 German cuisine 131 green community 97 Harveyville, KS 100 Germans from Russia 2 Greenbush, KS 71 Haevest Ballroom 105 Harvest Farm & Pumpkin Patch 96 Hill City 38 Hughes, James Clark 129 Haskell Indian Nations University 7, Hill-Nelson, Sarah 95 Hughes, Langston 53 23, 30, 53, 54, 80 Hillsboro, KS 87 Hughes Collection, The 118 Haub, Rev. Peg 22 Hilmer’s store 106 Hughes, Leon and Rosie 118 Hauber, Catherine 60 Himmels Rand Tree Farm 4 Hugoton, KS 35 Hawkins, Mike 121 Hind, Steven 82 Humbolt, KS 4 Hawksworth, Susan 118 Hines-Starr, Merlyne 48 hummingbirds 88 Hawthorne, Sally 90 Hispanic-Americans 48, 86, 131 Huncovsky, Dale & Laverna 103 Hayashi, Eric 42 Historic Preservation Act 130 Hund, Duane 46 Hayden, Mike 2, 84, 102 historic sites 9, 53, 58, 60 Hund, Steve 103 Hays, KS 6, 11, 33, 35, 48, 87, 103, Hittle, T.J. 52 Hunt, Kelley 113 133 Hix, Cliff 138 Hunt, Mark 2 Hays Arts Council 103 hobos 75 Hunter, Emily 91 Hays House 2 Holbert, Sarah 27 Hunter, Margie 128 Haywood, C. Robert 20, 43 Holenbeck, Jim 29 hunting 84 Haywood, Robert 47 Holton, KS 139 Huron Indian Cemetery 136 hazardous waste 37 Hoisington, KS 126 Hurst, Jackie 122 Hazel Hill Chocolate 118 holistic therapies 29 Hurst, Stephen 34 Hazel, Linda 48 Holl, Steven 96 Hutchinson 3, 7, 21, 64, 85, 89, 108, headstones 10, 26, 78 Holt, Marilyn 26 117, 125 health care 23 Holyrood, KS 30 Hutchinson Sky Ryders Drum and Heartland Farm 29 Hoover, Ed 86 Bugle Corps 8 Heartland Park 140 Hoover, Herbert 114 Hyatt, Robert 57 Heartland 100 92 Homan, Bob 102 hydraulic fracturing 113 Heartland Men’s Chorus 119 Home City, KS 20, 110 hydropower 115 Heartland Orthodox Christian home movies 45 Museum 81 Home on the Range (concert) 108 I Heartland’s School of Riding 42 Home on the Range (song) 75 Hedrick’s Bed & Breakfast 98 home schooling 71 ice cream 125 Hedville, KS 67 Hometown Cafe 84 I, Too, am America 99 Heeney, Marge 104, 116 homeopathy 73 illustrators 2 Heitzman, Paul 41 homes 26, 68, 73 Imagination Workshop, The 25 Helper Dogs 90 honey 84, 136 immigrants 7, 44, 48, 59 Helping Hands Humane Society 121 Honor Flight 138 In His Steps 22 Henderson, Cheryl Brown 27 Hoot Owl Hill 135 Independence 4, 82, 91, 121 Herbison, Chico 48 Hope, KS 76 Independence, KS Public Library 121 herbs 73 Horak, Gerry 28 Indian burial sites 7 Herd, Stan 5, 99 horses 42, 121, 129 Indian mascots 80 Herington, KS 17, 40, 63 horseshoe pitching 124 industry 26 Herington Times 40 horticulture 59 information overload 139 heritage poultry 106 Holton House Bed & Breakfast 105 Infuenza of 1918 101 Heritage Trust Program 31 Horton, KS 66 105 Inge, William 4, 91 herpetologists 101 Horton, Betty 48 Inman 46, 80 Herrs, Lawrence 113 hospice 44 inmate rehabilitation 21 Herrs Car and Truck Museum 113 hot air balloons 7 inns 66, 98 Hertzler, Dr. Arthur 23 Houseman, Laurie 30 intergenerational learning 100 Hesed, Larry 29 housing 10, 53, 68, 72 international relations 25 Hesston, KS 12 Howard, Mononika 83 internet 43, 99 Hi-Fi Hop 76 Howe, William 28 Interstate Highway System 89 Hiawatha, KS 80 Hoy, Jim 10, 25, 36, 37, 43, 57, 74, Invasive species 95 Hickok, Wild Bill 20 87 Iola, KS 42, 81, 107, 123 Higgerson, Sarah 128 Hoy, Josh & Gwen 116 Iola Municipal Band 81 Higgins, Cindy 54 Hudson, Bruce 17 Iraq 95 highland games 81, 131 Hudson Cream Flour 96 Irish-Americans 73 high school 113, 126, 135 Hudson, KS 96 irrigation 5, 35, 36, 71 highways 60, 66, 69, 90, 137 Huff ‘n’ Puff Balloon Rally 7 Irsik, Steve 35 hiking 60 Hug, Gary 44 Isabel 68 Isern, Tom 20 KVSV 131 Kansas Murals Project 77 Islam 17, 81 KU Museum of Natural History 120 Kansas Museum of Anthropology 23 Islamic Society of Shawnee County Kaeberle, Patti 47 Kansas Museum of History 2, 3, 26, 17 KAN Film Festival 73 64, 107, 118, 129 Italian-Americans 48 Kansas (the flm) 1 Kansas National Guard 17, 78 Italian Wall Lizard 101 Kansas Anthropological Association Kansas Native Plant Society 95 2 Kansas Originals 126 Kansas Art Postcards 77 Kansas Postcard Series 77 J Kansas Arts Commission 30, 42 Kansas Prairie Pickers 139 Jackson County, MO 114 Kansas Association of Conservation Kansas Quilt Project 16 Jackson, Reta 106 and Environmental Education Kansas River 52, 66, 102, 113, 115 Jackson, Wes 5, 35, 46, 57 120 Kansas River Valley 51, 63 Jagger, John 10 Kansas Auto Racing Museum 67 Kansas riverkeeper 113 Jamestown, KS 122 Kansas Barn Alliance 122 Kansas Riverkings Museum 131 Jansen, Steve 54 Kansas Biological Survey 36, 39 Kansas Rocks Recreation Park 136 Japan 25 Kansas Book Festival 91 Kansas Rural Center 20, 47, 64, 67, Jarbalo 7 Kansas Breweries and Beer 54 112 Jazz 1, 91, 106, 128 Kansas Bureau of Investigation 100 Kansas Sampler Festival 46, 120 Jefferson County, KS 118 Kansas City Area 1, 3, 8, 17, 23, 31, Kansas Sampler Foundation 63, 76, Jepson, Barry 100 61, 62, 64, 65, 78, 94, 96, 100, 104 Jessye, Eva 101 113, 117, 119, 125, 126, 129, Kansas Scenic Byways 95 Jewish agricultural colonies 86 131, 136, 138, 140 Kansas School for the Deaf 113 Jewish traditions 4 Kansas City Art Institute 125 Kansas Sculptors Association 6 Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) Kansas City Monarchs 23 Kansas Sierra Club 34 135 Kansas City Music Teachers Assoc. Kansas Song Project 108 John Mack Bridge 21 125 Kansas Specialty Dog Service 27, 90 Johnson County, KS 47 Kansas City Royals 23 Kansas Speedway 74 Johnson County Arts & Heritage Kansas City Star 31 Kansas Speleological Society 10 Center 134 Kansas City Streetcar 140 Kansas State Board of Education 64 Johnson County Community College Kansas City Renaissance Festival 92 Kansas State Capitol 104 42 Kansas Cookbook, The 20 Kansas State Fair 3 Johnson, Gladys 41 Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Cen- Kansas State Historical Society 2, 12, Johnson, Jay 16 ter 7, 44, 64, 136 20, 22, 26, 32, 36, 38, 40, 41, 43, Johnson, Kate 134 Kansas Day 107 58, 107, 114, 120, 129 Johnson, Osa and Martin Safari Mu- Kansas Department of Health and Kansas State Industrial School 120 seum 4 Environment 22, 113 Kansas State Offce Building 124 Johnson, Stephan 6 Kansas Department of Transportation Kansas State University 1, 15, 17, Johnson, Walter 31 85, 95 21, 29, 31, 34, 36, 42, 53, 54, 59, Johnston, Paul 38 Kansas Department of Wildlife and 74, 94, 95, 101, 116. 121, 122, Jones, Brent 106 Parks 36, 38, 41, 46, 68, 71 129, 134 Jones, Charles 22 Kansas Dinner Belle Train 118 Kansas State University College of Jones, Chuck 37 Kansas Division of Water Resources Veterinary Medicine 121 Jones, Jerry 1 12 Kansas State Unmanned Aircraft JooYoung Choi 137 Kansas Explorers Club 63 Training Center 129 Jost, Jerry 20 Kansas Expocenter 124 Kansas Statehouse 25, 31, 32, 88 Jost, Lora 77 Kansas Farm Women 27 Kansas Statehood Ball 107 Junction City, KS 15, 51, 53, 67, 92, Kansas Film Festival 6, 43 Kansas Teacher Of The Year 129 121 Kansas Firefghter’s Museum 137 80, 81, 86 Kansas Geological Survey 31, 36, Kansas Trail Guide 130 K 52, 66 Kansas Turnpike 69 Kansas Heritage Center 35 Kansas Wetlands Education Center KDOT 85, 95 Kansas Highway Patrol 78, 137 103 KANU-FM 1, 25 Kansas Horse Council 42 Kansas White Way, The 122 KSDS Inc. 90 Kansas Landscape Arboretum 67 Kansas Wildlife and Parks 104, 131 KTWU 74, 99, 104 Kansas Learning Center for Health Kansas Wildlife Magazine 6 KFKB 62 128 Kansas Wing, Civil Air Patrol 138 KSAC 134 Kansas Library Network 43 Kansas-Nebraska Act 79, 80 Kanza 2, 61 Kline, Hibberd lead mining 117 Kanza Rail Trails Conservancy 117 Klein, Jeanne 30 League of Women Voters, The 49 Kapaun, Emil 78 Klocke, Tom 30 Lease, Mary 101 Kapaun, Father Emil 78 knitting 100 Leavenworth 66, 73, 112 karate 3 Knoll, J.T. 60 Leavenworth County Historical Soci- Kassebaum, Nancy 62 Koelliker, Jim 36 ety 78 Kassem, Chad 67,128 Koger, Jane 10 Lebanese heritage 104 Karen, James 42 Kohler Foundation, Inc., 112 Lecompton, KS 16, 79, 86, 98 Kataske, Ron 10 Konza Prairie 1, 41 Lehmann, Gene 87 Kauffman Center for the Performing Korean War 78 Lehrer, Jim 12, 101 Arts 117 Kortcamp, Patti 42 Lelle, Willi 41 Katy railroad 75 Kraslice 7 Lenexa, KS 78, 138 Kaw 61 Kratzer, Otto 121 Leoti, KS 70 Kaw City, Oklahoma 61 Krauss, Harold 35 Leroy, KS 133 Kaw Mission 2, 139 Ku Klux Klan 31 Let’s Go Eat: The Kansas Guide to Kaw River 131 Kustom Amplifer Company 117 Good Dining 20 Kaw River State Park 104 Kuhn, Dale 40 Lessman, Ron 120 Kaw Heritage Trail 114 Kurtis, Bill 60, 63, 78, 80 Lewis, Bryan 117 Kaw Tribe 114 Kwanzaa 48 Lewis, Meriwether 59 Kaw Valley 51, 52 Lewis & Clark 86 Kaw Valley Farm Tour 122 L Liberal, KS 74 Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance 47, 51 Labette Correctional Conservation Liberty Bell 7, 64 Kaw Valley Landscapes 10 Camp 21 Liberty Hall 3, 25 “KC150” 65 Labette County 21, 100 libraries 59, 122 Kean, Mary Margaret 48 LaCrosse, KS 90 Liebler, Sonie 52 Keaton, Buster 42 LaGrange, Colonel Gary L. 9 Life In A Jar 97 Keaton, Eleanor 42 Lake Scott 58 Lilly, Judy 44 Keckeisen, Bob 2 55 limestone 6, 38 Kelley, Vance 130 Lakota 114 Lincoln Days 135 Kellogg, “Hatman Jack” 112 Lambertson, John Mark 27 Lincoln, KS 135 Kelly, Emmett 69 Lambley, Dale 34 Lindell, Elmer 92 Kelly, Jim 2 Land Institute, The 5, 35, 46, 57, 82, Linder, Bob 31 Kelly, Katherine 130 138 Lindsborg, KS 7, 70, 83, 106, 121, Kelly, Ryan 102 Land-to-Hand 76 124 Kemp, Pam 59 Landis, Roger 74 liquor 26 Kendall, Dave 80 Landon, Alf 24, 62, 91 Little Apple 100 Kensington, KS 29 Landon Center 91 Little Balkans 11 Kentucky 80 landowners 46 Little Blue Books 139 Kenya 88 landscaping 77, 115 Little Red Schoolhouse 97 Kepley, Larry 35 Lansing, KS 133 Litto, George 1 Kessinger, Kurt 13 Lansing State Correctional Facility livestock 38 Kickapoo Nation 4, 19, 66, 123 21, 84 lizards 101 Kilby, Jack 70 Larned, KS 68 Local Enhanced Management 116 Kill Creek Barn 112 Larson, Bob and Charlene 10 Loepky, Becky 102 Kin, Darrel 49 law 34, 35, 36 Loewenstein, Dave 77 kindergarten 100 law enforcement 100 lofts 72 Kindscher, Kelly 19, 73, 95 Lawrence 1, 3, 6, 10, 14, 17, 20, 22, Logan, KS 58, 112 King, Darrel 49 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 42, 44, 46, Lombardo, Stan 47 King Louie West Recreation Center 47, 54, 59, 62, 64, 66, 71, 72, 73, Lominska, Joy and Bob 53 134 79, 80, 90, 98, 99, 100, 101, 116, Long Island, KS 71 King, Martin Luther 32 118, 123, 131, 135, 139 Long, William 42 Kinsley 35, 81, 121 Lawrence Arts Center 23 Longren, Albin 84 Kiowa 16, 30 Lawrence Community Nursery Longhorn cattle 43 Kirby, Matt 4 School 97 Loomis, Burdett 42 Kirk, Lisa 106 Lawrence Freenet 90 Loveless, Brad 37 Kisner, Keith 36 Layne, Bob 42 Lovett, Christopher 50, 54 kites 102 Layton, Elizabeth “Grandma” 2 Low, Denise 54 Lower Arkansas River Basin 36 masks 116 Milford Reservoir 67, 88 Lucas, KS 68, 105, 112 math 129 military 101, 114 Luckert, Marla 47 Matfeld Green 46, 57, 63, 104, 111 Mill Creek 56 Kufahl Hardware 104 Mattfeld Station 111 Mills, Billy 123 Luray, KS 87 Matheny, Dave 24 Miller, Abby 113 Lustron homes 68 Matheny, David 22 Miller, Jean 26 Lynn, Debra Lark 3 Mayetta, KS 52 Miller, Ken 16 Lynn, Lark 3 McBride, Bill & Julia 111 Miller, Steve 56 McCall’s Pattern Company 100 Miller, Tim 22, 46, 64 M McCarthy, Andrew 1 Miller, Vern 94 M-K-T Railroad 75 McCauley, Jim 1, 36 milling 96 Mack, Larry 48 McCord-Rogers, Suzette 59 Mills, William 12 MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour 12 McCown, Trent 49 Miner, Craig 11, 36, 37, 46 McCurdy, Megan 105 McCoy, Ron 54, 60 MINDDRIVE 127 McHenry, Eric 126 McCoy, Tim 60 mining camps 82 MacMillan, Colin 126 McCune 81 ministers 22, 86 Madden, Mary 16, 52 McGlone, Edward 41 Minneapolis, KS 58 Madison 31, 63 McGuff, Joe 31 Minneola, KS 58 Madora Salter, Susanna 57 McGuire, Barry 30 Minshull-Ford, Vivien 57 magazines 3, 6, 42, 56 McHenry, Eric 117 Miracle Cafe 106 Magerl, Chuck 54 McKee, Andy 111 Miser, Tim 10 magic lantern slides 13 McKinney, Henry Lewis 44 Miskell, Bill 21 magnet schools 48, 113 McNally, Pake 129 mortician 105 Mahaffe Farmstead and Stagecoach Stop McPherson, KS 73, 81, 131 Miss Kansas 83 53 McPherson Festival of Cultures 131 missile bases 25 Mahaffe, James and Lucinda 53 McPherson Auto Restoration 140 Mission Creek 95 Main Street programs 29, 73, 106 McPherson College 73,74, 140 mission schools 52 Maize, KS 125 McPherson County 41 Mission Valley 56 Malin, Mike 87 McPherson, John & Geri 85 Mission Valley High School 43 malls 53 McPherson Valley Wetlands 71 Missouri 20, 27, 57, 59, 81 Malm, Norm 7 meadowlarks 88 Missouri River 59, 86 Mammoliti, Chris 46 Meder, Brenda 103 Missouri River Basin 38 Manhattan, KS 1, 15, 17, 25, 53, 59, 65, medicinal plants 73 Mitchell, Gary 52 71, 94, 97, 100, 101, 116, 121, 126 medicine 73 Mitchell, Maude 54 Manear, Gary and LaVon 125 Medicine Lodge, KS 10, 19, 58 model trains 4 Mann, Glennis 20 medicine wheel 53 Mo-Kan Bridge 95 mansions 66 Meeker, Ezra 90 Moline 3 Maple Hill, KS 63 memoirs 9 Monarch Watch 88 Mapleton, KS 136 Menninger, Connie 12 Monhollon, Rusty 64 Marable, Justin 104 Menninger Institute 16 Monroe School 27, 91 marbles 126 Menninger, Karl 22 Monument 58 Marais des Cygnes River Basin 38 Mennonite Disaster Service 12 Moody, Helmi 14, 18 Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Refuge 2, 24 Mennonite Relief Sale 125 Moon Marble Company 126 Marching Cobras 14 Mennonites 7, 80 Moon, William Least Heat 19 Marienthal, KS 35, 138 Meridian Highway 75 Moore, Alida 26 MarCon Pie Company 113 Messiah Festival of the Arts 124 Morland, KS 58 Marquette, KS 29, 89, 92 metorites 92 Morris, Trevor 117 Marrin, Pat 22 meteorologists 25 Morris County 9 Marshall County 20, 67, 103 Mexican-Americans 48, 119 Moses Brings Plenty 114 Marshall, Jim 38 Michaelis, Pat 26, 41 Moslems 17 Martin, Larry 51 Michaelis, Ron 27 Most Wanted Vodka 131 Martin Luther King 32 Michaels, Marvin 49 Moten, Bennie 1 Martin Luther King Urban Center 23 Micheaux, Oscar 73 motorcycles 89, 125, 135 Marvin, Anne 12, 26 Middle East 17, 104 motorcycle museum 89 Marymount College 126 Midland Hotel 68 Mother Bickerdyke 107 Marysville Advocate 103 Midland Railway 4, 91 Mother Earth News 91, 118 mascots 80 Milford, KS 62 Mould, David 16 80, 82, 114, 123 Nicodemus, KS 14, 92, 104 Mound City, KS 38 Native Stone Scenic Byway 95 Nicoletti, Sam 48 Mount Hope Cemetery 120 nature 101 Niehardt, Richard 30 movie theater 126 National Depression Glass Museum Nigeria 25 movies 82 116 Nightengale, Mark 35 Moyer Ranch 103 natural gas production 35, 113 Nimz, Dale 107 Mrozek, Donald 25 Natural Heritage Program 15 Nixon, Betty 30 Mudge, Margie 129 Natural Kansas 2 Njagi , John 88 Mueller, Don 84 Natural Resources Conservation Nobel Prize 70 Mueller, Susan 40 Service 104 non-GMO crops 125 Mulvane Art Museum 122 National Park Service’s Brown v Norris, Patricia 16 Mulvane, Joab 122 Board of Education Site 91 NoMar District, Wichita 131 municipal bands 81 National Park Sites 99, 102 North Topeka Arts District 111, 118, muralists 77 naturalists 21 119 murals 25, 77, 116 nature 27 North Topeka, KS 79, 118 Murphey, Pat and Hazel 35 Nature of Kansas Lands, The 99 Northeast Kansas Amateur Astrono- Murphy, Lester 62 Nature Conservancy, The 1, 24, 38, mers’ League 43 Murphy’s Mercantile 105 58, 123 Northern Exposure 97 Museum of Anthropology 6 naturopathic doctors 73 Northern Valley Huskies 71 Museum of Natural History 21 Nazi concentration camps 97 novels 82 Museum of Telephony 61 Nazi Germany 119 Nunley, Bob and Ann 22 museums 2, 4, 6, 7, 11, 34, 41, 44, Nedresky, James 73 58, 61, 64, 67, 68, 69, 72, 77, 89, Neewollah, KS 69 O 112, 118, 126, 128, 129, 133, 134 neighborhoods 3, 72 Obama, President Barack 101 music 8, 14, 32, 48, 69, 70, 101, 112, Neill, Courtney 94 Oberlin, KS 6, 23 114, 139 Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 96 O’Brian, Pat 26 Musil, Greg 122 Nelson, Dev 17 O’Brien, Pat 41, 63 Music Box, The 69 Nelson, Erika 112 O’Connor, Nancy 46 musicians 4, 55, 67 Nelson, Lynn 43 Ogallala Aquifer 5, 35, 36, 71, 116 Nelson, Mike 11 Ogden Publications 91 Neodesha, KS 37 N Ohio University 16 Neosho County 37 oil 82 NOTO (North Topeka Arts District) Neosho Falls, KS 6 oil production 18, 58, 113 111, 118, 119 Neosho River 61 Oklahoma 12, 40, 61, 82 Naas, Janie 20 Neosho River Basin 37 Oklahoma City 40 Nadeau, Joseph 119 Neosho River Valley 54 Oklahoma Territory 82 Naismith, Dr. James, 99 Neosho Wildlife Area 54 Olathe, KS 113 Napier, Rita 38, 51 New Deal 37 Old Fort Hays 68 Nation, Carry 26 New Negro Movement 97 Old Shawnee Days 131 National Archives and Records Ad- New Roots for Refuges 118 Oldfather, Charlie 3 ministration, Kansas City 133 New Stanley Elementary School 17 Oldham, Shaylee & Michael 100 National Audubon Society 10 New York City 94, 95, 100, 101 Oleander, William Jennings Bryan 46 National Geographic Magazine 87 Newell, Bud 42 Oleander’s Guide to Kansas 46 National Horsehoe Pitchers Assoc. NewsHour with Jim Lehrer 66 Oliva, Leo 9, 43 124 newspapers 5, 13, 17, 18, 25, 40, 45, Olney, England 74 National Museum of Toys/Miniatures 60, 62, 103, 115, 123 Olson, Andy 57 133 Newton, KS 7, 12, 43, 94 Onaga 19 National Park Service 47 Newton, Barry 38 O’Neil, John “Buck” 23 National Register 136 Next Century Schools 17 one-room schoolhouse 121 National Teachers Hall of Fame 106 Nichols, Clarina 86 opera 84 National Weather Service 25 Nichols, Dusty 138 opera houses 139 National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Nichols Gym 122 Operation Wildlife 135 37 Nichols, J.C. 47 Opothle Yahola Memorial Trail 69 Nationwide Rivers Inventory 37 Nichols, Miller 47 Order #11 107 Native American art 30 Nichols, Terry 40 Oregon 82 Native American Church 47 Nicholson, Forrest 100 Oregon Trail 24, 66, 90 Native Americans 7, 19, 23, 26, 52, Nickerson, KS 98 organ donation 78 organic crop inspection 125 “Pee Wee’s Playhouse” 6 Pope, David 12, 34, 36 organic farming 35, 53, 125 Peggy of the Flint Hills 13, 117 Pope, Mike 34 organs 24 Pennell, J.J. 67 population 82 orphan trains 26, 91 Penner, Marci 29, 46, 63, 76, 120, Populism 22, 101 Osage City 120 126 Porgy & Bess 101 Osage County 11, 86, 113 Penner, Mil 68, 80 Porter, Lee 13 Osage County Chronicle, The 13 Pennington, Loren 24, 40, 62 Porter, Richard 38 Osage Indian Nation 47, 54 peony fowers 134 Porubsky, Charlie and Lydia 54 Osage Nation 54 People to People 50 Porubsky, Lydia 54, 63 Osawatomie 60 Persian Gulf 17 Porubsky’s 54 Osborne County 76, 83 Perry, KS 112 Porubsky, C. W. 54 Osness, Wayne 17 Peru 60 Positive Futures Network 82 ostrich 11 Peterson Farm Bros 117 post rock 6, 68, 95 Oswego 21 petroglyphs 24, 26 Postcards from Midlin 63 Otis 36 petroleum 82 Post offces 110 Ottawa 4, 27, 126 peyote 47 Post Offce Murals 116 Ottawa University 22 Pfeffer, William 101 Potawatomi Baptist Manual Labor Outdoor Wildlife Learning Sites 41 Philippines 44 Training School 52 Overland Park, KS 15, 42, 115, 122, Phillipsburg, KS 62 pottery 100 134 photographers 3, 16, 21, 23, 68, 99, poultry, heritage 106 Oxford Mill 36 115, 132 Powell, Colin 14 photographs 15, 27, 31, 49, 67, 68, power generation 66, 115,130 P 78, 115, 133 Powers, Ramon 36, 73 PBS 16 photography 23, 46, 98, 121, 126 Prisoners of war 77, 129 PBS NewsHour 101, 114 physicians 97 Prairie Band Potawatomi 52 POWs 77, 129 pianos 125 prairie chicken 115 PTs Coffee 100 Piatt Street Plane Crash 124 Prairie Festival 82 Padilla, Father Juan de 7 Picher, OK 117 Prairie Moon Waldorf School 100 paint and sip 129 pie making 113 Prairie Museum of Art and History Paint Therapy Uncorked 129 Pillsbury Crossing 1 58 painting 2, 4, 28, 30 pilots 85 Prairie Rose 90 Pancake Races 74 Pilsen 78 Prairie Spirit Rail Trail 49 pandemic 101 pioneers 24, 71 Prairie Women Retreat 10 Paola, KS 104, 114, 131 Pioneer Bluffs 104 Prairiesta 70 parades 4 Pipe Creek Shirts 10 PrairyErth 19 Paraguay 49 Pipe Organs 24, 134 Pratt, KS 68, 126 parenting 27, 48 Piper, Michael 43 Pray, Bobbie 20 Parker, C. W. 112 Piqua 42 preservation 21, 31, 43, 53, 73, 123 Parker, Kathlyn 15 Pittsburg, KS 60, 72, 138 Preserve the Flint Hills 9 Parker, Tom 115 Pittsburg State University 11, 48 Preston, KS 105 Parks, Dr. Gilbert 98 Pizza Hut 72 Price, Jay 131 Parks, Gordon 3, 86 planes 33 PRIDE Program 45 Parish, Tom 121 plants 15, 20, 36, 39, 69, 73, 116 principals 71 pasture burning 92 Plaza Theater 126 printmaking 104 patent medicine 73 Pleasonton, KS 60 prison overcrowding 21 Patton, Georgia 20 Plumb, Heidi 125 prisons 21 Pattonsburg, MO 59 Pluto 43 privies 126 Pauls, Leo 48 poetry 10, 29, 54, 58, 59, 82, 126 Procter, David 76, 94 Paul Winter Consort, The 57 poets 54 Prohibition 26 Pawnee, KS 52 police 94, 126 Project Release 15 Pawnee Indians 34 politics 19, 22, 42, 47, 49, 52, 57, Protection 35 Pawnee Rock, KS 29 62, 64 protests 64, 122 Paxico, KS 26, 46, 103 Polish 97 psychiatry 22 Peabody 31 polka 32 Pumpkinator 96 Peacock, Gene 57 Pollom, Alan 24, 58 public health 22 Pearce, Sylvia Rivera 54 pond tour 128 public radio 3 Peck, John 34, 37 Pony Express 10 public television 16, 42 Pucket, Robert 94 reptiles 21 Route 66 60 Purinton, Wayne 50 Republic County 98 RowHouse Restaurant 131 Republican Party 49 Runnymede 57 Q Republican River 34 runoff 38, 67 restaurants 20, 54, 67, 72, 94, 125, Rusco, Jeremy 130 Quantrill’s Raid 20, 59 131 Russell, KS 70 quarter midget racing 100 retirement 134 Russell, “Reb” 11 quilts 16, 135 restoration 24, 29, 31, 38, 64, 73, 74, Russell Stover Candy 83 Quindaro, KS 80 104 Russians 32, 98 Quivira National Wildlife Refuge 55 Reuter Organ Company, The 134 Rutter, Larry 6 R Reyes , Concepcion 89 Rich, Bill 42 S racing 100 Richard Howe House 112 Sabetha, KS 63 radio 62. 131, 134 Richardson, Jim 87 Sacred Earth 26 Radio Lobo & Azteca Wichita 86 Richmond, KS 49 saddles 7 rail lines 62 Richmond, Robert 12, 44, 46, 52, 55 safety 137 rail trails 11, 49 Ride Into History 92 Salina, KS 14, 35, 46, 67, 72, 82, railroad 80 Ride with the Devil (movie) 59 118, 124, 128, 129, 138 railroads 11, 12, 46, 66, 72, 75, 79, Riemer, Mike 25 Salina Art Center 30, 96 111, 118, 121 Riggs, Rick 121 Saline County 76 Railsback, Lee 1 Rightmeier, Marge 41 salt mining 125 Raleigh, Richard 10 Riley County 1 salt museum 85 Ramada Inn Hotel and Convention Ring of Fire 14 Samboree 89 Center 101,116 Ripley, John 13 Samuelson, Bill 70 Ramey, Samuel 108 Ritchie House 73 sand greens 87 Ramona, KS 88 Ritchie, John 73 Sandell Stangl, Vickie 49 ranchers 57, 58, 71, 75, 98, 132 Rites of Passage 48 Sandzen, Birger 106 ranches 11, 38, 42, 56, 57, 58, 66, River Suite 117 Santa Fe Railroad 46 68, 75 river towns 38 9, 37, 53, 55 range 99 riverboats 52 “Sarah, Plain and Tall” 60 Rapp School 113 Riverfest, Wichita 70 Satter, Gary 54 Rappleye, Jon 96 rivers 37, 38, 52 Sauble Ranch 132 Rantoul, KS 136 Riverton 60 Savage, Jolene 92 Ratzlaff, John 35 roadside architecture 76 Savage, Rachael 125 Raub, Randy 42 Roadside Wildfowers of the Southern Sayler, Arthur 6 Raven Bookstore 139 Great Plains 29 scenic byways 54, 56, 95, 108 Reading Rainbow 16 roadways 62, 66, 122 Schaffer, Jim 35 Reading, KS 106 Robe, Mike 42 Schaffner, John 96 record albums 128 Roberts, Andrew 91 Scherer, Mark 52 recreational vehicles 89 Roberts, Jim 40 Scheufer, Marjorie 35 recycling 15 Robison, Edward 99 Schiefelbein, George 32 Red Buffalo Ranch 60 Rock Springs 4-H Center 15, 121 Schiefelbein, Joe 32 90, 123 Rockers, Glenn 11 Schmidt, Joe 138 Redmond, Donald 47 Rocky Ford Fishing Area 130 Schmidt, Myron 124 Reese, Frank 106 rodeos 29, 57, 98 Schmidt, Sister Imelda 29 Reeve Cattle Company 36 Rodriguez, Fred 17 Schmiedeler, Tom 59 Reeve, Jack 35 Rogers, Dennis 44, 74 schoolhouses 31, 70, 121 Reeve, Lee 36 Rogler Family 104 schools 27, 30, 41, 44, 48, 52, 71, Reform Party 49 Rollin’ Down the River Festival 51 113 Regan, Jim 49 Rolling Hills Refuge 67 Schultz, Ascension “Toots” 44 regionalists 77 Romper Room 76 Schultz, Elizabeth 53 Reilley, Pat 48 Roosevelt, Franklin 37, 77 Schwindaman, Scott & janet 129 religion 8, 22, 42, 134 Rural post offces 110 Science City 64 religious freedom 47 Ross, Bud 117 science education 64 Remington, Frederic 25 Ross, Merrill and Barbara 27 Scott, Bob 125 Renaissance Festival 3, 92 Rothenberger, Von 43 Scottish heritage 81 Reno County 96 Route 42 68 scouting 68 Sleeping Beauty 2 sports 17, 49, 71, 99, 100, 140 screen printing 138 slow money 125 Sports Car Club of America 140 sculpture 2, 30, 61 Smalley, Bill 101 Sports Hall of Fame 17 Seagraves, Sam 52 small-town groceries 76 springs 38, 66 Seaman High School 109, 121 Smalley, Garrett 31 spinning 100 Seay, David 92 Smith, Chelsea 129 Spirit Of The Prairie (endurance run) Sebelius, Kathleen 86 Smith County 75 92 Secretary of Agriculture 105 Smith, Gary 23 Sprint Corporation 61 Section 27: A Century on a Family Smith, Mike 25 squatters 80 Farm 80 Smith, Richard Norton 114 Squires, Lyle and Sarah 27 Security Beneft Association 72 Smith, Willie Arthur 14 St. Benedict, KS 104 Sedan, KS 60, 69, 78, 102 Smithsonian Museum 28 St. Benedict’s Abbey 47 Sedgwick County Zoo 15 Smoke In The Spring 120 St. Fidelis Church 6 seeds 15 Smoky Hill Museum 118 St. Francis, KS 97 Seelye Medical Company 73 Smoky Hill River 35 St. John, KS Selbee-Koch, Denise 139 Smoky Hill River Festival 14, 124 St. Joseph 62 Seneca, KS 63 Smoky Valley 55 St. Mary College 21 senators 116 snakes 2, 21 St. Marys 63 Senior Olympics 41 Snead, Bruce 53 St. Marys Church 104 Sergeant, Bruce and Julie 98 Snell, Joe 20 St. Patrick’s Day 73 Serenata Farms 85 social media 128, 131 St. Petersburg, Russia 32 serial killers 100 social welfare 72 Stafford, KS 32 Sesame Street 16 Sod and Stubble 43 Stafford, Kim 82 sesquicentennial 79, 85 soda fountains 29 Stafford, Tom and Shelley 48 Sesquicentennial Ball 107 soil conservation 36 Stafford, William 82 Sesquicentennial Commission 79 soil erosion 5 stagecoachs 53 Sethi Simran 101 soil testing lab (K-State) 134 Stansifer, Charley 49 settlers 11, 51, 58 solar cars 74 Stanton, Ken 105 Sharp’s rifes 79 solar eclipse 136 “Star 34” 1 Shaw, Amanda 66 solar energy 18, 95 Stark, KS 105 Shaw, George Bernard 32 Solomon River Basin 38 State Capitol, KS 104. 122 Shaw, Jerry 47 Solomon Valley Heritage Alliance 90 State Championship Ranch Rodeo 10 Shawl, Stephen 43 Somalia 118 State Fiddling and Picking Champion- Shawnee County Extension 116, 134 South-Central Trail Riders 10 ship 14 Shawnee County Courthouse 138 South Lawrence Traffcway 123 state parks 55, 102 Shawnee County Fair 113 Southeast Asians 7 statehouse, KS 107 Shawnee Mission 41 Southeast Kansas Education Service steamboats 38, 52 sheep 38 Center 71 Stebner, Scott 132 Sheetrock 58 Southwest Junior High 95 Steckline, Larry 64 Sheets, Jeff 43 soybeans 82 Steele, F. M. 99 Sheldon, Rev. Charles 22, 86 space 7, 44 Steichen, James 38 shelterbelts 122 special needs 90 stereopticans 27 Sheppard, Lemuel 32 specialty crops 76 Sterling, KS 106 Sherbert, Nancy 27 Speck, Liz 12 Sterling College 42 Sherow, James 34, 41, 95 Spector, Arlen 70 Sternberg Museum 11, 41 Shortridge, Pete 10, 44, 45, 51, 59 Spell of the Sensuous, The 51 Steuwe, Paul 20 Shrimplin, Frank and Edie 47 spelunkers 10 Stevens, Rick 55 silk 82 Spencer, Mark & Patti 98 Stevenson, Mary 66 Silovsky, John 54 Spencer Museum of Art 77 Stewart, Ed 126 Simecka, Leo 17 Spinden, Rita 56 Stiles, Tom 113 Simmons Funeral Home 78 Spiritualism 134 Stilwell Hotel 104 Simpson “Sockless” Jerry 101 Spirituality 22 Stockton, KS 59 Sinclair, Harry 82 spirituals 101 Stone, Harris 21 Sioux 10 Spivak, David 102 stone arch bridges 130 Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia 97 Sponholtz, Lloyd 37, 67 stone cellars 121 slaveholders 80 Spoon Creek Research Center 53 stoneware 100 slavery 79 sporting clays 11 Storm Spotters 25 storytelling 32 Team 12:22 Productions 99 Topeka & Shawnee County Library Storey, Fr. Richard 86 teens 59 107, 122 Stover, Russell 83 television 32, 60, 62, 76, 129 Topeka School District 115 stoves, antique 103 Tenpenny, Everett 41 Topeka Symphony, the 89, 108 Stout, Elmore 57 Terrell, Whitney 81 Torbett, Amanda 121 Strauss, Eric 40 territorial Kansas 52, 93 tornadoes 12, 25, 97, 98, 103, 112, straw bale homes 72 Territorial Kansas Heritage Alliance 113 Strawberry Hill 3 79 Toronto, KS 94 Strong City, KS 10, 56 Thalmann, Dan 123 Torrez, Mike 31 students 27, 30, 41, 42, 65, 74, 113, theaters 3, 21, 25, 30, 32, 67, 117, Totos Around Town 137 135 131 tourism 1, 63, 79 student housing 138 Theatre for Young People 30 toys 133 student teacher 135 theater, youth 134 Track Night 140 SubTropolis 140 Theatre na Litynom 32 tractors 25 Sudbrook, Lance 27 Trecek, Glenda 126 traffc 62 Sudlow, Robert 25 Treece, KS 117 Tribune, KS 105 Sumner Academy 113 Theis, Frank 53 trail cook 96 Sunfower Army Ammunition Plant theology 22 Train to Nowhere 4 92 therapeutic riding 42, 85 trains, model 4 Sunfower Journeys Presents the Na- Tri-State Lead & Zinc District 117, trains 3, 4, 26, 79 tional Parks of Kansas 102 140 (repeat) tree farm 4 Sunfower Journeys Producers’ Re- Thierer, Joyce 42, 92 Tremblay, Leland 50 union 93 Thomas, Philip 59 Tri-State Antique Engine & Thresher Sunfower Music Festival 14, 131 Thomas, Ron 10 Show 87 Sunfower State Games 17, 100 Thomas, Sherri 115 Troy, KS 59 sunfowers 83, 135 Thompson, Bradbury 89 Truckhenge 120 Sunset Spiritualist Church and Camp Thompson, Donald 16 Tucker, Sara 47, 57, 62 134 Thompson, Max 88 Tulsa, OK 101 survival 85 Thompson, Nona 17 turkeys 88 sustainability 101 Threshing Days 20 Turnhalle 123 Supreme Court 27 Throwback Thursday 128 turtles 21 Svaty, Josh 105 Tightwad Bank 106 Tuttle, Bill 31, 41, 63 Svensk Hyllingsfest 70 Tinnell, Jack 53 Tuttle Creek Canyon 31 Swafford, Bob and Diana 49 tobacco 59 Tuttle Creek Dam 8 Swan, Tom 38 tole painting 4 Tuttle Creek Reservoir 8, 31 Sweden 7 Tombaugh, Clyde 43 Tuttle Creek Story, The 8 Swedish-Americans 7 Tombaugh Observatory 43 Twain, Mark 30 Swedish culture 124 Tonganoxie, KS 50 Twine-a-thon 130 Sycamore Springs Resort 136 Tonantzi Society 119 Twisted Lines Kite Festival 102 Sylvan Grove 95, 125 Topeka, KS 2, 4, 7, 11, 13, 14, 16, Two Days Market 118 Symphony in the Flint Hills 91,125 17, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 42, Szaran, Luis 49 45, 47, 52, 61, 62, 63, 64, 71, 73, U 77, 79, 81, 85, 95, 99, 100, 101, T Uhler, David 99 102, 104, 106, 107, 113, 114, U.S.D. 501 Energy Park 115 Tae-Kwan-Do 6 115, 117, 124, 125, 128, 129, U.S. Highway 24 58 Talleur, Anna 118 130, 131, 134, 138 ultralight aircraft 33 Tallgrass Legacy Alliance 71 Topeka AIDS Project 16 ultralights 33 tallgrass prairie 57, 71, 103 Topeka Area Water Garden Society Ulysses, KS 105 Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve 128 Uncle Bo’s Nightclub 101 56, 104 Topeka Art Guild 129 Underground Railroad 73, 80 Tarr, Blair 118 Topeka Arts Connect 137 Underwood and Underwood 27 Taylor, Donn 42 Topeka Capital-Journal 61 Union Pacifc Depot 79 Taylor, Jeff 100 Topeka Cemetery 124 Union Pacifc Railroad 31 Taylor, Sue 58 Topeka High School 90 Union Station (Kansas City, Mo.) teachers 17, 41, 48, 71, 83, 113 Topeka History Geeks 138 121, 125 Teachers Hall of Fame, National 106 Topeka League of Women Voters 114 Uniontown, Ks 43, 97 Topeka Police Department 100 UFM Community Learning Center 94 10, 15, 16, 17, Voth, Moses 20 Weaver Hotel 103 21, 26, 30, 31, 34, 35, 38, 40, 43, voting 114 Webb, Phil 126 44, 45, 48, 51, 63, 64, 74, 77, Wedel, Jacque 43 99, 120 W Weese, Robert 39 University of Kansas Medical Center Wegele, Albert 36 23 WPA 67, 124 Weichert, Karren 44 Unrau, Bill 19 W. R. Gray Collection 115 Weilert, Linzi 131 Unruh, Helen 44 Wabaunsee, KS 79 Welda 49 Upper Republican River Basin 36 Wabaunsee County 49, 95, 108 welding 2 urban gardens 100 Waconda Springs, KS 38, 128 Weller, Molody 101 urban sprawl 40, 78 Wagner, Don 59 Wellington, KS 68, 69, 116 US Highway-40 66 Wagnon, Bill 40, 45, 53 Wenstrom, Richard 35 US Highway-81 75 Wagnon, Joan 45, 113 Wentz, Thomas 12 US Park Service 9 wagon trains 57 Wesch, Dr. Michael 99 US Supreme Court 12 wagons 59 Werts, Kelly 75, 111 utopian settlements 82 Wahnee, Blanche 30 Western Frontier Adventure 81 Wakefeld, KS 67 western, KS 101, 116 V Waldorf School 100 Westar Energy 115 Walken, Christopher 60 Vagnetti, Cynthia 27 Weston, MO 59 Walker, Charlie 67 Weteman, Omajean and Arthur 11 Vahsholtz, Dennis 17 walking 122 Valentine, Arthur 83 wetlands 24, 36, 37, 55, 71 Walking Wounded, The 44 Wharton, Walt 21 Valentine Diners 83 Wallace, Gary 28 Valley Falls 6, 47 What’s the Matter with Kansas? 88 Walnut River Basin 37 wheat 7, 64, 69 van der Hoeven, Gus 59, 67 Walnut Valley Festival 8 Van Hee, Dave 116 Wheat State Whirlwind Tour 74 Walter, Dan 94 Wheaton, KS 104 Van Sickle, Sue 43 Walther, James 139 Vaniman, Mark 28 Wheelchair, Ms. Kansas 91 Walthers, Tom 11 White, Annette 24 VanZandt, Joe 43 Walton Rural Life Center 125 Vardell, Emily 139 White, Bruce 76 Wamego, KS 21, 40, 83, 87, 137, 139 White City, KS 112 Vaughn, Jessica 95 Wamego Historical Society 54 Vegetarians 82 White, Cheryl 120 war 77,129 White Cloud 6 Vernacular architecture 107 Warren, David 36 Verdigris River Basin 37 White Concert Hall 24 Warren, Mary 35 White, Jan 56 Versluis, Arthur 26 Warriner, David & Susan 112 veterans 50, 63 White, Joe 100 Wash O Rama 139 White, John 46 Veteran’s Day 79 Washburn, Abbott 50 veterinary medicine 15 White, William Allen 17 Washburn University 14, 26, 40, 42, Whitehawk, Laurie Houseman 30 Victoria, KS 6, 68 43, 45, 79, 122, 129 Victory Highway 66 Whiting 67, 112 Washington, KS 27, 113, 123 Whole Wall Mural 103 video 63, 117 Washington County, KS 84, 90 Vietnam War 50, 126 Wichita, KS 21, 25, 30, 33, 36, 43, Washington, D.C. 27 55, 64, 65, 70, 77, 81, 90, 97, Vietnamese 7 water 22, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 52, vineyard 76 101, 104, 105, 112, 137 71, 115, 116. 140 Wichita Children’s Theatre 30 Vinland, KS 135 water feature 128 vintage RV camping 139 Wichita Grand Opera 84 water treatment 38 Wichita Riverfest 70, 137 Visit Topeka 131 Watershed Restoration Protection visualization 16 Wichita State University 11, 15, 19, Strategy (WRAPS) 105 36, 37, 46, 47, 72, 129 Vogelsberg-Busch, Nancy 20 Waterville, KS 103 Voices of the Wind People 61 Widick, Bud & Evelyn 89 water witching 36 Wiens, Gerald 29 Volga German settlement 87 waterfowl 28, 55 Volga Germans 26 wild horse adoption 84 Watson, Bessie 41 Wild West Film Festival 99 Volland, KS 56, 121 Watson, Phillip “Brail” 139 volunteer frefghters 78 Wildcat, Dan 7, 53, 74 Watts, Dale 38, 52 wildfowers 15, 29 volunteers 26, 38 “Weary Willie” 69 Vonada, Duane 95 wildlife 24, 38, 41, 52, 68, 101, 120 weather 25 Wildlife & Parks 84 Vonada Stone Company 95 WeatherData Services, Inc. 25 Voth, Elvera 84 Wildwood Zipline Adventures 135 Wilkins-Wells, Katheryn 116 Yates Center 69 William Inge Festival 4, 91 You Tube 112 William Inge Center for the Arts 113 Young, Jim 10 Williams, Wilda and Wilma 133 Young, John 60 Willis, Paul 29 Willis, Ron 32 Z Willison, Suki 101 Wilmott, Kevin 92 Z-Bar Ranch 10 Wilson Czech/After Harvest Festival Zeandale, KS 118 135 Zebra Mussels 140 Wilson, KS 68, 126, 135 Zerchevski, Dr. Richard 11 Wilson, Anne 57 Zimmerman, Ann 86, 111 Wilson, Casey 115 ziplining 135 Wilson, Paul 27 Zivanovic, Judith 21 Wilson, Raymond 47, 96 Zollner, Patrick 130 wind erosion 122 zoo 128 wind farming/power 75, 101, 115 Zuckerman, Larry 37 wind power 18, 138 Zurhellen, Barbara 57 windmills 37 wine 26, 122 Winfeld, KS 8, 30, 57 Winfeld Regional Symphony 57 Winnebago 30 Winrod, Gerald 42 Wiseman, Dave 24 Witty, Tom 2, 7, 19, 34 Wizard Of Oz 83, 137 Woerner, Jennifer 139 Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Sta- tion 37 women 10, 11, 22, 27, 33, 47, 49, 57 Wood, Smokey Joe 31 woodcarving 2, 7 World War I Museum 91, 129 World War II 17, 41, 63, 77, 82, 92, 97. 126 World Wide Web 43 World’s Largest Handdug Well 68 Worley, William 47, 121 Wright, Dick 1 Wright, Phillip 10 writing 82 Wyandotte Constitutional Conven- tion 86 Wyandotte County 74 Wyandotte Indians 80

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