American Countryside » Kansas

Eisenhower’s Birthplace

Tom — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:01:03 +0000

This President was born in Texas, but always claimed Kansas as his home…..

Restoring Masterpieces

Tom — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:01:37 +0000

To say Joe Newell restores pool tables is like saying Michelangelo was just a painter. The work Joe does is a masterpiece itself, taking them to points across the country and bringing hundred-year old tables back to life…

Pool Table Restoration

Tom — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:01:00 +0000

In the middle of farm country, you can find one of the nation’s experts on this game, not to mention he’s an expert craftsman that helps people enjoy the past time so many people love…

The Union Station Massacre

Tom — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Some say this event was the spark that created today’s FBI. It was a crime that made national headlines and still leaves a literal mark today. We’ll dive into the gangster era…

Jim Thorpe

Tom — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:01:31 +0000

In 1912 he was proclaimed the world’s greatest athlete and some of his Olympic records from that year still stood two decades later. He was a well rounded athlete that even won the Dancing with the Stars competition of his day…

A Star Athlete

Tom — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:01:42 +0000

When you think of historically great collegiate football programs, names like Notre Dame, Penn State and Alabama might come to mind. Most people don’t name the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in that list, but with this star athlete on the team, they beat the top programs of their day.

The Events at Osawatamie, Kansas

Tom — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:01:06 +0000

The shots at Ft. Sumter in April of 1861 are often considered the first military action of the Civil War. However, one could make a case that the battle in this Kansas town five years prior was the event that made the war inevitable. This is the story of that town and it’s militant leader…

The John Brown Historic Site

Tom — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:01:35 +0000

In the years just ahead of the Civil War, thousands of people came to Kansas ahead of a critical vote on whether the new state would accept or reject slavery. Here’s the story of one of the most famous to make the journey…

A Safari Couple’s Museum

Tom — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:01:22 +0000

Osa Johnson was certainly not an imposing figure, but give her a gun and she could drop some of the most ferocious animals in the world before they made lunch of her husband. This is the story of how the pair captured images that fascinated the country…

The Safari Museum

Tom — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:01:52 +0000

Many towns have a museum of local history. But why is Chanute, Kansas home to the Safari Museum? It may seem like a piece of history from half a world away, but it tells the story of a husband and wife who brought stories to life through the images they captured…