Category: Kansas
A Very, Very Large Sunflower
Kansas is the Sunflower State, so it shouldn’t surprise you that in Goodland, Kansas you’ll find a very, very large sunflower…
1936 Olympic Basketball
Eighty years ago the first Olympic gold medal basketball match was played. You can bet the scene back then is far different than anything you’ll…
Adding the Dunk to Basketball
What would the game of basketball be without the dunk? You have some unlikely folks in central Kansas and one New York sports writer to…
Focused On a Job
Today’s Olympic athletes may be able to devote many hours to training for their big event. Eighty years ago, this group of Olympians was first…
Advertising Via a Team
Businesses may use a variety of ways to get their name out to the public. In the first half of the 20th century, one sport…
On Top of Mount Sunflower
Mt. McKinley. Mt. Ranier. Pikes Peak. They are some of the tallest mountains in the United States. But this peak may be better known, yet…
A Distinction in Kansas
The Harold family has farmed and ranched along the Kansas-Colorado border for over a century. Their homestead may appear to be much like many others…
A President’s Favorite Song
It’s one of the best known songs of that past century. In fact, one president said it was his favorite. But then a lawsuit stopped…
My Western Home
You may not fancy yourself a poet, and you may have forgotten a poem called My Western Home. But in a moment you’ll find that…
Two Pictures of Emmett Kelly
The cliché says, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Two pictures of Emmett Kelly said much about the man, and the story behind those…
