Category: Kansas
A Natural Wonder of Kansas
It’s one of the natural wonders of Kansas. A place of white spires rising from the prairie plains that have been a landmark for centuries…
The Rights to a Famous Cowboy Song
In the 1930s a cowboy song began to get quite a bit of air time on radio stations. But suddenly the music stopped, when one…
Home on the Range
The song, “Home of the Range,” turns 140 years old this year. It might not sound like a big deal, but the song and the site…
A Poem Stuffed in a Book
Brewster Higley didn’t think much about the poem he’d written. In fact, he stuffed it in a book and hadn’t looked at it for over a…
A Man and His Cabin
On the surface, the story doesn’t seem too different from other settlers stories of the late 1800s. A man from Indiana decided to move west and homestead…
The Plane Crash Near Cottonwood Falls
March 31, 1931 is a date still well remembered by those living around Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. Although eye witnesses have passed, the memory of a…
The Fame of Knute Rockne
Knute Rockne coached Notre Dame to four national championships and a record of 105 wins, against only 12 losses and 5 ties. His fame spread…
Council Grove
Today if you need parts for your car or truck, you might just head to an auto repair store. Turn back the clock nearly 200…
An Important Tree in the Mail System
Before express mail or overnight delivery, messages traveled at a speed measured not in hours, but in weeks. For those wanting to communicate up and…
