Category: Kansas
Will the Delorean Hit 88 MPH?
If you’ve ever seen one of the movies in the Back to the Future series, you know that Michael J Fox, in the role of…
The “Accidental” Car Collection
Did you ever set out to purchase a car and wind up buying several by accident? I know, that’s probably not going to happen, but…
Kidder Massacre
Today messages can be relayed to a military patrol within a split second. But in the 1860s, it took a scouting party to track down…
The Goodland Flying Machine
The first operational helicopters took flight in the 1930s. Widespread production of the aircraft didn’t occur for another decade after that. However, inventors were…
The Cowboy War
It was proclaimed the Cowboy War by national newspapers. It was truly a battle that required some of the biggest names in law enforcement to…
Fighting for the County Seat
I’ve heard several stories over the years about towns fighting to be proclaimed the county seat in the early years of settlement. But in western…
He once was just, “Bill”
Before he was known as Buffalo Bill, he was simply William Cody. We all assume he must have some connection to buffalo to get the…
Orphan Train Complex – Concordia, KS
Imagine being an orphan boarding a train on the East Coast, not knowing where your next home might be. That was the case for nearly…
The Orphan Train
In a restored rail depot building in Concordia, Kansas you can find an intriguing story of nearly a quarter million orphans who found new homes…
Turkey Red & the Liberty Bell
Perhaps you’ve seen the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. But have you see the Liberty Bell in Goessel, Kansas? The version that was crafted by 200…
