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Kansas Historical Society

Type: Organization

Name: Kansas Historical Society

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Formerly Known As Treece Exhibit

KANSAS--- A state organization takes a look back at the history of a Southeast Kansas mining town. The Kansas Historical Society in Topeka will host an exhibit on the history of Treece through the end of June.The display, titled "Formerly Known As Treece" ... [Published KODE TV - May 17 2013]

Entities: Kansas Historical Society, Mining, Buyout

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Sam Brownback

Leawood's Fred Logan to become chair of Kansas Board of Regents

The Regents elected Fred Logan of Leawood as chairman beginning in July. The vice chairman will be former state Rep. Kenny Wilk of Basehor.Appointed by Governor Sam Brownback in 2011, Logan is a member of the board’s Fiscal Affairs and Governance committees. ... [Published KansasCity.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Sam Brownback, Higher Education, Kansas Historical Society, Kansas Bioscience Authority, Johnson County Community College

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Historical Society

Formerly Known as Treece at Kansas Historical Society

TOPEKA, KS—The Kansas Historical Society announced that Formerly Known as Treece is on display in the State Archives gallery at the Historical Society in Topeka.The southeast Kansas mining town of Treece was once a thriving community and a leading producer ... [Published Kansas First News - May 15 2013]

Entities: Kansas Historical Society, Historical Society, Superfund, US Environmental Protection Agency, Zinc

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

This 'kid' still rides tall

Published: 5/13/2013 7:04 PM | Last update: 5/13/2013 7:24 PM Quirky '30s shots got man's life in photos off to whimsical start.By Kathy Hanks - The Hutchinson News - Ron Long was back in the saddle Sunday demonstrating how he posed 72 years ago for an ... [Published Hutchinson News - May 14 2013]

Entities: Grasshopper, Kansas Historical Society, Ron Long

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

National Park Service

City and county awarded historic preservation grants, but money is being delayed

_ The Kansas State Historical Society announced Thursday that Douglas County and the city of Lawrence have been awarded grants for two historic preservation projects.The money, however, has not yet arrived, mainly because of wrangling over the federal ... [Published Lawrence Journal-World - May 09 2013]

Entities: National Park Service, Historical Society, Kansas Historical Society, Susan Ford

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Fort Hays State University

Public invited to participate in archaeological excavation in Ellis County

HAYS -- Interested members of the public have an opportunity to participate in the 2013 Kansas Archeology Training Program Field School in June and work alongside professionals investigating the post-Civil War era in Ellis County.No experience is needed, ... [Published Salina Journal - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Fort Hays State University, Kansas Historical Society, Billy Dixon

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Annual Grinter Place Quilt Show This Weekend

Local quilts will be on display; materials will be for sale during Kansas City historical event.Grinter Place State Historic Site in Kansas City, Kansas will host its annual quilt show and spring tea this Friday through Sunday, April 26, 27 and 28. Friday ... [Published The Farmer - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Kansas Historical Society, Admission, Disability

First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 1 reports

Boy Dives Into History With Unexpected Discovery In Woods

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -- One local boy came across a very unexpected find in the woods in his backyard, that ended up giving him an important history lesson.The tombstones nestled into the unkempt ground at Ritchie Cemetery lay crooked, cracked and toppled ... [Published WIBW - Apr 21 2013]

Entities: George Jordan, African-Americans, Spanish–American War, Kansas Historical Society, Cuba

Quotes

"Pop was a good friend. His son was married to my aunt. We knew him real well," Long said. "We would run into his studio and say hi, and he let us wander around and look at everything. He was one of the nicest guys you could have met."

This 'kid' still rides tall [Published Hutchinson News - May 14 2013]

"I was just roaming around and I saw a gravestone and I was like 'That's weird, is there a guy buried in our woods?'"

Boy Dives Into History With Unexpected Discovery In Woods [Published WIBW - Apr 21 2013]

...Yarbrough Road resident Cody Stewart's house was struck both times. (The Huntsville Times/File/Michael Mercier). "That really caught me off guard, that it was right in the center of that path" said Knupp. He was surprised despite the fact that he has been for two decades...

Can tornadoes strike the same place twice? Alabamians know they can ... and do (Odd Travels) [Published al.com - Apr 18 2013]