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The Complete Seasons

This document is an index to topics found in the Sunflower Journeys television program produced by KTWU/11 Public Television in Topeka, KS. It is updated yearly, and the latest version can be found at sunflowerjourneys.org. This series has been made possible by the generous annual support of the agencies

and individuals listed on each season.Selected shows are viewable online at watch.ktwu.org.

DVDs are available at libraries throughout Kansas, ordering online or by contacting us through the information listed below.

Where to Watch Sunflower Journeys...Many programs can be seen online with the

PBS app, or by visiting watch.ktwu.orgKTWU/CHANNEL 11, Topeka

K30AL/Channel 30, Iola - Ft. Scott - Chanutektwu.org

KPTS/Channel 8, Wichitakpts.org

Smoky Hills Public TelevisionKOOD/Channel 9, Bunker Hill

KSWK/Channel 3, Lakin - Garden CityKDCK/Channel 21, Dodge City

shptv.org

KCPT Public TelevisionChannel 19, Kansas City, MO

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Where to Purchase DVDs...Visit KTWU in person. Our station is located on the Washburn University campus.

KTWU/Channel 11, 1901 SW Jewell, TopekaOr online... ktwu.org (785) 670-1111

Where to Borrow or Rent DVDs...Emporia Public Library, 110 E. 6th (620) 342-6524 skyways.lib.ks.us/library/emporia

Hays Public Library, 1205 Main (785) 625-9014 www.hayspublib.orgLawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont (785) 843-3833 www.lawrence.lib.ks.us

Manhattan Public Library, Juliette & Poyntz (785) 776-4741 www.manhattan.lib.ks.usOttawa Public Library, 105 S. Hickory (785) 242-3080 www.ottawalibrary.org

Johnson County Public Library, 9875 W. 87th St. (913) 495-2400 www.jocolibrary.orgPittsburg Public Library, 308 N. Walnut (620) 231-8110 www.pittsburgpubliclibrary.org

Salina Public Library 301 West Elm (785) 825-4624 www.salpublib.orgTopeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 SW 10th (785) 580-4400 www.tscpl.org

Kansas Heritage Center, Dodge City (620) 227-1616 ksheritagestore.orgMabee Library, Washburn University, Topeka (785) 670-1485 www.washburn.edu/mabee

Kansas State Historical Society, Education/Outreach (785) 272-8681 ext. 414 kshs.orgSoutheast Kansas Education Service Center, Girard, KS (620) 724-6281 www.greenbush.org

More Resources...Sunflower Journeys — sunflowerjourneys.org

Kansas Humanities Council — kansashumanities.orgKansas Sampler Foundation — kansassampler.org

Center for Kansas Studies — washburn.edu/reference/cksKansas Heritage Group — kansasheritage.org/PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) — pbs.org

State of Kansas — kansas.gov

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2018: 3100 Series #3101: “Safe and Sound”....................................................................................................................137#3102: “An Artists’ Touch” ...............................................................................................................137#3103: “High Up In Kansas” ............................................................................................................138#3104: “Regional Disaster”.................................................................................................................138#3105: “Kansas Goes National” .......................................................................................................138#3106: “Visions of the Future”......................................................................................................... 138#3107: “And Then We Learn” ..........................................................................................................138#3108: “Let’s Get Outdoors”..............................................................................................................139#3109: “Small Town Attraction”.........................................................................................................139#3110: “That’s Entertainment”............................................................................................................139#3111: “Books, News and Information”.............................................................................................139#3112: “Move Me”............................................................................................................................140#3113: “Underground and Underwater”.............................................................................................140

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2018: 3100 Series

Production of the 2018-3100 Series began on the last weekend of January when we visited SubTropolis, an underground facility adjacent to downtown Kansas City, MO, that features a 5 and 10K run in the middle of winter, yet safely out of reach of winter’s elements. From there, we traveled throughout the Kansas and Kansas City metro area to bring our mix of history, culture and current Kansas events to your Public TV screen, whether it was in your living room or on your mobile device through our watch.ktwu.edu website.*

#3101: “Safe and Sound”

Samuel Crumbine’s Contributions to Kansas Health: We consider the contributions that Dr. Samuel Crumbine made to the collective health of citizens throughout the state and beyond. Kansas Highway Patrol - Driver Education Programs: We look at highway safety through the eyes of Kansas State Highway patrol safety officers and several of their community partners. Kansas Firefighers’ Museum & Kids Fire Camp: It was a visit to the Kansas Firefighter’s Museum, a storehouse of historic local firefighting history, that prompted our return to Wichita, KS, to see the Kansas Kid’s Fire Camp, where fire safety tips are taught to yougsters.

#3102: “An Artist’s Touch”

Topeka Arts Connect: We find out about Arts Connect, a non-profit group dedicated to promoting arts in Topeka. Totos Around Town: We look at a new community art project in Wamego, KS, that features “Toto,” the dog from the Wizard of Oz books and films. Statues of “Toto” were painted by community members, and the city installed the colorful dogs as permemant art displays. Wichita Riverfest - JooYoung Choi: We meet JooYoung Choi, an artist-in-residence at the Wichita Riverfest. She presents her colorful puppet world to festivalgoers through a parade, a large tented display, and workshops.

*This season of Sunflower Journeys was funded in part by Humanities Kansas, Porter Cattle Company, Eaglecrest.com, Crooked Post Winery, Blanche Bryden Foundation, and the Friends of KTWU.

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#3103: “High Up In Kansas”

Viewing Kansas from Above with Tom Averill: Is Kansas flat? We explore the thoughts of novelist Tom Averill as he talks about viewing Kansas from above, and see a variety of images from different elevated vantage points across our state. Kansas Wing, Civil Air Patrol: We learn about the Kansas Wing, Civil Air Patrol a public service organization tasked to provide emergency services and disaster relief missions nationwide. Plains People - Joe Schmidt: We tour a wind turbine in this Plains People segment on a tour led by Joe Schmidt, the manager of the Central Plains Wind Farm in Marienthal, KS. He takes us up to the top of the turbine in a tiny elevator, and describes life with his family in a small, rural town in Western, KS.

#3104: “Regional Disaster”

Brush Creek Flood of 1977: We revisit the Brush Creek Flood of 1977 and talk to some people who were touched by this tragic event where rainwater gathered force and momentum to devastate the Country Club Plaza shopping district and nearby neighborhoods. Anderson Creek Fire: We find out about the Anderson Creek Wildfire and see what role the lack of land management played in fire intensity. Plains People - Dusty Nichols: We meet Dusty Nichols as he walks us though a Cold War era blast shelter located below the Shawnee County Courthouse in Topeka, KS, in this Plains People segment.

#3105: “Kansas Goes National”

Garlinghouse Home Plans: We find out how the City of Topeka has acknowledged home builder L.F. Garlinghouse and his contributions to home design by surveying neighboods full of houses that were originally featured in his printed catalogs. These books sold around the world. The Land Institute: We check in with The Land Institute in Salina, KS, and learn about their on-going work in sustainable agriculture Inventor Cliff Hix: A man who always wants to find a better way of doing things, Cliff Hix in Pittsburg, KS, describes his work in the screen printing industry.

#3106: “Visions of the Future”

Block 22: We explore a new development in Pittsburg, KS, called Block 22, and see how a public-private partnership has formed to bring together student housing and retail space in the community’s downtown area. Lenexa’s New City Center: We look at a project that was conceptualized 20 years ago as na idea to relocate Lenexa’s downtown area to a new location with greater growth potential and access. Forge Young Professionals, Topeka: We learn about an organization called Forge, which is focused on networking young talent and young professionals in the Topeka, KS, area.

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#3107: “And Then We Learn”

Topeka History Geeks: We visit with members of the Topeka History Geeks and see how social media has brought together these like-minded individuals. Wamego High School Honor Flight: We are introduced to a group of high school students in Wamego, KS, who help veterans visit their respective military memorials in Washington, DC. Archeological Dig at Kaw Mission: We look at some of the findings of an archeological training dig at the Kaw Mission in Council Grove, KS.

#3108: “Let’s Get Outdoors”

Field Station: Dinosaurs: We explore Field Station: Dinosaurs, a new attraction in Derby, KS, that engages kids with realistic life-size models of prehistoric creatures. Vintage RV Camping: We see what camping is like at a vintage RV rally at Eisenhower State Park, where the enthusiasts of much smaller and older RVs gather to share food, fun and nostalgia at this annual event. Plains People - Dirty Girls: We meet Denise Selbee-Koch and Jennifer Woerner as they lead a group of women on outdoor adventures in this Plains People segment.

#3109: “Small Town Attraction”

Adaptive Reuse: We visit the Wash O Rama with Christy Davis in Cottonwood Falls, KS, and find out how repurposing outdated buildings can stimulate local economies. Atchison Ghost Tour: We visit Atchison, KS, to learn how “Ghost Tourism” has become an attraction for the area, including tours of the local cemetery. Reopening of Crawford County Historical Museum: We travel to Pittsburg, KS, and learn the value of local historical societies as we explore the reopening of the Crawford County Historical Museum.

#3110: “That’s Entertainment”

Opera Houses in Kansas: We visit several opera houses in Kansas, and find out about the history and significance of early opera houses to rural areas of our state. Kansas Prairie Pickers: We drop in on the 25th Kansas Prairie Pickers gathering in Holton, KS, and learn about this event. Plains People - Phillip “Brail” Watson: We meet Phillip “Brail” Watson in this Plains People segment, and learn how music has shaped his life.

#3111: “Books, News and Information”

Little Blue Books’ 100th Anniversary: We examine a publication called “Little Blue Books,” on the 100th anniversary of this book series that was an early educational tool. Free Speech in an Information-Overloaded World: We talk to professors Emily Vardell and James Walther from Emporia State University about information overload, and how to track the facts when researching on the internet. Raven Bookstore: We meet the new owner of the Raven Bookstore and see how he helps carry on the tradition of book reading and community literary events in the Lawrence community.

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#3112: “Move Me”

Kansas City Streetcar: For many decades, Kansas City had a system of streetcars that moved people around the urban area, and we find out about their latest incarnation of people-mover. The program has become so popular, that expansion plans are in the works. McPherson Auto Restoration: We travel to McPherson, KS, to learn about the 4-year auto restoration program at McPherson College. Track Night: We take a drive with the Sports Car Club of America’s Track Night participants at Heartland Park in Topeka, KS.

#3113: “Underground and Underwater”

SubTropolis: We start with a visit to a huge facility that resides 150 feet below the surface in Kansas City, MO, and where a business was created because of an “ah-ha” moment. Asian Carp: We learn how Asian Carp and Zebra Mussels have become a nuisance in Kansas, and work is being done to reduce the populations that create a menace to waterways in our state. Tri-State Lead & Zinc District: We see how the mining of coal, lead and zinc tied into the local economy in early 20th century. (repeat segment from #2609)

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IndexRevised 2/11/2019

Symbols4-H 15, 52

AA Kansas Nutcracker 81abandoned farmsteads 68Abilene, KS 5, 17, 20, 24, 30, 43, 49,

61, 63, 67, 73, 107, 112abolition 81Abram, David 51Abraham, Eric 105accessible arts 122Acoustic Sounds, Inc. 128Acree, Bill 27Ad Astra 61Adair Cabin 60Adair, Samuel 60Adams, Mark 43Adams, Mike & Belinda 107Adams, Lu 107adaptive reuse 139Africa 25African-Americans 14, 26, 32, 48,

55, 73, 77, 86, 91, 92, 101, 118Ag Heritage Park 130Age-to-Age Learning 100Agenda, KS 126Aggieville 94aging 41, 134agriculture 5, 7, 15, 34, 35, 64, 80,

86, 125, 134AIDS 16, 44air quality 22aircraft 33aircraft industry 112airfields 63airplane salvage yard 136Akhimien, Chris 25ALBo Glass 84alcohol 26, 100Allard, Dr. Rebecca 97Allen, Joelle 113Allen, Scott 117Allen, Susan 10Alma, KS 56Alma Cheese 88Almena 18, 71Almena Plaindealer 14, 18

Alta Vista, KS 130Alvin, Kahle 88Alvis, Ed 49Ambrose Sisters 94amateur radio 104amazon army 113Amelia Earhart Bridge 95American Legion’s Boys State 116American Royal 61America’s Farm Mom 112Amtrak 12Anchorage Opera Company 84Anderson Creek Wildfile 138Anderson, Marc 124Anderson, Steve 49Anatoly Karpov International School

of Chess 83Angelo, Robert 38anglers 131animals 15, 67, 98, 128, 135Annett, Cynthia 52Anthony 69anthropology 99Antle, Jay 98anti-semitism 42antiques 133Antonino, KS 87Appeal to Reason, The 5Arabs 17Arabia Steamboat Museum 125Arabian horses 84Arbuckle Coffee Company 88archeology 34, 58, 108, 138architecture 10, 21, 40, 56, 67, 68, 76,

84, 97, 104, 130archival documents 43Argentine 78Argonia 57Arikaree Breaks 36Ark Valley 55Ark Valley Interurban 75Arkansas 17Arkansas City, KS 29, 42, 69Arkansas City High School 42Arkansas River 12, 36, 55, 70Arma, KS 48Armbrister, Jay 97Armistice Day 79Armitage, Katie 17, 20, 53Arn, Edward F. (former governor) 124Arneson, Skylar 131Arnold, Steve 92art 2, 5, 7, 23, 26, 30, 42, 46, 48, 58,

77, 103, 104, 112, 122, 123, 125, 129

Arts Connect 137Art Lab 122

Arthur Bryant’s BBQ 88artists 3, 25, 28, 30, 54, 61, 69, 73,

77, 96, 103, 104, 116Arts and Entertainment Network 60Ary, Max 44Ascher, Keith 9Asian Carp 140Asian Indians 81Astronaut Adventure, Adult 136astronomers 44Atchison, KS 10, 33, 38, 47, 55, 59,

66, 75, 131, 139Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail-

road 79Attorney General 94Atwater, Mary Eisenhower 50auction 105Audio Reader 85auditorium 104Audubon Society 88aural traditions 24authors 82auto racing 67, 74automobile restoration 74automobiles 40, 74, 113, 122Averill, Tom 20, 32, 46, 63, 64, 75,

81, 74, 111, 138Averyt, Ronald 22aviation 33

Bbaseball, vintage 112Bahr, Rudy 32Bailey, Lee 3Bailey, Rich 24Baker, Nancy Kassebaum 62Baker Discovery Center 135Baker Wetlands 24Balch, Phil 37bald eagles 28Balderson, Steve 82Baldwin City 4, 84, 91, 118Bales, Polly 58Ball-Of-Twineathon 130Ballad of Black Jack 84ballet 81ballooning, hot air 7, 85ballroom dancing 89bands 81banks 46barbed wire 90, 112Barbershop Music 101Barbo, Beverly 44barbecue 88, 120Barker, Deborah 27Barker, Joan 90Barker, Kandis 122

Barker, Karri 104Barker, Patsy 16barn dances 48Barnes, KS 84barns 10, 59, 122BarnFest 122Bartholome, Dr. William 23Bartley, Sue 38baseball 31basketball 99Bassie, Count 1Battle of Fort Titus 16Battle of Lone Jack 114Battle of Mine Creek 60Baum, L. Frank 83Bavarians 32Baxter Springs, KS 60Bayer, Larry 10BBC 68beadwork 30Beale, Barbara 42Beard, Jon 10Beatty, Bob 88, 129Beaumont Hotel 84Beaumont, KS 57, 85Becoming An Outdoors Woman 121beekeeping 84, 136Beech aircraft 33Beech Museum of Art 121Beecher Bible and Rifle Church 79beef 35, 57beef packing plants 35beer 54Beersheba 86Beethoven’s #9 Restaurant 131Belleville, KS 41, 98Beloit, KS 59, 120, 131Belton, Kepka 7Bender, Jeffrey 104Benedictine College 22, 33Benedictine Monks 47Bennett, Mike 89Bennington 59Benton, KS 37Benton, Thomas Hart 77Beougher, Elton 55Berezovski, Nicolai 59Bergen, Richard 61Berry, Maxwell 15, 41Bethel College 7Bethesda Place 48Biblesta 4Bickerdyke, Mary 107Big Caney River 69“Big Red One” 9, 91Big Springs 66Bigger (family) Peonies 134

biking 63, 76, 88billiard parlors 49Binkley, Jerold 77Birney, Ann 92biodiesel 82, 91bioethics 23biofeedback 16Bird City, KS 87Bird, Roy 59birds 15, 28, 36, 88bison 15, 75Black Elk Speaks 30Black-Footed Ferret 101Black Sunday 35blacksmith 129Black/White & Brown 80Blair, Mike and Kim 11Blakeslee, Donald 19Bleeding Kansas 52, 80Bloody Benders 100Blue Devils 1Blue Heaven Studios 67blue highways 56Blue Rapids 67, 115Blue River 1Blue Sky Miniature Horse Farm 133Blue Valley 8Bluegrass 8, 14Blues 32, 101Blues Masters at the Crossroads 67Blumb, Jon 26Blythe, Debbie 113boarding schools 7Bodecker, Sarajane, Blaine, and

Bruce 37Boeing 33, 112Bombardier/Learjet 112Bombers On The Prairie B-29 Mu-

seum 126Bonner Springs, KS 3, 53, 92, 126Bonneville Environmental Founda-

tion 95bookmobiles 122Boot Hill Museum 130bootlegging 26boots 29Border Raiders Bicycle Ride 93Border Wars 81, 107Bossert, Wayne 36, 116Botanica 77botanical 105Boulevard Drive In Theater 131Boy Scouts 68, 117Bow, Bob and Inga 30Bowden, Rick 22Bowersock Dam/Energy Company

66, 115

Bowersock, J.D. 66Bowlus Arts Center 123Boyd, Huck 62Boyer, James 44, 74Boyer Museum of Animated Carv-

ings 98Boyer, Paul 97Bradford, Mary Ann 49Bradley, Kenneth 42Breckenridge, Neola 59Brejcha, Vernon 30Brews, BBQ & Blues 117breweries 54bridges 21, 69Brier, Joanne 28Brinkley, Dr. J.R. 24, 62Brinkman, Sister Marie 21Briscoe, Harry 46British 68Britton, Clark 63broadcasting 60, 62Brooks, Barry 39Brooks, Karl 113Brookville, KS 67Brookville Hotel 67Brothers, Jim 30Brown, C.L. 61Brown, John 60, 81Brown, Linda 27Brown v. Topeka Board of Education

27, 91, 104Brown versus The Board of Education

of Topeka 27, 80, 123Brundage, Alan 57Brunson, Ken 41, 123Brush Creek Flood 138Buchanan, Rex 1, 52Buckner, Jim 114Buddhism 47buffalo 75Buffalo Bill 96Buffalo Soldiers 14Buhler, KS 125Bull Threshers and Bindlestiffs 20Buller, Ed 49Bunker Hill (the film) 92Burchill, Mary 43burial traditions 44Burlingame, KS 13, 105Burlington 37, 69, 126Burlington Northern Santa Fe Shops

79Burchess, Shelia 88Burma 118Burnt District 107Burnett, Jan 4Burnside, Joe 36

Busch, Rick 20Bushell, Megan 83business 46, 47, 49, 73, 104, 105Buster Keaton Festival 42Butler County 38, 101Butler County Community College

24Butterfield Overland Despatch 55butterflies 28Byers, Larry 40

CCBS 42 CSA (Community- Supported Agri-

culture) 125cadet training 100C.W. Porubsky’s 54Caldwell, KS 43Calwell, Laura 113Callison, Herb 26Calamity Jane 92Camp Concordia 41Camp Daisy Hindman 113Camp Hope 16Camp Wood YMCA 128camping 135, 139Campbell, Janet Bruce 47cancer 16Candea-Kromm, Rev. Susan 22Caney, KS 69canine assistance 90canoeing 1Capital City Food Truck Festival 131capitol 22Capitol Campout 120Capote, Truman 92Capper, Arthur 116carbon 97Carey, Emerson 125Carey, Frank 20Carlson, Dave 93Carlson, Sen. Frank 114Carnegie, Andrew 59Carnegie Libraries 59Carney, Dan 72Carnival Heritage Center 81Carnival of Souls 6Carlin, John 122carnivals 70, 81carousels 112Carothers, Jim 31Carrigan, Sister Celine 33cars 67, 74, 91, 113Cart, Doran 129Carver, George Washington 58casinos 66

Cassoday 29, 56catfish capital 126cats 121Catherine the Great 32Catholicism 48, 78, 86, 97cattle 29, 32, 35, 36, 43, 66, 96, 112,

116cavalry 79Cavazos, Rosa 131caves 26Cawker City, KS 130Cebulska, Marcia 91, 113Cedar Bluff Reservoir 35Cedar Crest Mansion 102Cedar Point, KS 116, 132Cedar Vale, KS 69Celebration of Culture 6cemeteries 78Central Branch Railroad 103Central Congregational Church 86Central Plains Wind Farm 138Central Prairie Seed Exchange 15Central Kansas Wind Farm 138Central States Scout Museum 68Centron Films 1, 76ceramics 105Cessna 33chamber music 14, 125Chetopa, KS 126Chanute, KS 4, 117chaplains 78Chaplin Nature Center 29Chapman, KS 67, 98Chase County 10, 117Chase County Courthouse 87Chautauqua 24Chavez, Gene 48Cheng, Joe 102Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum

12chess school 83Cheyenne Bottoms 6, 36, 103Chiaventone, Frederick 59chicken dinners 105Chicken Annie’s 72Chicken Mary’s 72Chief Theatre 58Chikaskia River 57children 26, 27, 32, 34, 52, 116Childs, Gaylynn 53China 7Chinn, Jennie 20, 32, 40, 44, 45Chisholm Trail 43. 135Choate, Jerry 41choral music 84, 101, 119Christians 22, 86Christman, Duane 49

Christmas 68, 4Christopher, Myra 23Chrysler, Walter P. 40Chuck Otte 88Chu, Jane 117churches 79, 86Cigler, Allan 49Cimarron Grasslands 21cinemas 58Circle K Ranch 35Circle S Ranch 66Civil Air Patrol 138civil defense 76Civil Rights Movement 64, 91Civil War 20, 59, 60, 79, 80, 95, 108Civilian Conservation Corps 37Clark, John 35Clark, William 59classic rock 128classical music 131classroom 129Clay Center, KS 59Clean Water Act 113Clearwater, KS 43Clerico, Jeanie 131Clifford, John 5Clifton, KS 49, 91climate change 89Close, Glenn 60Cloud County, KS 103clowns 69, 102Clyde, KS 49clydesdale horses 129coal mining 11, 82Coal Valley Hounds 81coalminers 82Cobb, Robert 26Coder, Judy 108, 111Cody, Bill 96Coffee 88, 100Coffey, Justin 129Coffeyville, KS 11, 20, 100, 101Cokinos, Christopher 54Colby, KS 36, 58, 108Cold War 63, 76Coldsmith, Don 55, 82Coldwater 58Cole, Barbara 44Cole, Orville 49collecting 58, 133colleges 63, 125Collier, John 2Collins, Joe 2, 21, 54Collins, Shawn 99Colombino, Carlos 49Colonial Fox Theatre 104Colorado 12

Comanche County 10Combat Air Museum 7, 130communication 99communities 47, 62, 68community 27, 31, 32, 41, 45, 46Community Mercantile 46community 104community service 31, 104Compton, Doris 91Conard Jonathan 120Conard Kristin 130Conard, Norman 43Conard, Rebecca 55Conrad, John 85concert hall 117concerts 57, 67Concordia, KS 21, 29, 41, 97, 103,

114Cornerstone Theater Company 113conscientious objectors 79, 82conservationists 46, 95constitutional conventions 52Constitution Hall 111contra dance 48cooperatives 46, 62, 70Copt, Louis 73corn 82Cornerstone of Topeka 72Coronado, Francisco Vasquez de 19Coronado Heights 124cotton 68Cottonwood Falls, KS 87, 117, 139Council Grove 2, 9, 14, 46, 56, 61,

114, 139Country Club Plaza 138country schools 17Countryman, Gene 43, 101county fairs 67, 70county poor farms 72courthouse squares 69, 105cowboy boots 29cowboy poetry 29, 58cowboys 10, 29, 60, 67, 90, 99Cowley County 8, 69, 130Cowskin Creek Clydesdale Farm 129cowtown 43Cowtown Lawyers 20crafts 4, 100Craig, Patrick 37Craven, Bill 34Crawford County Historical Museum

139crayons 30Creek Nation 69Cregut, Steve 121Cress, Don 9Crimmins, Chuck 29

Criqui , Tina 89Cronkhite, Bob 48Cronkite, Walter 80crop art 5, 99Cross Timbers 69Crossroad Canteen 105Crossroads Arts District 96Crumbine, Dr. Samuel 22, 137Crumpton, James 50Cuba, KS 87, 103Cuevas, Teresa 48cuisine 20, 125Culbertson, Brenda 44, 136Cultivate Kansas City 130cultures 44curriculum 71Curry, John Steuart 25Curtis, Charles 114Cusick, Lisa 118Cyrus K. Holliday 3Czechoslovakians 7

DDaddy’s Gone to War 41Daily Record 31Dalton, Emmett 20Dalton Gang 20Damar, KS 105dance 6, 7, 32, 44, 48, 134Dandridge, Deborah 27, 118Dankenbring, Kale 125Davenport Vineyard 76David’s Herbs 112Davis, Christy 139Davis, Edith Joyce 12Deal, Jason 69Dealy, Mike 36Dean, Virgil 22, 27, 49, 54Deanna Rose Childhood Farmstead

128Dear, I’ll be Back in a Year 17death 44DeGruson, Gene 11, 26, 48Delehunt, Kate 95Delphos, KS 70demo derby 97Derby, KS 139desegregation 27, 64, 80, 91, 97destination dining 131DeArmond, Anne 102De Soto 29, 3, 92, 112depression glass 116Dia de los Muertos 119Diamond Springs, KS 37Diamond W Wranglers, The 111Dickenson County 122Diehl, Linda 49

Diggs, Annie 101Digital Ethnography 99Dillon, Matt 1Dirty Girls 139Disney, Walt 117distillery 131diners 85dinosaurs 41Dinsmore, S.P. 2, 112disabilities 27, 42, 48, 85, 122disc golf 17, 130diversity 44, 53Divine, Deborah 95,, 135divining rods 36Docking Building, The 124doctors 23Dodd, Elizabeth 54Dodds, Lenora 16Dodge City, KS 11, 20, 35, 43, 129,

130Dodge City (film) 11dogs 27, 90, 93, 113, 121Dohrman, Dave and Mary 22Doll, Gayle 134Domer, Dennis 21Doniphan 38Doniphan County 59Donnelly, Michael 27Dorrance, KS 27Dort, Wakefield 38, 52Douglas, Aaron 97Douglas County 6, 15, 48, 76Douglas, Joe 27Dover, KS 56, 78, 113Dover, Connie 57, 74Downing, Marlin 2Downs, KS 77downsizing 134downtown redevelopment 104, 138draft horses 42drawing 28Drennon Thomas, Phillip 29Drewelow, Kevin 130drill teams 14drones 129drought 35Drovers Hall of Fame 96dryland farming 5Duck and Cover 76Duffey, Joseph 50dulcimer 4Duncan, Myrl 34Dustbowl 35Dyche, Lewis Lindsay 21Dyche’s Panorama 120dying 44Dynamic Discs 130

EEHU 83eagles 28Earhart, Amelia 33, 92, 95Earles, Laura 57Earth Day 65earthworks 99East Hill Singers 84Easter Seals Capper Foundation 116Easton, Dale 64Eby, Charles 97economics 15, 19, 26, 35, 46, 64, 82economy 82ecosystems 15, 104ecotourism 96Edds, David 21Edgerton, KS 1, 118Edington Spencer Studio 98education 15, 17, 27, 30, 41, 48, 64,

70, 71, 96, 99, 100, 101, 104, 120

Edwards County 35eight-man football 71Eisenhower, Dwight D. 5, 50, 63Eisenhower State Park 139Ekerdt, David 41, 134El Cuartelejo 55El Dorado, KS 21, 38elderhostels 41electric rail lines 75electricity 62, 66, 115, 130Elgin, KS 69Elk Falls, KS 30, 105Elkhart, KS 21Elkins Prairie 15Elmdale, KS 128Elliott, Jim 122Elliott, Lee Roy 41Ellis 40, 68Ellsworth, KS 67, 96Ellsworth County 26, 105Elmore, George 9Elwood, KS 38Emmett Kelly Museum 69, 101Emporia, KS 28, 32, 60, 79, 112, 130Emporia Gazette 17Emporia State University 21, 22, 24,

25, 26, 36, 37, 40, 43, 60, 63endangered species 28, 46energy 18, 35, 130Engdahl , Stan 89Entz, Stu 130environmental change 95environment 15, 21, 22, 37, 41, 71,

117equine 84

Erickson, Kaylee 135erosion 5, 36Eskridge, KS 10Esping, Mark 26Estes, Carol 24ethanol 36, 82ethnography 99etiquette 92eugenics 120Euphoria Stringband 48Eureka, KS 90Coralee Evans 118Evans, Leslie 30Evans, Terry 46Evel Knievel Museum 135evergreens 4Everhard Photo Collection 78evolution 64exercise 41exhibits 2, 11, 63, 64Exploration Place 65explorers 19, 21, 59, 63Explorer Post #721 100extension home unit 83Eye Scream Labs 125

F4-H 113FFA 80Fahrion, Steven 16falcons 28fair 135family 27, 45, 86, 95farm safety 96farmers 20, 25, 26, 31, 35, 53, 64, 67,

80, 105, 118, 132farmers’ markets 76, 112farming 5, 20, 21, 27, 35, 36, 42, 48,

64, 70, 82, 96, 112, 131Farpoint Observatory 43fast food 72feathers 104Feist, Gary 69felting 100fence, limestone 108Festival of Lights 4Ferarra, Massimo 118Ferguson, Jim 88Ferrell, Pete 57Ferrell Ranch 57festivals 3, 6, 8, 46, 69, 70, 73, 74fiber arts 100Field Station: Dinosaurs 139Fiesta Mexicana 2Filipino-Americans 44Kansas Film Commission 1film 1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 42, 59, 60, 73, 82,

99Film Row 117filmmakers 43, 60, 73filmmaking 76Finch, Verna 19Finney County 5fire camp 137Firecracker (film) 82firefighters 78First Amendment 42fish 36Fisher, A.B. 36Fisher, Jim 66Fitzgerald, Daniel 38Flint Hills 1, 9, 10, 19, 56, 57, 63,

71, 73, 85, 90, 92, 95, 103, 104, 111, 116, 126, 128, 130, 135

Flint Hills Death Ride 63Flint Hills Discovery Center 111Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge

28Flint Hills Nature Trail 117Flint Hills Rodeo 57Flint Hills Scenic Byway 56Flint Hills Special, The 56Flint Hills Wagon Train 57Flood of ’51 63floods 31, 38, 59, 63, 138Florence 72flour milling 96flowers 77Fly Boy Brewery & Eats 125Flying W Ranch 116Fluhardy, Denny 57Foerster, Bernd 29folk art 7folk dancing 32, 70folk music 14, 32Folklife Institute of Central Kansas 26folklore 25, 32Folly Theater, The 119food 100, 118Forbes Field 63Forge, Bernadette 114Forge Young Professionals 138Forrer, Sam 35Fort Dodge 58Fort Hays 4, 68Fort Hays State University 11, 58Fort Larned 9, 104Fort Leavenworth 14, 24, 54, 77Fort Riley 9, 40, 53, 79, 92, 95, 101,

136Fort Scott 3, 4, 60, 86, 102, 135Fortunato, Henry 122fossils 11, 41, 51, 584-H Club 113

Four Seasons of Kansas, The 6Fowler 58Fox, Greg 131fox hunting 81Frank, Ron 17Frank, Thomas 88Frank’s Pharmacy 47fracking 113fraternal orders 31Free State Brewery 54Freeman, Craig 29, 36, 39, 69French-Canadian 105Fresh Seven Coffee 125Friesen, Duane 44Friesen, Eugene 57Friesen Flour Mill 87Frontier Military Historic Byway 114frontier 135frontier railroads 79fuel crops 82Fuller Brush Company 112Fund, Mary 64funeral homes 44Funk, Rodger 5Funston, General Frederick 54Furley 37furriers 3

GGPS 128G.I. Bill 63Gage Park 61, 131Gaines, David 9Galena 11, 60, 125gaming 66Gant-Larson Ranch 10Garden City 5, 7, 12, 35, 36, 81, 92Garden of Eden 2, 112gardens 77, 105, 115, 116Gardner, Alexander 31Garlinghouse Home Plans 138Garnett, KS 49, 109, 126Garten, Lonnie 58Garwood, Darrell 43gas production, natural 113Gates BBQ 88Geist, Vicky 27Gene Lehmann 87geography 10geologists 31geology 1, 52geocaching 128Gerdel, Patty 27German POWs 77Germans 2, 32, 41, 123German cuisine 131Germans from Russia 2

Gerner, Deborah 17gerontology 134Gerritz, Ellsworth 1Gertsner, Kyle 99ghost tourism 139ghosts 105ghost towns 56Ghost Towns of Kansas 6, 37Gingerich, Rev. John 26Girl Scouts 68, 113glass 30glamping 135Glasco, KS 114Glasscock, Terry 42Glen Elder Fishing Tournament 130Glen Elder Reservoir 38, 130Goans, Mike 123Goddard, KS 22, 129Goessel, KS 20, 43Golden Eagle Casino 66golf 87, 124golf, disc 130Gomer, Bill 7Good Ole Days Celebration 3Good Sam Samboree 89Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch 106Goodall, Jane 65Goodman, Don 27Goodrich, Deb 124Goossen, Rachel 79GOP 49Gottschalk, Terry 112gospel singing 8Gould, Richard 34government 22, 49governors, KS 86, 102, 116, 120, 129Governor’s Mansion, Old 116Grace Episcopal Cathedral 134Graham, David 37Grange 31grasses, native 85Grasslands Symphony 57grassroots art 26, 105Grassroots Arts Center 68grave markers 26, 126graves 26, 126Gray, Jim 67Great Bend, KS 3, 55, 68, 70, 73,

103, 112, 121Great Gunfighters 20Great Overland Station 79Great Plains Quilt Company 105Great Plains Theatre Festival 67Greeks 81Greeley, Horace 105green community 97Greenbush, KS 71

Greene, Dottie 13Greene, Zula Bennington - “Peggy of

the Flint Hills” 13, 117Greensburg 68, 92, 97, 103, 113Gregorian chant choir 84Gregg, John Andrew 77Gregg, Sara 116Gridley, KS 32Grimsley, Mona 37Grisnik, Marijana 3grocery stores 76, 103groundwater 11, 36, 39, 116Groundwater Management Dist. #4

116Guastello, George 121Gude, Anthony Benton 77guitars 111Gyp Hills 58

HHabitat for Humanity 26, 97Haefele, Lavina and Jack 41hair weaving 16Haire, Patrick 76Halbe, L.W. 27Haldeman-Julius, Emanuel 18Hale, Jim 2Halstead, KS 128Hallmark Hall of Fame 60Ham radio 104Hamburg, Steve 15Hammon, Carolyn 29Hamscher, Albert 78Hancock, Jamie 116Hanni, Jane 122Hansen, Dane G. 58Hansen, Jeff 95Hanson, Leah 57Hanukkah 4Hardtner, KS 129hardware 104Hardy, Donna 17Hardy, Saralyn Reece 30Harkness, James 102Harlem Renaissance 97Harmon, Laura 15Harner, Joseph 38Harris, Brent 130Harsh, Bayliss 48“Hatman Jack” 112hats 104, 112Harvey, Fred 72Harvey, Herk 5Harvey House Museum 72Harveyville Project 100Harveyville, KS 100Haevest Ballroom 105

Harvest Farm & Pumpkin Patch 96Haskell Indian Nations University 7,

23, 30, 53, 54, 80Haub, Rev. Peg 22Hauber, Catherine 60Hawkins, Mike 121Hawksworth, Susan 118Hawthorne, Sally 90Hayashi, Eric 42Hayden, Mike 2, 84, 102Hays, KS 6, 11, 33, 35, 48, 87, 103,

133Hays Arts Council 103Hays House 2Haywood, C. Robert 20, 43Haywood, Robert 47hazardous waste 37Hazel Hill Chocolate 118Hazel, Linda 48headstones 10, 26, 78health care 23Heartland Farm 29Heartland Park 140Heartland 100 92Heartland Men’s Chorus 119Heartland Orthodox Christian

Museum 81Heartland’s School of Riding 42Hedrick’s Bed & Breakfast 98Hedville, KS 67Heeney, Marge 104, 116Heitzman, Paul 41Helper Dogs 90Helping Hands Humane Society 121Henderson, Cheryl Brown 27Herbison, Chico 48herbs 73Herd, Stan 5, 99Herington, KS 17, 40, 63Herington Times 40heritage poultry 106Heritage Trust Program 31herpetologists 101Herrs, Lawrence 113Herrs Car and Truck Museum 113Hertzler, Dr. Arthur 23Hesed, Larry 29Hesston, KS 12Hi-Fi Hop 76Hiawatha, KS 80Hickok, Wild Bill 20Higgerson, Sarah 128Higgins, Cindy 54highland games 81, 131high school 113, 126, 135highways 60, 66, 69, 90, 137hiking 60

Hill City 38Hill-Nelson, Sarah 95Hillsboro, KS 87Hilmer’s store 106Himmels Rand Tree Farm 4Hind, Steven 82Hines-Starr, Merlyne 48Hispanic-Americans 48, 86, 131Historic Preservation Act 130historic sites 9, 53, 58, 60Hittle, T.J. 52Hix, Cliff 138hobos 75Holbert, Sarah 27Holenbeck, Jim 29Holton, KS 139Hoisington, KS 126holistic therapies 29Holl, Steven 96Holt, Marilyn 26Holyrood, KS 30Hoover, Ed 86Hoover, Herbert 114Homan, Bob 102Home City, KS 20, 110home movies 45Home on the Range (concert) 108Home on the Range (song) 75home schooling 71Hometown Cafe 84homeopathy 73homes 26, 68, 73honey 84, 136Honor Flight 138Hoot Owl Hill 135Hope, KS 76Horak, Gerry 28horses 42, 121, 129horseshoe pitching 124horticulture 59Holton House Bed & Breakfast 105Horton, KS 66 105Horton, Betty 48hospice 44hot air balloons 7Houseman, Laurie 30housing 10, 53, 68, 72Howard, Mononika 83Howe, William 28Hoy, Jim 10, 25, 36, 37, 43, 57, 74,

87Hoy, Josh & Gwen 116Hudson, Bruce 17Hudson Cream Flour 96Hudson, KS 96Huff ‘n’ Puff Balloon Rally 7Hug, Gary 44

Hughes, James Clark 129Hughes, Langston 53Hughes Collection, The 118Hughes, Leon and Rosie 118Hugoton, KS 35Humbolt, KS 4hummingbirds 88Huncovsky, Dale & Laverna 103Hund, Duane 46Hund, Steve 103Hunt, Kelley 113Hunt, Mark 2Hunter, Emily 91Hunter, Margie 128hunting 84Huron Indian Cemetery 136Hurst, Jackie 122Hurst, Stephen 34Hutchinson 3, 7, 21, 64, 85, 89, 108,

117, 125Hutchinson Sky Ryders Drum and

Bugle Corps 8Hyatt, Robert 57hydraulic fracturing 113hydropower 115

I

ice cream 125I, Too, am America 99illustrators 2Imagination Workshop, The 25immigrants 7, 44, 48, 59In His Steps 22Independence 4, 82, 91, 121Independence, KS Public Library 121Indian burial sites 7Indian mascots 80industry 26information overload 139Influenza of 1918 101Inge, William 4, 91Inman 46, 80inmate rehabilitation 21inns 66, 98intergenerational learning 100international relations 25internet 43, 99Interstate Highway System 89Invasive species 95Iola, KS 42, 81, 107, 123Iola Municipal Band 81Iraq 95Irish-Americans 73irrigation 5, 35, 36, 71Irsik, Steve 35Isabel 68

Isern, Tom 20Islam 17, 81Islamic Society of Shawnee County

17Italian-Americans 48Italian Wall Lizard 101

JJackson County, MO 114Jackson, Reta 106Jackson, Wes 5, 35, 46, 57Jagger, John 10Jamestown, KS 122Jansen, Steve 54Japan 25Jarbalo 7Jazz 1, 91, 106, 128Jefferson County, KS 118Jepson, Barry 100Jessye, Eva 101Jewish agricultural colonies 86Jewish traditions 4Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG)

135John Mack Bridge 21Johnson County, KS 47Johnson County Arts & Heritage

Center 134Johnson County Community College

42Johnson, Gladys 41Johnson, Jay 16Johnson, Kate 134Johnson, Osa and Martin Safari Mu-

seum 4Johnson, Stephan 6Johnson, Walter 31Johnston, Paul 38Jones, Brent 106Jones, Charles 22Jones, Chuck 37Jones, Jerry 1JooYoung Choi 137Jost, Jerry 20Jost, Lora 77Junction City, KS 15, 51, 53, 67, 92,

121

KKDOT 85, 95KANU-FM 1, 25 KSDS Inc. 90KTWU 74, 99, 104KFKB 62KSAC 134

KVSV 131KU Museum of Natural History 120Kaeberle, Patti 47KAN Film Festival 73Kansas (the film) 1Kansas Anthropological Association

2Kansas Art Postcards 77Kansas Arts Commission 30, 42Kansas Association of Conservation

and Environmental Education 120

Kansas Auto Racing Museum 67Kansas Barn Alliance 122Kansas Biological Survey 36, 39Kansas Book Festival 91Kansas Breweries and Beer 54Kansas Bureau of Investigation 100Kansas City Area 1, 3, 8, 17, 23, 31,

61, 62, 64, 65, 78, 94, 96, 100, 113, 117, 119, 125, 126, 129, 131, 136, 138, 140

Kansas City Art Institute 125Kansas City Monarchs 23Kansas City Music Teachers Assoc.

125Kansas City Royals 23Kansas City Star 31Kansas City Streetcar 140Kansas City Renaissance Festival 92Kansas Cookbook, The 20Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Cen-

ter 7, 44, 64, 136Kansas Day 107Kansas Department of Health and

Environment 22, 113Kansas Department of Transportation

85, 95Kansas Department of Wildlife and

Parks 36, 38, 41, 46, 68, 71Kansas Dinner Belle Train 118Kansas Division of Water Resources

12Kansas Explorers Club 63Kansas Expocenter 124Kansas Farm Women 27Kansas Film Festival 6, 43Kansas Firefighter’s Museum 137Kansas Geological Survey 31, 36,

52, 66Kansas Heritage Center 35Kansas Highway Patrol 78, 137Kansas Horse Council 42Kansas Landscape Arboretum 67Kansas Learning Center for Health

128Kansas Library Network 43

Kansas Murals Project 77Kansas Museum of Anthropology 23Kansas Museum of History 2, 3, 26,

64, 107, 118, 129Kansas National Guard 17, 78Kansas Native Plant Society 95Kansas Originals 126Kansas Postcard Series 77Kansas Prairie Pickers 139Kansas Quilt Project 16Kansas River 52, 66, 102, 113, 115Kansas River Valley 51, 63Kansas riverkeeper 113Kansas Riverkings Museum 131Kansas Rocks Recreation Park 136Kansas Rural Center 20, 47, 64, 67,

112Kansas Sampler Festival 46, 120Kansas Sampler Foundation 63, 76,

104Kansas Scenic Byways 95Kansas School for the Deaf 113Kansas Sculptors Association 6Kansas Sierra Club 34Kansas Song Project 108Kansas Specialty Dog Service 27, 90Kansas Speedway 74Kansas Speleological Society 10Kansas State Board of Education 64Kansas State Capitol 104Kansas State Fair 3Kansas State Historical Society 2, 12,

20, 22, 26, 32, 36, 38, 40, 41, 43, 58, 107, 114, 120, 129

Kansas State Industrial School 120Kansas State Office Building 124Kansas State University 1, 15, 17,

21, 29, 31, 34, 36, 42, 53, 54, 59, 74, 94, 95, 101, 116. 121, 122, 129, 134

Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine 121

Kansas State Unmanned Aircraft Training Center 129

Kansas Statehouse 25, 31, 32, 88Kansas Statehood Ball 107Kansas Teacher Of The Year 129Kansas Territory 80, 81, 86Kansas Trail Guide 130Kansas Turnpike 69Kansas Wetlands Education Center

103Kansas White Way, The 122Kansas Wildlife and Parks 104, 131Kansas Wildlife Magazine 6Kansas Wing, Civil Air Patrol 138Kansas-Nebraska Act 79, 80

Kanza 2, 61Kanza Rail Trails Conservancy 117Kapaun, Emil 78Kapaun, Father Emil 78karate 3Kassebaum, Nancy 62Kassem, Chad 67,128Karen, James 42Kataske, Ron 10Kauffman Center for the Performing

Arts 117Katy railroad 75Kaw 61Kaw City, Oklahoma 61Kaw Mission 2, 139Kaw River 131Kaw River State Park 104Kaw Heritage Trail 114Kaw Tribe 114Kaw Valley 51, 52Kaw Valley Farm Tour 122Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance 47, 51Kaw Valley Landscapes 10“KC150” 65Kean, Mary Margaret 48Keaton, Buster 42Keaton, Eleanor 42Keckeisen, Bob 2Kelley, Vance 130Kellogg, “Hatman Jack” 112Kelly, Emmett 69Kelly, Jim 2Kelly, Katherine 130Kelly, Ryan 102Kemp, Pam 59Kendall, Dave 80Kensington, KS 29Kentucky 80Kenya 88Kepley, Larry 35Kessinger, Kurt 13Kickapoo Nation 4, 19, 66, 123Kilby, Jack 70Kill Creek Barn 112Kin, Darrel 49kindergarten 100Kindscher, Kelly 19, 73, 95King, Darrel 49King Louie West Recreation Center

134King, Martin Luther 32Kinsley 35, 81, 121Kiowa 16, 30Kirby, Matt 4Kirk, Lisa 106Kisner, Keith 36kites 102

Kline, HibberdKlein, Jeanne 30Klocke, Tom 30knitting 100Knoll, J.T. 60Koelliker, Jim 36Koger, Jane 10Kohler Foundation, Inc., 112Konza Prairie 1, 41Korean War 78Kortcamp, Patti 42Kraslice 7Kratzer, Otto 121Krauss, Harold 35Ku Klux Klan 31Kustom Amplifier Company 117Kuhn, Dale 40Kurtis, Bill 60, 63, 78, 80Kwanzaa 48

LLabette Correctional Conservation

Camp 21Labette County 21, 100LaCrosse, KS 90LaGrange, Colonel Gary L. 9Lake Scott 58Lake Scott State Park 55Lakota 114Lambertson, John Mark 27Lambley, Dale 34Land Institute, The 5, 35, 46, 57, 82,

138Land-to-Hand 76Landis, Roger 74Landon, Alf 24, 62, 91Landon Center 91landowners 46landscaping 77, 115Lansing, KS 133Lansing State Correctional Facility

21, 84Larned, KS 68Larson, Bob and Charlene 10law 34, 35, 36law enforcement 100Lawrence 1, 3, 6, 10, 14, 17, 20, 22,

23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 42, 44, 46, 47, 54, 59, 62, 64, 66, 71, 72, 73, 79, 80, 90, 98, 99, 100, 101, 116, 118, 123, 131, 135, 139

Lawrence Arts Center 23Lawrence Community Nursery

School 97Lawrence Freenet 90Layne, Bob 42Layton, Elizabeth “Grandma” 2

lead mining 117League of Women Voters, The 49Lease, Mary 101Leavenworth 66, 73, 112Leavenworth County Historical Soci-

ety 78Lebanese heritage 104Lecompton, KS 16, 79, 86, 98Lehmann, Gene 87Lehrer, Jim 12, 101Lelle, Willi 41Lenexa, KS 78, 138Leoti, KS 70Leroy, KS 133Let’s Go Eat: The Kansas Guide to

Good Dining 20Lessman, Ron 120Lewis, Bryan 117Lewis, Meriwether 59Lewis & Clark 86Liberal, KS 74Liberty Bell 7, 64Liberty Hall 3, 25libraries 59, 122Liebler, Sonie 52Life In A Jar 97Lilly, Judy 44limestone 6, 38Lincoln Days 135Lincoln, KS 135Lindell, Elmer 92Linder, Bob 31Lindsborg, KS 7, 70, 83, 106, 121,

124liquor 26Little Apple 100Little Balkans 11Little Blue Books 139Little Red Schoolhouse 97Litto, George 1livestock 38lizards 101Local Enhanced Management 116Loepky, Becky 102Loewenstein, Dave 77lofts 72Logan, KS 58, 112Lombardo, Stan 47Lominska, Joy and Bob 53Long Island, KS 71Long, William 42Longren, Albin 84Longhorn cattle 43Loomis, Burdett 42Loveless, Brad 37Lovett, Christopher 50, 54Low, Denise 54

Lower Arkansas River Basin 36Lucas, KS 68, 105, 112Luckert, Marla 47Kufahl Hardware 104Luray, KS 87Lustron homes 68Lynn, Debra Lark 3Lynn, Lark 3

MM-K-T Railroad 75Mack, Larry 48MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour 12McCurdy, Megan 105McHenry, Eric 126MacMillan, Colin 126Madden, Mary 16, 52Madison 31, 63Madora Salter, Susanna 57magazines 3, 6, 42, 56Magerl, Chuck 54magic lantern slides 13magnet schools 48, 113Mahaffie Farmstead and Stagecoach Stop

53Mahaffie, James and Lucinda 53Main Street programs 29, 73, 106Maize, KS 125Malin, Mike 87malls 53Malm, Norm 7Mammoliti, Chris 46Manhattan, KS 1, 15, 17, 25, 53, 59, 65,

71, 94, 97, 100, 101, 116, 121, 126Manear, Gary and LaVon 125Mann, Glennis 20mansions 66Maple Hill, KS 63Mapleton, KS 136Marable, Justin 104marbles 126Marais des Cygnes River Basin 38Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Refuge 2, 24Marching Cobras 14Marienthal, KS 35, 138MarCon Pie Company 113Marquette, KS 29, 89, 92Marrin, Pat 22Marshall County 20, 67, 103Marshall, Jim 38Martin, Larry 51Martin Luther King 32Martin Luther King Urban Center 23Marvin, Anne 12, 26Marymount College 126Marysville Advocate 103mascots 80

masks 116math 129Matfield Green 46, 57, 63, 104, 111Mattfield Station 111Matheny, Dave 24Matheny, David 22Mayetta, KS 52McBride, Bill & Julia 111McCall’s Pattern Company 100McCarthy, Andrew 1McCauley, Jim 1, 36McCord-Rogers, Suzette 59McCown, Trent 49McCoy, Ron 54, 60McCoy, Tim 60McCune 81McGlone, Edward 41McGuff, Joe 31McGuire, Barry 30McHenry, Eric 117McKee, Andy 111McKinney, Henry Lewis 44McNally, Pake 129McPherson, KS 73, 81, 131McPherson Festival of Cultures 131McPherson Auto Restoration 140McPherson College 73,74, 140McPherson County 41McPherson, John & Geri 85McPherson Valley Wetlands 71meadowlarks 88Meder, Brenda 103medicinal plants 73medicine 73Medicine Lodge, KS 10, 19, 58medicine wheel 53Meeker, Ezra 90memoirs 9Menninger, Connie 12Menninger Institute 16Menninger, Karl 22Mennonite Disaster Service 12Mennonite Relief Sale 125Mennonites 7, 80Meridian Highway 75Messiah Festival of the Arts 124metorites 92meteorologists 25Mexican-Americans 48, 119Michaelis, Pat 26, 41Michaelis, Ron 27Michaels, Marvin 49Micheaux, Oscar 73Middle East 17, 104Midland Hotel 68Midland Railway 4, 91Milford, KS 62

Milford Reservoir 67, 88military 101, 114Mill Creek 56Mills, Billy 123Miller, Abby 113Miller, Jean 26Miller, Ken 16Miller, Steve 56Miller, Tim 22, 46, 64Miller, Vern 94milling 96Mills, William 12Miner, Craig 11, 36, 37, 46MINDDRIVE 127mining camps 82ministers 22, 86Minneapolis, KS 58Minneola, KS 58Minshull-Ford, Vivien 57Miracle Cafe 106Miser, Tim 10Miskell, Bill 21mortician 105Miss Kansas 83missile bases 25Mission Creek 95mission schools 52Mission Valley 56Mission Valley High School 43Missouri 20, 27, 57, 59, 81Missouri River 59, 86Missouri River Basin 38Mitchell, Gary 52Mitchell, Maude 54model trains 4Mo-Kan Bridge 95Moline 3Monarch Watch 88Monhollon, Rusty 64Monroe School 27, 91Monument 58Moody, Helmi 14, 18Moon Marble Company 126Moon, William Least Heat 19Moore, Alida 26Morland, KS 58Morris, Trevor 117Morris County 9Moses Brings Plenty 114Moslems 17Most Wanted Vodka 131Moten, Bennie 1motorcycles 89, 125, 135motorcycle museum 89Mother Bickerdyke 107Mother Earth News 91, 118

Mould, David 16Mound City, KS 38Mount Hope Cemetery 120movie theater 126movies 82Moyer Ranch 103Mrozek, Donald 25Mudge, Margie 129Mueller, Don 84Mueller, Susan 40Mulvane Art Museum 122Mulvane, Joab 122municipal bands 81muralists 77murals 25, 77, 116Murphey, Pat and Hazel 35Murphy, Lester 62Murphy’s Mercantile 105Museum of Anthropology 6Museum of Natural History 21Museum of Telephony 61museums 2, 4, 6, 7, 11, 34, 41, 44,

58, 61, 64, 67, 68, 69, 72, 77, 89, 112, 118, 126, 128, 129, 133, 134

music 8, 14, 32, 48, 69, 70, 101, 112, 114, 139

Musil, Greg 122Music Box, The 69musicians 4, 55, 67

NNOTO (North Topeka Arts District)

111, 118, 119Naas, Janie 20Nadeau, Joseph 119Naismith, Dr. James, 99Napier, Rita 38, 51Nation, Carry 26National Archives and Records Ad-

ministration, Kansas City 133National Audubon Society 10National Geographic Magazine 87National Horsehoe Pitchers Assoc.

124National Museum of Toys/Miniatures

133National Park Service 47National Register 136National Teachers Hall of Fame 106National Weather Service 25National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

37Nationwide Rivers Inventory 37Native American art 30Native American Church 47Native Americans 7, 19, 23, 26, 52,

80, 82, 114, 123Native Stone Scenic Byway 95nature 101National Depression Glass Museum

116natural gas production 35, 113Natural Heritage Program 15Natural Kansas 2Natural Resources Conservation

Service 104National Park Service’s Brown v

Board of Education Site 91National Park Sites 99, 102naturalists 21nature 27Nature of Kansas Lands, The 99Nature Conservancy, The 1, 24, 38,

58, 123naturopathic doctors 73Nazi concentration camps 97Nazi Germany 119Nedresky, James 73Neewollah, KS 69neighborhoods 3, 72Neill, Courtney 94Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 96Nelson, Dev 17Nelson, Erika 112Nelson, Lynn 43Nelson, Mike 11Neodesha, KS 37Neosho County 37Neosho Falls, KS 6Neosho River 61Neosho River Basin 37Neosho River Valley 54Neosho Wildlife Area 54New Deal 37New Negro Movement 97New Roots for Refuges 118New Stanley Elementary School 17New York City 94, 95, 100, 101Newell, Bud 42NewsHour with Jim Lehrer 66newspapers 5, 13, 17, 18, 25, 40, 45,

60, 62, 103, 115, 123Newton, KS 7, 12, 43, 94Newton, Barry 38Next Century Schools 17Nichols, Clarina 86Nichols, Dusty 138Nichols Gym 122Nichols, J.C. 47Nichols, Miller 47Nichols, Terry 40Nicholson, Forrest 100Nickerson, KS 98

Nicodemus, KS 14, 92, 104Nicoletti, Sam 48Niehardt, Richard 30Nigeria 25Nightengale, Mark 35Nimz, Dale 107Nixon, Betty 30Njagi , John 88Nobel Prize 70non-GMO crops 125Norris, Patricia 16NoMar District, Wichita 131North Topeka Arts District 111, 118,

119North Topeka, KS 79, 118Northeast Kansas Amateur Astrono-

mers’ League 43Northern Exposure 97Northern Valley Huskies 71novels 82Nunley, Bob and Ann 22

OObama, President Barack 101Oberlin, KS 6, 23O’Brian, Pat 26O’Brien, Pat 41, 63O’Connor, Nancy 46Ogallala Aquifer 5, 35, 36, 71, 116 Ogden Publications 91Ohio University 16oil 82oil production 18, 58, 113Oklahoma 12, 40, 61, 82Oklahoma City 40Oklahoma Territory 82Olathe, KS 113Old Fort Hays 68Old Shawnee Days 131Oldfather, Charlie 3Oldham, Shaylee & Michael 100Oleander, William Jennings Bryan 46Oleander’s Guide to Kansas 46Oliva, Leo 9, 43Olney, England 74Olson, Andy 57Onaga 19O’Neil, John “Buck” 23one-room schoolhouse 121opera 84opera houses 139Operation Wildlife 135Opothle Yahola Memorial Trail 69Order #11 107Oregon 82Oregon Trail 24, 66, 90organ donation 78

organic crop inspection 125organic farming 35, 53, 125organs 24orphan trains 26, 91Osage City 120Osage County 11, 86, 113Osage County Chronicle, The 13Osage Indian Nation 47, 54Osage Nation 54Osawatomie 60Osborne County 76, 83Osness, Wayne 17ostrich 11Oswego 21Otis 36Ottawa 4, 27, 126Ottawa University 22Outdoor Wildlife Learning Sites 41Overland Park, KS 15, 42, 115, 122,

134Oxford Mill 36

PPBS 16PBS NewsHour 101, 114POWs 77, 129PTs Coffee 100Padilla, Father Juan de 7paint and sip 129Paint Therapy Uncorked 129painting 2, 4, 28, 30Pancake Races 74pandemic 101Paola, KS 104, 114, 131parades 4Paraguay 49parenting 27, 48Parker, C. W. 112Parker, Kathlyn 15Parker, Tom 115Parks, Dr. Gilbert 98Parks, Gordon 3, 86Parish, Tom 121pasture burning 92patent medicine 73Patton, Georgia 20Pattonsburg, MO 59Pauls, Leo 48Paul Winter Consort, The 57Pawnee, KS 52Pawnee Indians 34Pawnee Rock, KS 29Paxico, KS 26, 46, 103Peabody 31Peacock, Gene 57Pearce, Sylvia Rivera 54Peck, John 34, 37

“Pee Wee’s Playhouse” 6Peggy of the Flint Hills 13, 117Pennell, J.J. 67Penner, Marci 29, 46, 63, 76, 120,

126Penner, Mil 68, 80Pennington, Loren 24, 40, 62peony flowers 134People to People 50Persian Gulf 17Perry, KS 112Peru 60Peterson Farm Bros 117petroglyphs 24, 26petroleum 82peyote 47Pfeffer, William 101Philippines 44Phillipsburg, KS 62photographers 3, 16, 21, 23, 68, 99,

115, 132photographs 15, 27, 31, 49, 67, 68,

78, 115, 133photography 23, 46, 98, 121, 126physicians 97pianos 125Piatt Street Plane Crash 124Picher, OK 117pie making 113Pillsbury Crossing 1pilots 85Pilsen 78pioneers 24, 71Pioneer Bluffs 104Pipe Creek Shirts 10Pipe Organs 24, 134Piper, Michael 43Piqua 42Pittsburg, KS 60, 72, 138Pittsburg State University 11, 48Pizza Hut 72planes 33plants 15, 20, 36, 39, 69, 73, 116Plaza Theater 126Pleasonton, KS 60Plumb, Heidi 125Pluto 43poetry 10, 29, 54, 58, 59, 82, 126poets 54police 94, 126politics 19, 22, 42, 47, 49, 52, 57,

62, 64Polish 97polka 32Pollom, Alan 24, 58pond tour 128Pony Express 10

Pope, David 12, 34, 36Pope, Mike 34population 82Populism 22, 101Porgy & Bess 101Porter, Lee 13Porter, Richard 38Porubsky, Charlie and Lydia 54Porubsky, Lydia 54, 63Porubsky’s 54Porubsky, C. W. 54Positive Futures Network 82post rock 6, 68, 95Postcards from Midlin 63Post offices 110Post Office Murals 116Potawatomi Baptist Manual Labor

Training School 52pottery 100poultry, heritage 106Powell, Colin 14power generation 66, 115,130Powers, Ramon 36, 73Prisoners of war 77, 129Prairie Band Potawatomi 52prairie chicken 115Prairie Festival 82Prairie Moon Waldorf School 100Prairie Museum of Art and History

58Prairie Rose 90Prairie Spirit Rail Trail 49Prairie Women Retreat 10Prairiesta 70PrairyErth 19Pratt, KS 68, 126Pray, Bobbie 20preservation 21, 31, 43, 53, 73, 123Preserve the Flint Hills 9Preston, KS 105Price, Jay 131PRIDE Program 45principals 71printmaking 104prison overcrowding 21prisons 21privies 126Procter, David 76, 94Prohibition 26Project Release 15Protection 35protests 64, 122psychiatry 22Pumpkinator 96public health 22public radio 3public television 16, 42

Pucket, Robert 94Purinton, Wayne 50

QQuantrill’s Raid 20, 59quarter midget racing 100quilts 16, 135Quindaro, KS 80Quivira National Wildlife Refuge 55

Rracing 100radio 62. 131, 134Radio Lobo & Azteca Wichita 86rail lines 62rail trails 11, 49railroad 80railroads 11, 12, 46, 66, 72, 75, 79,

111, 118, 121Railsback, Lee 1Raleigh, Richard 10Ramada Inn Hotel and Convention

Center 101,116Ramey, Samuel 108Ramona, KS 88ranchers 57, 58, 71, 75, 98, 132ranches 11, 38, 42, 56, 57, 58, 66,

68, 75range 99Rapp School 113Rappleye, Jon 96Rantoul, KS 136Ratzlaff, John 35Raub, Randy 42Raven Bookstore 139Reading Rainbow 16Reading, KS 106record albums 128recreational vehicles 89recycling 15Red Buffalo Ranch 60Red Hills 90, 123Redmond, Donald 47Reese, Frank 106Reeve Cattle Company 36Reeve, Jack 35Reeve, Lee 36Reform Party 49Regan, Jim 49regionalists 77Reilley, Pat 48religion 8, 22, 42, 134religious freedom 47Remington, Frederic 25Renaissance Festival 3, 92Reno County 96

reptiles 21Republic County 98Republican Party 49Republican River 34restaurants 20, 54, 67, 72, 94, 125,

131retirement 134restoration 24, 29, 31, 38, 64, 73, 74,

104Reuter Organ Company, The 134Reyes , Concepcion 89Rich, Bill 42Richard Howe House 112Richardson, Jim 87Richmond, KS 49Richmond, Robert 12, 44, 46, 52, 55Ride Into History 92Ride with the Devil (movie) 59Riemer, Mike 25Riggs, Rick 121Rightmeier, Marge 41Riley County 1Ring of Fire 14Ripley, John 13Ritchie House 73Ritchie, John 73Rites of Passage 48River Suite 117river towns 38riverboats 52Riverfest, Wichita 70rivers 37, 38, 52Riverton 60roadside architecture 76Roadside Wildflowers of the Southern

Great Plains 29roadways 62, 66, 122Robe, Mike 42Roberts, Andrew 91Roberts, Jim 40Robison, Edward 99Rock Springs 4-H Center 15, 121Rockers, Glenn 11Rocky Ford Fishing Area 130rodeos 29, 57, 98Rodriguez, Fred 17Rogers, Dennis 44, 74Rogler Family 104Rollin’ Down the River Festival 51Rolling Hills Refuge 67Romper Room 76Roosevelt, Franklin 37, 77Rural post offices 110Ross, Bud 117Ross, Merrill and Barbara 27Rothenberger, Von 43Route 42 68

Route 66 60RowHouse Restaurant 131Runnymede 57runoff 38, 67Rusco, Jeremy 130 Russell, KS 70Russell, “Reb” 11Russell Stover Candy 83Russians 32, 98Rutter, Larry 6

SSabetha, KS 63Sacred Earth 26saddles 7safety 137 Salina, KS 14, 35, 46, 67, 72, 82,

118, 124, 128, 129, 138Salina Art Center 30, 96Saline County 76salt mining 125salt museum 85Samboree 89Samuelson, Bill 70sand greens 87Sandell Stangl, Vickie 49Sandzen, Birger 106Santa Fe Railroad 46Santa Fe Trail 9, 37, 53, 55“Sarah, Plain and Tall” 60Satter, Gary 54Sauble Ranch 132Savage, Jolene 92Savage, Rachael 125Sayler, Arthur 6scenic byways 54, 56, 95, 108Schaffer, Jim 35Schaffner, John 96Scherer, Mark 52Scheufler, Marjorie 35Schiefelbein, George 32Schiefelbein, Joe 32Schmidt, Joe 138Schmidt, Myron 124Schmidt, Sister Imelda 29Schmiedeler, Tom 59schoolhouses 31, 70, 121schools 27, 30, 41, 44, 48, 52, 71,

113Schultz, Ascension “Toots” 44Schultz, Elizabeth 53Schwindaman, Scott & janet 129Science City 64science education 64Scott, Bob 125Scottish heritage 81

scouting 68screen printing 138sculpture 2, 30, 61Seagraves, Sam 52Seaman High School 109, 121Seay, David 92Sebelius, Kathleen 86Secretary of Agriculture 105Section 27: A Century on a Family

Farm 80Security Benefit Association 72Sedan, KS 60, 69, 78, 102Sedgwick County Zoo 15seeds 15Seelye Medical Company 73Selbee-Koch, Denise 139Seneca, KS 63senators 116Senior Olympics 41Sergeant, Bruce and Julie 98Serenata Farms 85serial killers 100Sesame Street 16sesquicentennial 79, 85Sesquicentennial Ball 107Sesquicentennial Commission 79Sethi Simran 101settlers 11, 51, 58Sharp’s rifles 79Shaw, Amanda 66Shaw, George Bernard 32Shaw, Jerry 47Shawl, Stephen 43Shawnee County Extension 116, 134Shawnee County Courthouse 138Shawnee County Fair 113Shawnee Mission 41sheep 38Sheetrock 58Sheets, Jeff 43Sheldon, Rev. Charles 22, 86shelterbelts 122Sheppard, Lemuel 32Sherbert, Nancy 27Sherow, James 34, 41, 95Shortridge, Pete 10, 44, 45, 51, 59Shrimplin, Frank and Edie 47silk 82Silovsky, John 54Simecka, Leo 17Simmons Funeral Home 78Simpson “Sockless” Jerry 101Sinclair, Harry 82Sioux 10Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia 97slaveholders 80slavery 79

Sleeping Beauty 2slow money 125Smalley, Bill 101small-town groceries 76Smalley, Garrett 31Smith, Chelsea 129Smith County 75Smith, Gary 23Smith, Mike 25Smith, Richard Norton 114Smith, Willie Arthur 14Smithsonian Museum 28Smoke In The Spring 120Smoky Hill Museum 118Smoky Hill River 35Smoky Hill River Festival 14, 124Smoky Valley 55snakes 2, 21Snead, Bruce 53Snell, Joe 20social media 128, 131social welfare 72Sod and Stubble 43soda fountains 29soil conservation 36soil erosion 5soil testing lab (K-State) 134solar cars 74solar eclipse 136solar energy 18, 95Solomon River Basin 38Solomon Valley Heritage Alliance 90Somalia 118South-Central Trail Riders 10South Lawrence Trafficway 123Southeast Asians 7Southeast Kansas Education Service

Center 71Southwest Junior High 95soybeans 82space 7, 44special needs 90specialty crops 76Speck, Liz 12Spector, Arlen 70Spell of the Sensuous, The 51spelunkers 10Spencer, Mark & Patti 98Spencer Museum of Art 77Spinden, Rita 56Spiritualism 134Spirituality 22spirituals 101Spivak, David 102Sponholtz, Lloyd 37, 67Spoon Creek Research Center 53sporting clays 11

sports 17, 49, 71, 99, 100, 140Sports Car Club of America 140Sports Hall of Fame 17springs 38, 66spinning 100Spirit Of The Prairie (endurance run)

92Sprint Corporation 61squatters 80Squires, Lyle and Sarah 27St. Benedict, KS 104St. Benedict’s Abbey 47St. Fidelis Church 6St. Francis, KS 97St. John, KSSt. Joseph 62St. Mary College 21St. Marys 63St. Marys Church 104St. Patrick’s Day 73St. Petersburg, Russia 32Stafford, KS 32Stafford, Kim 82Stafford, Tom and Shelley 48Stafford, William 82stagecoachs 53Stansifer, Charley 49Stanton, Ken 105“Star 34” 1Stark, KS 105State Capitol, KS 104. 122State Championship Ranch Rodeo 10State Fiddling and Picking Champion-

ship 14state parks 55, 102statehouse, KS 107steamboats 38, 52Stebner, Scott 132Steckline, Larry 64Steele, F. M. 99Steichen, James 38stereopticans 27Sterling, KS 106Sterling College 42Sternberg Museum 11, 41Steuwe, Paul 20Stevens, Rick 55Stevenson, Mary 66Stewart, Ed 126Stiles, Tom 113Stilwell Hotel 104Stockton, KS 59Stone, Harris 21stone arch bridges 130stone cellars 121stoneware 100Storm Spotters 25

storytelling 32Storey, Fr. Richard 86Stover, Russell 83stoves, antique 103Stout, Elmore 57Strauss, Eric 40straw bale homes 72Strawberry Hill 3Strong City, KS 10, 56students 27, 30, 41, 42, 65, 74, 113,

135student housing 138student teacher 135SubTropolis 140Sudbrook, Lance 27Sudlow, Robert 25Sumner Academy 113Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant

92Sunflower Journeys Presents the Na-

tional Parks of Kansas 102Sunflower Journeys Producers’ Re-

union 93Sunflower Music Festival 14, 131Sunflower State Games 17, 100sunflowers 83, 135Sunset Spiritualist Church and Camp

134survival 85sustainability 101Supreme Court 27Svaty, Josh 105Svensk Hyllingsfest 70Swafford, Bob and Diana 49Swan, Tom 38Sweden 7Swedish-Americans 7Swedish culture 124Sycamore Springs Resort 136Sylvan Grove 95, 125Symphony in the Flint Hills 91,125Szaran, Luis 49

TTae-Kwan-Do 6Talleur, Anna 118Tallgrass Legacy Alliance 71tallgrass prairie 57, 71, 103Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

56, 104Tarr, Blair 118Taylor, Donn 42Taylor, Jeff 100Taylor, Sue 58teachers 17, 41, 48, 71, 83, 113Teachers Hall of Fame, National 106

Team 12:22 Productions 99teens 59television 32, 60, 62, 76, 129Tenpenny, Everett 41Terrell, Whitney 81territorial Kansas 52, 93Territorial Kansas Heritage Alliance

79Thalmann, Dan 123theaters 3, 21, 25, 30, 32, 67, 117,

131Theatre for Young People 30theater, youth 134 Theatre na Litynom 32Trecek, Glenda 126Treece, KS 117Theis, Frank 53theology 22therapeutic riding 42, 85Tri-State Lead & Zinc District 117,

140 (repeat)Thierer, Joyce 42, 92Thomas, Philip 59Thomas, Ron 10Thomas, Sherri 115Thompson, Bradbury 89Thompson, Donald 16Thompson, Max 88Thompson, Nona 17Threshing Days 20Throwback Thursday 128Tightwad Bank 106Tinnell, Jack 53tobacco 59tole painting 4Tombaugh, Clyde 43Tombaugh Observatory 43Tonganoxie, KS 50Tonantzi Society 119Topeka, KS 2, 4, 7, 11, 13, 14, 16,

17, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 42, 45, 47, 52, 61, 62, 63, 64, 71, 73, 77, 79, 81, 85, 95, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 106, 107, 113, 114, 115, 117, 124, 125, 128, 129, 130, 131, 134, 138

Topeka AIDS Project 16Topeka Area Water Garden Society

128Topeka Art Guild 129Topeka Arts Connect 137Topeka Capital-Journal 61Topeka Cemetery 124Topeka High School 90Topeka History Geeks 138Topeka League of Women Voters 114Topeka Police Department 100

Topeka & Shawnee County Library 107, 122

Topeka School District 115Topeka Symphony, the 89, 108Torbett, Amanda 121tornadoes 12, 25, 97, 98, 103, 112,

113Toronto, KS 94Torrez, Mike 31Totos Around Town 137tourism 1, 63, 79toys 133Track Night 140tractors 25traffic 62Tribune, KS 105trail cook 96Train to Nowhere 4trains, model 4trains 3, 4, 26, 79tree farm 4Tremblay, Leland 50Tri-State Antique Engine & Thresher

Show 87Troy, KS 59Truckhenge 120Tucker, Sara 47, 57, 62Tulsa, OK 101turkeys 88Turnhalle 123turtles 21Tuttle, Bill 31, 41, 63Tuttle Creek Canyon 31Tuttle Creek Dam 8Tuttle Creek Reservoir 8, 31Tuttle Creek Story, The 8Twain, Mark 30Twine-a-thon 130Twisted Lines Kite Festival 102Two Days Market 118

UUhler, David 99U.S.D. 501 Energy Park 115U.S. Highway 24 58ultralight aircraft 33ultralights 33Ulysses, KS 105Uncle Bo’s Nightclub 101Underground Railroad 73, 80Underwood and Underwood 27Union Pacific Depot 79Union Pacific Railroad 31Union Station (Kansas City, Mo.)

121, 125Uniontown, Ks 43, 97UFM Community Learning Center 94

University of Kansas 10, 15, 16, 17, 21, 26, 30, 31, 34, 35, 38, 40, 43, 44, 45, 48, 51, 63, 64, 74, 77, 99, 120

University of Kansas Medical Center 23

Unrau, Bill 19Unruh, Helen 44Upper Republican River Basin 36urban gardens 100urban sprawl 40, 78US Highway-40 66US Highway-81 75US Park Service 9US Supreme Court 12utopian settlements 82

VVagnetti, Cynthia 27Vahsholtz, Dennis 17Valentine, Arthur 83Valentine Diners 83Valley Falls 6, 47van der Hoeven, Gus 59, 67Van Hee, Dave 116Van Sickle, Sue 43Vaniman, Mark 28VanZandt, Joe 43Vardell, Emily 139Vaughn, Jessica 95Vegetarians 82Vernacular architecture 107Verdigris River Basin 37Versluis, Arthur 26veterans 50, 63Veteran’s Day 79veterinary medicine 15Victoria, KS 6, 68Victory Highway 66video 63, 117Vietnam War 50, 126Vietnamese 7vineyard 76Vinland, KS 135vintage RV camping 139Visit Topeka 131visualization 16Vogelsberg-Busch, Nancy 20Voices of the Wind People 61Volga German settlement 87Volga Germans 26Volland, KS 56, 121volunteer firefighters 78volunteers 26, 38Vonada, Duane 95Vonada Stone Company 95Voth, Elvera 84

Voth, Moses 20voting 114

WWPA 67, 124W. R. Gray Collection 115Wabaunsee, KS 79Wabaunsee County 49, 95, 108Waconda Springs, KS 38, 128Wagner, Don 59Wagnon, Bill 40, 45, 53Wagnon, Joan 45, 113wagon trains 57wagons 59Wahnee, Blanche 30Wakefield, KS 67Waldorf School 100Walken, Christopher 60Walker, Charlie 67walking 122Walking Wounded, The 44Wallace, Gary 28Walnut River Basin 37Walnut Valley Festival 8Walter, Dan 94Walther, James 139Walthers, Tom 11Walton Rural Life Center 125Wamego, KS 21, 40, 83, 87, 137, 139Wamego Historical Society 54war 77,129Warren, David 36Warren, Mary 35Warriner, David & Susan 112Wash O Rama 139Washburn, Abbott 50Washburn University 14, 26, 40, 42,

43, 45, 79, 122, 129Washington, KS 27, 113, 123Washington County, KS 84, 90Washington, D.C. 27water 22, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 52,

71, 115, 116. 140water feature 128water treatment 38Watershed Restoration Protection

Strategy (WRAPS) 105Waterville, KS 103water witching 36waterfowl 28, 55Watson, Bessie 41Watson, Phillip “Brail” 139Watts, Dale 38, 52“Weary Willie” 69weather 25WeatherData Services, Inc. 25

Weaver Hotel 103Webb, Phil 126Wedel, Jacque 43Weese, Robert 39Wegele, Albert 36Weichert, Karren 44Weilert, Linzi 131Welda 49welding 2Weller, Molody 101Wellington, KS 68, 69, 116Wenstrom, Richard 35Wentz, Thomas 12Wesch, Dr. Michael 99Werts, Kelly 75, 111Western Frontier Adventure 81western, KS 101, 116Westar Energy 115Weston, MO 59Weteman, Omajean and Arthur 11wetlands 24, 36, 37, 55, 71Wharton, Walt 21What’s the Matter with Kansas? 88wheat 7, 64, 69Wheat State Whirlwind Tour 74Wheaton, KS 104Wheelchair, Ms. Kansas 91White, Annette 24White, Bruce 76White City, KS 112White, Cheryl 120White Cloud 6White Concert Hall 24White, Jan 56White, Joe 100White, John 46White, William Allen 17Whitehawk, Laurie Houseman 30Whiting 67, 112Whole Wall Mural 103Wichita, KS 21, 25, 30, 33, 36, 43,

55, 64, 65, 70, 77, 81, 90, 97, 101, 104, 105, 112, 137

Wichita Children’s Theatre 30Wichita Grand Opera 84Wichita Riverfest 70, 137Wichita State University 11, 15, 19,

36, 37, 46, 47, 72, 129Widick, Bud & Evelyn 89Wiens, Gerald 29wild horse adoption 84Wild West Film Festival 99Wildcat, Dan 7, 53, 74wildflowers 15, 29wildlife 24, 38, 41, 52, 68, 101, 120Wildlife & Parks 84Wildwood Zipline Adventures 135

Wilkins-Wells, Katheryn 116William Inge Festival 4, 91William Inge Center for the Arts 113Williams, Wilda and Wilma 133Willis, Paul 29Willis, Ron 32Willison, Suki 101Wilmott, Kevin 92Wilson Czech/After Harvest Festival

135Wilson, KS 68, 126, 135Wilson, Anne 57Wilson, Casey 115Wilson, Paul 27Wilson, Raymond 47, 96wind erosion 122wind farming/power 75, 101, 115wind power 18, 138windmills 37wine 26, 122Winfield, KS 8, 30, 57Winfield Regional Symphony 57Winnebago 30Winrod, Gerald 42Wiseman, Dave 24Witty, Tom 2, 7, 19, 34Wizard Of Oz 83, 137Woerner, Jennifer 139Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Sta-

tion 37women 10, 11, 22, 27, 33, 47, 49, 57Wood, Smokey Joe 31woodcarving 2, 7World War I Museum 91, 129World War II 17, 41, 63, 77, 82, 92,

97. 126World Wide Web 43World’s Largest Handdug Well 68Worley, William 47, 121Wright, Dick 1Wright, Phillip 10writing 82Wyandotte Constitutional Conven-

tion 86Wyandotte County 74Wyandotte Indians 80

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Xidis, Terry & Nick 118

YY2K 65Yahola, Opothle 69yarns 100

Yates Center 69You Tube 112Young, Jim 10Young, John 60

ZZ-Bar Ranch 10Zeandale, KS 118Zebra Mussels 140Zerchevski, Dr. Richard 11Zimmerman, Ann 86, 111ziplining 135Zivanovic, Judith 21Zollner, Patrick 130zoo 128Zuckerman, Larry 37Zurhellen, Barbara 57