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Smoky Valley Historical Association Receives Humanities Kansas Grant for Speaker Series with Support from Lindsborg Museum

Saturday, July 27

By the Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum TOPEKA, Kan. (July 25, 2024) — Humanities Kansas recently awarded $2,000 to the Smoky Valley Historical Association in Lindsborg to support “Historical Speakers Series,” a set of online talks that...

Fort Larned Historical Society Receives Humanities Kansas Grant

Wednesday, April 24

By the Santa Fe Trail Center TOPEKA, Kan. — Humanities Kansas recently awarded $14,103.00 to the Fort Larned Historical Society in Larned to support “Rendezvous 2024: Road of Conquest and Another View of the Santa Fe Trail,” a three-day...

Let’s Talk About Ukraine: A Perspective of the Ukraine/Russian Conflict in Light of Historical Backround

Friday, April 12

By Brenna Eller McPHERSON, Kan. — On Sunday, April 21, Professor Matthew D. Cotton will be speaking on contemporary Ukraine at First Mennonite Church, 1161 E Avenue A, McPherson. Professor Cotton received a master's degree from the University of Kansas...

“The Moaniest Moan of Them All” Nominated for 2024 GRAMMY for Best Historical Album

Monday, November 13

By Brenna Eller McPherson jazz pioneer Loren McMurray lives on through his music. That was the original idea behind the reissue album done by the Co-Producers of the project.It was announced on Friday, Nov. 10 that the...

Fund for Buhler Awards $10,000 to Save Historical Site

Wednesday, June 28

BUHLER, Kan. – The Buhler Community Foundation awarded a grant of $10,000 from the Fund for Buhler to save the Wheatland Park Gazebo.The Wheatland Park Gazebo was built in 1988 in a joint effort between the City of Buhler and Buhler’s Kiwanis Club to...