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Nov. 10, 1917, his unit was ordered to the front lines. While trying to cross the swollen Meuse River, ... this service flag to the collections of the Kansas Museum of History in 2009. The State Archives ... Employment Who we are Newsroom Awards & grants Visit Museum Capitol State Archives Store Travel by region ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-things-service-flag/15367
settle Kansas as a slave state. Kansas Territory quickly became the center of attention when it opened for settlement in 1854. The whole nation knew that when Kansas became a state it would alter the ... native state. They brought along a red flag with a single white star featuring the words "South Carolina" ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-things-southern-rights-flag/10254
the Philippine Islands to the United States, which was disappointing to Filipino leaders who believed ... universally accepted that the United States should become a colonial power. At home and among the men of the ... a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the state's history. Date Created: November ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-things-spanish-american-war-flag/10340
information: The Kansas Historical Society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the state's history. Date Created: October 2009 Date Modified: March 2012 The author of this article is solely ... State Archives Store Travel by region Travel by theme Our historic sites Research Online collections ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-things-sugar-sack-doll/15047
Kretsinger and Charlotte Jane Whitehill, Josephine Craig's quilts often swept state fair contests as well as ... Place at one of the first national quilt contests, the Eastern States Exposition at Springfield, Massachusetts in 1936. Other honors for The Garden included first prizes at the Kansas Free and Kansas State ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-things-the-garden-quilt/10141
sprang up across the young state, and a baseball tournament was held at the 1867 Kansas State Fair in ... grow in popularity and by the turn of the century many towns across the state fielded teams. By the ... & grants Visit Museum Capitol State Archives Store Travel by region Travel by theme Our historic sites ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-things-town-baseball-uniform/10282
"United States," this caused some consternation because the more typical abbreviation at the time was "U. States." Samuel was widely known by friends and business acquaintances as "Uncle Sam" for his genial ... Historical Society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the state's history. Date ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-things-uncle-sam-army-recruitment-poster/10169
after the United States entered World War I . While the nation boasted of the best care for its civilian ... War. In 1861 the War Department issued an order requiring each cavalry unit to have a veterinary ... involved Employment Who we are Newsroom Awards & grants Visit Museum Capitol State Archives Store Travel by ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-things-veterinary-reserve-corps-jacket/15048
Kansas as a youth after a treaty with the United States government removed the Shawnees from Ohio and ... carving . The walking stick was passed down in the Boles family until the Kansas State Historical Society ... information: The Kansas Historical Society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-things-walking-stick/10388
Newsroom Awards & grants Visit Museum Capitol State Archives Store Travel by region Travel by theme Our historic sites Research Online collections Genealogy Research toolkit Kansapedia Archeology KSHS ... materials Tours Special events Students Families Preserve State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-things-western-jacket/10249
Historical Society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the state's history. Date ... Employment Who we are Newsroom Awards & grants Visit Museum Capitol State Archives Store Travel by region Travel by theme Our historic sites Research Online collections Genealogy Research toolkit Kansapedia ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-things-whizzo-the-clown-tv-show-props/10273
Cool Things - Yachting Jacket & Cap Kansas governors named John Brinkley to the head of the state's ... issued by schools not recognized in most states. Brinkley chiefly was known for a surgical operation that ... sleeves of the jacket bear the Great Seal of the State of Kansas . Emporia Gazette editor William Allen ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-things-yachting-jacket-cap/10302
Visit Museum Capitol State Archives Store Travel by region Travel by theme Our historic sites Research Online collections Genealogy Research toolkit Kansapedia Archeology KSHS publications Popular Collections ... events Students Families Preserve State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Grants Preservation laws ...
--http://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/random
at Kansas State University. We invite submissions from the public to complete this article. Entry: ... a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the state's history. Date Created: July 2010 ... Sculpture Models Cool Things - Layton Drawing Kansas State Capitol - Online tour - House of Representatives ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/david-hicks-overmyer/15551
would become the state of Kansas the tribes that lived in earth lodges were the Pawnees and the Kansas. ... Historical Society Author information: The Kansas Historical Society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the state's history. Date Created: December 2011 Date Modified: February 2013 The ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/earth-lodges/17333
studied law in the office of Rutherford B. Hayes, who later became the nineteenth President of the United States. Glick moved to Kansas in 1858, settling in Atchison. He served as president of the Kansas Historical Society in 1907. There the state's ninth governor died at age 83 on April 13, 1911. In 1914 ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/george-w-glick/17107
tournaments in the United States and Canada, and played on the Ryder Cup team. McSpaden set a record in 1939 ... Cup team and later coached the team. She was the first woman president of the United States Golf ... three years later Topeka built its first golf course. As the Topeka State Journal proclaimed that year, ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/golf-in-kansas/17618
century forced lawmakers and other state officials to confront issues of water rights. Enthusiasts formed local, state, and national organizations to further irrigation interests. Before entering political ... conferences. In 1895 the Kansas Legislature created the state Board of Irrigation and appropriated $30,000 for ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/irrigation/14194
During his years in service he had a variety of assignments in the United States and overseas during ... Contact Get involved Employment Who we are Newsroom Awards & grants Visit Museum Capitol State Archives Store Travel by region Travel by theme Our historic sites Research Online collections Genealogy Research ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/lewis-walt/18172
Newsroom Awards & grants Visit Museum Capitol State Archives Store Travel by region Travel by theme Our historic sites Research Online collections Genealogy Research toolkit Kansapedia Archeology KSHS ... materials Tours Special events Students Families Preserve State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/lyman-humphrey/17108
Chaney Author: Kansas Historical Society Author information: The Kansas Historical Society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the state's history. Date Created: November 2004 ... Awards & grants Visit Museum Capitol State Archives Store Travel by region Travel by theme Our historic ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/mary-chaney-hatke/12082
whites were tense for most of the 19th century. Nomadic tribes native to the central United States ... Author information: The Kansas Historical Society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the state's history. Date Created: December 2004 Date Modified: March 2013 The author of ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/massacre-at-walnut-creek/12139
of the state's economic growth has been based on abundant mineral deposits. During the late 19th and ... to the state's economy. Lead and zinc mining took place, primarily, in what is called the Tri-State ... Crawford, and Bourbon as well as one large area in Osage County. The published reports of the State ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/mining-in-kansas/15603
oil-producing region in the United States through the late 1930s. Norman No. 1, by opening up the Mid-Continent ... petroleum industry. This major oil discovery ushered in a new era for Neodesha and the state. By 1904, ... states in oil production. Norman No. 1 was abandoned in 1919 and remained overgrown along the banks of ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/norman-no-1-neodesha-wilson-county/12159
& grants Visit Museum Capitol State Archives Store Travel by region Travel by theme Our historic sites Research Online collections Genealogy Research toolkit Kansapedia Archeology KSHS publications Popular ... Special events Students Families Preserve State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Grants ...
--http://www.kshs.org/p/paul-rudd/18144