To celebrate Black History Month we mined from the archives an article with Kansas roots. In The Outlook Saturday, May 14, 1904 an article jumps from the page titled “A Negro Potato King”. First, this article is written by Booker… Continue Reading Potato King
Continue reading →December is supposed to be the month of “Peace and Goodwill”. It is only fitting that this is the month the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded. In fact, it is the month that all of the Nobel Prizes are awarded.… Continue Reading “Noble” Prize
Continue reading →In The Century Magazine, July 1908 there is an article about Mr. Andrew Carnegie. The article was written by David Homer Bates who had interviewed Mr. Carnegie for an earlier article. The primary reason for that first article was to… Continue Reading Carnegie Cash
Continue reading →Where was the first known library? While looking at old volumes of periodicals in our archives, a simple title of “Libraries” jumped out from the page. According to this article in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, September 1864, the first library… Continue Reading Library Legacy
Continue reading →Between the years 1915-1916 many young men were in the trenches. What was it like to be a soldier in World War I? A whole new slang was developed by the soldiers in the trenches. The title of this post… Continue Reading Tommy Tells
Continue reading →I spy with my little eye one horse? In 1919 the discussion was the automobile. How were the American people going to drive an automobile safely? This article addresses the problems that were occurring with so many new automobiles on… Continue Reading Motorcar Mayhem
Continue reading →In March of 1965 Ebony magazine reported on the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize. This most prestigious medal was awarded to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in October of 1964. It was awarded to a man who sincerely believed… Continue Reading Peaceful Power
Continue reading →We have all heard of Dr. Doolittle but what about Farmer Doolittle? Here are some hints: He lived in Kansas. He lived on Dog Creek (wherever that might be?) He was not doing little in life he was actually doing… Continue Reading Farmer Doolittle
Continue reading →In 1914 the recommended present for Christmas was a dog. It is important of course, to pick the “right” dog for your little son or daughter. Country Life in America featured an article on how to pick that puppy for… Continue Reading Christmas Dog
Continue reading →7:35 a.m. on a Sunday morning, Hawaii abruptly awoke to the Rising Sun of Japan on the wings of aircraft. This was not a friendly awakening and launched our country into a war we had observed from afar. At the… Continue Reading December 7, 1941
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