Cool Things in the Collection, Kansas Museum of History
Summary: Get an insider's perspective on the most interesting objects in the collections of the Kansas Museum of History. Each biweekly episode features a different curator talking about a different object, always something featured on our web site. It's the best of our nation's history--not just Kansas, but important events for the whole United States. There's something for everyone, from the Civil War to the Cold War, Abraham Lincoln to Amelia Earhart, tornadoes to travel. You can access the full stories (with images) on the Web at http://www.kshs.org. Just look for the Cool Things link.
- Visit Website
- RSS
- Artist: Kansas Historical Society
- Copyright: Copyright 2011 KSHS
Podcasts:
The goal of the game Monopoly is to become a real estate tycoon. But it originally was designed to teach the evils of monopolies and the virtues of something called the Single Tax.
Wichita's oldest family-run Mexican restaurant is Connie's Mexico Cafe. These objects were used by its founders, Concepcion (Connie) Lopez and her husband Rafael.
This group of girl cadets, armed with broomsticks and rifle parts, produced a patriotic quilt while defending Topeka at the turn of the 20th century.
Hear about two battle flags carried in the Civil War by Kansas boys fighting in Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Yes, the Civil War was fought in states west of the Mississippi, too!
Looting of Native American artifacts has been a problem almost since Columbus first stepped off the boat in the New World. One Topeka artist argues for repatriation of these objects through her paintings.
Kansas ranchers get to indulge their pyromaniacal tendencies every spring in the Flint Hills when they light the grasslands on fire. It's an accepted technique for managing the prairie.
This revolutionary plow was invented by a farmer from Plains, Kansas. It worked well, maybe too well. Some people believe it was responsible for the Dust Bowl.
In the Future Farmers of America, blue corduroy is the fabric of success. This jacket was worn by Wes Jackson, who today is recognized as a visionary leader in agriculture.
Submerged under seven feet of floodwater in a small Kansas City cafe, this clock quietly documented the rising tide of one of the most destructive events in the history of the central plains.
How do you drive across Kansas on Interstate 70 during a blizzard? You don't. Hear about gates that close the interstate during severe winter weather.
Find out what it takes to crumple street signs like pieces of tin foil. These signs survived a massive tornado that destroyed the town of Greensburg in May 2007.
This bookcase symbolizes a tragic period in Native American history. Were the missionaries who used it trying to improve the lives of their Indian pupils or wipe out their culture?
This early 21st century chair was used by Topeka's first African American mayor, James McClinton.
Every state needs a constitution. Kansas had four of them. What a political nightmare!
Disease was the worst enemy during World War I. In this podcast we examine a quarantine sign used in Bushong, Kansas, during the greatest pandemic in history.
