Blog /blog/stories/ Blog Wed, 27 May 2026 00:29:31 +0000 Getting Away from it all - Small Towns within 1 hour of KC /blog/stories/post/getting-away-from-it-all-small-towns-within-1-hour-of-kc/ /blog/stories/post/getting-away-from-it-all-small-towns-within-1-hour-of-kc/#comments /blog/stories/post/getting-away-from-it-all-small-towns-within-1-hour-of-kc/ Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Just beyond the bright lights and busy streets of Kansas City are dozens of small towns that are perfect for getting away from all of the action this summer. To many visitors' surprise, many of the small towns in Kansas are filled with incredibly historic downtowns, easy access to scenic byways,

]]> Bleeding Kansas: A Tour of the War before the War /blog/stories/post/bleeding-kansas-a-tour-of-the-war-before-the-war/ /blog/stories/post/bleeding-kansas-a-tour-of-the-war-before-the-war/#comments /blog/stories/post/bleeding-kansas-a-tour-of-the-war-before-the-war/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 04:00:00 -0500

A small two-story wooden building, a grassy meadow, a quiet park, a wooded valley between hills; these spots today are relatively unassuming and even banal at first appearance, but there was a time when these places in rural Kansas were the center of national attention. I visited several major sites

]]> African American History in Kansas /blog/stories/post/african-american-history-in-kansas/ /blog/stories/post/african-american-history-in-kansas/#comments /blog/stories/post/african-american-history-in-kansas/ Thu, 15 Feb 2018 12:00:00 -0500

Kansas links political, social, racial and cultural issues that continue to define and shape today’s social landscape. From “Bleeding Kansas” to Brown v. Board of Education, Kansas offers unique pieces of Black History. Each historic site unveils history in a way never seen before. Travel the state

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