Through visits with professors, musicians, filmmakers and a journey to the cabin where its words were penned, we explore the creation and complicated history of the cowboy folk tune that would become Kansas’ state song.
Through visits with professors, musicians, filmmakers and a journey to the cabin where its words were penned, we explore the creation and complicated history of the cowboy folk tune that would become Kansas’ state song.
The image of the one-room school is iconic in the history of the settlement era. We hear the experiences of those who attended one-room schools, a system that carried on into the 1960s.
The image of the one-room school is iconic in the history of the settlement era. We hear the experiences of those who attended one-room schools, a system that carried on into the 1960s.
A deep look into the cowboy saddle development, types and different styles. A current day saddle craftsman walks us through the intricate process of restoring and maintaining saddles that are, in their own right, masterpieces of art.
A deep look into the cowboy saddle development, types and different styles. A current day saddle craftsman walks us through the intricate process of restoring and maintaining saddles that are, in their own right, masterpieces of art.
We visit the Fort, learn about its history, the role it played in its years of service and how it continues to be a focal point in sharing the story of Western Kansas.
We visit the Fort, learn about its history, the role it played in its years of service and how it continues to be a focal point in sharing the story of Western Kansas.
We discuss the various styles and types of carriages, carts and wagons and how they compare to modern vehicles, and we visit with a current day craftsman who restores and constructs these classic conveyances.
We discuss the various styles and types of carriages, carts and wagons and how they compare to modern vehicles, and we visit with a current day craftsman who restores and constructs these classic conveyances.
We explore Cottonwood Ranch’s outbuildings, discuss their role in the ranch’s livestock history and the greater prevalence of sheep ranching in the settlement era, including a visit with a current-day operation that has carried on for generations.
We explore Cottonwood Ranch’s outbuildings, discuss their role in the ranch’s livestock history and the greater prevalence of sheep ranching in the settlement era, including a visit with a current-day operation that has carried on for generations.
How did the first of the world wars impact those who settled on the Great Plains, how did western Kansas serve the effort, and in what way did the conflict alter the industry of agriculture.
How did the first of the world wars impact those who settled on the Great Plains, how did western Kansas serve the effort, and in what way did the conflict alter the industry of agriculture.
The influence and aftermath of World War I may have ushered in the social and economic aspects of the Roaring 20s, but it also set the stage for the depression and Dust Bowl of the 1930s.
The influence and aftermath of World War I may have ushered in the social and economic aspects of the Roaring 20s, but it also set the stage for the depression and Dust Bowl of the 1930s.
Western Kansas and the Great Plains served the war effort in many ways, but the war in turn altered the region agriculturally, economically and in population for decades to come.
Western Kansas and the Great Plains served the war effort in many ways, but the war in turn altered the region agriculturally, economically and in population for decades to come.
