- In Pursuit of Freedom & Equality
Information about Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka and exhibit devoted to African American public schools in Kansas from 1855 to 1955.
www.brownvboard.org
- Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854@
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/Kansas_Nebraska_Act_1854
- Landon, Alfred M. (Alf) (1887-1987)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Landon__Alfred_M___Alf___1887_1987_
- Kansas Volunteers in the Spanish-American War
Including a short history, rosters, and Medal of Honor recipients.
skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/archives/statewide/military/ks20.htm
- Orphan Trains of Kansas
Tells the story of the 5,000-6,000 children that were placed in Kansas homes between 1867 and 1930.
www.kancoll.org/articles/orphans
- The Kansas Collection
Presents works on Kansas including Cutler's History of the State of Kansas and the Kansas Historical Quarterly as well as first-person accounts and reminiscences.
www.kancoll.org
- Historic Forts of Western Kansas
Fort Hays, Fort Larned, and Fort Dodge, three historic frontier forts in Western Kansas which all worked together in the 1860s and are now historic tourism sites.
www.kansasfrontierforts.com
- Steaming West
Collection of materials from the University of Kansas Libraries devoted to railway activity in the state from 1860 to 1890.
wt.diglib.ku.edu
- Kansas History and Historical Markers
Lists background and location of the state's historical markers.
skyways.lib.ks.us/history
- Kansas Territory: Crucible of American Experience
Includes background on John Brown and the Pottawatomie Creek Killings, General Jim Lane, and William Quantrill and the Lawrence Massacre.
xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/HNS/Kansas/Kansas.html
- Historical Directory of Kansas Towns Index
www.ukans.edu/heritage/towns/hdkt/hdkt.html
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