Photographs in the East Building of the Shawnee Indian Mission are taking place during an important phase for the site’s future.

In the final days of the “gender election,” let us remember Dora Salter, a Kansas woman who rose to office thanks to a ...

state archaeologist at the Kansas State Historical Society. “Corn didn’t really kick in as a crop until about 1000 A.D.” The first known crops, he said, were sunflowers and weeds, ...

The Kansas State Historic Society (KSHS) announced on social media that 11 places with historic value to the state have been approved for the Register of Historic Kansas Places as of June 1 ...

Before “Grapes of Wrath” chronicled the life of migrant workers in California, Kansas City had the Federal Transient Camp ...

After serving as a “rounder upper” for 63 tours of Kansas State Penitentiary this season, Lansing Historical Society ...

An abandoned hospital has proved to be in huge demand after it went on sale with a buyer snapping it up almost instantly.

Charles McAtee was director of the Kansas state penal institutions when Perry ... McAtee said many of the letters are stored at the Kansas Historical Society in Topeka. One of the more memorable ...

Ghosts mixed with visitors in the lobby of Ellinwood's historic Wolf Hotel Friday evening. The social mixer was a prelude to Ellinwood Underground Foundation's first-ever fundraiser to benefit the ...

We are honored to share that the Ellis County Historical Society has been awarded a $1,000 grant from the Midwest Energy ...

Many families with children on the autism spectrum must update or establish an Individual Education Plan (IEP) and attend IEP meetings each school year. For mothers, this isn't just a logistical task; ...

From saintly relics to haunted dolls, Kansas City's long history makes for a vast offering of haunted or just downright ...