Filed under: Library Program, Local History | Tags: KANSAS COLLECTION, Local History, MAIN LIBRARY
The land next to the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library’s Main Library, 625 Minnesota, was purchased by the Wyandot Indians to bury their dead. Come and hear the story of the famous, as well as the not so famous, people who made it their final resting place. Discover the history of the 7-Year War and the three Conley sisters who defended the cemetery and its inhabitants on Saturday, March 14, at 2 p.m., at Main Library. Presented by Patricia Schurkamp from the Wyandotte County Historical Museum, this program is part of the Library’s Kansas Reads 2009 celebration. The Kansas Reads book is The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard. Hear her discuss her book at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, at West Wyandotte Library, 1737 N. 82nd St., Kansas City, Kansas.
Filed under: Art, Community, Interviews, Uncategorized | Tags: Art, AUDIO, Interviews, JOE FAUS, KCK MURAL PROJECT, Local History
The KCK Mural Project series continues! In this segment, Joe talks about one of his favorite collaborative murals. Up and Down, Round and Round is a bright, carnival-themed mural painted in the style of Japanese manga. Located at 947 Minnesota Avenue, this mural was created by a group of KCK high school students and inspired by a writing group for senior citizens from the Shepherd Center.
Over an intensive period of several weeks, the students met with the senior writing group and listened to stories they had written about their families and personal histories. They then worked with Joe Faus to process the ideas about family, birth, death, life and love that were present in those stories. The theme of life as a carnival soon emerged, inspired by the idea that while so much of what happens in life seems to be brought about by chance and fraught with risk, we still have the power of choice over our actions.
Kansas Free-Stater Abelard Guthrie.
Born near Dayton, Ohio in 1814, Guthrie became a key founder of the historic town of Quindaro. The town was named in honor of his wife, Quindaro Nancy Brown. Guthrie became an adopted member of the Wyandot Indian tribe upon his marriage to Miss Brown, who at the time was said to be the most beautiful woman in the Wyandot Nation. Guthrie would also serve as the first Congressional Delegate from Nebraska Territory after the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.
This photograph is from the Kansas Collection.
