Sunflower Journeys Programs 2401-2402

Sunflower Journeys Programs 2401-2402

$20.00
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#2401 - “Launching the Sesquicentennial”Kansas Day: Statehouse Kickoff & KS 150: In this segment we see how the state historical society helped get the Sesquicentennial ball rolling by watching a few special events that happened around Kansas Day, January 29th - 2011, including an open house at the Kansas Museum of History. We also visit a 150 - themed exhibit at the Topeka-Shawnee County Library.Kansas Statehood Ball: Learn how Abilene, KS staged a special event to mark the 150th by teaching dance moves from that time in history. Period costumes graced the dance floor as a group of history enthusiasts shared the customs of the years surrounding the birth of our state.Plains People - Dale Nimz: We introduce you to Dale Nimz, an architect who has been on a Kansas State Historical Society-sponsored mission to help identify historic structures built around the time that Kansas became a state. Dale shows his passion for vernacular architecture by touring properties in and near Topeka,

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