[2] February 8, 2013
One hundred and two years ago, on Saturday February 9, 1861, the fervent abolitionist Charles Robinson was sworn into office as Kansas' first state governor.
[2] One hundred and two years ago, on Saturday February 9, 1861, the fervent abolitionist Charles Robinson was sworn into office as Kansas' first state governor.
[4] As lighted decorations appear in every corner this holiday season, we may do well to remember that not so long ago Missouri and Kansas looked remarkably different, and Christmas provided an annual ray of hope for a nation torn apart during the Civil War.
[6] A massive, collaborative digitization project underway at the Kansas City Public Library has brought together a unique collection of documents from 25 institutions scattered across Kansas and Missouri.
[8] Follow us into the archives as we visit regional libraries, historical societies, and other cultural institutions and work to digitize thousands of their Civil War-era primary sources for the Missouri-Kansas Conflict project [9]. Learn more about our collective past as we uncover the stories of those who experienced it firsthand.
[11] Follow us into the archives as we visit regional libraries, historical societies, and other cultural institutions and work to digitize thousands of their Civil War-era primary sources for the Missouri-Kansas Conflict project [9]. Learn more about our collective past as we uncover the stories of those who experienced it firsthand.
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/KC+Unbound/feed
[2] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/kansas-gets-its-governor
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/19462#comment-form
[4] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/civil-war-christmases-missouri-and-kansas
[5] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/19140#comment-form
[6] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/civil-war-letters-reveal-aftermath-quantrill-s-raid
[7] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/civil-war-letters-reveal-aftermath-quantrill-s-raid#comments
[8] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/discover-civil-war-bates-county-historical-society-museum
[9] http://www.civilwaronthewesternborder.org/
[10] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/16708#comment-form
[11] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/discover-civil-war-watkins-community-museum-history
[12] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/16189#comment-form
[13] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/19034?page=1