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Cutler, William G. History of the State of Kansas (1883), detailed, reliable older history; Davis, Kenneth. Kansas: A History (1984) Dean, Virgil W., ed. John Brown to Bob Dole: Movers and Shakers in Kansas History (2010), 27 short biographies by scholars; Gille, Frank H. ed. Encyclopedia of Kansas Indians Tribes, Nations and People of the ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Kansas (disambiguation). State in the United States Kansas State Flag Seal Nickname(s): The Sunflower State (official); The Wheat State; America's Heartland Motto(s): Ad astra per aspera (Latin) To the stars through ...
Children's Nebraska (formerly [1] Children's Hospital & Medical Center Omaha) is a non-profit regional pediatric specialty health care center located in Omaha, Nebraska.The 243-bed hospital is the only free-standing children's hospital in Nebraska and serves patients from throughout its home state, western Iowa, South Dakota, northern Kansas and northwestern Missouri.
The Great Seal of the State of Kansas was established by the legislature on May 25, 1861. The design was submitted by Senator John James Ingalls. He also proposed the state motto, "Ad astra per aspera", which means "to the stars through difficulty". (from History of Kansas)
Spring River, Kansas. Nearly 75 mi (121 km) of the state's northeastern boundary is defined by the Missouri River.The Kansas River (locally known as the Kaw), formed by the junction of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers at appropriately-named Junction City, joins the Missouri River at Kansas City, after a course of 170 mi (270 km) across the northeastern part of the state.
The Kansas Historical Society is the official state historical society of Kansas.. Headquartered in Topeka, it operates as "the trustee of the state" for the purpose of maintaining the state's history and operates the Kansas Museum of History, Kansas State Archives and Library, Kansas State Capitol Tour Center, and 16 state-owned sites.
The Omaha Children's Museum renovated its permanent exhibits through the $6.6 million capital campaign entitled "Building on the Best". The permanent exhibits include the Creative Arts Center, which features a theater, Artist-in-Residence Studio, community sculpture and art island; the "Charlie Campbell Science and Technology Center", which houses the "Super Gravitron", a ball machine where ...
The history of Omaha, Nebraska, began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the Missouri River illegally as early as the 1840s. When it was legal to claim land in Indian Country , William D. Brown was operating the Lone Tree Ferry to bring settlers from Council Bluffs to Omaha.