Sunflower Journeys 1989 Season

#201 KANSAS CHARACTER

Images of Kansas: Portrayals of Kansas and Kansans in the media
Ike and Abilene: Dwight Eisenhower's life and his roots in Kansas
Appeal to Reason: Popular newspaper published in the early 20th century

#202 AGRICULTURE AND THE LAND

When the Wells Run Dry: Irrigation and the Ogallala Aquifer
Sustainable Agriculture: Research carried out by The Land Institute
Crop Art: Stan Herd creates large murals in farm fields

#203 FILMS AND PHOTOS

Carnival of Souls: Low-budget 1962 feature film becomes cult classic
Kansas Film Festival: Excerpts of films & videos from the competition
Landscape Photography: Dan Dancer specializes in Kansas nature scenes

#204 FLORA AND FAUNA

Kansas Forests: Trees and woodlands of the "great American desert"
Cheyenne Bottoms: Managing a wetlands crucial for migrating waterfowl
Kansas Wildlife and Parks: A magazine focusing on outdoor life

#205 RURAL COMMUNITIES

Ghost Towns: Author Dan Fitzgerald visits Neosho Falls & White Cloud
Community Service: College students volunteer to assist in small towns
Little Towns Like These: Profiles successful communities such as Oberlin

#206 WORKS OF STONE

Post Rock: Arthur Saylor demonstrates methods for quarrying stone posts
Cathedrals of the Plains: Churches built by Volga-German immigrants
Stone Symposium: Carving a life-sized stone buffalo and smaller pieces

#207 CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Celebration of Cultures: Ethnic diversity in a Kansas college town
A Window on Culture: Museum of Anthropology at the University of Kansas
Chen at KU: The first Chinese citizen to study conducting in the USA

#208 IMMIGRANTS

Little Sweden: Describes the Swedish-American heritage of Lindsborg
Mennonites: The followers of Menno Simons come to Kansas from Russia
SE Asians in SW Kansas: Vietnamese and Laotians immigrate to Garden City

#209 NATIVE AMERICANS

Father Padilla: A priest who traveled with Coronado in 1541
Indian Education: History of boarding schools such as Haskell
Burial Rights: Controversy surrounding public display of a gravesite

#210 FOLK ART

Saddle-making: Bill Gomer demonstrates his leatherworking skills
Kraslice: Kepka Belton decorates eggs in Czechoslovakian tradition
Wood Carving: Norm Malm of Lindsborg carves figures from Swedish lore

#211 AIR AND SPACE

Combat Air Museum: Display of vintage planes at Forbes Field in Topeka
Hot Air Balloons: The Huff 'n Puff Balloon rally sails over Topeka
Kansas Cosmosphere: A Hutchinson planetarium displays NASA artifacts

#212 MUSIC-MAKERS

Gospel Music: African-American gospel group in Manhattan
Bluegrass: The Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival in Winfield
Sky Ryders: A marching drum-and-bugle corps from Hutchinson

#213 WATER

Tuttle Creek: History of the first federal reservoir built in Kansas
Blue Valley Revisited: 1950s film produced in opposition to Tuttle Creek
Tuttle Creek and the Kaw: Forming a water assurance district in NE Kansas


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