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
Revised: 5/14/97