Tag: Katie Keckeisen

August 9: Life In Kansas During the Dust Bowl

Diana Staresinic-Deane
A long, dark dust cloud rolls across the land. Text: Dust Cloud Rolling Over Western Kansas Prairie Copyright Potter '35

Saturday, August 9, 2025, 2 p.m. Lane Community United Methodist Church 425 S Oak, Lane, Kansas 66042 Black Sunday – April 14, 1935 – is an unforgettable moment in history. The photographs from that day of the dust storm in southwest Kansas made headlines across America. How did Kansans respond to this challenging moment in history? Using eyewitness accounts and photographs, this presentation explores the impact and the legacy of the drought and the “Dust Bowl” on life in Kansas during the 1930s and beyond. Presenter Katie Keckeisen is the…

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November 2 Program: Beyond the Veil: A History of Spiritualism

Diana Staresinic-Deane
An engraving of men and women sitting around a round table, their hands palms down on the table top. Humanities Kansas logo.

Beyond the Veil: A History of Spiritualism Thursday, November 2, 2023, 7 p.m. In person: FCHS Archives & Research Center, 2011 E Logan St, Ottawa, KS 66067 Online: Zoom (registration required) or Facebook Live   It seems one of the eternal questions that has plagued humanity centers around what happens to us when we die. Most modern religions try to tackle this question, but none did so with more fervor than modern Spiritualism. What started in a cabin in New York with two young girls quickly spread across the globe.…

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