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January 25, 2024: “Last Stand at Rebel Creek: The Osage as Union Allies in Civil War Kansas,” part of the 88th Annual Meeting of the Members of the Franklin County Historical Society

Diana Staresinic-Deane
"Last Stand at Rebel Creek: The Osage as Union Allies in Civil War Kansas" presented by Isaias McCaffery, 88th Annual Meeting of the Members of the Franklin County Historical Society, Saturday, January 25, 2025, 2 p.m. Image: FCHS Logo. Image: Humanities Kansas Logo. Image: Bearded man with glasses posed in front of a bookcase. Image: Historic Map showing Osage Indian Lands in Kansas.

Last Stand at Rebel Creek: The Osage as Union Allies in Civil War Kansas  presented by Isaias McCaffery  88th Annual Meeting of the Members of the Franklin County Historical Society  Saturday, January 25, 2025, 2 p.m.  In person: FCHS Archives & Research Center, 2011 E Logan St, Ottawa, KS 66067 Online: Click Here to Register for Zoom Access As conflicts between states increased during the Civil War, both the Union and the Confederacy tried to use the Osage to achieve their own aims. Initially divided over how their people should…

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February 8, 2022: Osage Women, Gender, & Empire

Diana Staresinic-Deane
An Osage Woman holds her child.

Osage Women, Gender, & Empire Presented by Dr. Tai Edwards Recording Available   Historian Dr. Tai Edwards will speak on the research she has conducted for numerous publications (including her book) on Osage Women and Empire: Gender and Power. She will address aspects of colonialism and its impact, Indigenous power, and gender roles in the context of the Osage experience in modern-day Missouri and Kansas. Dr. Edwards is a history professor at Johnson County Community College. Her research and teaching focus on empire, Indigenous peoples, gender, and disease. She is…

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