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Author: Adrienne Sanders

Railroad history: Choose your own adventure

December 13, 2022

Adrienne offers suggestions for uncovering interesting facts about Topeka’s railroad history.

Risks & rewards of crafting in public

October 20, 2022

Adrienne looks at handcrafted fiber as a hobby & talks about her experiences crafting in public.

Uncovering the history of local festivals

October 11, 2022

Adrienne explores the drama of Topeka’s first fall festival in the late 1890s.

UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Woman stirring pot at stove.

Local cookbooks are a window to the past

August 11, 2022

Adrienne explores cookbooks from all sorts of Topeka-based churches, clubs and businesses 1908 – 1989.

Get to know inventors & innovators of Topeka’s past

June 16, 2022

From telephones to hygiene, Adrianne uncovers some of Topeka’s most historically innovative people.

Create something interesting with polymer clay

June 10, 2022

Try an inexpensive creative craft that doesn’t take up a lot of space or get super messy.

Pennys at White Lakes Mall 1967

Rise & fall of White Lakes Mall

April 20, 2022

Explore the history of White Lakes Mall including what made it exciting when it was new.

historic Topeka mansion

Uncover the history of local buildings

March 8, 2022

Take a closer look at Topeka historic homes and buildings, and learn how to find more details. 

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Ghost towns of Shawnee County

December 22, 2021

Uncover the rise and fall of towns in Shawnee County in the mid to late 1800s.

1954 members of Naked and Unashamed Club in Topeka

Digging into the past of Topeka clubs

November 1, 2021

Learn about Topekans’ social & charitable activities in the 1800s & 1900s.

Kansas State Capitol historic photo

Dig into local history – Col. Hughes & the legislative war

September 3, 2021

Dive into the story behind a struggle for control of the Kansas House of Representatives in the late 1800s.

1951 Topeka flood

Uncover personal stories from our community’s past

July 20, 2021

Stories written by regular people about their lives help us imagine life in Topeka’s past.

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