We publish new research on Kansas and Western history suitable for scholars and general readers. Quarterly and peer reviewed. We love history, and it shows.
Kansas History
Tomorrow, if you can make it. Kearney Public Library.
Our Spring 2026 issue is at the printers!
Since 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the United States, we are reprinting an article by Emory Lindquist from the Kansas centennial, to consider how things have changed (or stayed the same) here in the Sunflower State. Thanks to Jay Price of
Wichita State for his foreword. #kansashistory
Join us at The Dusty Bookshelf in Manhattan on Sunday, May 3rd at 3:00 PM CST as Veda Rogers discusses A Grand Day.
Come hear the story behind this powerful collection and connect with history in a personal way.
A Grand Day: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700641154/
#AmericanHistory #UPKansas
🏙️ Join Chase Billingham, author of All-American City, for a powerful conversation at Wichita/Sedgwick County Historical Museum, 204 South Main Street, Wichita, KS 67202
đź“… Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM
#UPKansas #AllAmericanCity #WichitaKS #KansasHistory #BookTalk
In our forthcoming Winter 2025-26 issue, we share a book forum about the groundbreaking work of Indigenous history, The Rediscovery of America, by Ned Blackhawk. Contributors are Paul Conrad, Melissa Greene-Blye, and Eric Anderson, with a response by the author. Coming your way soon!
Have you heard of the new Ad Astra podcast produced by the Kansas250 Commission? Their latest episode on the 1979 tractorcade included a shout out for an upcoming issue of the journal. On Apple, Spotify, etc.
The American Agriculture Movement and the 1979 tractorcade are the subject of our new oral history series. Here, you'll read about Peggy Arensman's experience, an interview conducted by the Kinsley Public Library and supported by Humanities Kansas. Introduction by Jim Leiker. #kansashistory
Tell us your KS250 Story. We will listen. "The Life which happens today will become history some day." Visit travelks.com/kansas-250/kansas-stories/tell-us-your-story/ to tell your Kansas story in 500 or fewer words. It will be worth it. #KS250 #ksleg #Kansas
