[image: Goodnow House]

[photo: Beach Museum of Art, KSU, c. 2002, G.
Laughead]

City of Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas

Robert J. Lang: Insect Origami - Larger-than-life origami insects by Robert J. Lang are on display August 4 – December 24, The Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan

New: The Great War Comes to Kansas, letters exchanged in 1918 between Ward Griffing, while at Camp Funston, and Minnie Frey, a one-room school house teacher, both natives of Manhattan, KS

Mark Dunn's Flint Hills: Mark Dunn shares with you his view of the Flint Hills in all their moods -- easily one of the most beautiful places on the face of the earth; KanColl Graphics

Riley County KS Web Sites

National Register of Historic Places Nomination: The Downtown Manhattan Historic District is just over six square blocks in area, encompassing historic commercial and civic buildings within the central business district.

The Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan
Visiting Manhattan, KS: Kansas State University
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
Manhattan Area Information, K-State
Konza Prairie Biological Station, Kansas State University
KSU Insect Zoo, KSU Gardens, Manhattan
Sunset Zoo, Manhattan
Little Apple Soccer Club, Manhattan
Oz, the Journal of the College of Architecture, Planning, and Design at Kansas State University
Equality Kansas: Flint Hills Chapter
Compassionate Care Coalition for Medical Marijuana
della Voce Italian Bistro, Manhattan
4 Olives Wine Bar, Manhattan
Harry's Restaurant, Manhattan
Wicked Chocolates, Coffee and Sauces, Manhattan

Art and Theater

Artists In Kansas Kansas Art Centers, Kansas Art Galleries, KS Art Museums
The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University, Manhattan
Beats In Kansas: The Beat Generation in the Heartland
Malcolm McNeill Interview on William Burroughs, Ah Puch Is Here
Cooking In Kansas KS Recipes, Cookbooks, Pioneer, Cowboy Cooking, Hamburgers
Evolution In Kansas Intelligent Design, Creationism, Evolution Theory
Kansas Musical Artist KS Rock music history: Finnigan and the Serfs; Rich Mullins; Kansas; Fabulous Flippers; The Blue Things; Midas
Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan

Events and Festivals

KS Art Events
Spectacular Uncertainty: An Exhibit of Images from Tim Forcade’s book Spectacular Uncertainty; Artist Reception, Friday, Jan. 15, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., Gallery talk & book signing — Sunday, Feb. 7, 2:00 p.m.; Exhibit from Jan. 15 - Feb. 27; Strecker-Nelson Gallery , 406½ Poyntz, Manhattan

History Groups

History Web Directories

Kansas Heritage Group Web Sites
Kansas History Web Sites Directory
Kansas History Resources Kansas Genealogy, Groups, Libraries, Museums
Kansas Official History Site

Humanities

Kansas Humanities Council

Libraries

Manhattan Public Library, Manhattan
Kansas State University Libraries, Manhattan
Kansas History Resources Libraries, Genealogy, Groups, Museums

WWW-VL: United States History

Kansas History Gateway Lynn H. Nelson, Established 1993
WWW-VL: History 1930s History
USA History Maps
WWW-VL: History: United States: American West History: The expansion of America's West; Old West history
WWW-VL: History: World History Index
WWW-VL: History: Military History
WWW-VL: History: Iraq History
WWW-VL: History: Internet & W3 History of the internet and the worldwideweb
WWW-VL: History of Science & Technology

Museums

The Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan
Goodnow House, Manhattan (KSHS)
KSU Historic Costume and Textile Museum, Justin Hall, KSU, Manhattan
Riley County Historical Museum, Manhattan
Southwest Pueblo Pottery, Holmes Museum of Anthropology, WSU, Wichita
Kansas Museum of History Topeka
Kansas History Resources Kansas Museums, Genealogy, Libraries
WWW-VL: History US History Museums

Newspapers

Kansas State eCollegian, KSU, Manhattan
The Manhattan Mercury

Website Tools

WWW-VL: History: W3 Search Engines
Internet search engines, with website tools, templates and search engine tips

Schools and Universities

Government

Manhattan City Government
Riley County
Kansas History Resources Kansas Government

Genealogy

Kansas Interactive Genealogy
Source List for Genealogy Research
Kansas History Resources Genealogy, Groups, Libraries, Museums
WWW-VL: History: US Demography and Genealogy

Graphics

Beach Museum of Art KSU (G. Laughead )
Lookout over Konza Prairie near Manhattan (S. Chinn)

Maps

Old Kansas Area Maps Kansas Collection
Interactive Map of Kansas Kansas Community Network

Native Prairie and Flowers

Fred's Flower Finder Southwest (SW) Kansas Wildflowers, by Fred Meyer Jr. Ford County Historical Society
Kansas Sights KS Heritage
Native Kansas Prairie Wildflowers and Tallgrass Kansas Heritage

Family History

Local History

Historical research resources, Riley County Historical Museum, Manhattan
History of the Long Oil Company: "Manhattan's Home Company"

Manhattan KS Long Oil Gas Stations Historic locations

Manhattan, Kansas History
Pioneer Trails From U.S. Land Surveys
Racing In Kansas Racers, Race Clubs, KS Race Tracks

Old West Kansas

Old West Kansas, Native tribes to pioneer west, Kansas Heritage Group
Old West Kansas Cowtowns KS cowboys, cattletowns, pioneers
Old West Kansas Forts Ft. Leavenworth to Ft. Dodge, KS
Old West Kansas Gunfighters KS lawmen, outlaws
Old West Kansas Peoples Immigration to KS
Old West Kansas Plains and Emigrant Tribes Native Americans (Indians)
Old West Kansas Railroads
Old West Kansas Trails

Books and Articles

AmDocs: Documents for the Study of American History from 1400s to 2000s
WWW-VL: History First site on the World Wide Web Virtual Library
Riley County, Cutler's History of the State of Kansas (1883) (Kansas Collection)
WWW-VL Web Stacks: Electronic Research Library
WWW-VL: Web Ethics
Kansas History Books a powells.com bookstore
Winter Wheat in the Golden Belt of Kansas James C. Malin

One Room School Houses

One Room School House Photograph Gallery

Northeast Kansas Towns

Site maintained by George Laughead, AAM Small Museums & Technology session, 2008. Site established 1993. Thanks to Lynn H. Nelson, who explains "HNSource, the first history site on the WWW."

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