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Kansas Interpretive Traveling Exhibit Service
Threatened with military conscription and the loss of economic privileges,
thousands of Germans left Russia in the 1870s just as they had left
war-torn Germany for Russia's unsettled agricultural provinces a century
earlier. With the railroads advertising land for sale in Kansas, many
Russian-Germans responded. They sought good farm land with convenient
access to markets via the rails. An added attraction was exemption from
military service on religious grounds. By 1879, 12,000 Russian-Germans
lived in the state. Historic photographs, quotes, newspaper articles,
and handbills tell the story. Produced by the Kansas Historical Society.
On-Line Tour: View this exhibit online.
Handling Fee: $25
Exhibit
Format: NIMLOK units using 5 panels; includes 18 black and
white photographs and labels measuring approximately 16"x20"
Shipping: (1) plastic case measuring 31"
x 25" x 8" and weighing 20 lbs. and (1) NIMLOK case w/wheels
measuring 49" x 38" x 14" and weighing 150 lbs.
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