Lewis and Clark

Lewis and Clark Commission

On March 28, 2000, Governor Bill Graves signed Executive Order 00-05, which established the Kansas Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commission. On April 27, 2000, Governor Bill Graves appointed members to the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission. The Commission will coordinate Kansas' role in the national effort to recognize the exploration efforts of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.

Members:

Karen Seaberg - Commission Chair. She is a travel consultant with The Travel Center of Atchison, 2seabergs@compuserve.com

Stephen Allie - Director of the Frontier Army Museum at Fort Leavenworth, allies@leavenworth.army.mil

Edwin Burgess - Chief of Archives & Deputy Director of the Combined Arms Research Library at Fort Leavenworth, burgess@leavenworth.army.mil

Patricia Gaunce - Branch Manager of the West Wyandotte Library and Community Coordinator of the Kansas City, KS Public Library System, pgaunce@KCKpl.lib.ks.us

Connie Hachenberg - Director of the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Leavenworth and Lansing, lvcvb@lvnworth.com

Chris Howell - Kansas Arts Commission, chris@arts.state.ks.us

Stan Lawson - Marketing Director for the Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce, mktgdir@journey.com

Dr. Ron McCoy - Associate Professor of History-Social Sciences, Emporia State University, mccoyron@emporia.edu

Bob Means - President of Pony Express Community Bank in Elwood, rmeans@ponyexpr.com

Joanie Rebar - Tribal Council Secretary, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska, sfjoanie@yahoo.com

Kerry Strahm - Executive Director of the Kansas City, KS Convention and Visitors Bureau, krs@ccp.com

Dr. Phillip Thomas - Professor of History, Wichita State University, thomastrac@aol.com

Galen Weiland - Elwood, gweiland@highland.cc.ks.us

The Kansas Director of Tourism, or a designee, serves as Commission liaison to the governors' office. Agencies asked to serve as resources to the Commission include the Department of Commerce and Housing, Department of Wildlife and Parks, Kansas Arts Commission, Kansas Humanities Council, Office Native American Affairs of the Department of Human Resources, and the Kansas Historical Society.

The Commission will review the travels of the Lewis and Calrk expedition through Kansas and the role the expedition played in expanding our nation. The Commission will make recommendations to the Governor on ways the state can participate in the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial commemoration.

The Commission will conside a number of roles and activities for the Bicentennial. Kansas projects under consideration include public awareness campaigns, education curricula, cooperation with the national events, and enhancement of the Lewis and Clark trail site in Atchison, Doniphan, Leavenworth and Wyandotte Counties.

Lewis and Clark in Kansas web site