Winter 1999 (Volume 7, Number 4)

We're just wheat people

Under its spacious skies, Kansas proudly displays its amber waves of grain: wheat, for which our state is famous. Join us for a tour of farms and fields as we celebrate this crop and meet some "wheat people" of Kansas.

Good ol' golden rule days: A Photo Essay

McGuffey Readers and wood stoves, recess and recitations-all memories of early school days on the frontier. Take a seat at the head of the class and enjoy today's lesson of long ago.

Toying with the past: Playthings on the Kansas Frontier

Tricycles, bicycles, tops, and trains-child's play, you say? Indeed it is! So come play with us and dig through our toybox of old-time treasures.

Lasting Impressions

What lasting Kansas impressions do you have in photos from 1854 to 1955? We invite you to share them with our readers. For information and guidelines about submitting your photos to "Lasting Impressions," please write Kansas Heritage, Kansas Historical Society, 6425 SW Sixth Avenue, Topeka KS 66615-1099. Photos will be returned upon request.

To order any of these magazines call the museum store at the Kansas Museum of History, 785-272-8681, ext. 413.