Kansas Territorial
Sesquicentennial Commission

Kansas Troubles: This Week in Territorial History

By Barbara Brackman

Marais des Cygnes Massacre, 1858

This year-long weekly series followed Kansas history week by week through 1854 beginning with the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the relationship between Missouri and the Kansas Territory. The series provided a context of the times as told in the words of individuals. These articles are available for reprint provided a credit is given for the Kansas Territorial Sesquicentennial Commission and the series author, Barbara Brackman.

#1 Week of January 1 - 3, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML

#2 Week of January 4 - 10, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#3 Week of January 11 - 17, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#4 Week of January 18 - 24, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#5 Week of January 25 - 31, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#6 Week of February 1 - 7, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#7 Week of February 8 - 14, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#8 Week of February 15 - 21, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#9 Week of February 22 - 29, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#10 Week of March 1 - 6, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#11 Week of March 7 - 13, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#12 Week of March 14 - 20, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#13 Week of March 21 - 27, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML| IMAGE

#14 Week of March 28 - April 3, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#15 Week of April 4 - 10, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#16 Week of April 11 - 17, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#17 Week of April 18 - 24, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#18 Week of April 25 - May 1, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#19 Week of May 2 - 8, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#20 Week of May 9 - 15, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#21 Week of May 16 - 22, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#22 Week of May 17 - 29, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#23 Week of May 30 - June 5, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#24 Week of June 6 - 12, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#25 Week of June 13 - 19, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#26 Week of June 20 - 26, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#27 Week of June 27 - July 3, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#28 Week of July 4 - 10, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#29 Week of July 11 - 17, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#30 Week of July 18 - 24, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#31 Week of July 25 - 31, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#32 Week of August 1 - 7, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#33 Week of August 8 - 14, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#34 Week of August 15 - 21, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#35 Week of August 22 - 28, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML

#36 Week of August 29 - September 4, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#37 Week of September 5 - 11, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#38 Week of September 12 - 18, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#39 Week of September 19 - 25, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#40 Week of September 26 - October 2, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#41 Week of October 3 - 9, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#42 Week of October 10 - 16, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#43 Week of October 17 - 23, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#44 Week of October 24 - 30, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#45 Week of October 31 - November 6, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#46 Week of November 7 - 13, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE 1| IMAGE 2

#47 Week of November 14 - 20, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#48 Week of November 21 - 27, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#49 Week of November 28 - December 4, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#50 Week of December 5 - 11, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#51 Week of December 12 - 18, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#52 Week of December 19 - 25, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

#53 Week of December 26 - 31, 1854 (2004) PDF | HTML | IMAGE

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