Pioneer Bluffs

Center for Flint Hills Ranching Heritage

Our Mission

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Located on the historic Rogler Ranch just north of Matfield Green, the Pioneer Bluffs Center for Flint Hills Ranching Heritage invites ranchers, locals, schools, and visitors seeking a Flint Hills experience to come along with us as we journey through time to explore our history, and join us as we examine contemporary ranching issues.

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Henry Rogler

Newly discovered: a 1964 interview with Wayne and Henry Rogler.

Recently Clenton Owensby, a retired K-State Range Management professor and researcher, was cleaning out his office and he found among other things a 1964 interview of Henry W. Rogler with Wayne Rogler done by the Kansas-Oklahoma Section of the Society for Range Management. 

Follow this link to listen to the talk.

Pioneer Bluffs Spring 2025 Newsletter

Learn more about ranching heritage and our upcoming event.  Our latest newsletter is available for download right here by clicking on the cover image.

Content includes stories complete with photos covering the upcoming 100th barn birthday,  prairie talks,  Day of the Cowboy and our annual fall roundup.

Also included is a very special memorial to Jim and Josh Hoy.

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Day on the Prairie Activities at Pioneer Bluffs

First graders from Emporia’s Village Elementary School converged on Pioneer Bluffs recently for a wealth of fun activities.  Anne Wilson shared lessons about the barn itself, songs about Flint Hills birds, wildlife around Crocker Creek and more.  In the Granary an introduction to cattle branding was provided by Jolene Paton.  Tracey Graham and SammyJo Happy led the children on walkabouts including history in the house and log cabin.  Paula Roper invited children into the children’s area for fun times.

More photos are available on our Facebook page.

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