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SUMMARY:Two Prairie Talks: Five Oaks Ranch and Miles McKee
DESCRIPTION:12:00 Barbecue Meal – compliments of Five Oaks Ranch\nFor meal\, please RSVP by June 16 to 620-753-3484 or info@pioneerbluffs.org. [No RSVP needed for talks] \n1:00 Story of Five Oaks Ranch\nTalk will include stories and historic photos of this ranch west of Elmdale on its 100th birthday: including early German and French homesteaders\, colorful era of the Wiley draft horse ranch\, the Middle Creek Fair and rodeo\, and beginning in 1925\, the Kansas City Stockyards-based Browning Ranch\, grazing Texas cattle on Flint Hills grass\, operated by the McKee\, Cauthorn\, Burnett\, Wilson and Hancock families. Presented by John & Annie Wilson\, Katie Wilson Hancock\, and Jane Cauthorn. \n2:00 Break and Ranch 100th Birthday Cake \n2:30 Legacy of Miles McKee\nMiles McKee\, Professor of Animal Science at K-State from 1959-2005\, grew up on this same ranch west of Elmdale. He went on to become a beloved and much-celebrated teacher and advisor\, having an enormous impact on his students as well as the Kansas beef industry. The McKee family will tell about his legacy in this Prairie Talk\, with time at the end for his former students to share their favorite stories and recollections. \n 
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/prairie-talks-five-oaks-ranch-and-miles-mckee/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Prairie Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250607T130000
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SUMMARY:Prairie Talk: Ranching and Conservation in Namibia
DESCRIPTION:Namibia\, in southern Africa\, is one of the least densely populated countries in the world\, with vast rangelands\, cattle ranches\, and diverse wildlife. Like Kansas\, much of its land is privately owned ranchland. Ryan and Ron Klataske will explore the similarities and differences between Namibia’s ranching heritage and conservation culture with the Flint Hills. Drawing on their travels together and Ryan’s immersive anthropological research\, they will share striking photography and stories of how Namibian ranchers have developed innovative conservation partnerships—revealing unexpected connections between ranching in southern Africa and Kansas. \nHomemade cookies and refreshments will be served. RSVPs are appreciated\, but not required. They can be made to 620-753-3484 or info@pioneerbluffs.org.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/prairie-talk-namibia/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Prairie Talk
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SUMMARY:110th Barn Birthday and Annual Barn Dance
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, May 3rd Pioneer Bluffs will celebrate its historic barn’s 110th birthday and 10th anniversary of restoration with presentations and reception\, followed by the Annual Old-Time Barn Dance featuring the Land Band. The schedule for the afternoon is as follows: \n4:00pm: Welcome\n4:10pm – 4:45pm: Barn Talk featuring barn architect Ben Moore and contractor Rick Mitchell\n4:45pm – 5:15pm: Barn Restoration Video Premiere\n5:15pm – 6:30pm: Guided barn and house tours\n5:15pm – 6:30pm: Reception with heavy snacks and barn birthday cake\n\nOld-Time Barn Dance\n6:00pm Beginner Instruction\n6:30pm Barn Dance \nRSVPs are appreciated\, but not required. They can be made to 620-753-3484 or info@pioneerbluffs.org.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/annual-barn-dance-and-110th-anniversary/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Prairie Talk
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SUMMARY:Pioneer Bluffs Fall Roundup
DESCRIPTION:How can today’s Flint Hills ranchers and residents find guidance for the future from cultures who have lived here for millennia? Pioneer Bluffs will focus on Native Heritage in the Flint Hills in their annual Fall Roundup on Saturday\, October 12 \, from 2:00 to 4:30 in the historic 1915 barn. \n2:00 Welcome and the Year in Review \nThe afternoon will begin with a welcome and brief presentation reviewing the past year of Prairie Talks and activities. \n2:10 Prairie Talk – “Native Heritage and Place in the Flint Hills” \nPresented by celebrated Native American speaker and songwriter Elexa Dawson\, this talk will explore themes of Native traditional knowledge\, and philosophy of kinship with the land. Dawson will discuss how Indigenous ways of viewing the land – the plants\, creatures and bounty of the Earth – can lead us forward. She will share about her work in community gardening with the Goodway Gardens program in Emporia. A member of the Citizen Band Potawatomi Nation\, Dawson will explain the origins and culture of the Potawatomi\, and how today they are a vibrant and living people with sovereign nations and current relevance in modern society. \n3:00 Break \nRefreshments will be provided downstairs. \n3:20 Concert by Weda Skirts \nThe Weda Skirts are one of the Flint Hills’ most successful bands\, headlining on the main stage at the national Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield again this year. This special concert will focus on Elexa Dawson’s original Native-themed songs. Deeply connected to land\, her lyrics speak of the earth\, community\, and celebrating all relationships – with family\, friends\, children and nature. \n———- \nVisitors are invited to come early to tour the grounds and see updated displays in the historic 1908 ranch house at Pioneer Bluffs. A National Register Historic District\, Pioneer Bluffs is located fourteen miles south of Cottonwood Falls or one mile north of Matfield Green on Flint Hills National Scenic Byway K-177 – 695 Kansas Highway 177.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/fall-roundup/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs: Flint Hills Ranching Heritage Center\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Prairie Talk
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SUMMARY:Prairie Talk: Frederic Remington
DESCRIPTION:Join us at 2:00 Saturday\, July 13 for a Prairie Talk Featuring Frederic Remington and presented by Doug Claassen. \nFrederic Remington (1861 – 1909) was an American painter\, illustrator\, sculptor\, and writer who specialized in depictions of the Old American West\, specifically concentrating on the last quarter of the 19th century American West and images of cowboys\, American Indians\, and the U.S. Cavalry. \nClaassen grew up in the Plum Grove community in northwest Butler County and is still involved with the family livestock and crop farm. His interest in Remington began at an early age with the stories told by his grandfather about Frederic Remington. Claassen and his brothers purchased the Remington sheep ranch in 1983\, which further sparked his interest to learn more about Remington’s. \nHomemade cookies and water will be served at the Prairie Talk. RSVPs are appreciated\, but not required\, and can be made to 620-753-3484\, info@pioneerbluffs.org\, or on the Pioneer Bluffs Facebook event page. Donations will support future program events.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/prairie-talk-frederick-remington/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Prairie Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240706T140000
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SUMMARY:The Journey to Kyrgyzstan
DESCRIPTION:What did Josh and Jim Hoy see and learn in the high Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan? The story will be told in a Prairie Talk at a historic ranch near Matfield Green at 2:00 p.m. Saturday\, July 6. \nIn 2017\, the Hoys toured the country extensively\, riding hundreds of miles of mountains with nomadic herdsmen\, traveling with a warlord through his vast holdings\, and hunting with eagles. In the Prairie Talk\, the Hoys will speak of the nomadic culture\, horsemanship\, and stockmanship of the Kyrgyz people\, and the flora and fauna of the high steppe. They will contrast the culture to what they have seen in the Argentina gaucho\, Australian outback stockmen\, American cowboy and buckaroo\, and Mexican vaquero. \nJosh Hoy plans to bring a horse to demonstrate with gear and artifacts from Kyrgyzstan. \nHomemade cookies and water will be served at the Prairie Talk. RSVPs are appreciated\, but not required\, and can be made to 620-753-3484\, info@pioneerbluffs.org\, or on the Pioneer Bluffs Facebook event page. Donations will support future program events.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/the-journey-to-kyrgyzstan/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,Prairie Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240629T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240629T153000
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SUMMARY:Prairie Talk: The Crocker Ranch
DESCRIPTION:At 2:00 p.m. Saturday\, June 29\, the story of the Crocker family will be shared by Matt Methvin in a Prairie Talk at Pioneer Bluffs. \nThe Crocker Ranch\, with extensive cattle and farming operations\, was begun in 1866 by Captain Erastus Bryant Crocker\, a Civil War veteran. The Captain’s sons\, Edward and Author Crocker\, expanded and by 1918 had a 10\,000 acre ranch\, one of the most extensive in the area. \nToday\, the Crocker Ranch is an excellent example of an early 20th century working cattle ranch complex and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. \nHomemade cookies and water will be served at the Prairie Talk. RSVPs are appreciated\, but not required\, and can be made to 620-753-3484\, info@pioneerbluffs.org\, or on the Pioneer Bluffs Facebook event page. Donations will support future program events.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/prairie-talk-the-crocker-ranch/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Prairie Talk
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SUMMARY:Where the Buffalo Roam
DESCRIPTION:Photo courtesy of Zach Bell \nThe American Bison was named the official state animal of Kansas in 1955. Come celebrate the “Monarch of the Plains” with us on Saturday\, November 11\, 2023. \n12-1 pm: Locally-sourced smoked buffalo lunch by Chef Tracey Graham and other Pioneer Bluffs volunteers. Suggested donation $15-25\, depending on your appetite! \n12-4 pm\n. Bison Art Show – interested in showing? Contact Tracey at PBTracey@yahoo.com for details.\n. Bison Coloring Contest for the kids.\n. Bison wool spinning demonstrations.\n. Take a selfie with a bison! \n1 pm “Buffalo George” LeRoux – Sharing a wealth of bison facts and artifacts. \n2 pm: Prairie Talk: – A Bison Expert Panel\, moderated by Josh Hoy.\nLocals (Zack Bell\, Tony Capizzo\, Jim Hoy\, George LaRoux\, Stuart\nSchrag) will share what they’ve learned raising bison here in\nKansas. Bring your questions! \nReservations are requested\, but not required. We just want to make\nsure we have enough BBQ and seating available. No-one goes\nhungry at Pioneer Bluffs!\nFor reservations or additional information\, contact us at\ninfo@pioneerbluffs.org or (620) 753-3484
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/where-the-buffalo-roam/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs: Flint Hills Ranching Heritage Center\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Prairie Talk
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SUMMARY:Prairie Talk: The Anderson/Patton/Johnson Stories
DESCRIPTION:Matt and Julia Anderson\, along with their son and daughter-in-law\, manage the family ranch outside of Alma. They run an award-winning cow-calf operation\, annually raising roughly 500 head of Angus cattle from birth until the calves are one or two years old. They also offer birth to butcher beef\, direct to consumer. \nThe Patton and Johnson families came to southern Chase County shortly after the Civil War. The Pattons settled west of Matfield Green and the Johnsons settled east of Matfield Green. Both families farmed the fertile soil along the creeks and ranched in the rich upland native tallgrass prairie pastures. Six generations later\, some Patton/Johnson ancestors still live and work in the Flint Hills. This Prairie Talk will focus on how farming and ranching were equally important to the economic survival of pioneer Flint Hills families. The symbiotic relationship between farming and ranching still exists in 2023. \n12:30 Anderson Story\n1:30 Patton/Johnson Story \nFeel free to bring a picnic lunch and come out early to visit with friends. Picnic tables are provided.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/prairie-talk-the-patton-johnson-story/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Prairie Talk
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SUMMARY:Prairie Talk: The Bill House and Methvin Family Stories
DESCRIPTION:Flint Hills ranch families have stories to tell of their unique heritage. We will have the opportunity to hear two such stories from Carol House and Nancy Methvin. \n1:30 The House Story\n2:30 The Methvin Story \nAt 1:30 p.m. Saturday\, July 1\, Carol House of Arkansas City will discuss her late husband\, Bill House\, who went from being an attorney to raising Grand Champion Herefords. After practicing law in the 1940’s\, Bill House returned to the family Hereford business in Chautauqua County. By the early 1950’s\, House had risen to the top of the National Order of Hereford Growers\, winning Grand Champion four times at the American Royal in Kansas City\, MO. In his 65 years of ranching\, House was a strong influence in legislative initiatives that impacted the entire beef cattle industry. He served as past president of the Kansas Livestock Association\, the American Hereford Association\, and the American National Cattleman’s Association\, now the National Cattlemen’s Association. In 1964\, House was named Distinguished Jayhawk of the Year by then Governor Anderson. During the Prairie Talk\, Carol House will tell many stories\, possibly even how an 1\,800 lb plastic ornamental bull came to be in her front yard. \nAt 2:30 p.m. Saturday\, July 1\, Nancy Methvin of Lincolnville will tell how her Louisiana ranch family’s summer adventure turned into 46 years of living in\, and loving\, the Flint Hills of Kansas.The Methvin family ranched in Louisiana Bayou Country on land that had been in the family since 1714. The family came to the Flint Hills for one summer in 1977\, and stayed on land that was once part of the original 101 Ranch and the Frye/Ronsick Ranch. Nancy will discuss the history of the areas they have lived. \nThere is no cost to attend these Prairie Talks\, but donations are appreciated and will support future program events. \nRefreshments will be available. Reservations are requested but not required and will help ensure plenty of chairs are out. \nRSVP on the Facebook event page or contact the Executive Director\, Lynn Smith\, at lynn@pioneerbluffs.org or 620-753-3484. \nFeel free to bring a picnic lunch and come out early to visit with friends. Picnic tables are provided.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/prairie-talk-the-bill-house-story/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Prairie Talk
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SUMMARY:Prairie Talk: The Hatcher Family story
DESCRIPTION:An upcoming Prairie Talk will tell the story of a Flint Hills family that began in 1897 at the Emporia Stock Yards. \nAt 3:00 p.m. Saturday\, July 9\, Jeanne Hatcher shares the history of six generations of the Hatcher family. From Emporia to Chase County\, the Fox Creek Ranch grew. Today the children and grandchildren of Jeanne and Bill Hatcher have joined the family cattle business; they are all neighbors of Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. \nThe Prairie Talk will be in the loft of the 1915 barn at Pioneer Bluffs . \n 
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/prairie-talk-the-hatcher-family-story/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Prairie Talk
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SUMMARY:Prairie Talk: History of the Flint Hills
DESCRIPTION:Mike Holder\, Kansas State University Extension Agent (retired)\, begins at the beginning of the Flint Hills\, “why it is what it is\,” says Holder. He will discuss formation of the Flint Hills\, the Native American presence\, and the influence of ranching. Holder is known as a good storyteller and draws on 47 years with the Extension Service for his stories. \nDonations appreciated but not required. \nCome early to preserve YOUR family history with digitization.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/prairie-talk-history-of-the-flint-hills/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,Prairie Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211016T140000
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SUMMARY:Peace on the Prairie
DESCRIPTION:It is said:  Music is the sound of art. Both music and visual art are merged in “Peace on the Prairie\,” a collaboration by singer-songwriter\, Annie Wilson\, and artist\, Susan Rose. \nAt 2:00 p.m. Saturday\, October 16\, Pioneer Bluffs presents “Peace on the Prairie\,” featuring an art exhibit by Susan Rose\, a conversation with Rose and Wilson\, a concert by Wilson – also known as the Flint Hills Balladeer – and her Tallgrass Express String Band\, a music-and-art video by Dave Kendall\, and an informal reception. \nThis event is also Tallgrass Express’s CD Release Concert\, with all ten songs from their new album Peace on the Prairie\, volume 4 in their Songs of the Flint Hills series. \nThe art exhibit and video will be in the 1915 barn at Pioneer Bluffs. Weather permitting\, all other activities will be outdoors. The program concludes at 5:00 p.m. \n“As Susan completed each of her 12 paintings illustrating my song lyrics\, I was in awe at how she created these beautiful scenes I was trying to convey in the words of my song\,” said Wilson.  “It is one of the greatest honors of my life that Susan chose to do this project.” \nIn describing her work\, Rose says\, “My paintings are inspired by the beauty of the prairie\, the sky and the creatures that call it home.  I am particularly drawn to capture the play of light and shadow on the local landscape\, and focus on the small\, but beautiful\, elements in nature that are easily overlooked or taken for granted.” \nBeverages and snacks will be served during the reception. To ensure sufficient snacks are available\, and plenty of chairs are out\, reservations are requested but not required. RSVP on the Facebook event page or to Executive Director\, Lynn Smith\, at lynn@pioneerbluffs.org or 620-753-3484. \nDonations are appreciated and will support future program events. \nMasks are required inside the barn\, one of the Covid precautionary measures taken for public safety.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/peace-on-the-prairie/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,Concert / Performance,Prairie Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210918T140000
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SUMMARY:Women of the Ranch
DESCRIPTION:Farm and ranch women typically play many roles. They are some combination of daughter\, wife\, mother\, business partner\, driver\, drover\, and cowhand all rolled into one. And a woman who began filling these roles in the first part of the 20th century has witnessed extraordinary change. It is likely that she has hauled water to bathe her children\, cooked over a wood stove\, and spent time behind a team of horses. \nAt 2:00 p.m. Saturday\, September 18\, Mark Feiden and Farrell Hoy will share highlights from interviews with farm/ranch women. A panel discussion with some of the interviewees will follow the film screening. This Prairie Talk will be held in the loft of the historic barn at Pioneer Bluffs near Matfield Green. \nCovid precautionary measures will be taken\, including limiting the size of the audience to 75. Reservations for this Talk are required\, and accepted first-come. Masks will be required inside the barn. \nPioneer Bluffs has teamed with photographer/filmmaker Mark Feiden\, author/educator Farrell Hoy\, and Humanities Kansas\, in this story collection project focused on the contributions of women to Flint Hills farming and ranching. \n“When I began interviewing older farm and ranch folk in 2017\, I quickly discovered something that should not have been a surprise\,” said Feiden. “Women often have the richer body of stories—because they’ve worn so dang many hats!” \n“When I finished interviewing 99 year old best friends Evelyn Zeckser and Mary Schultz\, in 2019\, I knew that I wanted to pull together an effort focused on older women—and I wanted to do it sooner rather than later\,” continued Feiden. “I also knew that Farrell Hoy had an ongoing interest in documenting the lives of ranch women and so I approached her about teaming up. The experience has exceeded my expectations. Each and every interview has been a delight. I look forward to sharing the films—and seeing how the transcripts inform Farrell’s book project.” \nInterviews include: Eula Barrett\, Bobby Hammond\, and Donita Rogers of Chase County; Irlene Huntington\, Jackie Seeley\, and Pat Surber of Greenwood County; Irene Thoes of Pottawatomie County; and Carol Feyh and Carol Michaelis of Wabaunsee County. \nThis is a free community event\, funded by Humanities Kansas. Reservations should be made to Executive Director\, Lynn Smith\, at lynn@pioneerbluffs.org or 620-753-3484. \nTo make this important project accessible to all\, the interviews and a recording of the Prairie Talk will be available later on pioneerbluffs.org. A second screening of the film will be scheduled for spring\, 2022\, in Wabaunsee County. \nThose with reservations are invited to come early and explore the grounds\, bring a picnic\, or hike the new nature trail. \nMark Feiden\, through his ongoing project Emil Redmon’s Cow (www.redmonscow.org) is dedicated to building a significant archive of “stories from the farm and ranch.” Mark is a sixth-generation Kansan with pioneer roots in Reno and Wabaunsee countries. In 1998\, he co-founded The Konza Press (www.TheKonzaPress.com) with the express mission of “promoting the people\, places and rich history of Kansas.”  A photographer\, he has published a number of books on Kansas and the Flint Hills. Mark makes his home in Roeland Park\, Kansas. \nFarrell Hoy is a fifth-generation descendant of the Flying H Ranch\, established by her great-great grandparents in Cassoday\, Kansas\, in 1877. She grew up helping her grandparents on the ranch\, and from an early age noticed the many different tasks that fell to her grandmother\, from performing nearly all the domestic duties to working alongside the men on much of the ranch work.  Hoy is Faculty Development Director at Johnson County Community College. She is currently working on a book about Flint Hills women; she lives and works in Overland Park\, Kansas.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/women-of-the-ranch/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Prairie Talk
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SUMMARY:A concise history of the Santa Fe Trail
DESCRIPTION:Beginning in 1821\, the Santa Fe Trail was actively in use for almost 60 years. How could a relatively short-lived highway of commerce have a legacy lasting two hundred years? A Prairie Talk will explore this subject. \nAt 1:30 p.m. Saturday\, August 21\, Steve Schmidt\, of Hesston\, will present “Santa Fe Trail 101” in the loft of the historic barn at Pioneer Bluffs. \nThis concise history will explore how the Santa Fe Trail played a key role in international events\, influenced the global economy\, how it differed greatly from the Oregon and California Trails\, and what caused it to die out. \nThis program has been succinctly described as “a broad-brush overview of the Santa Fe Trail: when\, where\, what\, why\, how\, now (but no brown cow).” \nSchmidt\, an amateur historian\, knows Santa Fe Trail history. He and his wife\, Glenda\, are preserving a piece of the Trail on land they own in Marion County\, which is on the National Register of Historic Places and has received Historic Site Certification from the National Park Service. As a member of the Santa Fe Trail Association\, Cottonwood Crossing Chapter\, he has earned numerous awards for promotion and preservation of the Trail over the past 20 years. Schmidt has written a booklet\, “Lost Spring\, Marion County\, Kansas\, A Historical Perspective” which is available free at SantaFeTrail.org. \nTo ensure ample chairs are out for this presentation\, reservations are requested but not required. RSVP on the Facebook event page or to Executive Director\, Lynn Smith\, at lynn@pioneerbluffs.org or 620-753-3484. \nDonations are appreciated and will support future program events. \nVisitors are invited to come early and explore the grounds\, bring a picnic\, or hike the new nature trail. Wading shoes may be recommended to access the nature trail\, depending on recent rains.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/a-concise-history-of-the-santa-fe-trail/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Prairie Talk
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SUMMARY:Steve Cormier\, Cowboy Poet
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/steve-cormier-cowboy-poet/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Prairie Talk
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SUMMARY:Tallgrass Tales - Stories from the Flint Hills
DESCRIPTION:A collection of recollections from seasoned Flint Hills ranchers and other cow-folk\, captured on film by Kansas photographer Mark Feiden. Project funded by Humanities Kansas.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/tallgrass-tales-stories-from-the-flint-hills/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Prairie Talk
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