Tallgrass Tales – Stories from the Flint Hills
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KSA 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.
Steve Cormier, Cowboy Poet
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS
Dinner from Argentina
Pioneer Bluffs Historic Rogler Home 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KSYou are invited to… A locally sourced, fine dining experience by Guest Chef Dr. Tracey Graham 5:30 p.m. Saturday, December 7 in the 1908 home at Pioneer Bluffs This is a fundraising event to support ranching heritage education programs at this historic site. Only 20 seats available at $150 each (of which $100 is a […]
Farmer Derek Klingenberg
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KSA local farmer/rancher combines his love of music and entertainment with daily ag life, and the result has landed Farmer Derek Klingenberg onto the world stage. What does the Farmer say?” At 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, Farmer Derek will answer this question in a unique community presentation at Pioneer Bluffs. Derek Klingenberg of Peabody […]
Peace on the Prairie
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KSIt 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. At 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 […]
Make a difference with Match Day!
Pioneer Bluffs, Center for Flint Hills Ranching Heritage 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, KSOnce again Match Day is upon us, that day when a huge percentage of annual support originates for Pioneer Bluffs. You may wonder how Match Day affects your giving. The Emporia Community Foundation provides a pool of matching funds to selected organizations. The more we raise, the greater the match. We are all experiencing COVID […]
Volunteer Workday
Pioneer Bluffs, Center for Flint Hills Ranching Heritage 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, KSVolunteers are happy people. Does volunteering make them happy, or are happy people more likely to volunteer? According to studies, the answer is both! Volunteers gather every month at Pioneer Bluffs and enjoy sharing a few hours of time. They chat, laugh, and get to know one another while making a difference. The next Volunteer […]
Chef Tracey returns, Italian Style
Pioneer Bluffs Historic Rogler Home 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS
Preserving YOUR family history
The Granary at Pioneer Bluffs 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KSPreserve your family history at a digitization day. Bring your photos and letters (up to 15) to be scanned by students with the Chapman Center for Rural Studies at Kansas State University. You will leave with your original documents and a thumb drive with the digital files.
Prairie Talk: History of the Flint Hills
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KSMike 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 […]