It was supposed to be for one year. I was living and working in Los Angeles, which I enjoyed, but my fiance was working on his master’s degree in Kansas. It was easier for me to find a new job and move (at least, in those days, it was easier to find a job) than [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Cemeteries’
15 Sep
Lessons from a Kansas graveyard: What a 1903 outbreak of diphtheria can teach us today
In a shady corner of St. Mary’s Cemetery, a curious collection of little headstones, all of the same size and age, surround a large hooded monument. Unassuming and unadorned, the large family headstone does not prepare you for what you will read. This little cemetery just south of Hartford, Kansas is the final resting place [...]
13 Mar
Deer, oh deer…
Feeling the need to get out of the house and do a little exploring, my husband and I took a meandering drive in the country this weekend. The fields are just starting to green up in some places, and in others, the farmers and ranchers are beginning the process of revitalizing the land with fire. [...]
29 Jan
Happy birthday, Kansas!
January 29 marks the beginning of Kansas’ sesquicentennial year, a milestone that will be celebrated all over the state. The State Library of Kansas is maintaining a fantastic blog of Kansas history and facts and other towns are using the occasion to remind Kansans of their state’s sometimes uncertain and sometimes violent beginnings. For me, [...]
3 Sep
Sometimes a rock is just a rock
“See that big boulder over there?” My then-boyfriend, now-husband, Jim, pointed to a large rock with a small bronze rectangle on it. It was in the spring of 2000, during one of my visits to Emporia before I packed up my meager belongings and left L.A. for good. We were driving through the old Maplewood [...]
