Welcome
The Kansas Humanities Council creates, sponsors, and promotes humanities
programs across Kansas. Through the humanities — history, literature,
philosophy, and related areas — we gain understanding of where
we've been, who we are, and what
we've valued over time and across generations.
Call for Speakers
The Kansas Humanities Council is accepting applications
for Speakers Bureau presentations about the life, times, and influences
of Abraham Lincoln for the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial.
The application deadline is October 3, 2008. Click
here for more details.
Library of Congress
New Harmonies in Independence
New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music
is at the Independence Historical Museum in Independence August
15 through September 28. Click here
for a schedule of events.
Click here for more information
about the New Harmonies Kansas Tour.
2008 "Bright Dreams, Hard Times" Chautauqua
The 2008 Bright Dreams, Hard Times: America in the Thirties
Chautauqua comes to a successful end. A big thank you to the Solomon
Valley-Highway 24-Heritage Alliance, the City of
Beloit, and the Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau
for a great two weeks. More than 3,500 people attended this unique
summer experience.
Click here
to see the Beloit Chautauqua photo gallery.
Click here to
see the Lawrence Chautauqua photo gallery.
For more information about Chautauqua in 2009 and 2010, click here
or visit the Kansas-Nebraska Chautauqua website, www.knchautauqua.org,
or call 785/357-0359.
Planning for the Future
The Kansas Humanities Council is compiling a list
of email addresses for future e-newsletters. If you would like to
receive KHC's e-news in the future, please send Tracy
Quillin your:
- Email
- Name
- Contact information
Our Mission
The Kansas Humanities Council promotes understanding of the history
and ideas that shape our lives and strengthen our sense of community.
 Kansas
Humanities Council
112 SW 6th Ave., Suite 210
Topeka KS 66603-3895
(785) 357-0359 phone
(785) 357-1723 fax
info@kansashumanities.org
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