Kansans Tell Their Stories Short Films
Each Kansans Tell Their Stories short film features a unique Kansas story. These community-created documentaries explore community, history, traditions, and what it means to be Kansan. Click on the images below to view the Kansans Tell Their Stories short films.
The Kansas State Penitentiary: An Institution and a Neighbor
produced by the Lansing Historical Museum.
What does it mean to be a community? Residents
talk about the impact of having a prison in their town.
Bauer, Baker, and Baldwin City
produced by Baker University, Baldwin City.
Can one person make a difference? See how Professor William Bauer did just that when he electrified Baker University and Baldwin City in 1907.
Mariachi Estrella: Ad Astra Per Aspera
produced by Justicia, Inc., Topeka.
Share the triumphs and tragedies of Topeka’s Mariachi Estrella, the
nation’s first all-female mariachi band.
The Clyde Cessna Story
produced by Kingman County Historical Society, Kingman.
See how Clyde Cessna’s boyhood dreams of flight became a reality.
Preserving the Past: Topeka's Jayhawk Theatre
produced by the Jayhawk State Theatre of Kansas and WonderCat Productions.
The story of a 1926 movie palace and its hope for future restoration.
Florence, Kansas
produced by the Florence Historical Society and Stephen Lerner.
The history, struggles, and dreams of one small Kansas town.
Uncommon Ground: A Century of Bartlett Arboretum
produced by the Bartlett Arboretum and Jaime Green.
The story of the Bartlett Arboretum, a 100 year-old "tree museum" in Belle Plaine.
Strugglers Hill: A People, A Community
produced by the Northeast Cooperative Council and Light Bearers Entertainment.
A look at the past, present, and future of Strugglers Hill, a neighborhood in Kansas City, Kansas.