Kansas Mosaic – Immigrant Stories

khc_logo_sketches_feb16b“The Kansas Mosaic:  Ethnic Settlement in Central and Western Kansas, 1870-1900”

A companion exhibit to the 2016 discussion series is in digital format and accessible by clicking on the titles below.
The Edwards County Story
Swedish Immigrants Came to Garfield, 1877
German Catholics Kept Faith, 1879
Zion Lutheran Church Community, 1878
Morton City, Hodgeman County, 1878
Jewish Agricultural Colonies, 1880s

 ORAL HISTORIES RECORDED

John J Riisoe  (April 9, 1926 – August 22, 2017).

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Audio Interview
Transcript
Dodge City Globe 3/21/2010 Interview

Brief phone interview  3/29/2010
Images 
Pasture trail rut images 2016

 

Pat Rincon

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Video Clip
Audio Interview
Transcript pending
Images pending

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Ivo Tvrtkovic  (July 25, 1952 – January 23, 2023)

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Short Biography
Poems
Poetry reading video
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