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To the Stars: The Story of Kansas

Homestead Act brought diversity to Kansas years ago

By Beccy Tanner, The Wichita Eagle Today at 6:24 a.m.

This is one in a series of vignettes celebrating Kansas history. The series’ name comes from the state motto, Ad astra per aspera: To the stars through difficulties.

  • Annie Diggs championed women’s right to vote

    By Beccy Tanner, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 30 at 10:14 a.m.

    This is one in a series of vignettes celebrating Kansas history. The series’ name comes from the state motto, “Ad astra per aspera: "To the stars through difficulties."

  • Replica of 1865 Peace Treaty to be in Wichita

    BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | July 19 at 6:42 a.m.

    In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Kansas, a replica of the 1865 Peace Treaty will soon be on display.

  • State's historical newspapers available on the Web

    BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | Dec. 20 at 7:26 a.m.

    Some of Kansas' oldest newspapers are now online through the Library of Congress, allowing anyone with Internet access to view how 19th-century Kansas was built day by day.

  • Delaware woman chose life as U.S. citizen

    BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 1 at 5:56 a.m.

    Her Indian name was “Windagamen.” It meant “Sweetness.” Her white name was Anna. She was a Lenape Delaware Indian who married Moses Grinter, and when she died in 1905, she was a wealthy, prominent woman in Kansas City.

  • 'Amazon Army' protested unfair labor

    BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 4 at 6:06 a.m.

    This is one in a series of vignettes celebrating history. The series' name comes from the state motto, Ad astra per aspera: "To the stars through difficulties."

  • Author chronicles Wichita's affairs with jazz, bootlegging

    BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | August 23 at 7:10 a.m.

    This is one in a series of vignettes celebrating history. The series' name comes from the state motto, Ad astra per aspera: "To the stars through difficulties."

  • Kansan traveled world for faith

    August 2 at 6:49 a.m.

    This is one in a series of vignettes celebrating history. The series' name comes from the state motto, Ad astra per aspera: "To the stars through difficulties."

  • Wichita murals helped launch artist's career

    BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | July 26 at 8:41 a.m.

    This is one in a series of vignettes celebrating history. The series’ name comes from the state motto, Ad astra per aspera: “To the stars through difficulties.”

  • Kansas filmmaker Oscar Micheaux gets stamp

    BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | June 21 at 6:49 a.m.

    This is one in a series of vignettes celebrating history. The series' name comes from the state motto, Ad astra per aspera: "To the stars through difficulties."

  • 4 presidents heard advice of Fort Scott man

    BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | June 14 at 3:06 p.m.

    Clark Clifford was born Dec. 25, 1906, in Fort Scott. He received his college and law degrees from Washington University in St. Louis and was admitted to the bar in 1928. From 1944 to 1946, Clark served as a captain in the U.S. Navy.

  • Kansas counties' names honor famous Americans

    BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | June 7 at 8:05 a.m.

    From Allen to Wyandotte, Kansas counties are all about the names — the images they evoke, the legacies they provide. Kansas, with 105 counties, has the sixth-highest number of counties in the nation, according to the U.S. Census.

  • 3 generations worked on stories of pioneer women

    BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | May 24 at 5:59 a.m.

    This is one in a series of vignettes celebrating history. The series' name comes from the state motto, Ad astra per aspera: "To the stars through difficulties."

  • Lyon Co. native led troops in WWI

    BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | May 17 at 1:53 p.m.

    This is one in a series of vignettes celebrating history. The series' name comes from the state motto, Ad astra per aspera: "To the stars through difficulties."

  • Peaks inspired Kansas photographer

    BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | May 3 at 11:57 a.m.

    This is one in a series of vignettes celebrating Kansas history. The series' name comes from the state motto, Ad astra per aspera: "To the stars through difficulties."

  • H&R Block and founders had roots in Kansas City

    BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | April 26 at 7:24 a.m.

    It was two brothers, an idea and a $5,000 loan more than half a century ago that evolved into one of the biggest tax preparation companies in the world. Henry W. Bloch and his brother, Richard, founded H&R Block in 1955. The brothers grew up in Mission, near Kansas City, Kan. Their father was an attorney.

  • Kansas jockey won derby, was forced out of racing

    BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | April 19 at 10:59 a.m.

    Alonzo “Lonnie” Clayton was at the top of his game as the youngest jockey to ever win the Kentucky Derby. It was 1892. He was 15 years old and a national star.

  • Godfather of Beat Generation was content to live last years in Kansas

    BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | April 5 at 12:01 p.m.

    William S. Burroughs, the author of “Naked Lunch,” once told a Wichita Eagle reporter that although he had lived in places around the globe, he was content in Kansas.

  • Native Kansan pitched his way to baseball greatness

    BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | March 29 at 5:44 a.m.

    This is one in a series of vignettes celebrating history. The series' name comes from the state motto, Ad astra per aspera: "To the stars through difficulties."

  • Kansan among first to go to space

    BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | March 22 at 11:42 a.m.

    She was every bit a pioneer as the male astronauts who made the headlines. She soared just as high — nearly 300 miles above the Earth traveling at speeds of 10,000 mph — at least two years before the men.

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