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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.

Custers' love letters crossed Plains

BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | March 15 at 6:19 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 sought suffrage, ban on smoking

BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | March 8 at 11:58 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."

Rushmore sculptor studied in Kan.

BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | March 1 at 12:08 a.m.

He was only in Kansas for a short while.

Topekan led move to use of X-rays

BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | Feb. 15 at 11:01 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 abolitionist endured torture

BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | Feb. 8 at 6:09 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."

Topekan was first person to fly Kansas-made plane over state

BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | Feb. 1 at 6:34 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."

Topeka NAACP leader had plan for school desegregation

BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 18 at 5:48 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."

Topeka lawyer, WWI vet authored GI Bill

BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 11 at 7:03 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's Old West photos wanted

BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 28 at 12:33 a.m.

Francis Marion Steele was a genius at documenting disappearing ways of life. His black-and-white photos are iconic Old West. There's the half-circle of cowboys clutching plates of food, chuckwagon in the background, surrounded by prairie. Or the three American Indian boys seated on horses in the middle of a creek, sun streaming down. Or the early automobile, a horse-drawn wagon, billowy clouds and the pioneering spirit.

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