Originally published on April 26, 2021 6:47 am
Last year, as more of us flocked outdoors — to hike or spend time in our own backyard — Humanities Kansas started to explore the idea of creating something tangible to make the experience more meaningful.
“We’d always talked about the concept of DIY humanities, humanities where you are,” says associate director Tracy Quillin, “and having a tool to connect people with that.”
Before the pandemic, the independent nonprofit probably would have hosted some kind of event to make the connection. But planning events is tricky in COVID-19 times.
“We did know that we could do a book,” Quillin says.