Colorado, we were talking once and he said, you know, historians only ask one question. And i said, yeah . Whats going on here . So i nodded and said, okay, thats the dumbest thing ive ever heard a smart man say. But hes actually right. Its really the only question you ask, you go back to this earlier time, the past is a foreign country, we go back to this time in the past and we look around and say, whats going on . Whats happening here . Whats going on with the California Gold rush . Lots of stuff. I hope youre getting that so far. But one thing thats happening is, the place itself the environment itself, the fundamentally transformed, we made. This is an episode in the american westward expansion, we start here on the Atlantic Coast and move across the country. A very Dramatic Development in 1845 to 1848 with the acquisition of texas and the oregon territory in the mexican secession. So by the 1848, with the purchase down here, we have to continuous 48 states. America expanded acros
Growth of the u. S. Beef industry. The Watkins Museum of history and lawrence kansas hosted this event. Good evening everyone. Welcome to our latest book chat at the watkins. I am will hickox. I thank you for joining us tonight. Im starting to sound like a broken record before every event, but these days, when there are so many options for things to do with our free time, and you can just sit on your couch every evening. It is very encouraging and exciting for us here at the museum to have folks come in for our events. We really appreciate it. I know that the staff of the bookstore appreciates it as well. I will introduce tonights guest speaker. James sherow is University Distinguished professor at the department of history at kansas state university. He specializes in researching and teaching environmental history. Kansas history. North American Indian history and the history of the American West. Professor sherow sherow has written six books and numerous articles. It is a familiar re
It was november 12 1927 when the pioneer mothers sculpture was dedicated in valley park. It not only celebrates kansas citys pioneer history, but is also a tribute to those who suffered great hardship and loss while traveling across the plains in search of a better life. In her new book, pioneer mother monuments, constructing cultural identity, historian cynthia press scott walks through more than a century of recognition and rediscovering the Pioneer Monuments erected across the nation, including those in the kansas city region. We are honored to have you here today to discuss her research. Doctor press caught is an associate professor of history at the university of north dakota. Her research focuses on gender in the American West specifically intersections of gender, social class and historical memory. Her work in these areas have been published in journal of the west, Pacific Historical review and other publications. Prescotts first book was published in 2007. It traces generals an
Reporter yes. A warm wednesday for sure. As we head through the afternoon get ready for mild to warm temperatures. Plenty of sunshine. Here is a live look with our Treasure Island camera. Mainly clear skies and temperatures running into the 50s at this hour. As we head through the afternoon highs will be warmer than yesterday. We will watch temperatures climb through the week. 73 in San Francisco and 79 in oakland. 81 in san jose and 85 in concord. Nine to 12 degrees above average for this time of year. I have more on the full forecast coming up. Lets check in for the traffic. Yes. Thank you. Im getting more information from chp. One person has died in this accident northbound on the 101. They did have all the lanes shutdown. They have opened two left lanes leaving the two right lanes closed as they investigate and deal with the situation there. There is activity on the north side. The backup looks just beyond trimble. You can use 280 as an alternate and use the freeway to get past the
Th. Inskies. Through the afternoon, check out daytime highs. 73 in San Francisco and 81 in san jose. 12 degrees above average for this time of year. We will let you know what you can expect as we head through the rest of the week. Now lets check in for more on the serious Traffic Alert in the south bay. Thank you. I want to get you updatd. This is northbound 101. I will show video we just got in. You can see a lot of activity ouion continues. Is a deadly crash. A vehicle was going northbound on 101 on the right lane when a person tried to cross the freeway. The right lanes are completely shut down l i can show you maps of what is going on as far as the backup goes. You can see that line on our sensors. A back up to 87 at this point. Used to hundred 80 as an alternate. We are following some breaking news from overnight. An investigation underway. Deputies killed a woman in half moon bay. They say she was Walking Around near main street carrying some sort of a long gun and alcohol. This