This collection features student projects that are not traditional papers. Instead, students flexed their creativity and created video essays. Using video, image, and audio allowed them to more accessibly tell the stories of lost Kansas communities and deepen the understanding of the highlighted historical events. 

Please enjoy learning about Kansas history through a different medium!

In "On the Track to Settlement: A Comparative Study of Two Kansas Towns," Jessica Wheeler compares the differences between the railroad towns of Ellis and Onaga, both located in Kansas.

In "From 1861, Kansas Has Stood Tall for Those in Need! Charitable Institutions in Early Kansas," Janet Adam details the history of charitable institutions found in northeast Kansas, and how the state of Kansas funded and provided for their creation.

In "From Waterways and Trails to the Railroad: Bootlegging in Pottawatomie County, 1840-1930," Aaron Melby documents the bootlegging trade that occurred in northeastern Kansas.