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State Coordinator for Kansas

Name:
Tracie Lamb

Address:
Kansas History Day Association (KHDA)
401 SW Gage Blvd.
Topeka, KS 66606

Phone:
785.845.3987

Email:
tclousel@hotmail.com

State Contest:
Date: April 17, 2010
Location: Memorial Union at Washburn University in Topeka

Kansas Directory of Organizations, Archives, Libraries, Historical Societies, Museums and Historic Sites:

Organizations

Archives and Libraries

Blue Skyways: Kansas Public and Academic Library Directory
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
Fort Hays State University Center for Ethnic Studies Library
Impact/ONLINE WebPAC --union catalog for Kansas libraries from the Kansas State Library, includes university libraries
Kansas Collection at the Kansas City Public Library
Kansas Newspaper Project
Kansas State Library
Kansas State University Libraries
Kansas State University Libraries Special Collections
Kenneth Spencer Research Library --excellent Kansas and history of science collections, plus other manuscripts
Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project --An original National History Day project which has reached international proportions. The students in the Life in a Jar play are glad to critique, connect, or give research ideas with Holocaust education.
Mennonite Library and Archives
Midwest Historical and Genealogical Library
National Archives Central Plains (Kansas City)
Pittsburg State University Special Collections --specializing in the history of southeastern Kansas
University of Kansas Libraries
Wichita State University Special Collections and University Archives

Historical Societies, Museums and Historic Sites

Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum
Coffey County Historical Society and Museum
Coffeyville Historical Society
Finney County Museum
Fort Leavenworth Frontier Army Museum
Graham County Historical Society
Kansas Aviation Museum
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
Kansas Forts Network --information about 8 major forts
Kansas Museum of History
Kansas Museum Directory --hours, locations, etc.
Kansas State Historical Society
Kansas State Historical Society Center for Historical Research
Kansas State Historical Society Heritage Tours --guide to historical societies, local museums, and historic sites
Lowell Milken Center - Teaching Respect & Understanding --This project based learning foundation creates exciting history projects teaching respect and understanding of all people, regardless or race, religion or creed. The LMC staff loves critiquing NHD projects and sharing research ideas. The Director of the Center has had almost 200 Kansas State History Day Champions. The Program Director at the Center has competed at nationals and achieved international acclaim for her projects.
McPherson County Old Mill Museum & Swedish Pavilion
Mid-America All-Indian Center Museum
Museum of the Kansas National Guard
National Park Service sites
Native American Heritage Museum
Old Cowtown Museum
Prairie Museum
Register of Historic Kansas Places
Russell County Historical Society --includes the Oil Patch Museum
Santa Fe Trail Center
Stanton County Museum
State Historic Sites --information about 15 state historic sites run by the Kansas State Historical Society
University of Kansas Museum of Anthropology --features objects from Native American and African civilizations
Watkins Community Museum of History