LARNED, Kan. (KWCH) - After 200 years and countless travelers, the historic Santa Fe Trail is being honored to commemorate those who helped to shape Kansas history. A map and 19th century memorabilia ...

What's Your KCQ is a collaboration between The Star and the Kansas City Public Library series that answers your questions about the history, people, places and culture that make Kansas City unique.

Meet the trailblazing women of the Santa Fe Trail. The Santa Fe Trail was a major international trade route in the 1800s. Spanning about 800 miles from Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, it was a ...

When I set out across Kansas, I expected prairies and wide horizons, but what I found was a state layered with stories. It’s a place where Native American heritage, pioneer grit, cowboy legends, and ...

An advertisement for the St. Louis, Kansas City, and Northern shortline railroad from 1873 features their service to all points west and promises safe and comfortable travel for women. Women’s stories ...