Visit some of our friends and partners: Lone Chimney Films, Inc. is a 501c3 non profit film company that is bringing educational and historical stories about Kansas and the Midwest to schools and viewers throughout the region.  They are currently working on a film about William Quantrill's 1863 raid on Lawrence, Kansas entitled "Bloody Dawn:  The Lawrence Massacre."  This film will debut on January 11 at the Wichita Orpheum and will screen at several other locations around the state.  Visit LCF at: www.lonechimneyfilms.org Old Cowtown Museum in Wichita, Kansas engages visitors through living history and hands-on learning. A blending of historic structures, buildings furnished with period artifacts, livestock and costumed history interpreters provide an authentic experience for learning and discovering the past. www.oldcowtown.org Kansas has many great historic places.  One place that is keeping their historic past alive is Historic Lecompton.  With Constitution Hall, arguably the oldest wooden structure in the state and Lane University, this town still has the visual artifacts of the 1850s.  Keeping this proud history alive through first history presentations is the Lecompton Reenactors.  Visit their website and learn more about the "Political Birthplace" of the Civil War! www.lecomptonkansas.com Kansas has great places and great people.  Marci Penner and the Kansas Sampler Foundation through her Festivals and the Kansas Guidebook for Explorers demonstrates what makes our state such a wonderful place.  Visit her website and learn more about how to become a Kansas Explorer! www.kansassampler.org Visit our wonderful friends Mike and Sheri Gaskins at www.countrybeat.com to find out about first person living history performances.