In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Merriam, Kansas, is located in northern Johnson County, neighboring KCK, Shawnee, Lenexa, and the north part of Overland Park. While it’s smaller than those neighboring ...

The word Oread — as a name — was carted to Kansas in the mid-1800s by Worcester residents who resettled before the Civil War, ...

The Kansas Historical Society’s archaeological field school this year gave volunteers a chance to dig into the state's territorial history at the site of an 1850s-era mansion near Lecompton.

The Kansas City Manufacturing Composite Index edged up to -2 from -3 in May, but still showed a decline in manufacturing activity, the district Federal Reserve Bank said on Thursday.

In 1855, Thayer became involved in the anti-slavery movement, founding the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Company, with the Kansas Territory its focus. The effort resulted in the development of ...

In 1855, Thayer became involved in the anti-slavery movement, founding the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Company, with the Kansas Territory its focus.