Events 

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A “Meet The Past Special”

Check out KCPT Channel 19 in Kansas City for a “Special” Meet the Past, With Crosby Kemper III.    Bonnie and her husband Pete will be live on the set in costume as Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stilwell and may be interviewed live on the air.

CLICK HERE for an overview of previous “Meet The Past” programs originally broadcast on Thursdays at 8:30 pm.  Note the time for the upcoming “Special” on March 11, 2010 at 7:00 pm.

Thursday, March 11, 2010
at 7:00 pm

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 Arthur and Jennie Stilwell as portrayed by Peter and Bonnie Hansen

The Railroads:  Kansas and Missouri

Learn how the industry shaped regional destiny years before the first tracks were laid and why it was the reason Kansas City became the metropolis of the lower Missouri Valley.  From dreamers to scoundrels, from hell-raising grangers to displaced Native Americans, from Harvey Girls to Irish track gangs, explore the railroad’s history.

Two Saturday Sessions,
March 6 & March13, 2010
8:45 am – 11::45 am

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Peter Hansen, Editor “Railroad History Magazine”
Peter Hansen
(photo courtesy of
Roy Inman)
Location:

211 Carlsen Center,
Johnson County Community College

www.jccc.edu/businessandcommunity
Instructor: Peter Hansen, Editor Railroad History Magazine

Fee:

 $25 for the two sessions
     

  Past Events 

            Below are some events from the past.
                                    They are being re-listed so you can
                                                            watch for repeats in the future.

October 13, 2009

FREE
Open to the public

Experience History - Shawnee Town
Loula Long Combs:
The Mistress of Longview Farm		 Shawnee Town Museum – Town Hall Building
11600 Johnson Dr.
Shawnee, KS 66203
(913) 248-2360

National Geographic called her the “Empress Dowager” of the horse show circuit.  Sports Illustrated named her “Legendary Loula.”  Known for her fabulous fashions and elegant style, she was so much more than the Queen of the American Royal.

Loula Long Combs was the generous, lovable mistress of Longview Farm.  It is easy to see why she was Kansas City’s favorite society lady, when Bonnie Hansen of Vintage Nouveau – Fashions From the Past presents Loula Long Combs: The Mistress of Longview Farm.  Her story is told with costumes, period photos and a display of historic hats.

Bonnie Hansen was the Executive Producer of Ours to Give: The Long Legacy of An American Family, an award winning documentary film about the Longs , which has appeared on KCPT and other PBS stations nationwide.
Exhibited horses for 65 years - Queen of the American Royal - “First Lady” of Longview Farm Loula Long with two of her harness horses and her Boston terrier, Monk, ca. 1900. Loula waives to the crowd at “The American Royal”
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Thursday,
October 29, 2009
8:30 PM
    

KCPT
Channel 19 TV
Kansas City

At 8:30 pm, on Thursday, October 29th,

Peter Hansen, Editor of Railroad History, stared as rail baron Arthur Stilwell in the new Kansas City Public Television weekly series Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III.

Beginning October 8, 2009, this new series allowed viewers to step back in time and meet some of Kansas City’s most historic figures.

Vintage Nouveau - Fashions From the Past was happy to provide both costuming and set decor for a number of episodes.

http://www.kcpt.org/meetthepast/index.shtml
Peter Hansen portraying rail baron Arthur Stilwell Peter Hansen portraying rail baron Arthur Stilwell
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Tuesday,
November 10, 2009
10:00 AM

FREE
Veteran’s Day Breakfast:
“A Slice of Home
and a Cup of Joe ...”		 Matt Ross Community Center
8101 Marty
Overland Park, KS 66204
(913) 895-6350

Leaving home during WWIIThe Johnson County Library hosted a Positive Aging Coalition presentation of: “A Slice of Home and a Cup of Joe: The Story of Trackside Canteens during WW II” presented by Peter A. Hansen, editor of the Railroad History Magazine.  Women of at least 43 communities nationwide organized trackside canteens for the soldiers and sailors on troop trains.