| APRIL MEETING |
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April 16, 2009 (note change of date - NOT the 2nd Thursday of the month)
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
910 Amos St.
Humboldt, KS
We are nearing completion of the Management Plan(MP). Meeting participants continue to work on the MP, please plan to attend the Humboldt meeting so that your voice will be heard too. This will be Freedom's Frontier's road map for the next 20 years.
All meetings are open to the public and anyone with an interest is welcome to attend. Please forward this eNewsletter to everyone you know with an interest. Click on the "Forward to a Friend."
Let us know if you are able to attend by emailing info@freedomsfrontier.org by 5pm Monday April 13th. Additional meeting notice will be sent a week prior to the meeting date, with directions, agenda, and minutes.
For more information about Freedom's Frontier NHA Partner upcoming meetings click HERE.
And don't forget the May 14, 2009 meeting at Fort Osage in Sibley, MO.
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| DONOR RECOGNITION |
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Thank you to those who made donations in March 2009,
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Breidenthal Foundation, KC, KS
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Missouri Kansas Border War Network, yearly donation
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Janith English, in memory of Evelyn Zane Chapin, Wyandot Nation of KS
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Wakefield Museum, speaker honorarium, Clay Co. KS
Donation Levels:
Friends of Freedom under $500
Missouri River Steamboat Circle $500 - $999
California Road Circle $1,000 - $4,999
Pony Express Circle $5, 000 - $9,999
Santa Fe Trail Circle $10, 000 - $19,999
Oregon Trail Circle $20,000 - $49,999
Freedom's Frontier Circle $50,000 or more
Donations of any amount are welcome. To donate please contact Judy Billings at jbillings@freedomsfrontier.org or mail your donation to Freedom's Frontier NHA, P.O. Box 526, Lawrence, KS 66044. You can find our current list of Founding Donors and Charter Members here.
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| MANAGEMENT PLAN - UPDATE |
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Public Encouraged to Comment on Freedom's Frontier
Draft Management Plan
The public is invited to comment on the draft Power of Story of Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area (FFNHA) Management Plan. The Power of Story is posted online for review and comments. The public will have 30 days to comment, deadline is April 22, 2009. The Power of Story will acquaint readers with the nationally significant story of Freedom's Frontier and how partners in Freedom's Frontier are committed to telling their stories. Over the course of 2008 and early 2009, area volunteers worked with a consultant group to produce the Management Plan. Each section of the plan has been reviewed by committees and the organization's Steering Committee before posting or the public. As a whole, the Management Plan will reveal insights and information gleaned during the planning process and will guide the heritage area's activities for the next decade. Over the next month, the remaining sections of the plan will be posted online for public comment. These sections include: · Power of Action, offering tools for citizens and groups to manage the heritage area. · Power of Partnership, offering recommendations for Freedom's Frontier's coordinating entity and its partners to shape the heritage area. · Appendices, including acknowledgements and appendices about the planning process and background data. The Executive Summary and the Power of Place are online, available for download and public review. Deadline for review and comments is April 22, 2009. Instructions on how to comment can be found by clicking HERE. |
| FREE BROCHURE CRITIQUE |
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St. Mary University, Asst. Professor of Marketing, David Reynolds offers Freedom's Frontier Partners a chance to have your brochures critiqued. David has 28 years professional marketing experience as well as a Masters Degree in Marketing, an MBA and has been a partner in FFNHA for a number of years.
The Strategic Marketing class is the highest level marketing class and is only open to senior marketing students. The current class of ten students will review brochures to determine whether the material/information is strategically correct; is the message strategically executed; does the material strategically reflect what the organization is trying to promote/sell; is the layout and design graphically/creatively effective?
As a FFNHA Partner you will receive a written critique of your brochure. This is a great opportunity to partner with St. Mary University.
If you would like to have your brochure critiqued or would like to help the students further their education please send your information to:
David Reynolds
Assistant Professor of Marketing
St. Mary University
Leavenworth, KS 66048
Please include:
- Brochure
- Describe the primary target for your brochure
- Statement as to how and where you use the brochure to promote your site
- Self-addressed and stamped envelope
Deadline to mail your brochure is
April 17, 2009
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| IN THE NEWS |
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Check out the latest articles and news coverage within Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area.
- AAA Journeys " A Long Road to Freedom"
- NBC's report "Making a Difference" Joe Works of Humboldt, KS is hi-lighted in this report.
- What is Imagine KC? Imagine KC is a public input project that asks citizens to evaluate and provide feedback on a vision for a sustainable future for the Kansas City region. There are many ways to participate ... check out the Imagine KC website.
Send news articles or video clips for "IN THE NEWS" to info@freedomsfrontier.org, must be sent electronically with a link to the article or video.
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| CIVIL WAR PRESERVATION TRUST PARK DAY 2009 |
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Park Day is an annual event sponsored by the Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) and the History Channel. It is an excellent opportunity to bring Civil War enthusiasts together in an effort to help keep our nation's Civil War sites and parks in top shape.
Saturday April 4, 2009
Volunteer via email, at one of the five sites within FFNHA, just click on the sites name.
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PARTNER PLEDGES AND COMMEMORATIVE COINS |
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Have you signed a Freedom's Frontier Partner Pledge and received your commemorative FFNHA coin? If not go to Partner Pledge on the website, print, sign and mail to: Freedom's Frontier NHA, Atten. Partner Pledge, P.O.Box 526, Lawrence, KS 66044
Make sure to attend the meeting after you send in your signed pledge, and you will be presented with the commemorative coin.
To date 117 people have signed their pledge, click Signed Pledges to see who has as of the March 12, 2009 Partners meeting. |
| PARTNER'S DIRECTORY |
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A partners directory will be created, for those that want to participate. When completed it will be available as a PDF on the website, that you will be able to print.
Name
Site Name
Organization
Position
Address
City, State Zip
Phone
Email
Website
Committee
Description of organization (20 words or less)
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| HISTORY UNDER SIEGE |
The Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) recently issued its annual History Under Siege report of the 10 most endangered battlefields and 15 most at risk sites. These represent 25 battlefields CWPT and historians believe have significant military importance and need the most immediate preservation attention. The Lone Jack Battlefield, within the boundary of Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area, is included in the 15 most at risk sites - the only site in Missouri. The 3-1/2 acre battlefield site of the museum and cemetery is publicly owned by Jackson County and operated by the Lone Jack Historical Society. It is surrounded on three sides by residential and commercial property and on the fourth side by commercially zoned property for sale. While Section 6 in the enabling legislation addresses private property protection, Freedom's Frontier will explore ways to raise the level of importance of this site and assist the public ownership in bringing a successful conclusion to the issue. The complete press release can be found at Lone Jack Battlefield. Read Section 6 of the enabling legislation, which covers property rights within Freedom's Frontier.
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| PARTNERS MONTHLY INVESTMENT UPDATE |
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Partners and attendees of Freedom's Frontier NHA were recently asked to compute their travel expenses to the monthly Partners meeting and turn them into Julie Lenger. The form is available on the website or at Partners meeting.
Results:
Attendees Total Investment
Aug/Oct-08 $ 34,185.00
Nov-08 46 $ 6,144.21
Dec-08 49 $ 5,849.81
Total 2008 $ 46,179.02
Jan-09 53 $ 4,878.75
Feb-09 41 $ 6,561.47
Mar-09 36 $ 4,701.37
Total 2009 $ 16,141.59
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD SCHOOL |
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Burnt District Archaeological Field School
June 8-28, 2009
General Order #11 and
the Archaeology of the Burned District
The University of Missouri-Kansas City Geosciences Department and the Bates County History Museum are co-sponsoring an archaeological field school. The field school will be offered through the University of Missouri-Kansas City, but is open to all current university students in good academic standing.
This field school will focus on one of the most traumatic events in American history. In the run up to the Civil War, the Missouri-Kansas border was the scene of merciless partisan fighting between pro-Union and secessionist groups, culminating in William Quantrill's infamous raid on Lawrence, Kansas in which nearly 200 men and boys were singled out for death. Following Quantrill's raid, the Union Army issued General Order 11. Order 11 of 1863 resulted in the complete depopulation of Bates County and the total destruction of all towns, farms, live stock, and crops. Order 11 created an extraordinary archaeological time capsule in Bates County.
The field school will research the effects of this order, particularly the ability of the county's people to recover economically and socially after the war. Although this program focuses on Civil War-era archaeological sites, students will receive training in research techniques employed by archaeologists around the world.
This field school is valuable to students planning advanced work in archaeology, students seeking employment in contract (CRM) archaeology or who merely want to experience field research in archaeology. For more information or to request an application packet, please contact Ann Raab or visit the Bates County Archaeology website. |
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FEATURED SITE |
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Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm
 Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Historic Site is located at 1200 Kansas City Road, Olathe, KS. James 'Beatty' Mahaffie and Lucinda Mahaffie moved to Olathe with their five children in 1858 from Indiana. After starting their farm next to the Santa Fe Trail, Mahaffie raised a successful crop of wheat in 1859. He sold the extra crop, becoming the first successful farmer in Johnson County, KS. Their location on the trail provided a great stopping point on a stagecoach route originating from Westport, MO. In the early 1860s, Barlow and Sanderson Stagecoach lines began contracting with the Mahaffie family to provide meals and livery service to the passengers. As stagecoach traffic increased the Mahaffie's built a fine two story limestone farmhouse with their kitchen and dining room in the cellar, which still stands today.
Beatty and Lucinda Mahaffie lived through the Border War and Civil War era in Kansas. Their farm was never visited by Quantrill and their fine house that stands today was finished right after the Civil War came to an end. However, the Mahaffie family was affected by the activities. When William Quantrill raided Olathe on September 6, 1862, his band destroyed printing presses and killed six men. Although no buildings were burned, the raid had a chilling effect on the town. The morning after the raid, Beatty Mahaffie and his neighbor Jonathan Millikan were riding on horseback assessing the damage. Mr. Millikan picked up a small flag left behind by Quantrill's raiders and the flag is now part of the collection at the Kansas State Historical Society.
 Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Historic Site have activities and programs year round. The Heritage Center at Mahaffie has exhibits about the Mahaffie family, the Oregon, California and Santa Fe Trails, and Johnson County in the 1860s. Visitors can view a video about the Mahaffie family, and learn about how Olathe experienced the Border War and Civil War eras. To learn more about the Border War, a new video, Border War Voices, speaks about the various viewpoints of the Border War is also on display. When a visitor views this video, they can touch a screen and a character from various viewpoints presents their feelings about slavery. The viewpoints of pro-slavery, abolitionist, and farmer are all presented. The interview segments are based on the documentary 'Bad Blood' which was produced by KCPT and Wide Awake Films. The visitor makes their choice based on the viewpoints. This video is possible through a grant from the Kansas Humanities Council.
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Historic Site is located at 1200 Kansas City Road, Olathe, KS. For more information click HERE or call 913.971.5111.
To have your site or event considered, please send your information to Steering Committee.
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| STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THE MANAGEMENT PLAN PROCESS |
Debbie White, Lawrence, KS
We would like to thank Lori Simms, Missouri Tourism, for her dedication and service to Freedom's Frontier as a member of the Steering Committee. Lori has recently accepted a new position with State of Missouri in Jefferson City.
We welcome Janae Fuller, Battle of Lexington and Anderson House in Lexington, Missouri, as the newest member of the FFNHA Steering Committee. | |
