By From Roger Heineken, about the On the Porch series…. Program #2 is Sunday, June 22, 2 p.m. on the porch of the William Allen White House State Historic Site, 927 Exchange St. in Emporia. Jim Hoy is the featured presenter. He will discuss ranching at the turn of the 20th century. Dr. Hoy is a …
Porch Talk
This afternoon, Beverley Buller spoke at the William Allen White State Historic Site. As it was Father’s Day, she mentioned her own late father. He had told her more than once that she would write a book. And she has. “From Emporia: The Story of William Allen White” was published last fall. She dedicated her …
Author on the Porch
Beverley Buller visits with Roger Heineken at yesterday’s book-signing in Town Crier bookstore. (OK, so Roger looks a little serious here, but that’s just because he’s listening intently.) Today at 2 p.m., you can hear Beverley Buller talk about William Allen White at the William Allen White State Historic Site at 10th and Exchange in …
Back to the Porch
Information courtesy of Roger Heineken, Porch Coordinator June 2008 �On the Porch� Series Much is in-store this month on the porch of the William Allen White House State Historic Site at 927 Exchange St. The �On the Porch� Series is sponsored by the White Community Partnership which is proud to present White youth biographer, Beverley …
Our man Roger
Dave and I just listened to Roger Heineken on KPOR, 90.7. He was speaking to Larry Vavroch about William Allen White’s prominence in Emporia history. Roger had about 15 minutes to talk about White, the man, his family, his candidacy for the governorship. He also talked about Walt Mason who worked for White and wrote …
WAW Booth
The William Allen White Community Partnership, Inc. shared a corner of the Anderson Building with the Emporia Convention and Visitors Bureau during the Spring Expo this past weekend. On Sunday, Tom Eblen helped man the W. A. White booth. He spent 15 1/2 years as adviser of the University Daily Kansan, the K.U. student newspaper. …
The American Moderator
Here’s Wayward Son’s take on William Allen White: The American Moderator.
Happy 140th
Here’s the birthday cake from last year made by Reeble’s Country Mart for the celebration at the William Allen White State Historic Site. The William Allen White State Historic Site, 10th and Exchange, Emporia White was born in Emporia Feb. 10, 1868 at 628 Merchant St. He grew up in El Dorado, attended the College …
Harry Haskell
Friday night at the Emporia Public Library, Roger Heineken of the William Allen White Community Partnership introduced Harry Haskell of Guilford, CT. The photo on the screen is a familiar one of W.A. White seated at desk at The Emporia Gazette. Harry Haskell tells about his grandfather, Henry Haskell, seen in the photo on the …
Boss-Busters and Sin Hounds
Roger Heineken shares this information with us: As the Emporia sesquicentennial year winds down, the Emporia Public Library and the William Allen White Community Partnership invite you to an evening with Harry Haskell, author of Boss-Busters and Sin Hounds: Kansas City and Its Star. Learn how the history of the Star and Kansas City intersects …
Pole Sitting
Through noon on Saturday, members of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity are pole-sitting at 12th and Commercial to raise money from passers-by for S.O.S., a local agency that assists victims of domestic violence. Roger Heineken sent this 101-year-old editorial by William Allen White. TO PARDON A WIFE-BEATER William Allen WhiteEmporia Gazette, Dec. 1, 1906 THE …