New signs were installed today at exit 131 on I-35, leading the way to the William Allen White State Historic Site. On the exit ramp. Then there are way-finder signs at 12th and Burlingame and 12th and Exchange. Follow the signs and this is the prize.
New at the Library
Leather chairs! Ooooh. Nice. This new reading corner is a gift of the Bill McNutt family. It was dedicated a week ago Saturday. (I was out of town or else I would’ve been there live and in person.) Bill McNutt, who died in 1979, was a frequent visitor to the public library’s reading area. McNutt’s …
Singing on the Porch
There was some beautiful singin’ on the porch today at the White House, the William Allen White House State Historic site that is. About 15-20 women from the Twin Rivers Chapter of the Sweet Adelines sang songs such as “Home on the Range,” “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Today’s event …
From Emporia: WAW
Just released this week….. “From Emporia: The Story of William Allen White” The book is a biography for children. Today at Town Crier bookstore, Beverley Buller of Newton had a book signing. She insisted that her first signing be in Emporia, hometown of William Allen White. Full of colorful photos and illustrations, it’s a great …
Beverley Buller
A new book by Beverley Buller, a biography for youth, “From Emporia: the Story of William Allen White,” will be available across the state on Tuesday, September 4. (Here’s an article from The Gazette.) Beverley Buller Buller will sign books at Emporia’s Town Crier on Saturday, September 8 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. (during …
The White House
Today’s Flyover People column: The White House. Nick Gronseth, site administrator, William Allen White State Historical Site Roger Heineken talks about Mary White during this spring’s On the Porch series.
Give Me a Sign
Just up this week: A brand new sign at the I-35/Burlingame Road exit in Emporia directs visitors to the William Allen White House State Historic Site (at 10th and Exchange.) Another sign is on 12th near Exchange Street. Speaking of new, Nick Gronseth is the new site administrator at the William Allen White House. He’s …
Porch Readings #3
The third and final “Readings on the Porch” took place tonight at the William Allen White House. Tonight’s reading was the eulogy delivered by Henry Haskell at William Allen White’s funeral on Jan. 31, 1944 at Kenyon Hall on the College of Emporia Campus. The eulogy was read tonight by Amy Sage Webb, Director of …
Beverley Buller
TONIGHT’S EDITION OF “READINGS ON THE PORCH” This evening, on the porch of the William Allen White House State Historic Site, Beverley Buller of Newton told the audience about the William Allen White Book Awards which are held each fall in Emporia. Buller also read from her soon-to-be-published biography about W. A. White. From Emporia: …
Readings on the Porch – 2
The William Allen White Community Partnership presents The 2007 June Series of Readings on the Porch William Allen White House State Historic Site 927 Exchange St., Emporia This program is free of charge, however donations in support of the site are appreciated. Limited seating is available and participants are encouraged to bring a lawn chair. …
Readings on the Porch
Roger Heineken of the William Allen White Community Partnership Inc. describes the life of Mary White to a gathering of about a dozen people. Tonight was the opening program for Readings on the Porch at the William Allen White House State Historic Site. Mary White was the topic. Jim Bartruff Jim Bartruff, Director of Theatre …