Cologne, Germany – What or Where is this Steinbüchel?

A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.   Marcus Garvey I have been diving into the histories of the families which converged into one and eventually made their home at Maison Steinbüchel, the Kansas Historic Landmark where we have made our home since 1988. […]

A Bike Ride Into Hidden And Buried History

“Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike” – John F Kennedy One perfect Kansas day, I had a book to return to the library, so I decided to get my daily exercise by biking to the Wichita Downtown branch.  I took my vintage French ten-Speed Motobecane (we do have new things, but […]

The Sacred Bundle – Recording Tribal Stories

“and so it is with God, this is the place where faith comes in.  Knowing something is right but not knowing just how it fits together or even maybe even why.”  …from The Writings of HANCOCK , Error & Faith There is a tradition among Native American people to have a member of the tribe […]

Home on the Range – A Good Story Never Grows Stale

Home, home on the range.  Where the deer and the antelope play…..” I was privileged to attend the world premiere of the new film, Home on the Range, a few months.  It took place at Wichita’s Historic Orpheum Theater just a few blocks from our own historic landmark home. This past week a fundraising event around this film occurred at […]