This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
WWII diary of a Lawrence veteran captured in photographs
Lawrence Kansas resident Glenn Kappelman photographed his WWII training and frontline moments using a small camera tucked in his gas mask. His 750 photo record spans France Germany and Austria and now fuels a one hour documentary Through My Sights.
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Knight Ridder
Kansas City
Pfc
Glenn Kappelman
Europe
Cappy” Kappelman
Lawrence
Kan
Camp Livingston
Fort Miles Standish
Mass
Ozarks
Kappelman
106Th Cavalry Group
France
Germany
Austria
Terry van Meter
U.S. Cavalry Museum
Fort Riley
van Meter
Linda Haskins
Take Ten Inc
Art Barkis
Liberty
Texas
Private Ryan
Tom Brokaw
National Association of Television Program Executives
New Orleans
Haskins
PBS
Konigshofen
State Museum of
Salzberg
Lawrence, Kan
Kodak
Eyewiller