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State of the Re:Union: Greensburg, KS – To the Stars through Difficulties

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

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State of the Re:Union: Greensburg, KS - To the Stars through Difficulties

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A New Frontier Town

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Ed Schoenberger shows SOTRU host Al Letson some of what remains of his collection of old Greensburg photos

There’s a red, white and blue sign in front window of the house where Ed Schoenberger lives in Greensburg, Kansas. It says “Rebuilding Greensburg with Pride.” This is certainly true for Ed, who has lived in this town for decades, and cared for its history with equivalent pride for just as long. Ed is the caretaker of the cemetery in Greensburg, and is also the curator of the town’s historical museum—that is, before the museum blew away, along with most of Main Street, in the tornado that hit Greensburg in May 2007. It took most of Ed’s treasured artifacts with it, whole rooms of lovingly assembled displays, depicting Greensburg in its early days, as frontier town. (more…)

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A Small Town Is Its Soda Jerk

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Dick Huckriede, Greensburg Soda Jerk

What is the essence of a small town community? Maybe it’s the hello you get on Main Street, the automatic recognition of teenager and octogenarian alike, the knowing what your order is before you open your mouth at the corner store or diner. This is not just a figment of my imagination, an apple pie American dream of community. It existed for decades in Greensburg, Kansas, in the form of Dick Huckriede. (more…)

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