Discover Nicodemus and Treasure Hunt the Santa Fe Trail

Discover Nicodemus and Treasure Hunt the Santa Fe Trail On this edition of Discovering History Monday, Deb and Michelle discuss the Exodusters, how they came to Kansas, and their tremendous strength. In the second half, they discuss geocaching and how you can find treasure along the Santa Fe Trail! Links from this episode: Nicodemus –…

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Thousands of Garnets in Kansas!!

Thousands of Garnets in Kansas!! Join in on a guided Garnet hunt in the glacial region of Kansas with Rockhounding N8 and The Heartland Gem Hunter! We found thousands of Garnets using a dredge and Muddy Miner Sarucas in a creek in Kansas! Find Muddy Miner Sarucas Here: https://amzn.to/3zgjYhZ Heartland Gem Hunter on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GRKadventures

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Is there sunken treasure in Kansas City? YES!

Is there sunken treasure in Kansas City? YES! Did you know there’s sunken treasure in Kansas City? For my recent Like a Local series with The Kansas City Star, local readers requested I spelunk into The Steamboat Arabia Museum which houses an immense collection of Pre-Civil War artifacts including clothes, tools, and preserved foods still…

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Archaeologists Excavated A Field In Kansas And Discovered A Lost City Hidden Beneath The Surface

Archaeologists Excavated A Field In Kansas And Discovered A Lost City Hidden Beneath The Surface Archaeologists Excavated A Field In Kansas And Discovered A Lost City Hidden Beneath The Surface In 2015 archaeologist Donald Blakeslee was searching the Great Plains for what he believed was a lost Native American city. Four-centuries-old conquistador writings had given…

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Buried Treasure: What Lies Beneath A Kansas Cornfield

Buried Treasure: What Lies Beneath A Kansas Cornfield David Hawley shares his incredible story of finding buried treasure from the mid 1800’s, and where he found it. He tells how he, and four others, began the nearly impossible journey to locate a sunken steamboat rumored to have whiskey and gold. That steamboat was known as…

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Owners of historic Kansas home uncover trove of secrets

Owners of historic Kansas home uncover trove of secrets When Thad and Robin Krasnesky bought a 140-year-old home in Leavenworth two years ago, they got more than they bargained for — but in a good way. STORY: https://www.kctv5.com/2023/06/02/owners-historic-kansas-home-uncover-trove-secrets/

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