AND NOT JUST WICHITA...

Come see

 Born Here:  

Kansas Aviation History
~~~~~
A public slideshow/lecture
by aviation writer/historian
Richard Harris
~~~~~

The awesome history of
Kansas Aviation,
and how it transformed aviation worldwide.

From the world's first aircraft factory
to
America's first successful
commercial aircraft,

to famed pioneers like
Amelia Earhart,
and legends like jet ace
James Jabara.

From the world's biggest airline,
to the world's biggest airliner.

From the world's most popular
light aircraft,
to
the world's most lethal bomber,
to
the world's fastest civilian jet.

It's an industry come alive
in dozens of cities, towns and open fields
throughout the Air Capital State.

Come see how it all happened,
and how it's happening TODAY!


Development sponsored by
the
Kansas Humanities Council
Program available* to:
  • Public Events & Shows
  • Organizations
  • Businesses
  • Museums
  • Government Agencies & Civic Events
  • Schools, Colleges & Universities
     
    (*at little or no cost to public events, through the KHC; also available for others by special arrangement, outside KHC.)
For more information,
call
Richard Harris
at

or e-mail:
office@harris1.net

Reviews by decision-makers
who have invited this presentation
to their groups:

  • History Professor Jay Price,
         Public History Program Director,
         Wichita State University
      "Mr. Harris has been a popular speaker and a 'must have' for any local event involving aviation."

  • Park City LIVE! Program Director
         (and former Mayor) Dee Stuart:
      "WOW! I truly believe that -- in our 10  year history with the KHC -- we have never had a better program, nor a more entertaining speaker...
          Here in the Wichita area... most of us think we know quite a bit about about its history, but this man has it in his blood... just an excellent program."

  • Harold Walter, Chapter President,
          OX-5 Aviation Pioneers:
      "Richard [is] a walking encyclopedia of aircraft."

  • Parsons Museum Director
         Mike Brotherton:
      "Mr. Harris was especially good at 'making connections' [between the  audience and Kansas aviation]."

  • Linda King, Program Director,
         Wichita Genealogical Society:
      "Great speaker. A huge success!"

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