The Power of People 5-1 Freedom’s Frontier would like to thank and recognize its financial donors, Board of Trustees, Committee Participants, Consultant Team, Regional Experts, the National Park Service, Leers of Commitment providers, Partner Pledge Signers, and Meeting Aendees. The Power of People: Acknowledgements Financial Donors Founding Donors Freedom’s Frontier Circle - $50,000 or more Douglas County Commission Kansas Department of Commerce, Travel & Tourism Missouri Division of Tourism Lawrence, KS Convention & Visitors Bureau City of Lawrence, Kansas Oregon Trail Circle - $20,000 to $49,999 Mid America Regional Council (MARC), Kansas City, MO Barton P. & Mary D. Cohen Charitable Trust, Overland Park, KS Santa Fe Trail Circle - $10,000 to $19,999 Capitol Federal Foundation, Topeka, Kansas e Monarch Cement Company, Humboldt, Kansas Charles & Virginia Clark Fund of GKCCF Pony Express Circle - $5,000 to $9,999 Central National Bank, Junction City, Kansas New Dymax, Inc., Wamego, KS Breidenthal Foundation, Kansas City, KS As the heritage area grows and expands, there will be additional opportunities for financial participation of projects as well as for annual support.
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The Power of People 5-1
Freedom’s Frontier would like to thank and recognize its fi nancial donors, Board of Trustees, Committee Participants, Consultant Team, Regional Experts, the National Park Service, Lett ers of Commitment providers, Partner Pledge Signers, and Meeting Att endees.
The Power of People: Acknowledgements
Financial Donors
Founding Donors
Freedom’s Frontier Circle - $50,000 or more
Douglas County Commission
Kansas Department of Commerce, Travel & Tourism
Missouri Division of Tourism
Lawrence, KS Convention & Visitors Bureau
City of Lawrence, Kansas
Oregon Trail Circle - $20,000 to $49,999
Mid America Regional Council (MARC), Kansas City, MO
Barton P. & Mary D. Cohen Charitable Trust, Overland Park, KS
Santa Fe Trail Circle - $10,000 to $19,999
Capitol Federal Foundation, Topeka, Kansas
Th e Monarch Cement Company, Humboldt, Kansas
Charles & Virginia Clark Fund of GKCCF
Pony Express Circle - $5,000 to $9,999
Central National Bank, Junction City, Kansas
New Dymax, Inc., Wamego, KS
Breidenthal Foundation, Kansas City, KS
As the heritage area grows and expands, there will be additional opportunities for financial participation of projects as well as for annual support.
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Charter Members
California Road Circle - $1,000 to $4,999
Bank of America, Topeka, KS
Andrea Glenn Fund, Topeka, KS
Maag Family Fund, Topeka, KS
Judy Billings, Lawrence, KS
CoreFirst Bank & Trust, Topeka, KS
John A. Dillingham, Kansas City, MO
Ed Rolfs, Junction City, KS
Charles Evan Hughes Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Gary A. Nevius, Prairie Village, KS.
Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie, Wabaunsee County, KS
Missouri River Steamboat Circle - $500 to $999
Allen County Commission, KS
Joan S. and Stephen J. Tempero, Topeka, KS
Bill Tempel, Lexington, MO
William & Rosemary Williamson, Topeka, KS
Friends of Freedom - under $500 Southeast Kansas Tourism Region John & Alicia Salisbury, Topeka, KS Tim & Judy Keller, Lawrence, KS Honorarium to Judge Deanell Reece Tacha, Lawrence, KS Allen County Commission, KS Eileen Robertson, Humboldt, KS St. Joseph’s Church, Humboldt, KS Humboldt Historical Society, KS Humboldt Historic Preservation Alliance, KS Humboldt’s Civil War Days, KS Humboldt Chamber of Commerce, KS 1910 Club of Fredonia, KS Border War Network, MO & KSPaul Bahnmaier, Lecompton, KSLecompton Historical Society, KS
Ross Marshall, Merriam, KSJames and Connie Banwart, Fort Scott , KSJody Craig, Leawood, KSKen and Mary Asher, Mound City, KS Franklin County Convention & Tourism Bureau, KSJan English, in memory of Evelyn Zane Chapin, Wyandot Nation of KSMound City Historical Society, Mound City, KSHonorarium to Debbie White from the Wakefi eld Historical Museum, Wakefi eld, KSCharles Jones, Lawrence, KSDeanell and John Tacha, Lawrence, KSDavid Dunfi eld & Patricia Graham, Lawrence, KSJulie Lenger, Oakview, MO
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Donations Prior to October 12, 2006 Designation
Allen County, KS Commissioners Bailey Hotel, Humboldt, KS Baldwin City, KS Chamber of Commerce Breidenthal Foundation, Kansas City, KS City of Baxter Springs, KS City of Humboldt, KS City of Lansing, KS City of Lawrence, KS City of Paola, KS City of Yates Center, KS Civil War Days, Humboldt, KS Clinton Lake Historical Society and Museum, Clinton, KS Coff ey County, KS Commissioners Dave Evans, Lawrence, KS Douglas County, KS Commissioners Eileen Robertson, Humboldt, KS Farmers & Merchants State Bank, Wakefi eld, KS Farmers State Bank, Westmoreland, KS Fort Scott , KS Community College Highland, KS Community College Humboldt, KS Chamber of Commerce Humboldt, KS Historic Preservation Alliance Junction City, KS Historical Society Kansas City, KS Community College Key Charitable Trust, Fort Scott , KS Kansas Department of Commerce, Travel and Tourism Kansas Preservation Alliance Labett e County, KS Commissioners Labett e, KS CVB Laura Straus, Topeka, KS
Lawrence, KS CVB Leavenworth, KS CVB Leavenworth, KS Historical Society Lecompton, KS Historical Society Linn County, KS Commissioners Louisburg, KS Chamber of Commerce Manhatt an, KS CVB Mound City, KS Historical Society Neosho County, KS Commissioners Osawatomie, KS Historical Society Oswego, KS Historical Society Paola, KS Chamber of Commerce Paola, KS Historical Society Partners of the First Territorial Capitol, Junction City, KS Pott awatomie, KS County Economic Development Pleasanton, KS Historical Society Santa Fe Trail Historical Society, Baldwin City, KS Southeast Kansas Tourism Region St. Joseph Catholic Church, Humboldt, KS Swan River Museum, Paola, KS Topeka, KS CVB Trading Post Museum, Trading Post, KS Wakefi eld Museum, Wakefi eld, KS Wamego, KS Historical Society Waubaunsee, KS County Museum Westmoreland, KS Chamber of Commerce Wilson County, KS Commissioners Wilson County, KS Historical Society Wyandott e County, KS Historical Society & Museum
National Heritage Area Management Planning Funds
Provided by The National Park Service
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Board of Trustees
Judge Deanell Reece Tacha, ChairChief Judge, US Court of Appeals, Tenth CircuitLawrence, Kansas
Lt. Gen (Ret.) Robert ArterArmed Forces BankFt. Leavenworth, Kansas
Clark BaldersonPresident, New Dymax, Inc.Wamego, Kansas
Th e Honorable Duane BentonUS Court of Appeals, Eighth CircuitKansas City, Missouri
George BreidenthalTh e Breidenthal FoundationKansas City, Kansas, Board of EducationKansas City, Kansas
Charles ClarkPrairie Village City CouncilmanPrairie Village, Kansas
Dr. Mary Davidson CohenExec. Director, Barton P. & Mary D. Cohen Charitable TrustOverland Park, Kansas
David Dunfi eldGLPM ArchitectsFormer Lawrence City Commissioner & MayorLawrence, Kansas
Michael L. GibsonRetiredTeam Financial, Inc.Paola, Kansas
John Dillingham, Vice ChairPresident, Jo Dill, Inc. & Dillingham Enterprises, Inc.Kansas City, Missouri
Crosby Kemper, IIIDirector, Kansas City Public LibraryKansas City, Missouri
Jim MaagGovernmental Aff airs ConsultantFoulston Siefk in LLPPres.(Retired) Kansas Bankers Assn.Topeka, Kansas
Karen McCarthyFormer CongresswomanKansas City, Missouri
Kerry Altenbernd, Black Jack Batt lefi eld TrustLisa Atkinson, City of Blue Springs, MissouriChristine Bial, Kansas Arts CommissionBecky Blake, Kansas Travel and Tourism Division Carol Bohl, Cass County Historical SocietyDenny Bopp, Missouri State ParksJudy Bowman, Missouri Department of Natural ResourcesDan Carey-Whalen, Kansas Humanities CouncilJennie Chinn, Kansas State Historical SocietyCharles Clark, Prairie Village, KansasPeggy Clark, Osage County Historical SocietyAlisha Cole, Missouri Humanities CouncilAmy Cole, National Trust for Historic PreservationScott DesPlanques, City of St. Joseph, MissouriBarbara Fitzgerald, Missouri Preservation AllianceJason Fizell, Kansas Land TrustJanine Joslin, Kansas Preservation AllianceJerry Jost, Kansas Land TrustFrank Lenk, Mid-America Regional CouncilMary Madden, Kansas State Historical SocietyJulia Manglitz, Treanor ArchitectsJulie Mulvihill, Kansas Humanities CouncilDale Nimz, Lawrence, KansasTim Paris, City of Topeka, KansasMarci Penner, Kansas Sampler FoundationTracy Quillin, Kansas Humanities CouncilTerry Ramsey, Bushwhacker MuseumJeanine Rann, Downtown Lee’s Summit, MissouriJim Rehard, Missouri State ParksDavid Reynolds, Destination Marketing ConsultantJennifer Sandy, National Trust for Historic PreservationWendy Shay, City of Independence, MissouriBob Smith, Missouri Division of TourismJames Webb, Kansas State UniversityWilliam Worley, University of Missouri-Kansas CityEric Youngberg, Neighborworks AmericaLynn Zollner, City of Lawrence, KansasPatrick Zollner, Kansas State Historic Preservation Offi cer
Technical Assistance
Rachel Franklin-Weekley, National Park ServiceEleanor Mahoney, National Park ServiceDiane Miller, National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program Sue Pridemore, National Park ServiceDena Sanford, National Park ServiceDon Short, Silos and Smokestacks NHAMarty Sterkel, National Park ServiceCandy Streed, Silos and Smokestacks NHACarroll Van West, Tennessee Civil War NHA
Consultant Team
Jeff rey L. Bruce, Jeff rey L. Bruce & CompanyChristy Davis, Davis PreservationJulie LengerFrank MartinMike McGrew, Jeff ery L. Bruce & CompanyRichard Yates, Jeff rey L. Bruce & Company
Additional Consultant Team Participants and Peer Reviewers
Ann C. Clausen, Interpretive Solutions, Inc.Cheryl Hargrove, Th e HTC GroupAndy Scott , Green Light ProjectsAmy Webb, National Trust for Historic Preservation Heritage Tourism Program
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Letters of Commitment
Th ose who have provided lett ers of commitment are listed below. Copies of these lett ers can be found at the end of this chapter. Atchison Area Chamber of CommerceAtchison County Historical SocietyBatt le of Lexington State Historic SiteBlack Jack Batt lefi eld TrustCass County CommissionCass County Historical SocietyCity of Fort Scott City of HumboldtCity of LawrenceCity of Lexington and the Lexington Tourism CommissionCity of OlatheFort Scott Offi ce of TourismGeary County Historical Society and MuseumsHarry S Truman National Historic SiteHumboldt Chamber of CommerceIndependence Tourism Advisory BoardJohnson County, Missouri Historical SocietyKansas Dept. of Commerce, Travel and Tourism DivisionKansas Humanities CouncilKansas Land TrustKansas Sampler FoundationKansas State Historical SocietyKU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History MuseumKU Field Station and Ecological ReservesKU Spencer Museum of Art
Lecompton Historical SocietyLexington Library and Historical AssociationLouisburg Chamber of CommerceManhatt an Convention and Visitors BureauMerriam Visitors BureauMid-Continent Public LibraryMissouri Division of TourismMissouri-Kansas Border War NetworkMonticello Community Historical SocietyMound City Historical SocietyNational Frontier Trails MuseumOsawatomie Chamber of CommercePartners of the First Territorial CapitolRiley County Board of CommissionersRiley County Historical MuseumRiley County Historical SocietyEileen RobertsonShawnee County Historical SocietyTraub Design AssociatesUniversity of Saint MaryVFW Post 6654Vernon County Historical SocietyWakefi eld Museum AssociationTh e Wyandot Nation of Kansas
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Att endees
List represents those who att ended Partnership meetings during the Management Plan process. Bob Abbott Phyllis Abbott Lonnie AddisScott AllegrucciKerry Altenbernd Lt. Gen. Robert ArterMary Asher Ken Asher David AspelinLisa AtkinsonGrady AtwaterPaul Bahnmaier Peggy BakerSusan Baker Clark BaldersonConnie Banwart Deborah Barker Richard BarbutoPhyllis Bass Robert BaynhamTerry Beckenbaugh Elizabeth Beckett Michael Beckett Jim BecknerClarence BestChristine BialJudy Billings Carol BohlKevin BollingNathan BondJudy BowmanBett y BoykoBrandi BrinegarJeff rey Bruce Bob Burkhart Terry Butt sMegan CahillDan Carey-WhalenBeth Carmichael Katie CasperHoite Caston Ernestine Cheney Jennie ChinnCharles ClarkPeggy ClarkStephanie ClaytonAlisha ColeCheryl CollinsKelley Collins Jan CorkranVonnie CorsiniDonald Cott rellNova Cott rellJan CoykendallJody Craig
Karen Crane Emma CritesGlenda CrowderAnn CrumeMary CummingsChristy DavisMarilyn Davis Brenda DayAbby DechantJeanne DeRuyscher Scott Des PlanquesPat DillJohn DillinghamMonica Duffi eldDavid Dunfi eldNancy DurbinOla Mae EarnestDoug EikenJan EnglishLeslie EnsignRuth Elizabeth ErgovichCarol EverhartHazel May FacklerBeth FagerLinda FingerAnn FinneyBarney FisherMelissa Fisher-IsaacsRichard ForesterRichard Forry Bill FreemanJulie FrisbieJanae FullerJo GandertGarton AmyBarak GeertsenMark GergesSue GervasiniLyle GibsonElizabeth Gilliam-BeckerStefani GlinieckiClif GordonLana GordonDona GraingerCarol GrahamPeg Griffi thRichard Groves Connie Hachenberg Jim HallJeff HancockMichele HansfordKim HansonCheryl HargroveRon Harris Joanne Harrison
Sally Hatcher Elizabeth Hatchett Chris HelmerJames HillKelli HilliardClenece Hills Ashley HolversonGreg HospodorJon HotalingTh irkelle HowardYvonne HullBob HundLisa IrleMelody IrleDorthea Jackson Jay JacksonJohn JacksonPaul Jeff ersonErin JeschkeWayne JohnsonCharles JonesDoug JonesJanine JoslinGordon Julich Bob KeckeisenArt KellyKeyta KellyJoanie Kepka-SoukupDeborah KidwellMilada KlimesJanet KingDon LambertJohn Mark Lambertson Shelia LampeJack LandersJay LanitaSuzy LatareBryan LeBeau Kristi Lee Julie Lenger Frank LenkDerald LinnTammy LongChristian Lutz Jim MaagBen MaimerJulia ManglitzTerry ManiesKerrie ManuesCindy ManzGreta MarshallRoss Marshall Frank MartinShannon MauroLawrence Mays
Karen McCarthyGeorge McClearySuzett e McCord-RogersElly McCoyJanice McCulloughCynthia McFarlinMike McGrewBill McKaleHoward McPeakJoan McPeakJanet McRaeMelinda Mehaff yDavid MeierChris MeinhardtMary Kay MenardFreda Mendez SmithBrian MillerDiane MillerMaria MillerTerri MorrisJulie Mulvihill Pam MyersCatie MyersTyrone MyrickVicki NaveGary Nevius Regina Nichol John NicholsDiane Niehoff Dale NimzEmanuel NorthernTim ParisMartha ParkerDavid PearceBobby PearsonDavid PendletonRebecca PhippsJudy PiersonRebecca PrestwoodSue PridemoreTracy QuillinAlexis Radil Terry Ramsey Jeanine RannRichard ReedAmber Regan-KendrickDavid Reynolds Joan RichardsonEllery Robertson Eileen Robertson JR RoblLeslie RochaDavid RoggenseesEd RolfsJulie Roller
