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May 20, 2008 - Cottonwood Falls, KS - Kauffman Museum, Tallgrass NP

(Ron Writing) This morning we toured the Kauffman Museum on the campus of Bethel College in North Newton, KS. This is another of those museums that is rather small but very interesting. The Newton area was originally settled in the 1870’s by Mennonite immigrants from Russia. They were seeking religious freedom and a better life. Bethel College is a Mennonite college and the museum primarily documents the history of the Mennonites. It begins with the Anabaptist period in the 1500’s when they were severely persecuted for their beliefs in the...

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