For the past 33 years in Lawrence KS the Kansas Fiddling & Picking Championships were held in South Park August 25, 2013. This was the first time I experienced the 33rd Kansas Fiddling & Picking Championship and will plan on attending the 34th! Great music, plenty of food and the crowd was tapping their feet to the wonderful music. Very family fun oriented.
Engelken Family Reunion 2011
The Engelken family gathered July 30, 2011 at lovely Gage Park in Topeka, KS for our first Engelken family reunion in the 27 years I have been married to an Engelken! What a large family, many memories were relived this wonderful afternoon. Our second gathering is scheduled for Saturday- August 31, 2013 in Seneca, KS.
The Engelken Reunion 2011 gallery is a large file. If you would like to have the images, they are available to order for a small fee (for digital media and postage). Please fill out the form below.
I will be taking candid images this year and will post the 2013 Engelken gallery here.
See you on the 31st!
The Great Overland Station | Topeka KS
Saturday- August 17, 2013 turned out to be a fun day! My daughter and her family were out of town and I went to their house to tend to the dogs. 94.5 Country was promoting- The Great Overland Station 6th Annual Topeka Railroad Festival. I grabbed my camera and off I went!
Food, games, train rides, a petting zoo and many vendors were on the grounds. I love fresh squeezed lemonade. It was fun watching how they were made.
The Street Organ Grinder was very entertaining. As the organ grinder was playing his organ, he told me to not feed the monkey. The monkey was sleeping, didn’t want me to disrupt him. Well of course I had to peek in the box…..
Along with the railroad, we had Abraham Lincoln and the American Indian. As I was walking through the food court, Abraham Lincoln was standing in line with the flags. The first image of this post was how I saw Ab standing. A short distance from Ab, there was a tent with onlookers. John Anderson’s Seminole Wind was playing. The image below features an American Navajo Indian.
Inside the station- a museum and of course there were many model train sets. These weren’t little sets- the small town was remarkable. Every kid would enjoy seeing these!
In front of the Train Station there is a tribute featuring an American flag with a State flag for each of the fifty states. This is an awesome display. If you can visit the Station, you will be amazed!
