Welcome to Kansas Memory
Primary sources online from the Kansas Historical Society
To get started, use the category browser to the left, the search button above, or check out some of our featured items below.
Blog: Wintertime in Kansas
Female Aviator Amy Johnson
This is an autographed envelope by female aviator Amy Mollison, formerly Johnson, post marked September 5, 1933. Amy Johnson was a solo flier from England to Australia along with her husband Captain Mollison who served as co-pilot on a flight from Wales to New York which ended in a forced landing and a crash at Bridgeport, Connecticut. The crash was caused by a lack of gasoline. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.
Browse by Kansas County
Selected Kansas newspaper titles digitized and available on Chronicling America.
Read more about the project at Kansas Digital Newspaper Program.
