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- ARCHITECTURE – Look for the method or style of building, the type of material used, the time period a structure was built, or find out if the architect was famous.
- ART – Look for art museums or galleries, performing centers, artists at work, murals, sculptures, and grassroots art. Think music, theatre, fine art, literature, and dance.
- COMMERCE – Find out about businesses past and present. What is the main business that the town was formed around? Look for business trends and note the drama of rural economy. What are your specialty shops?
- CUISINE – Look for ethnic or specialty food or the style of cooking and the manner in which it is prepared. Look for unique or long-standing cafes or restaurants, local food events.
- CUSTOMS – Look for ethnic or long-standing community practices and local or ethnic events.
- GEOGRAPHY – Note anything to do with nature, including natural landmarks, hiking trails, physiographic regions, lakes, birds, wildlife, arboretums, trees, wildflowers, and grasses.
- HISTORY – Note the points-of-interest, significant events, and people that influenced the history in an area.
- PEOPLE – Note the ethnic make-up of a town and the population. Find the people who helped make history as well as discovering the present-day characters.
SOURCE: Kansas Sampler Foundation www.kansassampler.org
