| Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 49 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
"A compelling collection of stories journaling Olathe's rich historical heritage"--Cover. |
| Awards |
It recieved three EMMY nominations in 2011. |
| System Details |
DVD, all regions, NTSC. |
| Credits |
Bob Courtney--Olathe Historical Society; Maureen Donegan--Olathe School District; Gregory Sheffer--Olathe Based Filmmaker and Producer. |
| Performer |
Directed by Gregory Sheffer. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Contents |
A place called home: the Mahaffie Family -- The Bricklayer: Indian Jim and the Kansas City Olathe Highway -- The Renaissance Man: Marshall Ensor -- Out of the Mud: Frank and George Hodges. |
| Summary |
Olathe -- The City Beautiful will be a series of twenty documentaries, each five to ten minutes in length, telling the stories of the people, places and events of Olathe's history. Thorough and compelling, this collection of stories will paint a broad picture of Olathe's rich historical heritage, using incredible detail, arresting imagery and the actual voices of Olathe residents. This definitive series, which will be shown on public television, screened to Olathe youth as part of the school curriculum, featured at the Olathe Heritage Center, distributed to local libraries and civic groups, and placed on DVD for distribution, will chronicle the history of Olathe from a stop on the westward trails to a city of global corporations. |
| Subject |
Mahaffey family.
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Pioneers -- Kansas -- Biography.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Kansas.
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Olathe (Kan.) -- History.
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Olathe (Kan.) -- Genealogy.
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Johnson County (Kan.) -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Courtney, Bob.
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Donegan, Maureen.
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Sheffer, Gregory.
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Olathe Historical Society.
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Inversion Productions.
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| Added Title |
Place called home: the Mahaffie Family.
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Bricklayer: Indian Jim and the Kansas City Olathe Highway.
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Renaissance Man: Marshall Ensor.
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Out of the Mud: Frank and George Hodges.
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