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	The Vikings in Newfoundland
		Vinland was inhabited by a series of explorers, including the brothers and sister of Leif, for the next seven or eight years.
		The uncovered ruins of the Vinland community at L'ans aux Meadows can be visited near St Anthony (pronounced "Sane Ant knee" by the locals) at the tip of the Western Peninsula on Newfoundland.
		One interesting note to this story is that the Vikings during their stay in Vinland were the first Europeans (don't forget their roots to Norway) to meet the native peoples of North America.
	www.mysteriesofcanada.com /Newfoundland/vikings.htm (659 words)

	Vinland Elementary School - USD # 348 - Baldwin City, KS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Vinland was settled in 1854 with the passing of the Kansas/Nebraska Act, an act which gave the residents the chance to vote whether they wanted to enter the Union as a slave state or a free state.
		An early Vinland resident, Charles Dow, is considered to be the first victim of the Civil War.
		Vinland placed its emphasis on community events with the churches, the Grange, the Grange Fairs, and education with the schools and the Coal Creek Library.
	www.usd348.com /VES/?history&cclibrary (1458 words)

	KGS--Tonganoxie Sandstone--Stratigraphy
		Enteletes pugnoides Newell is abundant in northeastern Kansas and a robust fusulinid, Triticites neglectus Newell, occurs commonly on the bedding planes.
		In north-eastern Kansas, the top of the Haskell is defined as the upper boundary of the Stranger formation, because the Robbins shale member (uppermost Stranger of some areas) commonly is absent or cannot be identified there.
		The Westphalia limestone of southern Kansas is characterized by the presence of abundant fusulinids.
	www.kgs.ku.edu /Publications/Bulletins/86_5/03_strat.html (1830 words)

	MULVANE, MULLVANE, MULVAIN, MULVAINE GENEALOGY - SIXTH GENERATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Margaret BERTRAND was born in 1873 in Kansas.
		Hazel MULVANE was born on Jun 12 1887 in Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas.
		Carl MORTON was born in Oct 1917 in Kansas.
	www.heritagepursuit.com /MulvainE.htm (20180 words)

	History of Kansas Counties / Development
		A Thesis prepared in 1903 by HELEN G. of Vinland, in partial fulfillment of the requirement of the University of Kansas for the degree of master of arts.
		The father came to Kansas in 1856, and was an active free state man, having been captured at Hickory Point and held as a prisoner at Lecompton for two months.
		In 1901 she entered the Kansas State University and took a graduate course in history, and received the degree of master of arts, June 1903.
	skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/archives/county/index.html (467 words)

	Silas Soule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Silas Stillman Soule (July 26, 1838 – April 23, 1865) was a Massachusetts abolitionist, Kansas Territory Jayhawker, and a soldier in the Colorado infantry and cavalry during the American Civil War.
		He was raised in Maine and Massachusetts and, in 1854, his family became part of the newly formed Emigrant Aid Society, an organization whose goal was to help settle the Kansas Territory and bring it into the Union as a free state.
		The fight was whether Kansas would be admitted to the Union as a slave or as a free state.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Silas_Soule (795 words)

	Vinland Elementary School - USD # 348 - Baldwin City, KS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Anna came to Kansas territory in 1855 with her abolitionist family from the East coast.
		In the four years Anna had been in the Kansas territory, she had seen burning, looting, murder, and militias formed.
		Martha Cutter came to Kansas territory in 1859 with her widowed mother, brothers, and sisters to join with her brother, George, in the fight to make Kansas a Free State.
	www.usd348.com /VES/?history&cclibrary (587 words)

	Douglas County, Part 1
		The Kansas River runs along the northern boundary of Lecompton, a part of Wakarusa and Eudora Townships.
		Beginning at the main channel of the Kansas River, at the northwest corner of Johnson County; thence south to the southwest corner of said Johnson County; thence west twenty-four (24) miles, to a point equidistant between the limits (embraced in the original plats) of the towns of Lecompton and Tecumseh.
		In the southeast of the county on the present site of Vinland, Jacob Branson, Charles W. Dow, Franklin N. Coleman, George Cutler, F. Varnum, William White, Josiah Hargus and Harrison W. Buckley, took claims during the year, and a little further south, at Baldwin City, was Robert and Richard Pierson, Jacob Cantrel and L. Green.
	www.kancoll.org /books/cutler/douglas/douglas-co-p1.html (1125 words)

	The DeSoto Explorer: Vinland Living Nativity canceled
		Vinland United Methodist Church will no longer have the annual Living Nativity.
		Vinland United Methodist Church members appreciate those who dedicated many hours and talent for scheduling babies and families, setting up and tearing down the manger scene, preparing costumes and providing snacks for the participants, shepherding the animals, manning the reception table, attending the parking area, and numerous other tasks.
		The members of Vinland United Methodist Church will seek other ways to assist that organization, which provides shelter and counseling for troubled youth.
	www.desotoexplorer.com /section/news/story/6775 (251 words)

	Douglas County, Kansas - Commission Minutes-Details
		Jim Lindquist, Director of Northeast Kansas and Metropolitan Area Extension Offices, stated that the Boards would need to pass a resolution terminating the merger which would terminate on January 1 of the next year.
		The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) bid opening for the bridge project is scheduled for January 2006 and office check plans are due in February 2005.
		Browning noted that a decision whether or not to expand the bridge replacement project to include the second curve south of the bridge should be made very soon in order to meet the project schedule.
	www.douglas-county.com /local_govt/minutes_details.asp?Min_ID=222 (1432 words)

	Untitled Document
		The residences that contribute to the sense of time and place in the district are representative examples of the "Comfortable House," a term that refers to the profusion of styles and types built in suburban settings in the United States from 1890 to 1930.
		The building was nominated to the national register for its association with the life of William E. Barnes, a co-founder of Vinland, Kansas and the originator of the first vineyard in Kansas and for its architectural significance as an example of a gabled-roofed limestone agricultural processing building.
		The house is being nominated for its historical significance for its association with the Kansas Territory, its association with early Kansan Samuel Houston, and architectural significance as an example of vernacular stone architecture.
	www.marc.org /newsreleases/kshs112105.htm (2294 words)

	Schools: Baldwin City, Kansas Chamber of Commerce
		Four schools are located in the city of Baldwin and two are in the outlying areas of Vinland and Worden communities.
		The school is in the community of Vinland, just north of Baldwin City.
		Vinland Elementary is a place where kids can go to school in a nice and hard-working environment, where they can feel safe and learn the things they need to know for their future.
	www.baldwincitychamber.com /schools.php (542 words)

	Dr. Deborah J. “Misty” Gerner (1956-2006)
		She believed strongly in the possibility of achieving peace in the Middle East despite all obstacles and difficulties, and devoted a significant amount of her academic research to issues that helped Americans gain a better understanding of the Middle East in general, and the Israel-Palestine conflict in particular.
		In 1988 Misty accepted a position at the University of Kansas (KU), where, at the time of her death, she was professor of political science and co-director of its Center for International Political Analysis.
		Misty Gerner is survived by her husband and partner, Philip A. Schrodt, professor of political science at the University of Kansas; and her parents, Henry and Dorothy Love Gerner, of Indianapolis, and brother, Mark Gerner, of Evansville, Indiana.
	www.wrmea.com /archives/Sept_Oct_2006/0609076.html (805 words)

	Structures and Monuments in Which Kansas Stone was Used - Page 3
		Brinkman of Emporia, Kansas; F. Rothenberger was the stone mason for the building; and the carpenter was Cidney Browne.
		Dodge City, Kansas – the Stone House (112 E. Vine) The house was built of limestone.
		Dover, Kansas – the 1878 Sage Inn and Stagecoach Station (13553 SW K-4 Highway) (photograph and history) The historic inn was built in 1865 native limestone.
	www.cagenweb.com /quarries/states/ks-structures_3.html (1472 words)

	Clinton Lake, KS
		Thanks to Dr. Joe Collins, world-renowned herpetologist from the University of Kansas, for the campground programs he's done for the past several years.
		Approximately 70 students and teachers at Vinland Valley Elementary School planted 1,000 trees at Clinton Lake on April 11, 2003 as part of a pre-Earth Day activity.
		Vinland Valley Elementary volunteers hard at work planting trees.
	www.lrn.usace.army.mil /volunteer/volgallery/clinton.htm (193 words)

	Vinland Elementary School - Baldwin City, Kansas - KS - school overview
		Be the first to review Vinland Elementary School - tell other parents what you think.
		An opportunity for the principal at Vinland Elementary School to speak about curriculum, special programs, activities, goals and more.
		Kansas school information (click to expand)School information by state (click to expand)School information by city (click to expand)
	www.greatschools.net /modperl/browse_school/ks/124 (203 words)

	Steve's Blog: June 2005
		When we arrived at the first cache in Olathe, Kansas, Travis' Off-Road Adventures, there was a man with his two sons parked right where we needed to be.
		I was shocked when I ran into Ajayhawkfan at this old school house way out in the Flint Hills of Kansas.
		She made it back to Kansas City in time to take me to lunch.
	mysteve.com /2005_06_01_archive.htm (2429 words)

	Kansas TTT
		Directions: From Kansas City go to southwest corner of I-435 loop and then take K-10 west for about 18 miles to Eudora exit.
		Starts and finishes at Vinland Grade School, which is located 4 miles north of Baldwin City on County Road 1055.
		Follow 460 4.8 miles to Vinland Grade School.
	www.truesport.com /Bike/2000/kansasttt.htm (323 words)

	Middle East Report 240: The Brotherhood Goes to Parliament by Samer Shehata and Joshua Stacher
		Misty Gerner, an editor of this magazine and an inspiration to so many of us, died in the tranquility of her home in Vinland, Kansas on June 19, 2006 after a lengthy struggle with cancer.
		The chancellor of the University of Kansas remembers her as “an extraordinary scholar and teacher who embodied a deep passion for her field of study and equally strong ability to engage and inspire her students.
		Memorials for Misty will be held at the University of Kansas in Lawrence on September 17, at MESA in November and at the ISA in March.
	www.merip.org /mer/mer240/gerner_obit.html (4007 words)

	RockKansas.com - Live Loud Local
		In August of 2000, Hugh Naughtin and Patrick Roberts teamed up to experiment with the process of writing and recording music.
		With Roberts on piano and keyboards and Naughtin on bass guitar, they performed Rabbit in your Headlights, by U.N.K.L.E. at the Vinland Valley Fair.
		They knew that to continue, they needed a drummer who could not only serve as the backbone of the music, but who also had a keen sense for the creative process.
	www.rockkansas.com /clockwork (390 words)

	Vinland, WI (Winnebago County) - town housing guide - ePodunk
		Vinland, WI (Winnebago County) - town housing guide - ePodunk
		Wisconsin > All counties > Winnebago County > Vinland Town
		Growth trend: According to Census Bureau estimates, the population of Winnebago County has increased slightly.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/movInfo.php?locIndex=279031 (216 words)

	Vinland Aerodrome, Inc. - Airplane Rental, Flight Instruction, Fuel Sales, and Hangar Rental
		Vinland Aerodrome, Inc. offers airport services at the Vinland Valley Aerodrome (K64), a small airport located in historic Vinland, KS 10 miles south of Lawrence, KS and 30 miles west of Kansas City, KS.
		Also located in Vinland is McFarlane Aviation Products, a manufacturer and distributor of quality FAA-PMA replacement aircraft parts.
		Newly remodeled house on 10 acres with optional taxiway access to the Vinland Airport.
	www.mcfarlaneaviation.com /vinland (348 words)

	Vinland Valley Nursery
		The Vinland Fair is one of the oldest fairs in the state of Kansas.
		Each night great food is provided by local groups like the Vinland Elementary School PTO, and we think the best Talent Show in the entire world showcases local talent with such acts as comedy routines, singing, instrumental music and more.
		The Coal Creek Library is the oldest continuously operated library in the state of Kansas.
	www.vinlandvalleynursery.com /pages/historicplaces.html (167 words)

	Sam Shaber \| What's New (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Vinland, Kansas is a small corner in the middle of a lot of big space with a collection of about seven farm houses, two storefronts, a handful of churches, and the oldest library in the state.
		And mainly in the paper, there was talk of the new proposed amendment to the Kansas constitution banning gay marriage which has prompted a fabulous response to the state slogan KANSAS: AS BIG AS YOU THINK in the new bumper stickers, selling like wildfire, that read KANSAS: AS BIGOTED AS YOU THINK.
		Help came in the form of three policemen, each in their own car, one fire chief in a white pickup truck, and four firemen on a fire truck, complete with flashing lights and yellow rubber suits.
	www.samshaber.com /whats.htm?page=6 (7547 words)

	Doug DuBois' airplane page
		It was one of those perfect Kansas days, with wide-open baby blue skies, lovely temperature and a light breeze.
		Doug and "Piet" taxied up and down the runway at the Vinland Valley Aerodrome, a big grassy airfield adjacent to the tiny picturesque village of Vinland, Kansas.
		Many of my 200 hours in the Ultra-Piet were enjoyed flying low and slow over the Kansas River, and I always feared that the engine might quit and give us nowhere to go but in the drink.
	www.questiongravity.com /piet (970 words)

	AirNav: K64 - Vinland Valley Aerodrome
		If you are affiliated with Vinland Valley Aerodrome and would like to show here your services, contact info, web link, logo, and more, click here
		In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Vinland Valley Aerodrome.
		If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Vinland Valley Aerodrome, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.
	www.airnav.com /airport/K64 (313 words)

	Artists in Kansas (KS): Kansas Art Centers, Art Galleries, Art Museums, KS Art Events, Artists: Kansas Heritage Group \| ...
		Pleasures: Kansas Printmakers & The Teapot Show Printmaking has been a tradition in Kansas for more than 120 years.
		Kansas City, Kansas Public Library Permanent Collection, Kansas City
		Kansas Watercolor Society, Hutchinson [nice use of paintings in Flash rotation]
	www.kansashistory.us /artists (764 words)

	Lawson Brothers Farm
		Our historic Douglas County farm in the scenic Vinland Valley offers pick-your-own berries.
		Below is the listed fruits that we grow and their estimated earliest ripening times.
		Just a couple miles east of the little villiage of Vinland.
	www.lawsonbrothersfarm.com (132 words)

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		There are (or soon will be) links to local groups across the continent, and many of them have websites with articles of interest to the re-enactor or Living Historian and a link to a mailing list where we share ideas and plans for encampments.
		The webpage is the total organisation of the Vinland Vikingr and does not seek to impose any rules or regulations on the bodies named, and is not responsible for the contents of their websites.
		Steel combat is different from rattan or waster and requires an entirely different set of skills.
	www.geocities.com /vinland_vikingr (214 words)

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