March 4, 2021

Episode 22 - The Historic Topeka Cemetery & It's Women Residents

Episode 22 - The Historic Topeka Cemetery & It's Women Residents

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Join Jennie and Dianne as they talk with Lisa Sandmeyer, Superintendent at Historic Topeka Cemetery in Topeka, Kansas. Lisa is a wonderful storyteller as she introduces us to several fascinating women who are permanent residents of the cemetery. Some of these women include: Dr. Harriet Adams, (1867-1938), her sister Zu Adams (1859-1911) who made her career with the Kansas State Historical Society, and Hattie Freeman Tarbet (1849-1942) daughter of a freeborn-black man who built up her father's real estate investments in Topeka to become a very wealthy woman, as well as several others. Come along as we visit another ordinary, extraordinary cemetery!

Lisa Sandmeyer Profile Photo

Lisa Sandmeyer

Superintendent at Historic Topeka Cemetery