Arvonia Historic Preservation Society director Susan Evans Atchison was the recipient of a We Kan! Award from the Kansas Sampler Foundation Saturday at the Arvonia Fall Festival.
A busload of tourists converged on tiny Arvonia, Kansas, on Labor Day, ready to learn about the historic Welsh settlement and efforts to restore and preserve local heritage.
Third time was the charm for Emporia’s Welsh community and “After Cilmeri” book series author Sarah Woodbury. Deterred first by family tragedy in 2019, then by the pandemic in 2020,