Luna Warner was 15 years old in 1871 when her family decided to migrate west from Massachusetts to Kansas. Her family's intention was to claim land under the Homestead Act of 1862. This video series is based off of Luna's diary that she began shortly before their life changing move. This educational series is great for elementary students and people of all ages. Introduce yourself to life in the 1870s through a child's perspective. You may find a link to Luna's diary below.
Homestead National Historical Park would like to thank the Kansas Historical Society, the Osborne Carnegie Research Library, the Osborne County Genealogical and Historical Society, the Cawker City Museum, and the Library of Congress, for image usage and research help.
Based off of primary source documents, this fun video series will soon be included on Homestead's Education Portal! Check back as links to primary resouces will be added in the portal along with benchmarks and standards. Below is the link to Luna's Diary which is part of the Kansas Historical Society's collection.
Luna's Diary
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service