The official podcast of Fort Larned National Historic Site. Here, we seek to involve our staff, volunteers, visitors, and virtual visitors in the story of Fort Larned and its place in the National Park Service. Join us as we dive into various topics relating to Fort Larned, the Santa Fe Trail, the cultures that interacted here, and how we manage all of that in relation to the National Park Service mission.
Discovered, Preserved, and Told - Bonus Episode - Fort Larned Stories
Hosts: Ben Long and Kristin Keith
Guests: George Elmore, Mike Seymour, and Pete Bethke
The last episode of Season 2 of Footsteps is here and is totally different than all the other episodes this season. In this episode, we sit down and hear from our hosts as well as some other staff members about some of their favorite stories as they relate to Fort Larned.
2 Aug 2025
Discovered, Preserved, and Told - Episode 5 - Heather Brown
Hosts: Ben Long and Kristin Keith
Guest: Heather Brown
Enjoy this episode as we talk with Heather Brown, the Chief of Interpretation at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Join us as we discuss the intricacies of preserving both natural and cultural resources and the challenges that come with them.
14 Jun 2025
Discovered, Preserved, and Told - Episode 5 - Eric Leonard
Eric Leonard, superintendent, discusses managing Amache National Historic Site, Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Capulin Volcano National Monument, and Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in an interview with Ben Long, Kristin Keith, and Liz Rasmussen.
4 May 2025
Discovered, Preserved, and Told - Episode 4 - Luecreasea Horne
Guest: Luecreasea Horne
Hosts: Ben Long, Kristin Keith, and Liz Rasmussen
This episode, we talk with Luecreasea Horne, a Park Ranger at Nicodemus National Historic Site and a sixth generation descendent of the original settlers of Nicodemus. Join us as we talk about the history of Nicodemus and its connection to Fort Larned!
5 Apr 2025
Discovered, Preserved, and Told - Episode 3 - Dr. Doug Scott
Guest: Dr. Doug Scott
Hosts: Ben Long, Kristin Keith, Liz Rasmussen
Join us as we talk with Dr. Doug Scott, a career archeologist who has worked the National Park Service as well as other agencies as he has sought to uncover the stories of those in the past. Dr. Scott's work has taken place not only within the United States, but internationally as well.
22 Mar 2025
Discovered, Preserved, and Told - Episode 2 - Judy Readding
Guest: Judy Readding
Hosts: Ben Long, Kristin Keith, and Liz Rasmussen
Join us as we talk with Judy Readding, a Larned native and someone who lived on the Fort Larned Ranch before it became a National Park Service site. Judy's perspectives offer a unique look into the Fort's early years as a historic site as well as its life as a working ranch.
8 Mar 2025
Discovered, Preserved, and Told - Episode 1 - Celeste Dixon
Guest: Celeste Dixon
Hosts: Ben Long, Kristin Keith, Liz Rasmussen
Join us this season as we examine how and why the National Park Service preserves both cultural and natural resources and how the stories within are discovered, preserved, and told. Enjoy this episode as we talk with Celeste Dixon about her experiences as a Park Ranger at Fort Larned National historic site as well as other National Park Service Sites.
2 Mar 2024
Season 1 Bonus Episode
Host: Ranger Ben Long
Co-Host: Intern Carter Atteberry
Description: As the culmination of Season 1 where we looked at Fort Larned's Past, Present, and Future, in this episode, we hear from a few volunteers and visitors to get their perspective on Fort Larned, how it tells the story of the past, how it's preserved today, and how we hope to keep in around for generations to come.
3 Feb 2024
Fort Larned's Future (Part 2)
Host: Ranger Ben Long
Co-host: Volunteer Emma Thompson
Guest: Friends Group Chair, Kristin Keith
Description: As the Chair of the Fort’s Friends Group: the Fort Larned Old Guard, Kristin Keith helps lead the Old Guard to fill in some gaps in funding, projects, and acquisitions that the park is unable to fulfill on its own. Join us as we discuss the plans for the Village site, Fort Larned’s future, and the Old Guard’s role in it all.
6 Jan 2024
Fort Larned's Future (Part 1)
Host: Ben Long
Co-host: Canvas Lovesee
Guest: Kevin Eads
Description: As the fort’s Superintendent, Kevin Eads’ job revolves around looking into the future of the park to not only ensure it remains for future generations, but to improve it as well. Join us as we dive into the uncertainty that is Fort Larned’s future and the role visitors, volunteers, and staff play in it.
2 Dec 2023
Fort Larned's Present (Part 2)
Host: Ben Long
Co-host: Lynn King
Guest: Tyler Blind
Description: As the Fort's Carpenter/Historic Preservationist, Tyler Blind not only sees firsthand the repairs that need to be done to the Fort's historic structures, but he's also one of those making the repairs. In this episode, Tyler discusses historic preservation techniques and their importance to historic preservation and the importance of keeping what's here, here.
4 Nov 2023
Fort Larned's Present (Part 1)
Host: Ben Long
Co-host: Jeff Weisbeck
Guest: Bill Chapman
Description: As Facilities Manager, Bill Chapman oversees his team as they maintain the buildings and grounds of Fort Larned NHS. In this episode we take a look at the challenges that come with being Facilities Manager as well as the challenges of keeping what's here at Fort Larned, here.
7 Oct 2023
Fort Larned's Past (Part 2)
Guest: Mike Seymour
Host: Ben Long
Co-Host: Elizabeth Rasmussen
Topic: As the fort’s Museum technician, Mike Seymour talks about the fort’s past, how we can better tell those stories through the items we have in our museum collection, and the care that goes into preserving these items. These items carry the stories of the past people who have used them. In this episode, we also talk about some of the items that have found their way to Fort Larned and some that have been unearthed right here at the fort.
2 Sept 2023
Fort Larned's Past (Part 1)
Guest: George Elmore
Host: Ben Long
Co-Host: Carter Atteberry
Topic: Fort Larned certainly has a multi-faceted past with many different stories — stories that Chief Ranger George Elmore has spent his entire career studying. In this episode we hear the stories of not only when Fort Larned was an active military post, but some of the actions in the past that brought us to where we are today in representing Fort Larned's past.
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