Remembering Martha
by Jerilynn Jones Henrikson
"Remembering Martha is a fascinating read that is difficult to put down. Henrikson takes the limited source material that she has and provides a compelling monograph that leaves the reader wanting more. Although classified as fiction, Henrikson paints a picture of small-town Kansas that give insight into what it means both geographically and chronologically to live in Neosho Rapids Kansas around the turn of the 20th century. Remembering Martha takes the information obtained from an oral history interview and in the same spirit as historians who work with the stories of race and the color line around the turn of the century fills in the gaps. Henrikson does this in such a way that it can satisfy even a demanding historian."
–Judge: Steve Bellavia, history professor at Emporia State
–Judge: Steve Bellavia, history professor at Emporia State
The Martin Kansas History Book Award was created in 2018 as a tribute to Gail Lee Martin, who was KAC State Archivist from 1995-2005. Gail Lee Martin joined Kansas Authors Club in 1992 and was a member of District 5. Martin enjoyed writing fiction, nonfiction, stories for children, journalism, history, and poetry. Martin’s work was published in numerous magazines. She also published two books: Clyde Owen Martin Family Memories of His Life and Times, and My Flint Hills Childhood, which was a winner of the Ferguson Kansas History Book Award in 2010. The funding for the Martin Kansas History Book Award comes from the Gail Lee Martin Memorial established in her name. This book award is open exclusively for Kansas history.
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