Finding traces of human history is always an exciting experience. There’s something extra special, about discovering a site or artifact. Janet Hand has spent hours in the fields and along creek beds looking at the ground for prehistoric tools or Native American arrowheads. (Above) is a portion of her collection including both tools and hunting items. (At right) Janet holds the head of a tomahawk which was found on the farm of Floyd Lyerla near Crestline in Cherokee County.
Walking the fields of Kansas, and the neighboring states, searching for arrowheads has been a lifelong obsession of Janet Hand.
Her program at a recent Genealogical Society meeting gave those attending a real insight into the history of the nomadic bands who roamed the area for centuries.
Her obsession helped her build a large and unique collection of arrowheads and other tools. She had about half o…
