Photograph of Richard Higgins Making a Fishing Net

Photograph of Richard Higgins Making a Fishing Net

Fishing

Photograph of Richard Higgins, the grandfather of Barbara Higgins-Dover, weaving a fishing net, which he used to catch fish in the Kaw River. Barbara remembers her grandfather weaving fishing nets in the living room when she was growing up.

circa 1970

Higgins-Dover, Barbara

Copyright Barbara Higgins-Dover

The Kansas Riverkings Museum, located in Lawrence, Kansas, tells the story of the Riverkings, fishermen who created a thriving fish industry on the Kaw River in the 1800 and 1900's. Visit the Riverkings Museum, located at the Riverfront Marriott, to learn more about the Riverkings and their stories.

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Lawrence (Kan.)

circa 1970