A new exhibit at the Great Overland Station explores what it means to be a Kansan.

"Kansans Tell Their Stories," part of a statewide tour developed by the Kansas Humanities Council, will be on display through Jan. 15 at the station, 701 N. Kansas Ave.

The Great Overland Station received a grant to research and develop an exhibit titled "Mexicanos and the Railroad in Northeast Kansas," which was displayed in the summer of 2006 and is part of this traveling exhibit.

Also included are stories about the orphan trains in Kansas, Garden City's Vietnamese community, the Volga-German heritage of Collyer, African immigrants to northeast Kansas, Shawnee's Belgian community, Wichita's El Huerache neighborhood and Fort Scott's African-American heritage.

"These stories from across the state were researched and written by local community organizations," Julie Mulvihill, executive director of the Kansas Humanities Council, said. "Together, they inspire curiosity about our past and really get us thinking about our own histories."

The exhibit also will travel to Fort Scott, Shawnee, Wichita, Collyer, Garden City and Concordia.

The Great Overland Station is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The station will be closed Dec. 20, 24 and 25 and Jan. 1.