Ken Spurgeon

Ken Spurgeon was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas. He earned a Bachelor's and Master's from Wichita State University in History while additionally compiling hours in Secondary Education: Social Studies. He has spent over 20 years teaching at the High School and College level, including at Friends University for the last 5 years. In 2004, he co-founded Lone Chimney Films, Inc., a not-for-profit documentary film company dedicated to films about the Midwest. He has written or co-written and directed four documentaries, or docu-dramas. The last two films (Home on the Range and The Road to Valhalla) have earned the Western Heritage Award (Wrangler) at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, 2018 and 2015. The previous three films have also aired on various PBS stations throughout the Midwest. Mr. Spurgeon has consulted on countless historical projects, films, and presentations. He is also the author of "A Kansas Soldier at War: The Civil War Lives and Letters of Christian and Elise Dubach Isely," published by The History Press, Charleston, SC, 2013.