Jim Ogle is the Executive Director of the Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area. On this edition of Conversations, Jim Ogle joins us to talk about the mission of the organization, visiting the historic sites in the National Heritage Area, and why it is important to preserve our history. He explains how the events that happened in the 29 eastern Kansas and 12 western Missouri counties that make up the Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area led to the Civil War and an enduring struggle for freedom.