The annual meeting of the Geary County Historical Society is Monday, November 14 in the museum auditorium at 530 North Adams in Junction City.

Historical Society Executive Director Katie Goerl said there will be a roast beef dinner at 6:30 p.m. followed by a meeting of the Board of Directors at 7:15 p.m.

The program is “Kansas Legends and Folktales” by Jim Hoy, Professor of English at Emporia State University, and a native of the Flint Hills. Hoy will discuss the history behind the folk legends of Kansas — stories of grasshoppers so big that cowboys can ride them to herd cattle, or summers so hot that corn pops in the field.

The talk will explore some of the many Kansas legends and folktales, and help audiences decipher between a myth ( folk religion ), legend ( folk history), and tale ( folk literature ). The Kansas Legends and Folktales program is being provided by the Kansas Humanities Council’s Kansas Stories Speakers Bureau.

The meeting and presentation are free to attend, while dinner tickets are $14. If you plan to attend the dinner, call the museum at 2381666 or email the museum to RSVP by Friday, November 11.