An Evening with Benjamin Franklin by Fred Krebs, Professor of History, Johnson County Community College
Benjamin Franklin, portrayed by Fred Krebs, reminisced about his life and pursuit of a better world. Ben held forth on his views on self-improvement, virtues, civic institutions, the American Revolution, and his inventions.
Fred Krebs is a professor of history at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas. Since 1985 Krebs has made history come alive for his classes and other audiences. Krebs has been an active speaker participating in Chautauqua programs in 16 different states with over 15 different historical characterizations and has donned the costume and delivered presentations as Benjamin Franklin more than 100 times. His recognitions include the "Patriot of the year" in 2001 awarded by the sons of the American Revolution and a Kansas Humanities Council Humanities Award for connecting people and ideas for more than 25 years in Kansas. He has also been honored with the Governor's Humanist of the year award. Krebs has received degrees from the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri at Kansas City.
