February 21, 2012
Historic Preservation Benefits Local Economy
Lone Jack Historical Society News Release Information verification: www.historiclonejack.org Contact: Alinda Miller, president, (816) 805-1815 or Linda Barta, secretary, (816) 805-4252 www.lonejackbattle150.org What: Battlefield Preservation Town Hall MeetingWhere: Lone Jack Civil War Battlefield...
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February 20, 2012
Make Sense of the Civil War in a community conversation at the library
Kansas City (MO) Public Library News Release For details and registration instructions for this free program, visit kclibrary.org/civilwar. Let's Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War In his first inaugural address, President Lincoln spoke in tones interpreted as conciliatory...
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February 02, 2012
Bates County Museum director accepts spot on Advisory Committee
News from Bates County Historical Society and Museum For more information about Bates County Museum, contact: Peggy Buhr, (660) 679-0134 Freedom’s Frontier Advisory Committee Appointment Bates County Museum Director, Peggy Buhr, has accepted a position on the Advisory Committee of...
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February 02, 2012
Engagement Forum focuses on the Kansas-Nebraska Act
News for Immediate Release from Johnson County (KS) Library For more information contact: Marsha Bennett, (913) 826-4301, bennettm@jocolibrary.org Legacies of the Civil War Johnson County Library Issues and Engagement Forum: The Kansas-Nebraska Act The Johnson County Library will host an issues...
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January 27, 2012
Explore the French presence on the western frontier at Fort Osage
NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Fort OsageContact: Gordon Julich, Jackson County Parks & Recreation Historic Sites Phone: (816) 503-4860 e-mail: fortosage@jacksongov.org Event: Traditional 1750’s Mardi Gras Date: February 10 & 11, 2012 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fee:...
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January 23, 2012
Middle school students to learn about "Sleeping Heros"
News Release: New statewide Kansas history project For more information contact: Don Lambert, dLambert0753@yahoo.com Phone: (785) 230-3630 Project launch - "Sleeping Heroes: The Impact of Civil War Veterans on Kansas Communities" You are invited to the launch of a new...
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January 16, 2012
Shared Stories Performances
Topeka, Kansas – The Shawnee County Historical Society in Topeka will perform four Shared Stories of the Civil War in readers theater format at the Ritchie House’s Cox Communication Heritage Education Center, 1118 SE Madison, on successive FebruarySunday afternoons at 2 PM. Member of the...
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December 21, 2011
Mark Twain’s “The Private History of a Campaign that Failed”
Johnson County Library News Release For more information contact: Marsha Bennett Phone: (913) 261-2319 Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Legacies of the Civil War Mark Twain’s “The Private History of a Campaign that Failed” The Johnson County Library will host a program entitled Mark...
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December 16, 2011
Hall Center announces 2012-13 Research and Creative Work Fellows
University of Kansas News Release Contact: Kristine Latta, Hall Center for the Humanities, (785) 864-7823 Hall Center announces 2012-13 Research and Creative Work Fellows LAWRENCE — The Hall Center for the Humanities has announced its Humanities Research Fellows and Creative Work Fellows...
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December 09, 2011
Lone Jack Battlefield Preservation Plan Public Meeting
Lone Jack Battlefield Preservation Plan Public Meeting Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011Time: 6:30 – 7:30 PMLocation: Lone Jack City Hall, 207 N Bynum Road, Lone Jack MO The Lone Jack Historical Society and Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area are pleased to announce that...
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November 23, 2011
Jayhawkers, Other Civil War Stories on 30th Annual Candlelight Tour at Fort Scott NHS
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Release Date: Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011 Contact: Kelley Collins, kelley_collins@nps.gov Phone number: (620) 223-0310 Jayhawkers, Other Civil War Stories Featured on 30th Annual Candlelight Tour at Fort Scott NHS Fort Scott, KS...
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November 04, 2011
Mark Twain and the Civil War
Johnson County (KS) Library News ReleaseFor more information contact: Marsha Bennett, bennettm@jocolibrary.org Phone number: (913) 261-2319 News: For Immediate Release Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Legacies of the Civil War:Mark Twain and the Civil War Program At Johnson County Library The...
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October 28, 2011
Fort Scott NHS Commemorates Civil War Sesquicentennial in 30th Annual Candlelight Tour
Contacts: Kelley Collins, kelley_collins@nps.gov, 620-223-0310Fort Scott, KS – Robert E. Lee once said, “It is well that war is so terrible. Otherwise, we should grow too fond of it”From 1861-65, Americans experienced the ‘terrible’ consequences of war, feeling both...
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October 18, 2011
Freedom’s Frontier distributes comprehensive map
News for Immediate Release For more information, contact: Judy Billings, (785) 856-5300, jbillings@freedomsfrontier.org Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area observes the fifth anniversary of its designation by distributing a new, comprehensive heritage map. In October 2006, Congress...
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September 28, 2011
National Cemeteries Travel Itinerary
WASO News Release Contact(s): Kathy Kupper Phone number: (202) 208-6843 Date: September 27, 2011 Online Civil War Era WASHINGTON – Established out of necessity during the Civil War, national cemeteries have evolved from simple burial grounds to national memorials honoring all those who serve....
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July 28, 2011
Freedom’s Frontier Receives Grant
NEWS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2011 For more information: Judy Billings (785) 856-5300, jbillings@freedomsfrontier.org Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area Receives Grant Lawrence, Kan. – The Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area has been awarded a...
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