May 24, 2013
Battle of Island Mound Site is part of National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site News Release For more information: (573) 751-1010 Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site accepted into National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site was recently accepted into...
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May 22, 2013
Brown v. Board site to close on federal holidays
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site News Release Contact: Dave Smith Phone number: (785) 354-4273 Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site 1515 S.E. Monroe Street Topeka, KS 66612 (785) 354-4273 phone (785) 354-7213 fax www.nps.gov/brvb www.facebook.com/brownvboardnps...
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May 21, 2013
1855 Harris-Kearney House is a Blue Star Museum
Westport Historical Society News Release Contact: Jennifer McKeithen, Executive Director 4000 Baltimore, Kansas City, MO 64111 (816) 561-1821, jamckeith@hotmail.com 1855 Harris-Kearney House Museum to participate in Blue Star Museums The 1855 Harris-Kearney House Museum is one of more than 1,800...
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May 21, 2013
Exhibit at Fort Scott highlights story of immigration and naturalization in Kansas
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Contact: Galen Ewing, (620) 223-0310, galen_ewing@nps.gov Americans by Choice traveling exhibit makes a stop at Fort Scott, Kansas A traveling exhibit titled Americans by Choice: The Story of Immigration and Naturalization in Kansas will...
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May 21, 2013
Celebrate Memorial Day at Fort Scott National Historic Site
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Contact: Barak Geertsen, barak_geertsen@nps.gov Fort Scott National Historic Site Celebrates Memorial Day Weekend Fort Scott, KS: For the Memorial Day holiday this year, you and your family are invited to visit Fort Scott National Historic Site to...
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April 26, 2013
Get on the bus and travel back in time for a Civil Rights tour of Topeka
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site News Release Contact: David Smith Phone number: (785) 354-4273 “Get On the Bus” and Travel Back in Time – National Park Announces Free Bus Tours of Topeka Topeka, KS – Brown v. Board of Education National Historic...
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April 26, 2013
Fort Scott now a Railroad Network to Freedom Site
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Fort Scott National Historic Site Old Fort Boulevard Post Office Box 918 (620) 223-0310 www.nps.gov/fosc Release Date: April 24, 2013 Contact: Bill Fischer, bill_fischer@nps.gov, (620) 223-0310 Fort Scott National Historic Site Now A Certified...
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April 26, 2013
Gary Jenkins talks about his documentary film on the rescue of John Doy
Westport Historical Society News Release Contact: Jennifer McKeithen - Executive Director, Westport Historical Society4000 Baltimore, Kansas City, MO 64111(816) 561-1821 (816) 377-4966www.westporthistorical.com Local documentary film maker, Gary Jenkins, is coming to Kansas...
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March 06, 2013
Rebel Flag Captured by Kansas Troops in Austin, Missouri, in June 1861 now resides in Kans
as
Cass County Civil War Roundtable News Release Contact: Carol Bohl, President, (816) 884-1909 Email: csbohl@gmail.com What: Cass County Civil War Roundtable meeting, Free and open to the public, refreshments served Where: Harrisonville Library, 400 E. Mechanic, Harrisonville, MO 64701 When: Tuesday,...
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February 28, 2013
Economic Benefits of Fort Scott National Historic Site Tourism
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Old Fort Boulevard P.O. Box 918 Fort Scott, KS 66701 Contact: Betty Boyko Phone number: (620) 223-0310 Date: February 26, 2013 Fort Scott National Historic Site Tourism Creates $972,000 in Local Economic Benefit Part of $30 billion impact that supports...
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February 26, 2013
Baker University Speech Choir Performance Explores the Original Border War, Tuesday, March
12, 7:00 p.m.
FORT SCOTT, KANSAS: Fort Scott National Historic Site will host a performance by the Baker University Speech Choir entitled, “Guerilla Warfare: Bushwhackers & Jayhawkers,” on Tuesday, March 12, at 7:00 PM. Part of the Shared Stories of the Civil War script series, the performance...
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February 11, 2013
Groundbreaking Civil Rights story happened in Ottawa, Kansas
Franklin County Historical Society News Release Contact: Deb Barker, Director, (785) 242-1232 The Public Schools as “The Great World in Miniature”: Ottawa’s Groundbreaking Civil Rights Story When Cheryl Brown-Henderson spoke at the 2004 ribbon-cutting for the Brown v. School...
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February 07, 2013
Field trip transportation grants focus on enduring struggle for freedom
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site News Release Release date: Immediate Contact(s): Nick Murray or Angela Estep Phone number: (785) 354-4273 Transportation Grants Available for Tours Focusing On the Enduring Struggle for Freedom in Kansas Topeka, KS – Brown...
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February 07, 2013
Presidents Lincoln and Davis to attend Westport gala
Westport Historical Society News Release Contact: Jennifer McKeithen, 4000 Baltimore, Kansas City, MO 64111, (816) 561-1821 westporthistorical@gmail.com, www.westporthistorical.com Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis visit Westport The Westport Historical Society is honored to be hosting...
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January 22, 2013
Ragtime Music is on the program for Franklin County Historical Society's annual meeting
Franklin County Historical Society News Release Contact: Deborah Barker Franklin County Historical Society P.O. Box 145 Ottawa, KS 66067 (785) 242-1232 (785) 418-3810 barkerd@olddepotmuseum.org Ragtime Music at FCHS Annual Meeting The 76th Annual Meeting of the Franklin County Historical Society...
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January 16, 2013
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and inaguration day with Brown v. Board
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site News Release Release date: Immediate Contact: Angela Estep, (785) 354-4273 MLK Celebration at Brown v. Board of Education NHS Topeka, KS – Brown v. Board of Education NHS invites you to celebrate Martin Luther...
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January 10, 2013
Historian Ethan S. Rafuse discusses "Fighting Joe" Hooker
Kansas City Public Library News Release January 10, 2013 For Immediate Release Contact: Robert Butler, (816) 701-3729bobbutler@kclibrary.org Historian Ethan S. Rafuse Examines A Tumultuous Year for "Fighting Joe" Hooker (Kansas...
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January 08, 2013
Fort Scott National Historic Site commemorates First Kansas Colored Infantry
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Date: January 8, 2013 Contact: Barak Geertsen, barak_geertsen@nps.gov, (620) 223-0310 They Fought Like Tigers - First Kansas Colored Infantry Commemoration Fort Scott, KS: During the Civil War, Kansas was the first Union state to recruit,...
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January 07, 2013
Lincoln and Jefferson visit Westport
Westport Historical Society News Release January 5, 2013 Contact: Jennifer McKeithen, 4000 Baltimore, Kansas City, MO 64111, (816) 561-1821 westporthistorical@gmail.com www.westporthistorical.com Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis visit Westport The Westport Historical Society is...
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January 07, 2013
Emancipation Proclamation commemorated at Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Si
te
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site News Release Release date: Immediate Contact: Clayton Calder Phone number: (785) 354-4273 Make History Come Alive with Abraham Lincoln!Topeka, KS – This month marks the 150th anniversary of the...
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January 03, 2013
Pony Express Museum's Tuesday Night Talks
St. Joseph CVB News Release Contact: Pony Express Museum 914 Penn Street St. Joseph, MO 64503 Cindy Daffron, Executive Director (816) 279-5059 pxdirector@ponyexpress.net www.ponyexpress.org Annual Tuesday Night Talks schedule announced The Pony Express Museum is preparing its 16th year of sponsoring...
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January 03, 2013
Winning artwork displayed at Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site News Release Release date: For Immediate Release Contact: David Smith Phone number: (785) 354-4273 Park Displays Award-Winning Art to Public Topeka, KS – Brown v. Board of Education National...
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January 02, 2013
Fort Scott and A Christmas Carol? Yes!
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Release Date: December 22, 2012 Contact: Barak Geertsen, barak_geertsen@nps.gov, (620) 223-0310 Dramatic Reading of “A...
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November 06, 2012
Historic Cell Phone Tours Announced
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site News Release For Immediate Release Contacts: David Smith, (785) 354-4273 Grant M. Glen, (785) 235-5330 Topeka Civil Rights sites offer new ways to...
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November 06, 2012
Fort Scott Candlelight Tour marks 31st year for event
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Release Date: November 2, 2012 Contact: Kelley Collins, kelley_collins@nps.gov, (620) 223-0310 PO Box 918 Fort Scott, KS 66701 www.nps.gov Fort Scott NHS Commemorates Civil War in 1862 in 31st Annual Candlelight Tour Fort Scott, KS – Some...
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October 26, 2012
Mine Creek Battlefield hosts open house
Mine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site News Release October 24, 2012 End of Season Open House at Mine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site PLEASANTON, KS—The Kansas Historical Society announced that Mine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site will host an end of season open house 11 a.m....
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October 24, 2012
Melissa Eaton is the new president of KCAS
Metropolitan Community College News Release Oct 24, 2012 Eaton Elected President of Kansas City Archaeological Society Congratulations to Melissa Eaton, MCC-Longview Anthropology Instructor, on her election as president of the Kansas City Archaeological Society, the local chapter of the Missouri...
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October 10, 2012
URGENT! Post your comments about Lone Jack Civil War Battlefield by Friday, Oct. 12
Lone Jack Historical Society News Release Contact: Alinda Miller, President Lone Jack Historical Society president@historiclonejack.org National Park Service draft report decreases priority rating for Lone Jack Civil War Battlefield Lone Jack Historical Society has received a draft of the...
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October 01, 2012
Kansas Ancestor Fair encourages interest in family heritage
Kansas Historical Society News Release Contact: Lin Fredericksen, Reference Archivist - State Archives Division (785) 272-8681 ext. 282Kansas Historical Society6425 SW 6th AvenueTopeka KS 66615-1099Kansas Ancestor Fair encourages interest in family heritage TOPEKA, KS—The Kansas Historical...
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September 20, 2012
Native Neighbors From Franklin County's Past
Franklin County Historical Society News Release News for Immediate Release September 19, 2012 Contact: Deborah Barker, Director - Franklin County Historical Society 1124 W 7th St. Terrace, Ottawa, KS 66067 Ph: (785) 242-1232 Fax: (785) 242-1267 barkerd@olddepotmuseum.org Native...
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September 20, 2012
Ritchie House announces Enduring Struggle for Freedom program series
Shawnee County Historical Society News Release News for Immediate Release Contact: Bill Wagnon (785) 230-6481 Contact: Shawnee County Historical Society, PO Box 2201, Topeka Ks 66601 (785) 234-6097 Enduring Struggle for Freedom program series announced As a partner with Freedom’s Frontier...
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September 20, 2012
Shared Stories of the Civil War at Ritchie Historic House Site
Shawnee County Historical Society News Release News For Immediate Release Contact: Bill Wagnon, (785) 230-6481 Contact: Ritchie House, (785)234-6097 Shawnee county Historical Society, PO Box 2201, Topeka, KS 66601 Shawnee County Historical Society offers fall series of readers theatre In keeping...
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September 20, 2012
Learn about historic prservation projects in Topeka
Shawnee County Historical Society News Release News for Immediate Release Contact: Robin Shrimplin, (785) 670-2060 Contact: Ritchie House, (785) 234-6097 Shawnee County Historical Society programs feature preservation projects in Topeka The Shawnee County Historical Society is sponsoring a series of...
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September 20, 2012
National Archives at Kansas City offers genealogy symposium
National Archives at Kansas City News Release Call: (816) 268-8000visit: www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-cityNational Archives at Kansas City offers Second Annual Fall Genealogy Symposium The National Archives at Kansas City will be offering What is Old is New: Rediscovering Records for...
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September 12, 2012
Frontiercare: Health and Safety at Fort Scott in the Mid 19th Century
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Release Date: September 11, 2012 Contact: Barak V. Geertsen, barak_geertsen@nps.gov, (620) 223-0310 Evening Tour at Fort Scott NHS focuses on Frontiercare: Health and Safety at Fort Scott in the Mid 19th Century Fort Scott, KS - In...
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September 12, 2012
Freedom's Frontier: Kansas and the Idea of African American Liberty, 1856-1877
University of Kansas - Hall Center for the Humanities News Release Contact: Professor Bill Tuttle, (785) 842-3188, tuttle@ku.edu What: The Bill Tuttle Distinguished Lecture in American Studies at the University of Kansas, Freedom's Frontier: Kansas and the Idea of African American Liberty,...
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August 20, 2012
Brown v. Board Site Hosts Activities for Grant Fest on September 1
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site News Release Release date: For Immediate Release Contact: Dave Schafer or Justin Sochacki Phone number: (785) 354-4273 Brown v. Board Site Hosts Activities for Grant Fest on September 1 Topeka, KS – Brown v. Board...
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August 15, 2012
Lone Jack Commemorates 150th anniversary of battle
Lone Jack Historical Society News Release Information verification: www.historiclonejack.org Alinda Miller, president, (816) 805-1815 PO Box 34 Press Release sent by: Lone Jack, MO 64070 Linda Barta, secretary, (816) 805-4252 www.lonejackbattle150.org What: 150th Anniversary Battle Reenactment and...
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August 15, 2012
Thunder on the Border is a Border Wars experience at Missouri Town 1855
Missouri Town 1855 News Release For immediate release until September 8, 2012 Contact: Gordon Julich, Jackson County Parks + Rec Historic Sites Phone: (816) 503-4860 Email: missouritown@jacksongov.org Event: “Thunder on the Border” At Missouri Town 1855 Date: September 8, 2012 Time:...
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August 10, 2012
Fort Scott National Historic Site continues its commemoration of the 150th anniversary of
the Civil War
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Release Date: August 10, 2012 Contacts: Galen Ewing, (620) 223-0310, galen_ewing@nps.gov From Enlistment to Grave: A Fort Scott Soldier in the Civil War Fort Scott – Fort Scott National Historic Site continues its commemoration of the 150th...
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August 08, 2012
Brown v. Board site hosts doll-making workshop with Marla Jackson
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site News Release Release date: For Immediate Release Contact: Justin Sochacki Phone number: ( 785) 354-4273 Doll-making Workshop Led by Artist in Residence Marla Jackson Topeka, KS –Artist in Residence Marla A....
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August 06, 2012
Buffalo Soldier Monument honored in Fort Leavenworth ceremony
Fort Leavenworth News Release July 16, 2012 Army to honor 20 years of Buffalo Soldier Monument with 10th Cav. bust dedication FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan.--The U.S. Army and Fort Leavenworth commemorate the 20th anniversary of a monument to Soldiers who served in two of the most historic all black units...
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August 01, 2012
Dream Rocket Project launches exhibit at Harris-Kearney House Museum
Westport Historical Society News Release For more information, please call (816) 561-1821 or (913) 648-0952. The Dream Rocket Project comes to Westport Historical Society and Harris-Kearney House Museum In 2009, the International Fiber Collaborative (IFC) launched the Dream Rocket...
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July 26, 2012
Independence Commemorates Multi-faceted History
Independence News Release Media Contact: Janeen Aggen, Independence, MO Tourism - (913) 599-2080 janeena@sbcglobal.net National Park Service – National Trails System unveils five historic outdoor...
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July 12, 2012
150 Years after Angels Wept: event at Lone Jack Civil War Battlefield
Lone Jack Historical Society News Release Information verification: Alinda Miller, president, (816) 805-1815 Linda Barta, secretary, (816) 805-4252 Lone Jack...
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July 12, 2012
“Whose Land Was It?” – Land and Property Issues that Affected Fort Scott Highlighted in Ev
ening Tour
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Release Date: July 12, 2012 Contacts: Galen Ewing, (620) 223-0310, galen_ewing@nps.gov “Whose Land Was It?” – Land and Property Issues that Affected Fort Scott Highlighted in Evening Tour Fort Scott – “The evidence is ample...
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July 12, 2012
Exhibition examines Lincoln's life and legacy
1855 Harris Kearney House Museum News Release Contact: Alana Smith, (816) 561-1821 or (913) 648-0952 westporthistorical @gmail.com National traveling exhibition goes beyond public images of Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time, a Man for All Times, a national traveling exhibition that...
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July 11, 2012
Student Art Contest Commemorates 150th Anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Release Date: July 11. 2012 Contact: Barak Geertsen, Barak_Geertsen@nps.gov, (620) 223-0310 What Does Freedom Mean to You? Student Art Contest Commemorates 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation ProclamationFort Scott, KS – Calling all teenage...
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June 27, 2012
Civil War to Civil Rights Trading Cards available at Fort Scott National Historic Site
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Date: June 26, 2012 Contact: Dottie Messer, dottie_messer@nps.gov, (620) 223-0310 Civil War to Civil Rights Trading Cards Fort Scott, KS: Trading cards have been popular with kids for generations, from images of sports figures to movie stars. Now, Fort...
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June 18, 2012
Evening Cannon Firing Kicks off Celebration at Fort Scott National Historic Site
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Release Date: June 22, 2012 Contacts: Galen Ewing, (620) 223-0310, galen_ewing@nps.gov Fort Scott – Volunteers and staff of Fort Scott National Historic Site invite you to come and join us in a celebration of our nation’s independence for...
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June 11, 2012
Tragedies of Fort Scott’s History Highlighted in Evening Tour
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Contact: Barak Geertsen Phone: (620) 223-0310 Date: June 11, 2012 Tragedies of Fort Scott’s History Highlighted in Evening Tour on Saturday, June 16 Fort Scott, KS: “Today is a great day for great rejoicing with us-as a thinking man, I never...
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May 25, 2012
Fort Scott program honor the American Indian
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Date: May 25, 2012 Contact: Galen Ewing, (620) 223-0310, galen_ewing@nps.gov Fort Scott National Historic Site to Offer Programs Honoring the American Indian for Good Ol’ Days On June 2, 2012, Fort Scott National Historic Site will offer programs,...
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May 24, 2012
Celebrate Memorial Day weekend at Fort Scott National Historic Site
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Contact: Barak Geertsen Phone number: (620) 223-0310 Date: May 23, 2012 Fort Scott National Historic Site Celebrates Memorial Day Weekend “From these honored dead, we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full...
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May 24, 2012
Prairie Days Festival at Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie News Release Contact: Michelle M. Martin (Director/Historian) (620) 289-4238/(800) 822-3602 days (620) 249-7749 evenings IMMEDIATE RELEASE Prairie Days Festival set for June 9th at Little House on the Prairie Museum This year’s Prairie Days will feature stories from...
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May 16, 2012
Thanking America’s Armed Forces with free entrance to national parks
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Release Date: May 16, 2012 Contacts: Galen Ewing, (620) 223-0310, galen_ewing@nps.gov Thanking America’s Armed Forces Active Duty U.S. Military Offered Free Entrance to All National Parks Fort Scott, KS – To show our appreciation for...
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May 09, 2012
Brown v. Board of Education Oral History Project will capture community stories
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site News Release Release date: For Immediate Release Contact: Justin Sochacki Phone number: (785) 354-4273 Got a Story? Brown v. Board Announces Oral History Project at 58th Anniversary EventTopeka – The community...
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April 30, 2012
Westport Historical Society Open House celebrates preservation
Westport Historical Society News Release Contact: Alana Smith, (816) 561.1821, westporthistorical@gmail.com (Harris-Kearney House Museum) Celebrating Kansas City’s Historical Past KANSAS CITY, MO (MAY 8, 2012) – Citizens in Kansas City, Missouri will join thousands...
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April 30, 2012
Memorial Illumination Honors Soldiers’ Memory
Lone Jack Historical Society News Release Contact: Alinda Miller, president, (816) 805-1815, PO Box 34, Lone Jack, MO 64070 www.historiclonejack.org What: 4th Annual Memorial Illumination Where: Lone Jack Civil War Battlefield Museum Park – (816) 805-1815, Highway 50, ½ block south...
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April 30, 2012
Lee's Summit Downtown Walking Tour 2012
Lee’s Summit Historical Society and Lee’s Summit Historic Preservation Commission News Release Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Contact: Melissa Bedford Fears, Public Communications Coordinator (816) 969-1014 office (816) 572-0605 cellStay up to date by visiting us online at www.CityOfLS.net or...
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April 30, 2012
Historic Lone Jack hosts picnic to Save the Cave (Hotel)
Lone Jack Historical Society News Release Information verification: www.historiclonejack.org Alinda Miller, president, (816) 805.1815 PO Box 34 Press Release sent by: Lone Jack, MO 64070 Linda Barta, secretary, 816.805.4252 www.lonejackbattle150.org What: Cave Hotel Picnic Tea fundraiser Where: Cave...
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April 27, 2012
DMI names next President and CEO
DMI/City of Lawrence News Release Friday, April 27, 2012 Contact: Megan Gilliland, City of Lawrence communications manager, (785) 832-3406 DMI names next President and CEO (Lawrence, Kan.) – The Destination Management, Inc. (DMI) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the hiring of its...
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April 23, 2012
Celebrate Spring at Little House on the Prairie Museum
Little House on the Prairie Museum News Release Cointact: Michelle M. Martin (Director/Historian) (620) 289-4238 or (800) 822-3602 days/(620) 249-7749 evenings Little House on the Prairie Museum’s Spring Celebration Set For April 28thLittle House on the Prairie Museum opened its doors to the...
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April 23, 2012
Old Depot Museum hosts immigration and naturization in Kansas exhibit
Franklin County Historical Society/Old Depot Museum News Release Contact: Deborah Barker, Director - Franklin Co. Historical Society (785) 242-1232barkerd@olddepotmuseum.org Immigration and Naturalization Exhibit To Open at Old Depot Museum in MayOttawa, Kansas, – Most Kansans can trace their...
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April 23, 2012
Second Saturday Speaker Series at Westport
Westport Historical Society/Kansas City Public Library, Westport Branch News Release Contact: (816) 561-1821 or (913) 648-0952 Second Saturday Speaker Series May speaker announced The Westport Historical Society and the Westport Branch of the Kansas City, Missouri Public Library are pleased to...
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April 23, 2012
75 Years of Preserving the Past in Franklin County, KS
Franklin County Historical Society News Release Contact: Deborah Barker, Director - Franklin Co. Historical Society(785) 242.1232barkerd@olddepotmuseum.org75 Years of Preserving the PastOttawa, Kansas - In 1937, "The Plainsman," a film starring Gary Cooper as Wild Bill Hickok, played at Ottawa's...
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April 06, 2012
Historic Sibley Cemetery Tour
Fort Osage Education Center News Release CONTACT: Gordon Julich, Jackson County Parks & Recreation Historic Sites Phone: (816) 503-4860 Email: fortosage@jacksongov.org EVENT: Historic Sibley Cemetery Tour DATE: Saturday, April 21, 2012TIME: 10:30 a.m....
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April 04, 2012
Fort Scott 2012 Civil War Encampment
Fort Scott National Historic Site News Release Release Date: April 4, 2012 Contacts: Galen Ewing, 620-223-0310, galen_ewing@nps.gov Reoccupying the High Ground: Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Return of the Military to Fort Scott during 2012’s Civil War Encampment Fort...
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April 02, 2012
Mine Creek Battlefield to reopen for travel season
Kansas Historical Society News Release March 30, 2012 Contact: Lisa Hecker, (785) 272-8681, lhecker@kshs.org Mine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site to Reopen for Travel Season PLEASANTON, KS – The Mine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site will open its visitor center Wednesday,...
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March 27, 2012
Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area partners Offer Hands On Civil War Preservation
Volunteers are needed to assist local partners of Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area (FFNHA) with hands-on Civil War site preservation for Park Day, Saturday, March 31.Since 1996, the Civil War Trust has sponsored Park Day, an annual event to help Civil War battlefields and historic...
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March 26, 2012
Park Day volunteers needed at Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park
Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park Media Advisory Contact: Kerry Altenbernd, (785) 842-6478 kaltenbernd@blackjackbattlefield.org Volunteers needed to clean up the Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park Baldwin City, Kansas – More than 150 years after the first shots of the Civil War were...
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March 26, 2012
Park Day offers Hands-on Civil War Preservation
Lone Jack Historical Society News Release Contact: Alinda Miller, president, Lone Jack Historical Society Phone: (816) 805-1815 What: Civil War Trust Park Day Where: Lone Jack Civil War Battlefield Museum Park – 816-805-1815 Highway 50, ½ block south of Lone Jack exit When: Saturday,...
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February 29, 2012
Bipartisan bill seeks to reform national heritage areas
News Release from: Office of Congressman Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania’s 15th District February 29, 2012 Press Contact: Collin Long (202) 225-6411 or (202) 731-0757 cell Dent and Tonko introduce bipartisan bill to reform national heritage areas WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Charlie Dent...
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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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