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September 2018

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						1 Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM \| Topeka,KS First Saturday Lecture: Responsible Metal Detecting 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM \| Arrow Rock,MO Friends of the Kansas City Public Library City Market Book Sale 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO
2	3	4 Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS	5 Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS	6 Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS	7 Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS Smithsonian Museum Day Live! at Kansas Museum of History 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Topeka,KS	8 Lost Arts Fair 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO Grinter Fest 10:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Kansas City,KS Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS 5 more events on this day
9 Lost Arts Fair 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO Flint Hills Discovery Center: Annual Community Day 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM \| Manhattan,KS Indian Art Market 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS 1 more event on this day	10	11 From Flintbloc to Enbloc: Historic Infantry Weapons and Field Equipment 1812 – 1945 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| Shawnee,KS Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS A Country Divided: The Legacy of Slavery in Missouri and the US 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO 1 more event on this day	12 Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS	13 General Meeting- Monticello Community Historical Society 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM \| Shawnee,KS Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS Tackling Dead Ends in Genealogy Research 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO 1 more event on this day	14 Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS Museum After Hours: "The Last Wild Places of Kansas" 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| Topeka,KS	15 1920s Mystery Book Club 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM \| Shawnee,KS Friends of Shawnee Town Craft Fair 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM \| Shawnee,KS Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS 5 more events on this day
16 Battle of Lexington, Missouri, Anniversary Open House 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Lexington,MO If It Looks Like a Man: Gender Identity, Female Soldiers, and Lady "Bushwackers" in the Civil War 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO	17 Madonna of the Trail 90th Anniversary Celebration 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM \| Lexington,MO	18 Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS Marian Anderson: A Song of Dignity and Grace 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Kansas City,MO Constitution Day: Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the 14th Amendment 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Lawrence,KS	19	20 MOCHE 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Independence,MO Dutch Oven Campfire Cooking 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM \| Butler,MO	21 MOCHE 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Independence,MO Citizenship Ceremony 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM \| Fort Scott,KS The Watkins Building: 130 Years Young 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	22 Grinter Storyteilling Around a Campfire 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM \| KC,KS Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live! - Mine Creek Battlefield 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Pleasanton,KS Grinter Place - Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live! 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Kansas City,KS 7 more events on this day
23 Dietrich Cabin Open House 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS Wild West Days 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM \| Olathe,KS	24	25 Maria Hinojosa, Frontline: Latinos and Immigration from a Woman’s Perspective 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Lawbreakers for the Common Good 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Tonganoxie,KS	26 Maria Hinojosa, Frontline: Latinos and Immigration from a Woman’s Perspective 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM \| Lawrence,KS	27 Stopping Stones Ceremony 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO	28 Food Frontiers: Lawrence's Culinary History 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	29 Warbirds in Flight: 100 Years of Warbirds and Warriors 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| New Century,KS A Quilt Walk 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM \| Overland Park,KS Harvest Home Picnic and Pie & Basket Auction 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS 2 more events on this day
30 Warbirds in Flight: 100 Years of Warbirds and Warriors 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| New Century,KS Memories at the Museum: Always a Blue Jay 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Junction City,KS

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Maria Hinojosa, Frontline: Latinos and Immigration from a Woman’s Perspective

Maria Hinojosa is the Executive Producer of NPR’s Latino USA and PBS’s America by the Numbers. One of the most prominent Latina journalists in our country, She has covered... details>>

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Lawbreakers for the Common Good

Presentation about the underground railroad at 7:00 pm. The presentation is sponsored by Humanities Kansas (formerly the Kansas Humanities Council). details>>

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Maria Hinojosa, Frontline: Latinos and Immigration from a Woman’s Perspective

Maria Hinojosa is the Executive Producer of NPR’s Latino USA and PBS’s America by the Numbers. One of the most prominent Latina journalists in our country, She has covered... details>>

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Stopping Stones Ceremony

Stopping Stones arts initiative is partnering with The Westport Historical Society and The 1855 Harris-Kearney House to recognize and celebrate an enslaved African-American... details>>

Friday, September 28, 2018

Food Frontiers: Lawrence's Culinary History

Stop by the Watkins on Final Friday for a delectable new exhibit and history talk. Check out the debut of "Food Frontiers: Lawrence's Culinary History," and listen to food... details>>

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11/30/2017 12:00:00 PM | Lawrence, KS

Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections

See the new exhibiting highlighting favorite artifacts and their fascinating stories. On view through the end of the year. This exhibit will not be open on Thursday, November 23, but the Watkins wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving Day!...details >>

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Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1 Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM \| Topeka,KS First Saturday Lecture: Responsible Metal Detecting 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM \| Arrow Rock,MO Friends of the Kansas City Public Library City Market Book Sale 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO
2	3	4 Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS	5 Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS	6 Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS	7 Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS Smithsonian Museum Day Live! at Kansas Museum of History 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Topeka,KS	8 Lost Arts Fair 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO Grinter Fest 10:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Kansas City,KS Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS 5 more events on this day
9 Lost Arts Fair 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO Flint Hills Discovery Center: Annual Community Day 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM \| Manhattan,KS Indian Art Market 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS 1 more event on this day	10	11 From Flintbloc to Enbloc: Historic Infantry Weapons and Field Equipment 1812 – 1945 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| Shawnee,KS Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS A Country Divided: The Legacy of Slavery in Missouri and the US 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO 1 more event on this day	12 Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS	13 General Meeting- Monticello Community Historical Society 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM \| Shawnee,KS Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS Tackling Dead Ends in Genealogy Research 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO 1 more event on this day	14 Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS Museum After Hours: "The Last Wild Places of Kansas" 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| Topeka,KS	15 1920s Mystery Book Club 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM \| Shawnee,KS Friends of Shawnee Town Craft Fair 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM \| Shawnee,KS Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS 5 more events on this day
16 Battle of Lexington, Missouri, Anniversary Open House 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Lexington,MO If It Looks Like a Man: Gender Identity, Female Soldiers, and Lady "Bushwackers" in the Civil War 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO	17 Madonna of the Trail 90th Anniversary Celebration 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM \| Lexington,MO	18 Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West, 1867-2017 Special Exhibit 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Topeka,KS Marian Anderson: A Song of Dignity and Grace 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Kansas City,MO Constitution Day: Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the 14th Amendment 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Lawrence,KS	19	20 MOCHE 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Independence,MO Dutch Oven Campfire Cooking 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM \| Butler,MO	21 MOCHE 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Independence,MO Citizenship Ceremony 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM \| Fort Scott,KS The Watkins Building: 130 Years Young 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	22 Grinter Storyteilling Around a Campfire 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM \| KC,KS Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live! - Mine Creek Battlefield 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Pleasanton,KS Grinter Place - Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live! 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Kansas City,KS 7 more events on this day
23 Dietrich Cabin Open House 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS Wild West Days 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM \| Olathe,KS	24	25 Maria Hinojosa, Frontline: Latinos and Immigration from a Woman’s Perspective 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Lawbreakers for the Common Good 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Tonganoxie,KS	26 Maria Hinojosa, Frontline: Latinos and Immigration from a Woman’s Perspective 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM \| Lawrence,KS	27 Stopping Stones Ceremony 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO	28 Food Frontiers: Lawrence's Culinary History 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	29 Warbirds in Flight: 100 Years of Warbirds and Warriors 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| New Century,KS A Quilt Walk 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM \| Overland Park,KS Harvest Home Picnic and Pie & Basket Auction 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS 2 more events on this day
30 Warbirds in Flight: 100 Years of Warbirds and Warriors 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| New Century,KS Memories at the Museum: Always a Blue Jay 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Junction City,KS

Upcoming Visitor Events - 11/30/2017