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The Eudora Community Museum brings a traveling exhibit highlighting how communities in Douglas County were populated. Douglas County's Heritage Coordinator, Jan... details>>
The Watkins and the historic Eldridge Hotel invite you to experience the splendor and fine dining of the Gilded Age. Join us at The Eldridge on October 18 for a meal taken... details>>
Can a divided nation embrace a shared past? The question is central to Jill Lepore’s new book These Truths: A History of the United States, which delivers a wide-angle... details>>
Dr. Diane Mutti-Burke is is Professor and chair of the History Department, and director of the Center for Midwestern Studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She is... details>>
Tonight our featured speaker is Richard Calvert, who has earned five purple hearts. Richard was a Special Forces combat medic in the 8th Medical Brigade who was assigned at... details>>
1/26/2018 9:00:00 AM | Topeka, KS
Kansas Day at Kansas Museum of History
Kansas Day commemorates the admission of the state as the 34th in the Union on January 29, 1861. Schools mark the anniversary by learning more about their state's history. Enjoy performances and demonstrations of historic crafts and activities correlated to the Kansas History, Government, and Social Studies Standards (KHGSS). Find more information and a registration form. The Kansas Museum of History is located at 6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka. For more information call 785-272-8681. 9 a.m....details >>
1/26/2018 9:00:00 AM | Kansas City, MO
Cattle, Cowboys, and Culture: Kansas City and Amarillo, Building an Urban West
Produced by the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon, Texas, this exhibit features artifacts, art and decorative art objects, clothing and textiles, photographs, and architectural renderings illuminating the historical, cattle-driven connections between Kansas City and Amarillo, Texas. The exhibit’s co-curators, Amy Von Lintel and Michael R. Grauer, are native Kansas Citians who now are historians in the Amarillo area....details >>
1/26/2018 11:00:00 AM | Topeka, KS
Kansas Day at Kansas State Capitol
Kansas Day commemorates the admission of the state as the 34th in the Union on January 29, 1861. Schools can mark the anniversary by learning more about their state's history with a visit to the Capitol. Find more information. The Happy Birthday, Kansas! student photo contest winners will be announced. The Kansas State Capitol is located at 8th and Van Buren, Topeka. For more information call (785) 296-3966....details >>
1/26/2018 6:00:00 PM | Lawrence, KS
Ein Turnhalle Musikabend: An Evening of German-American Music
The Watkins, in partnership with Lawrence Opera Theatre and European Studies at KU, invites you to a fun evening of historic German-American song, piano music, and refreshment to mark the closing of our landmark exhibit "Community and Culture: The Lawrence Turnverein."...details >>
