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Wednesdays & Thursdays in June & July Enjoy a different theme of history each week with lots of hands on activities and crafts! Scheduled Themes: Food on the Farm 7/18 &... details>>
Enjoy a different theme of history each week with lots of hands on activities! FREE admission (a small fee required for some activities). Stagecoach rides are $3/person ages 3... details>>
Celebrate our Human-River Connection with the Living River Festival. Today the festival opens with a reception and a screening of "When Kings Reigned", a documentary about... details>>
July’s mystery - Laughter of the Dead Kings by Elizabeth Peters. Egypt’s mysterious Valley of the Kings holds the solution to the theft of a world famous historic relic. Will... 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 >>
