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October 2018

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1	2	3 Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| KC,MO Homeschool Wednesdays - Kansas Museum of History 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM \| Topeka,KS	4 Informational Meeting 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Higginsville,MO Hidden History of Kansas 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM \| Tonganoxie,KS 15th Annual Gordon Parks Celebration 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM \| Fort Scott,KS	5 15th Annual Gordon Parks Celebration 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM \| Fort Scott,KS	6 Grinter Art Fair 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM \| KC,KS Movie Night at the Barn 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM \| Shawnee,KS On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS 7 more events on this day
7 15th Annual Gordon Parks Celebration 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM \| Fort Scott,KS Family History Month Celebration & Open House 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Topeka,KS	8	9 Class - Flapper Fancies: Downton Abbey Dresses for Fashionable Ladies (1st of two sessions) 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM \| Shawnee,KS On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS	10 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS	11 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS An Evening with Marci Penner 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Gardner,KS Cemetery Tours 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM \| Olathe,KS	12 Home School Day 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM \| Shawnee,KS Museum After Hours: "Women at War" 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| Topeka,KS On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS 2 more events on this day	13 Field Trip- Monticello Community Historical Society 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS Cemetery Tours 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Olathe,KS 4 more events on this day
14 Heritage Fall Festival 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM \| Arrow Rock,MO Fall Festival 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Fairway,KS	15 Dietrich Cabin Open House 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS	16 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS Kansas City Houses, 1885-1938 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO Tales from the Past: Historic Deepwood Cemetery Tour, Nevada, MO 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Nevada,MO	17 Speakeasy – Women of the 1920s 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Shawnee,KS On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS	18 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS A Kansas Gilded Age Dinner: Featuring Recipes from the Time of J.B. Watkins 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS These Truths: A History of the United States 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| KC,MO 2 more events on this day	19 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS Baker Campus Walking Tour for Maple Leaf Festiival 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM \| Baldwin City,KS	20 1920s Mystery Book Club 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM \| Shawnee,KS Music at the Fort 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Sibley,MO On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS 6 more events on this day
21 Benevolence, Moral Reform, Equality: Women's Activism in Kansas City 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM \| Kansas City,MO Author Lana Wirt Myers: The Diaries of Reuben Smith, Kansas Settler and Civil War Soldier 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS	22	23 Class – Flapper Fancies (2nd of two sessions) 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM \| Shawnee,KS On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS	24 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS	25 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS	26 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS Fall Bunco Tournament and Live Auction 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM \| Gardner,KS Picturing Home: Kansas During World War II 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	27 Historical Hauntings 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Shawnee,KS On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS Candlelight Hospital Tours 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM \| Lexington,MO 6 more events on this day
28 Dietrich Cabin Open House 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS	29	30 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS	31 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS Halloween at the Watkins 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Class – Flapper Fancies (2nd of two sessions)

Make a dress from Downton Abbey patterns. Visit Etsy at eVintagepatterns to purchase the pattern of your choice or browse available patterns at Shawnee Town. The instructor... details>>

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas

The Eudora Community Museum brings a traveling exhibit highlighting how communities in Douglas County were populated. Douglas County's Heritage Coordinator, Jan... details>>

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas

The Eudora Community Museum brings a traveling exhibit highlighting how communities in Douglas County were populated. Douglas County's Heritage Coordinator, Jan... details>>

Thursday, October 25, 2018

On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas

The Eudora Community Museum brings a traveling exhibit highlighting how communities in Douglas County were populated. Douglas County's Heritage Coordinator, Jan... details>>

Friday, October 26, 2018

On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas

The Eudora Community Museum brings a traveling exhibit highlighting how communities in Douglas County were populated. Douglas County's Heritage Coordinator, Jan... details>>

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Film Screening: The Kansas Marijuana Harvest

Watch history go up in smoke: In connection with our landmark exhibit "Free State, Free Spirits: Lawrence's 1960s Counter Culture," the Watkins will show the infamous 1970 60 Minutes segment "The Kansas Marijuana Harvest" every Saturday in April. Free screenings at 3 and 3:30. No tickets necessary.

Date:	Saturday, April 07, 2018 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Saturday, April 14, 2018 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Saturday, April 21, 2018 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Saturday, April 28, 2018 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location:	Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts Street Lawrence, KS 66044 get directions
Contact:	Will Hickox (785) 841-4109 Email
Website:	Film Screening: The Kansas Marijuana Harvest
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Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1	2	3 Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| KC,MO Homeschool Wednesdays - Kansas Museum of History 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM \| Topeka,KS	4 Informational Meeting 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Higginsville,MO Hidden History of Kansas 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM \| Tonganoxie,KS 15th Annual Gordon Parks Celebration 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM \| Fort Scott,KS	5 15th Annual Gordon Parks Celebration 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM \| Fort Scott,KS	6 Grinter Art Fair 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM \| KC,KS Movie Night at the Barn 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM \| Shawnee,KS On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS 7 more events on this day
7 15th Annual Gordon Parks Celebration 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM \| Fort Scott,KS Family History Month Celebration & Open House 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Topeka,KS	8	9 Class - Flapper Fancies: Downton Abbey Dresses for Fashionable Ladies (1st of two sessions) 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM \| Shawnee,KS On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS	10 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS	11 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS An Evening with Marci Penner 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Gardner,KS Cemetery Tours 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM \| Olathe,KS	12 Home School Day 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM \| Shawnee,KS Museum After Hours: "Women at War" 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| Topeka,KS On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS 2 more events on this day	13 Field Trip- Monticello Community Historical Society 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS Cemetery Tours 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Olathe,KS 4 more events on this day
14 Heritage Fall Festival 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM \| Arrow Rock,MO Fall Festival 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Fairway,KS	15 Dietrich Cabin Open House 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS	16 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS Kansas City Houses, 1885-1938 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO Tales from the Past: Historic Deepwood Cemetery Tour, Nevada, MO 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Nevada,MO	17 Speakeasy – Women of the 1920s 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Shawnee,KS On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS	18 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS A Kansas Gilded Age Dinner: Featuring Recipes from the Time of J.B. Watkins 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS These Truths: A History of the United States 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| KC,MO 2 more events on this day	19 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS Baker Campus Walking Tour for Maple Leaf Festiival 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM \| Baldwin City,KS	20 1920s Mystery Book Club 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM \| Shawnee,KS Music at the Fort 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM \| Sibley,MO On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS 6 more events on this day
21 Benevolence, Moral Reform, Equality: Women's Activism in Kansas City 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM \| Kansas City,MO Author Lana Wirt Myers: The Diaries of Reuben Smith, Kansas Settler and Civil War Soldier 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS	22	23 Class – Flapper Fancies (2nd of two sessions) 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM \| Shawnee,KS On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS	24 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS	25 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS	26 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS Fall Bunco Tournament and Live Auction 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM \| Gardner,KS Picturing Home: Kansas During World War II 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	27 Historical Hauntings 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Shawnee,KS On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS Candlelight Hospital Tours 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM \| Lexington,MO 6 more events on this day
28 Dietrich Cabin Open House 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS	29	30 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS	31 On Migration in Douglas County, Kansas 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS Halloween at the Watkins 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS