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Sip a Prohibition cocktail and sample light, 1920s style hors d’oeuvres as we hear about three 1920s American women who altered the history of their professions. Zora Neale... details>>
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>>
10/15/2018
Walk with Lone Jack Spirits; Hear their Stories
10/12/2018
Celebrate '68 with UFM and Flint Hills Discovery Center on Nov. 3
Events that happened in the 29 eastern Kansas and 12 western Missouri counties of Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area, Inc. led to the Civil War and an enduring struggle for freedom. Conflict over slavery and other issues drew those on both sides into a violent Border War. Missouri heroes were Kansas villains. Kansas victories were Missouri tragedies. Now Freedom’s Frontier bridges the border. Explore Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area and experience from many viewpoints the strong freedom story that runs along the Missouri Kansas border.
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Follow the nation’s expansion along the Santa Fe, Oregon and California Trails. details>>
The Shawnee Mission was established in 1839 as a Methodist Manual Training School. Children from 23 tribes attended the school before the site became a Union Soldiers encampment during the Civil War. details>>
Step back over 150 years into history with a visit to Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Those buried here represent all walks of life...doctors, lawyers, politicians, Civil War soldiers, gunfighters, desperados, and early pioneers who came looking for opportunity and a better life. details>>
