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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>>
"Behind the Walls" hosted by the C.W. Parker Carousel Museum. An exhibit representing decades of work, history, preservation, and artifacts from the Federal, State, and... details>>
November’s mystery - An Unwilling Accomplice by Charles Todd. World War I battlefield nurse Bess Crawford’s career is in jeopardy when a murder is committed on her watch. She... details>>
11/9/2018
Flint Hills Discovery Center's Veterans Appreciation Day to be held November 12
10/30/2018
Fort Scott National Historic Site's 37th Annual Candlelight Tour includes audience participation
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>>
