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This summer, National Archives public programs staff will offer Free Friday Summer Fun Tours of the facility and We the People exhibit. We the People highlights the millions... details>>
Enjoy free Friday night concerts featuring a variety of musical genres in Downtown Lee’s Summit. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets for seating. This... details>>
Visitors to Final Friday at the Watkins will learn fascinating stories of struggle and hope as we feature several exhibits on local African American history. From the black... details>>
For June Final Friday at the Watkins, well-known baseball historian Phil S. Dixon will give a presentation on the fascinating, heroic history of the Negro Leagues. Books will... details>>
These summer holiday weekends feature talks, tours, demonstrations, and living history programs about Fort Scott's role in pivotal events of American History in the place... details>>
3/4/2017 9:00:00 AM | Topeka, KS
Captured: The Extraordinary Adventures of Colonel Hughes
Eighty thousand Kansans served in World War I; 227,000 in World War II. We pay tribute to all Kansas soldiers by telling the story of Kansan James Clark Hughes. He served from 1917 to 1948 in the U.S. Army, and fought in both world wars. He left detailed records of his time in service; he photographed battlefields and towns in Europe; recorded his daily survival as a Japanese Prisoner of War; and saved many belongings from the wars later donated to this museum. In essence, he captured his life....details >>
