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Join us for a catered meal served in the 1865 stagecoach dining room by lantern light! Guests will arrive to the historic farmhouse by stagecoach and be welcomed by our... details>>
Kids bring your family and take a walk along our nature trails and stop to read a good book or poem - page by page, and then come to the Learning Center for a fun follow-up... details>>
Wednesdays & Thursdays in June & July Enjoy a different theme of history each week with lots of hands on activities and crafts! Scheduled Theme: Music & Arts: 1860s Style,... details>>
Moms, join your kids in a Baking Class. Kiss your fear of working with yeast goodbye and learn the secrets to moist, tender, homemade breads and rolls. Bake up easy and... details>>
The ukulele was one of the most popular musical instruments of the 1920s and every year the Kansas City Ukesters make it their business to enlighten us on the high merits of... details>>
5/24/2017 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 >>
5/24/2017 10:00:00 AM | Butler, MO
Nature Walk
Kids!- Take a fun walk through fields and woods! Look out for wildlife, collect leaves and nuts , discover animal tracks , listen for creatures!...details >>
