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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>>
Kansas City has a rich heritage of residential architecture that speaks to its national relevance during the city’s late 19th- and early 20th-century boom years—and to the... details>>
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>>
6/13/2018 9:00:00 AM | Ottawa, KS
Pioneer Days at the Little Cabin
Take a trip back in time and learn what it was like to live in a cabin. Dress, eat, work, and play like a real pioneer! During Pioneer Days, you'll be adopted into a pioneer family and work together, trying out pioneer chores and playing pioneer games. This three-day summer camp is geared toward children ages 7-12. Daily themes include "Home and Family Life," "Work & Chores," and "Play and Socializing." For complete dates, registration deadlines, and fees, visit our website....details >>
6/13/2018 10:00:00 AM | Olathe, KS
Day Out with Frank and Ella
Wednesdays & Thursdays in June & July 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Enjoy a different theme of history each week with lots of hands on activities and crafts! Construction: 1860s Style, 6/13 & 6/14...details >>
6/13/2018 1:00:00 PM | Kansas City, MO
Freedom's Frontier Board of Trustee Meeting
Members of the Freedom's Frontier governing body are opinion leaders from the heritage area and have made financial investment in the organization in addition to using their influence to raise the needed funding to date. The role of this board is to provide governance to the organization and develop fundraising strategies to support its coordination, represent the national heritage area to the public and accept the ultimate legal authority for the organization. The board meets six times a year....details >>
6/13/2018 6:30:00 PM | Kansas City, MO
What's Special About Special Collections
KC native Jeanne Drewes has worked for the world's largest library - the Library of Congress - since 2006. She returns to her "library growing up" to discuss the Library of Congress and the equivalent indispensability of hometown libraries - the books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, and other resources they offer that can't be found among the 162 million items in the collection of the Library of Congress. Drewes is a University of Missouri-Kansas City graduate....details >>
