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Encounter the Border and Civil War exhibit, Native American exhibit, and the local history of Miami County. Featured August 28th, 2011 in The Kansas City Star newspaper, as one of the top ten "Treasures of the Civil War" exhibits in the Kansas and Missouri areas. details>>
Visit the site of the first engagement of African American troops during the Civil War. Learn about the regiment that made U.S. history on a short walking trail. details>>
Discover stories of the settlement of Lawrence and the development of Douglas County in an 1888 building that housed the headquarters of a successful land mortgage and banking business that helped finance settlement of the west. details>>
This living museum stands in tribute to the legacy of Kansas City’s early African-American pioneers and embodies the artistic, cultural and social history of the African-American experience. details>>
Visit the headquarters of the Territorial Kansas Democratic Party during the territorial period. Home of the Bald Eagle Rendezvous event, held every September. details>>
Follow the nation’s expansion along the Santa Fe, Oregon and California Trails. details>>
Changing exhibits highlight the library, archives & photographic collections, which are available for local & regional history researchers. details>>
Discover the history of Lecompton from Bleeding Kansas to today. details>>
The museum focuses on the Underground Railroad History of Quindaro. details>>
The museum tells the stories of the Kansas Riverkings who lived and survived off the Kaw River. These men were great river adventurers caring for themselves and community. details>>
