Upcoming Visitor Events - 12/13/2019

12/13/2019 12:00:00 AM  |  Kansas City, MO

Kansas City's Guadalupe Centers: A Century of Serving the Latino Community

This yearlong exhibit chronicles the 100-year history of Kansas City’s Guadalupe Centers, Inc. – and by extension, the history of the city’s thriving Hispanic and Latino community. Founded in 1919, Guadalupe Centers is the longest continuously running Latino-serving organization in the country. On display through May 2020. View during regular library hours. Check the library's website for exact hours, and dates the library will be closed....details >>

12/13/2019 12:00:00 AM  |  Ottawa, KS

Two Exhibits: Out of the Toy Box; & Photographs by Maude Frink

Out of the Toy Box: Franklin County at Play features more than 150 years of toys played with by Franklin County children. Photographer Spotlight: Maude Frink. Maude was celebrated for her work portraying children at play and in other natural settings. These exhibits will be on display through December 2019. Call or visit the Franklin County Historical Society website for exact days and hours the exhibits will be available for viewing....details >>

12/13/2019 10:00:00 AM  |  Lawrence, KS

Enterprising Women: Lawrence in the Suffrage Movement

2020 marks the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage. The struggle for the vote was long and hard fought. Even in winning the vote, not all women were able to access their new enfranchisement for decades, and some communities still struggle today. Kansas was forefront in the fight for women's suffrage, extending the right to vote to Kansas women eight years before national suffrage. The spirit of self-determination forged in Lawrence women’s earliest days shaped the later fight for suffrage....details >>

12/13/2019 12:00:00 PM  |  Lawrence, KS

Living With Limitations

Featuring documents, artifacts, and sensory-friendly interpretation, this exhibition will present a history of how Lawrencians with disabilities have adapted and explore the support institutions available to aid those with limitations today. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 AM-4 PM....details >>

12/13/2019 1:00:00 PM

FFNHA Board of Trustees Meeting

FFNHA staff and Board of Trustees meet in the even-numbered months. The Board of Trustees sets policy for Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area. Board meetings include staff updates on FFNHA programs and projects, an introduction to the site where meeting is being held and its significance to FFNHA, and a business meeting. Trustees are from various parts of the 41-county, bi-state heritage area. Find more information about the Board of Trustees by following the link....details >>

12/13/2019 6:30:00 PM  |  Topeka, KS

Museum After Hours - Lindbergh, the Lone Eagle By Charles Pautler

In 1927 a 25-year-old aviator named Charles A. Lindbergh became an international star for his non-stop flight from New York to Paris. Kansans knew “The Daredevil” from his barnstorming days in Bird City. Learn about Lindbergh's childhood and background, his training, the airplane that got him there, and his resentment being a celebrity. The Kansas Museum of History is open for half price admission from 5 until 6:30 p.m. The Museum Store is also open until 6:30 p.m....details >>