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For the commemoration of the 164th anniversary of the Battle of Black Jack, we will be having full scale reenactments of the battle the weekend of June 6/7, 2020. We are... details>>
Celebrate the best of Jackson County's first National Historic Landmark with themed tours, family-friendly activities, story hours, food and drinks, hands-on experiences,... details>>
When settlers arrived on the frontier, they made a significant impact on the local ecosystem. Explore the environment as the Wornall family would have interacted with it –... details>>
It was a common practice for 1920s Shawnee citizens to visit family and friends on a Sunday afternoon and share a fried chicken dinner. It even made the local newspaper... details>>
1/26/2020 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 >>
1/26/2020 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 >>
1/26/2020 2:00:00 PM | Ottawa, KS
Civilian Conservation Corps (83rd Annual Meeting of Franklin County Historical Society)
From 1933 until 1942, the Civilian Conservation Corps employed millions of young, unmarried men in jobs related to conservation and natural resource development as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. Tod Bevitt will explore how the C.C.C. impacted Kansas and Franklin County. For the past 10 years, Bevitt has studied the C.C.C. in Kansas. In 2018, he and his wife, Wendi, contracted with the Kansas Historical Society to document what remains of C.C.C. camps in Kansas....details >>
