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June 2017

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 Storytelling at Trailside Center 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO Archery Day 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM \| Butler,MO Tour De Lakes - Tom Logan Memorial Ride 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lee’s Summit,KS	2 Dawn at Black Jack 5:00 AM - 7:00 AM \| Wellsville,KS Downtown Days Festival 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM \| Lee’s Summit,KS	3 Good Ol' Days 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Fort Scott,KS Old Shawnee Days 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM \| Shawnee,KS Commemoration of the 161th Anniversary of the Battle of Black Jack 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM \| Wellsville,KS 4 more events on this day
4 Downtown Days Festival 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM \| Lee’s Summit,KS Heartland Beekeeping Partnership Workshop 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM \| Kingsville,MO Crossings: Getting Over, Around, and Through Water in Franklin County (Exhibit Grand Opening) 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS 1 more event on this day	5 Timeline Radio with Clenece Hills - 1320AM KLWN/101.7FM 9:05 AM - 10:00 AM \| Lawrence,KS	6 Topeka Gives 2017: Topeka Community Foundation Charitable Giving Day 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM \| Topeka,KS	7 Time Travelers Summer Games Series 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS The Best Land Under Heaven: The Donner Party in the Age of Manifest Destiny (Michael Wallis) 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO	8	9 Museum After Hours – Doughboys and Doughnut Girls: the Salvation Army and WWI 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| Topeka,KS Open House for Growth Amidst Turmoil: Methodism and Early Kansas History, 1855-1926 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM \| Baldwin City,KS 2017 Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest Finals 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Manhattan,KS 1 more event on this day	10 Chat-Fest on the Trails 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Gardner,KS Celebrating Juneteenth 2017 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM \| Kansas City,KS
11 Under a Blue Moon: Rare Plant Auction and Dinner 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM \| Kingsville,MO Movies and Memories: Take Me Out to the Ballgame (Dementia Friendly Cinema) 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO	12 History Camp for Kids - "Oregon Trail Adventures" 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM \| Topeka,KS Poplar Heights Summer Day Camp 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM \| Butler,MO Timeline Radio with Clenece Hills - 1320AM KLWN/101.7FM 9:05 AM - 10:00 AM \| Lawrence,KS	13 Time Travelers Summer Children's Program 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM \| Shawnee,KS Battle of Lexington State Historic Site Public Meeting 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM \| Lexington,MO History Camp for Kids - "Oregon Trail Adventures" 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM \| Topeka,KS	14 Freedom's Frontier Board of Trustees Meeting 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM \| Overland Park,KS History Camp for Kids - "Oregon Trail Adventures" 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM \| Topeka,KS	15 History Camp for Kids - "Oregon Trail Adventures" 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM \| Topeka,KS Living History Series 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO	16 History Camp for Kids - "Oregon Trail Adventures" 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM \| Topeka,KS Free Friday Summer Fun Tours 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO Music in the Park 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM \| Lee’s Summit,MO	17 1920's Book Club at the Farmhouse 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM \| Shawnee,KS
18	19 Recaptured Africans (book discussion with author Sharla M. Fett) 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO	20	21	22 Wildflower Hike 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM \| Butler,MO	23 Murder Mystery Dinner Party 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM \| Butler,MO Music in the Park 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM \| Lee’s Summit,MO	24 Buzz in! Daylong Bee Information and Demonstrations 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM \| Kingsville,MO Water Ways Exhibit at Eudora Community Museum 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS
25 Olathe Naval Airt Station Pot-Luck Lunch 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM \| Gardner,KS Tree Walk at Southmoreland Park and Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and KCAI 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO Missouri Barn Dinner with Chef Brandon Winn of Webster House 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Kingsville,MO 1 more event on this day	26	27	28 Jammin' on the Green with the Kansas City Ukesters 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Shawnee,KS	29 Fireworks: 1860s Style! 6:00 PM - 9:45 PM \| Olathe,KS Lunch & Learn: Ray Hartshorn, Circus Man & Henry James at Battle of Black Jack 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS	30 Free Friday Summer Fun Tours 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO Music in the Park 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM \| Lee’s Summit,MO African American History at the Watkins 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS 1 more event on this day

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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Jammin' on the Green with the Kansas City Ukesters

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Thursday, June 29, 2017

Fireworks: 1860s Style!

Visitors of all ages are welcome to bring their picnics, blankets, and chairs to enjoy this all-American celebration! Admission is FREE! (some activities require an extra fee)... details>>

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Lunch & Learn: Ray Hartshorn, Circus Man & Henry James at Battle of Black Jack

For this year’s Lunch & Learn series, FCHS Executive Director Deborah Barker is sharing the top ten stories she’s discovered in 27 years of researching Franklin County... details>>

Friday, June 30, 2017

Free Friday Summer Fun Tours

This summer, National Archives public programs staff will offer Free Friday Summer Fun Tours of the facility and We the People exhibit. We the People highlights the millions... details>>

Friday, June 30, 2017

Music in the Park

Enjoy free Friday night concerts featuring a variety of musical genres in Downtown Lee’s Summit. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets for seating. This... details>>

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New Life for Old Buildings: Meeting the Preservation Standards at the Old Depot Museum

When the FCHS received a major grant to restore and rehabilitate the Old Depot Museum, many decisions had to be made. Join architect Michael Cornwell for a talk and tour of the Old Depot Museum as he describes how the community came together to breathe new life into this old building.

Date:	Sunday, April 02, 2017 - 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location:	Old Depot Museum 135 W Tecumseh Ottawa, KS 66067 get directions
Contact:	Diana Staresinic-Deane 785-242-1250 Email
Website:	New Life for Old Buildings: Meeting the Preservation Standards at the Old Depot Museum
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Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 Storytelling at Trailside Center 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO Archery Day 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM \| Butler,MO Tour De Lakes - Tom Logan Memorial Ride 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lee’s Summit,KS	2 Dawn at Black Jack 5:00 AM - 7:00 AM \| Wellsville,KS Downtown Days Festival 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM \| Lee’s Summit,KS	3 Good Ol' Days 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Fort Scott,KS Old Shawnee Days 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM \| Shawnee,KS Commemoration of the 161th Anniversary of the Battle of Black Jack 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM \| Wellsville,KS 4 more events on this day
4 Downtown Days Festival 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM \| Lee’s Summit,KS Heartland Beekeeping Partnership Workshop 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM \| Kingsville,MO Crossings: Getting Over, Around, and Through Water in Franklin County (Exhibit Grand Opening) 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS 1 more event on this day	5 Timeline Radio with Clenece Hills - 1320AM KLWN/101.7FM 9:05 AM - 10:00 AM \| Lawrence,KS	6 Topeka Gives 2017: Topeka Community Foundation Charitable Giving Day 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM \| Topeka,KS	7 Time Travelers Summer Games Series 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS The Best Land Under Heaven: The Donner Party in the Age of Manifest Destiny (Michael Wallis) 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO	8	9 Museum After Hours – Doughboys and Doughnut Girls: the Salvation Army and WWI 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| Topeka,KS Open House for Growth Amidst Turmoil: Methodism and Early Kansas History, 1855-1926 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM \| Baldwin City,KS 2017 Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest Finals 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Manhattan,KS 1 more event on this day	10 Chat-Fest on the Trails 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Gardner,KS Celebrating Juneteenth 2017 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM \| Kansas City,KS
11 Under a Blue Moon: Rare Plant Auction and Dinner 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM \| Kingsville,MO Movies and Memories: Take Me Out to the Ballgame (Dementia Friendly Cinema) 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO	12 History Camp for Kids - "Oregon Trail Adventures" 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM \| Topeka,KS Poplar Heights Summer Day Camp 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM \| Butler,MO Timeline Radio with Clenece Hills - 1320AM KLWN/101.7FM 9:05 AM - 10:00 AM \| Lawrence,KS	13 Time Travelers Summer Children's Program 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM \| Shawnee,KS Battle of Lexington State Historic Site Public Meeting 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM \| Lexington,MO History Camp for Kids - "Oregon Trail Adventures" 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM \| Topeka,KS	14 Freedom's Frontier Board of Trustees Meeting 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM \| Overland Park,KS History Camp for Kids - "Oregon Trail Adventures" 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM \| Topeka,KS	15 History Camp for Kids - "Oregon Trail Adventures" 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM \| Topeka,KS Living History Series 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO	16 History Camp for Kids - "Oregon Trail Adventures" 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM \| Topeka,KS Free Friday Summer Fun Tours 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO Music in the Park 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM \| Lee’s Summit,MO	17 1920's Book Club at the Farmhouse 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM \| Shawnee,KS
18	19 Recaptured Africans (book discussion with author Sharla M. Fett) 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO	20	21	22 Wildflower Hike 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM \| Butler,MO	23 Murder Mystery Dinner Party 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM \| Butler,MO Music in the Park 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM \| Lee’s Summit,MO	24 Buzz in! Daylong Bee Information and Demonstrations 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM \| Kingsville,MO Water Ways Exhibit at Eudora Community Museum 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Eudora,KS
25 Olathe Naval Airt Station Pot-Luck Lunch 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM \| Gardner,KS Tree Walk at Southmoreland Park and Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and KCAI 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO Missouri Barn Dinner with Chef Brandon Winn of Webster House 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Kingsville,MO 1 more event on this day	26	27	28 Jammin' on the Green with the Kansas City Ukesters 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Shawnee,KS	29 Fireworks: 1860s Style! 6:00 PM - 9:45 PM \| Olathe,KS Lunch & Learn: Ray Hartshorn, Circus Man & Henry James at Battle of Black Jack 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS	30 Free Friday Summer Fun Tours 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO Music in the Park 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM \| Lee’s Summit,MO African American History at the Watkins 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS 1 more event on this day