Freedom’s Frontier NHA held its November partner meeting on Monday, November 13, 2023, at the Carnegie Building in Lawrence, Kansas. FFNHA hosted a luncheon and presented its annual awards at the event.
November partner meeting & awards luncheon
By Johnny Szlauderbach
NEWS — OCT 16, 2023
Judy Johnson, Atkins Johnson Farm and Museum
Mari Rodman, Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum
Christine Blue, Bates County Historical Society and Museum
Courtney Strimel, Cass County Historical Society Inc.
Miriam Spencer, Clay County Historic Sites
Scott Eudaly, Douglas County Historical Society
John Jewell, Douglas County Historical Society
Travis Benton, Douglass School Project
Martin Owens, Freedom’s Frontier NHA
David Beck, Friends of the Free State Capitol
Cindy Quinlan, Geary County Historical Society and Museums
Ardie Grimes, Jefferson County Historical Society
Denae Mezger, Lee’s Summit Historical Society
Sharron Uhler, Monticello Community Historical Society
Cheryn Swanson, Monticello Community Historical Society
David Comer, Overland Park Historical Society
Nancy Black, Saint Joseph Convention and Visitors Bureau
Kris Roberts, Tonganoxie Community Historical Society
Kristen Zane, Wyandot Nation of Kansas
Bates County Historical Society and Museum
Black American Blueprint Collective
Cass County Historical Society
Clay County Archives and Historical Library
Douglas County Historical Society
Douglass School Project
Independence Historical Museum Inc (IHMAC)
Jefferson County Historical Society
Lee’s Summit Historical Society
Monticello Community Historical Society
Mt. Mora Cemetery Preservation & Restoration Association
Tonganoxie Community Historical Society
Westport Historical Society
Wilson County Historical Society & Museum for SEK
Wornall/Majors House Museums
Wyandot Nation of Kansas
Kathy Laffoon, Liberty Public Schools
Disorder on the Border (Cass County Historical Society, Missouri Humanities, Watkins Museum of History)
Partner Meetings are among FFNHA’s primary means of fulfilling its mission. The events, which include speakers, breakout sessions, and best-practices seminars, encourage communication between the organization, FFNHA partners, and the communities they serve.
Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area (FFNHA) builds awareness of struggles for freedom in western Missouri and eastern Kansas. Established by Congress in 2006, FFNHA covers a unique physical and cultural landscape across 41 counties and 31,000 square miles. It promotes three diverse, interwoven, and nationally significant stories: frontier settlement, the Missouri-Kansas Border War and Civil War, and enduring civil rights disputes. FFNHA inspires respect for multiple perspectives and empowers area residents to preserve and share these stories, achieving its goals through interpretation, preservation, conservation, and education for all residents and visitors. It is one of 62 federally recognized National Heritage Areas across the United States.
FREEDOM'S FRONTIER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA
P.O. BOX 526
LAWRENCE, KS 66044
785.856.5300
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