FFNHA Partner Meeting & Awards Ceremony – Nov 2026
Freedom’s Frontier NHA will hold its 13th annual awards ceremony and partner meeting on Monday, November 16, at the Watkins Museum of History in Lawrence, Kansas.
The meeting space opens at 10:30 a.m. The program will begin at 11 and end at 12 p.m.
Partners may nominate an outstanding 2026 volunteer during registration. Nominees will all be recognized at the event. Volunteer nominations close Wednesday, November 11, at 9 a.m.
Presented annually since 2013, FFNHA’s Tacha Education Award and Billings MVP Award honor outstanding work and scholarship in the heritage area. They are named after Deanell Tacha and Judy Billings, the organization’s founding trustee chair and executive director, respectively. The Theme Awards recognize partners with a nominated exhibit, program, or project specifically highlighting one of FFNHA’s three themes.
Register using the form below.
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.